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Margaret Elizabeth Peterson 1836 – 1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Apr 1836

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

Death Date: 21 Dec 1895

Death Location: Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: David Peterson

Mother: Hannah BAIR

Spouse(s): Ephraim MINICK

Children(s): John Minnick, Mary Minnich, Peter Minnich, Elizabeth Aldridge, William Minnich, Julia Biesecker

Margaret Elizabeth Peterson was born in 1836 in Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of David Peterson and Hannah BAIR. In 1850, Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided in Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA. In 1860, Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided in Turbett, Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret Elizabeth Peterson married Ephraim Ebersole MINICK, and had children including John David Minnick, Mary Hannah Minnich, Peter Strauss Minnich, Elizabeth Jane Aldridge, William Breckenridge Minnich, Julia Elmira "Ellen" Minick Biesecker. Margaret Elizabeth Peterson passed away in 1895 in Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Elizabeth Peterson was born in 1836 in Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of David Peterson and Hannah BAIR.
  • In 1850, Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided in Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided in Turbett, Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Peterson married Ephraim Ebersole MINICK, and had children including John David Minnick, Mary Hannah Minnich, Peter Strauss Minnich, Elizabeth Jane Aldridge, William Breckenridge Minnich, Julia Elmira "Ellen" Minick Biesecker.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Peterson passed away in 1895 in Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Peterson
1805 – 1860
Birth Location: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
DP
Hannah BAIR
1809 – 1882
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA
HB

Spouses(s)

Ephraim MINICK
1834 – 1902
Birth Location: Orrstown, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
EM

Children(s)

John Minnick
1859 – 1938
Birth Location: Burnt Cabins, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States
JM
Mary Minnich
1861 – 1934
Birth Location: Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States
MM
Peter Minnich
1864 – 1938
Birth Location: Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
PM
Elizabeth Aldridge
1867 – 1897
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
EA
William Minnich
1873 – 1945
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
WM
Julia Biesecker
1878 – 1967
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
JB

Margaret Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Peterson
1836 – 1895
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

Margaret Peterson's Descendants

1.
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Margaret (Elizabeth) Peterson (27 Apr 1836 – 21 Dec 1895) m. Ephraim (Ebersole) MINICK (11 Feb 1834 – 11 Jan 1902)
  1. 1. John (David) Minnick (18 Aug 1859 – 25 Apr 1938)
  2. 2. Mary (Hannah) Minnich (4 June 1861 – 27 June 1934)
  3. 3. Peter (Strauss) Minnich (1864 – 1 Dec 1938)
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) Aldridge (15 June 1867 – 24 August 1897)
  5. 5. William (Breckenridge) Minnich (17 May 1873 – 26 November 1945)
  6. 6. Julia (Elmira "Ellen" Minick) Biesecker (16 May 1878 – 15 Aug 1967) m. Daniel (Franklin "Frank") Biesecker (09 Dec 1881 – 12 Nov 1953)
    1. 1. Jane (Tessie) Biesecher (5 May 1906 – 10 May 1990) m. George (Dewey) Trowbridge (24 Oct 1898 – 28 Jan 1964)
      1. 1. George (Biesecher) Trowbridge (1 Dec 1930 – 17 Sep 1979) m. Kathryn (M) Higgins (10 Mar 1934 – )
      2. 2. Jane (E) Trowbridge (10 Apr 1932 – )
      3. 3. Charles (Albert "Chuck") Trowbridge (18 Nov 1933 – 21 December 1993) m. Patricia (Ann) Lawrence (16 September 1938 – 10 February 2012)
        1. 1. Lauren (S) Trowbridge (27 May 1963 – ) m. Robert ((Bob)) Weaver m. John (Adam) Gonteski
        2. 2. Beth (Ann) Trowbridge (29 Aug 1969 – ) m. John (Daniel (Dan)) Mitchel m. Matthew (Paul) Huppert (25 Dec 1973 – )
        3. 3. Patti (Lynn) Trowbridge
    2. 2. David (Frank "Bub") Biesecker (05 Sep 1907 – 1 Jul 1990)
    3. 3. Mary (Belle) Biesecker (19 March 1909 – 17 Jun 1999)
    4. 4. Arthur (Strauss) Biesecker (10 Jan 1911 – 28 Aug 1971)
    5. 5. Dorothy (Virginia Grace) Biesecker (12 Aug 1912 – 6 Jan 2002)
    6. 6. Margaret (Ellen "Midge") Biesecker (27 Feb 1914 – 12 Jun 2006)

Margaret Peterson's Timeline

7 Records

1836
27 Apr 1836
Birth of Margaret Elizabeth Peterson in Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
1850
1850
Age 14
Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided here in Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
1860
1860
Age 24
Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided here in Turbett, Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA
Turbett, Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
1870
Age 34
Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided here in Greene, Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1880
1880
Age 44
Margaret Elizabeth Peterson resided here in Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
1895
21 Dec 1895
Age 59
Death of Margaret Elizabeth Peterson in Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1895
6 Mar 1895
Age 59
Margaret Elizabeth Peterson - Probate in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Shade Gap, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 784; Page: 246a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Turbett, Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Turbett, Juniata, Pennsylvania; Page: 803

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Greene, Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Greene, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1345; Page: 184B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1131; Page: 196B; Enumeration District: 096

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1895
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scotland, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1895
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1683-1993, Wills, 1787-1908 ; Index to Wills and Letters of Administration, 1787-1918; Author: Huntingdon County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
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