On this day August 20, 1868 the first death occurs in the Thorsted family.

Young Peter Jensen Thorsted dies of Typhoid Fever. He was buried in the New York City cemetery possibly on Ward’s Island where the hospital was. Peter was born, August 13, 1859 in Snedsted, Denmark. He was the 9th child of Jens & Ane Thorsted.

Peter Thorsted Certificate of Death

August 17, 1868 – August 25, 1868