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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: Scotland, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: David Peterson

Mother: Hannah BAIR

Spouse(s): Ephraim MINICK

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

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 Elizabeth Jane Aldridge, John David Minnick, Julia Elmira Ellen Minick Biesecker, Mary Hannah Minnich, Peter S Minnich, William Breckenridge Minnich. Margaret Elizabeth Peterson passed away in 1895 in Scotland, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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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 Elizabeth Jane Aldridge, John David Minnick, Julia Elmira Ellen Minick Biesecker, Mary Hannah Minnich, Peter S Minnich, William Breckenridge Minnich.
  • Margaret Elizabeth Peterson passed away in 1895 in Scotland, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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)

Julia Biesecker
1878–1967
Birth Location: Fayetteville, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
JB
John Minnick
1859–1938
Birth Location: Burnt Cabins, Fulton, Pennsylvania, United States
JM
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
Mary Minnich
1861–1934
Birth Location: Port Royal, Juniata, Pennsylvania, United States
MM

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. Julia (Elmira "Ellen" Minick) Biesecker 1878–1967 m. Daniel (Franklin "Frank") Biesecker 1881–1953
    1. 1. Jane (Tessie) Biesecher 1906–1990 m. George (Dewey) Trowbridge 1898–1964
      1. 1. Charles (Albert "Chuck") Trowbridge 1933–1993 m. Patricia (A.) Lawrence 1938–2012
      2. 2. George (Biesecher) Trowbridge 1930–1979
    2. 2. Mary (Belle) Biesecker 1909–1999
    3. 3. Arthur (Strauss) Biesecker 1911–1971
    4. 4. Margaret (Ellen "Midge") Biesecker 1914–2006
    5. 5. David (Frank "Bub") Biesecker 1907–1990
    6. 6. Dorothy (Virginia Grace) Biesecker 1912–2002
  2. 2. John (David) Minnick 1859–1938
  3. 3. Peter (S.) Minnich 1864–1938
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Jane) Aldridge 1867–1897
  5. 5. William (Breckenridge) Minnich 1873–1945
  6. 6. Mary (Hannah) Minnich 1861–1934

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, 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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