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Alexander Peterson 1817 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 April 1817

Birth Location: Holywood, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

Death Date: 6 July 1895

Death Location: Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Father: Alexander Peterson

Mother: Fanny Cowan

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The story of Alexander Peterson began in 1817 in Holywood, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland. Alexander Peterson passed away in 1895 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Alexander Peterson began in 1817 in Holywood, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland.
  • Alexander Peterson passed away in 1895 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.

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Alexander Peterson's Ancestors

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Alexander Peterson
1817 – 1895
Birth Place: Holywood, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Parents
Alexander Peterson
1783 – 1858
Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Fanny Cowan
1782 – 1873
Torthorwald, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Grandparents
Humphrey Peterson
1745 – 1790
Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Melross
1751 –
Traquhair, Peeblesshire, Scotland
James Cowan
1755 –
Kirkmahoe, Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Janet Murray
1760 –
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
William Peterson
1720 –
Elizabeth Tweedie
1713 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Peterson
1698 –
George Tweedie
1688 –
Margaret Milner
1690 –

Alexander Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1817
19 April 1817
Birth of Alexander Peterson in Holywood, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Holywood, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
1895
6 July 1895
Age 78
Death of Alexander Peterson in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 April 1817
    Event Place: Holywood, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 July 1895
    Event Place: Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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