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James Franklin Peterson 1866 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1866

Birth Location: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales

Death Date: 11 March 1944

Death Location: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

Father: James Peterson

Mother: Miriam None

Spouse(s): Margaret Townsend

Children(s): Franklin Peterson, Albert Peterson, Willie Peterson

James Franklin Peterson was born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales in 1866, to James Peterson and Miriam. Later in life, James Franklin Peterson married Margaret Rebecca Matilda Townsend; among their children were Franklin Wesley Peterson, Albert James Peterson and Willie Attwood Peterson. James Franklin Peterson died in Ledbury, Herefordshire, England, 1944.

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Parents

James Peterson
1841 –
Birth Location: Torthorwald, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
JP
Miriam None
1842 – 1877
Birth Location: Scotland
M

Spouses(s)

Margaret Townsend
1865 – 1927
Birth Location: Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
MT

Children(s)

Franklin Peterson
1901 – 1980
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
FP
Albert Peterson
1903 – 1965
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
AP
Willie Peterson
1906 – 1981
Birth Location: Hereford, Herefordshire, England
WP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 3 May 1866
    Event Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: 1871 Wales Census, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 10 May 1866
    Event Place: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1881
    Event Place: Caerleon, Monmouthshire, Wales

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1911
    Event Place: Saint Nicholas, Herefordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 March 1944
    Event Place: Ledbury, Herefordshire, England

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