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Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson 1894–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 July 1894

Birth Location: Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America

Death Date: 10 September 1978

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Sven Peterson

Mother: Sigrid Peterson

Spouse(s): Helen Peterson, Helen Peterson

Children(s): Gerald Peterson, Donna Peterson, Merle Peterson, LeRoy Peterson, Marlys Nissen

The story of Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson began in 1894 in Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America. Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson married Helen Parisian Peterson, Helen Peterson, and had children including Donna Jean Peterson, Gerald Peterson, Leroy Allen Peterson, Marlys Ann Nissen, Merle Edward Peterson. Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson passed away in 1978 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson began in 1894 in Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America.
  • Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson married Helen Parisian Peterson, Helen Peterson, and had children including Donna Jean Peterson, Gerald Peterson, Leroy Allen Peterson, Marlys Ann Nissen, Merle Edward Peterson.
  • Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson passed away in 1978 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Edwin Peterson's Ancestors

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Edwin Peterson
1894–1978
Birth Place: Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America
Parents
Sven Persson Buhr Peterson
1854–1907
Ljusnedal, Härjedalens kommun, Jämtlands län, Sweden
Sigrid (Kristina) Peterson
1868–1954
Jämtlands län, Sweden
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Edwin Peterson's Descendants

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Edwin (Swan Buhr) Peterson (24 July 1894–10 September 1978) m. Helen (Parisian) Peterson (24 February 1901–10 November 1974) m. Helen Peterson (24 February 1901–10 November 1974)
  1. 1. Gerald Peterson 1936–2013
  2. 2. Donna (Jean) Peterson 1933–1978
  3. 3. Merle (Edward) Peterson 1922–1985
  4. 4. LeRoy (Allen) Peterson 1935–2012
  5. 5. Marlys (Ann) Nissen 1926–2000

Edwin Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1894
24 July 1894
Birth of Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson in Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America
Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America
1978
10 September 1978
Age 84
Death of Edwin Swan Buhr Peterson
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 July 1894
    Event Place: Kensington, Douglas County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 September 1978
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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