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Carl August Peterson 1844 – 1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAY 1844

Birth Location: Målilla Sweden

Death Date: 6 DEC 1893

Death Location: Smolan, Kansas

Father: Petter Pettersson

Mother: Maria Jäger

Spouse(s): Christina Carlson

Children(s): Carl Peterson, Matilda Peterson, John Peterson, Emma Peterson, Carl Peterson, Hilma Peterson, Hilma Peterson, Esther Peterson, Reuben Peterson

Born in 1844 in Målilla Sweden, Carl August Peterson was the child of Petter Pettersson and Maria Catharina Jäger. In time, Carl August Peterson married Christina Sophia Carlson, and they raised a family that included Carl Albert Peterson, Matilda Lovisa Peterson, John Albert Peterson, Emma Sophia Peterson, Carl Ludwick Peterson, Hilma Victoria Peterson, Hilma Dorothea Peterson, Esther Olivia Peterson and Reuben Leonard Peterson. Carl August Peterson died in Smolan, Kansas in 1893.

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Parents

Petter Pettersson
1806 – 1881
Birth Location: Hyltan, Målilla
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Maria Jäger
1816 – 1890
Birth Location: Järeda
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Spouses(s)

Christina Carlson
1849 – 1896
Birth Location: Malilla, Kalmar, Sweden
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Children(s)

Carl Peterson
1872 – 1877
Birth Location: De Kalb, Illinois, USA
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Matilda Peterson
1875 – 1949
Birth Location: De Kalb, Illinois, USA
MP
John Peterson
1878 – 1960
Birth Location: De Kalb, Illinois, USA
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Emma Peterson
1880 – 1971
Birth Location: Smolan, Kansas, USA
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Carl Peterson
1882 – 1939
Birth Location: Smolan, Kansas, USA
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Hilma Peterson
1885 – 1885
Birth Location: Smolan, Kansas, USA
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Hilma Peterson
1886 – 1982
Birth Location: Smolan, Saline, Kansas, USA
HP
Esther Peterson
1889 – 1972
Birth Location: –
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Reuben Peterson
1892 – 1958
Birth Location: Smolan, Kansas, USA
RP

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 MAY 1844
    Event Place: Målilla Sweden

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 DEC 1893
    Event Place: Smolan, Kansas
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