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Humphrey Peterson 1745 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Father: William Peterson

Mother: Elizabeth Tweedie

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Melross

Children(s): Marion Peterson, William Peterson, Janet Peterson, Alexander Peterson, Humphrey Peterson

Humphrey Peterson was born in 1745 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the child of William Peterson and Elizabeth Tweedie. Humphrey Peterson married Elizabeth Melross, and had children including Marion Peterson, William Peterson, Janet Peterson, Alexander Peterson, Humphrey Peterson. Humphrey Peterson passed away in 1790 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • Humphrey Peterson was born in 1745 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland, the child of William Peterson and Elizabeth Tweedie.
  • Humphrey Peterson married Elizabeth Melross, and had children including Marion Peterson, William Peterson, Janet Peterson, Alexander Peterson, Humphrey Peterson.
  • Humphrey Peterson passed away in 1790 in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland.

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Humphrey Peterson's Ancestors

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Humphrey Peterson
1745 – 1790
Birth Place: Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Parents
William Peterson
1720 –
Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Elizabeth Tweedie
1713 –
Grandparents
William Peterson
1698 –
George Tweedie
1688 –
West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Margaret Milner
1690 –
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Humphrey Peterson's Descendants

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Humphrey Peterson (1745 – 1790) m. Elizabeth Melross (11 Nov 1751 – )
  1. 1. Marion Peterson (18 Mar 1776 – )
  2. 2. William Peterson (24 Apr 1778 – 3 Feb 1861)
  3. 3. Janet Peterson (16 Aug 1780 – )
  4. 4. Alexander Peterson (17 June 1783 – 1858) m. Fanny Cowan (11 August 1782 – 27 June 1873)
    1. 1. Janet Peterson (16 November 1802 – about 1873)
    2. 2. James Peterson (18 February 1805 – 25 January 1878) m. Mary Armstrong (about 1815 – 31 July 1881)
      1. 1. William Peterson (about 1835 – 1872)
      2. 2. George Peterson (1836 – )
      3. 3. David Peterson (1837 – )
      4. 4. Mary Peterson (5 December 1838 – 19 July 1879)
      5. 5. James Peterson (17 March 1841 – ) m. Miriam (about 1842 – 29 June 1877)
        1. 1. James (Franklin) Peterson (3 May 1866 – 11 March 1944) m. Margaret (Rebecca Matilda) Townsend (1865 – 21 January 1927)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Peterson (27 November 1842 – 2 July 1930)
      7. 7. John Peterson (about 1845 – 11 September 1926)
      8. 8. Thomas Peterson (about 1847 – 25 April 1920)
      9. 9. Ellen Peterson (19 December 1849 – 1920)
      10. 10. Robert Peterson (about 1851 – )
      11. 11. Margaret Peterson (about 1854 – 1 March 1916)
      12. 12. Jane Peterson (24 December 1855 – )
      13. 13. Richard Peterson (about 1859 – )
    3. 3. Elizabeth Peterson (24 April 1807 – 6 January 1898)
    4. 4. John Peterson (9 October 1809 – 31 December 1842)
    5. 5. William Peterson (9 October 1809 – 20 October 1900)
    6. 6. John Peterson (9 October 1809 – 22 April 1895)
    7. 7. Mary Peterson (29 September 1811 – 10 October 1890)
    8. 8. Fanny Peterson (11 August 1814 – 10 January 1886)
    9. 9. Alexander Peterson (19 April 1817 – 6 July 1895)
    10. 10. Robert Peterson (28 December 1819 – 14 October 1889)
    11. 11. Margaret Peterson (1826 – )
  5. 5. Humphrey Peterson (6 May 1789 – )

Humphrey Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Humphrey Peterson in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
1790
1790
Age 45
Death of Humphrey Peterson in Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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