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Joseph Peters 1794–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 June 1794

Birth Location: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 3 February 1866

Death Location: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Father: James PETERS

Mother: Elizabeth Jarvis

Spouse(s): Olive Rentz

Children(s): Mary McCarty

The story of Joseph Peters began in 1794 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA. Joseph Peters married Olive Rentz, and had children including Mary Jane Peters Mccarty. Joseph Peters passed away in 1866 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Peters began in 1794 in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA.
  • Joseph Peters married Olive Rentz, and had children including Mary Jane Peters Mccarty.
  • Joseph Peters passed away in 1866 in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA.

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Joseph Peters's Ancestors

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Joseph Peters
1794–1866
Birth Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Parents
James Solomon PETERS
1744–1788
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Jarvis
1745–1807
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
William (Peters) Sr
1722–1760
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut
Great-Grandparents
John Peters
1695–1754
Mary Marks
1698–1784
2nd-Great-Grandparents
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1672–1696
* *
1673–1738
Joseph Marks
1630–1730

Joseph Peters's Descendants

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Joseph Peters (25 June 1794–3 February 1866) m. Olive Rentz (22 November 1792–22 June 1859)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane Peters) McCarty 1814–1890 m. Allen McCarty 1815–1895
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) McCarty 1835–1901 m. William (Hiram) Willis 1820–1881
      1. 1. Ida (Jane) Willis 1872–1921 m. Walter Higdon 1872–1937
        1. 1. Levia (Anna) Higdon 1888–1954 m. Henry (McRight) Fox 1880–1960

Joseph Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1794
25 June 1794
Birth of Joseph Peters in Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA
1866
3 February 1866
Age 72
Death of Joseph Peters in Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA
Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 June 1794
    Event Place: Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1866
    Event Place: Winn Parish, Louisiana, USA

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