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Jacob Koons Peterson 1840 – 1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1840

Birth Location: Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 8 May 1899

Death Location: Mount Union, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: David Peterson

Mother: Hannah BAIR

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Jacob Koons Peterson was born in 1840 in Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of David Peterson and Hannah BAIR. Jacob Koons Peterson passed away in 1899 in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Koons Peterson was born in 1840 in Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of David Peterson and Hannah BAIR.
  • Jacob Koons Peterson passed away in 1899 in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Jacob Peterson's Ancestors

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Jacob Peterson
1840 – 1899
Birth Place: Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
David Peterson
1805 – 1860
Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah BAIR
1809 – 1882
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Robert (James) Peterson
1766 – 1815
Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States
Susanna Hood
1775 – 1839
Deleware
Samuel Bair
1785 – 1849
Brothersvalley, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Margaret (E) STEELE
1789 – 1862
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
Theodore Peterson
1744 – 1766
Emily Haws
1745 – 1776
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1840
14 Feb 1840
Birth of Jacob Koons Peterson in Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
1899
8 May 1899
Age 59
Death of Jacob Koons Peterson in Mount Union, Pennsylvania, USA
Mount Union, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 May 1899
    Event Place: Mount Union, Pennsylvania, USA

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