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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): Alexander Peterson, Marion Peterson, Humphrey Peterson, William Peterson, Janet 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 Alexander Peterson, Humphrey Peterson, Janet Peterson, Marion Peterson, William 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 Alexander Peterson, Humphrey Peterson, Janet Peterson, Marion Peterson, William 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. Alexander Peterson 1783–1858 m. Fanny Cowan 1782–1873
    1. 1. Fanny Peterson 1814–1886
    2. 2. Robert Peterson 1819–1889
    3. 3. Alexander Peterson 1817–1895
    4. 4. Elizabeth Peterson 1807–1898
    5. 5. Janet Peterson 1802–1873
    6. 6. John Peterson 1809–1842
    7. 7. William Peterson 1809–1900
    8. 8. John Peterson 1809–1895
    9. 9. Margaret Peterson 1826–
    10. 10. Mary Peterson 1811–1890
    11. 11. James Peterson 1805–1878 m. Mary Armstrong 1815–1881
      1. 1. Richard Peterson 1859–
      2. 2. Thomas Peterson 1847–1920
      3. 3. Elizabeth Peterson 1842–1930
      4. 4. Ellen Peterson 1849–1920
      5. 5. William Peterson 1835–1872
      6. 6. Mary Peterson 1838–1879
      7. 7. George Peterson 1836–
      8. 8. David Peterson 1837–
      9. 9. John Peterson 1845–1926
      10. 10. Robert Peterson 1851–
      11. 11. Margaret Peterson 1854–1916
      12. 12. Jane Peterson 1855–
      13. 13. James Peterson 1841– m. Miriam 1842–1877
        1. 1. James (Franklin) Peterson 1866–1944 m. Margaret (Rebecca Matilda) Townsend 1865–1927
  2. 2. Marion Peterson 1776–
  3. 3. Humphrey Peterson 1789–
  4. 4. William Peterson 1778–1861
  5. 5. Janet Peterson 1780–

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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