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Margaret Peterson 1854 – 1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1854

Birth Location: Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 1 March 1916

Death Location: Goodna, Queensland, Australia

Father: James Peterson

Mother: Mary Armstrong

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In 1854, Margaret Peterson entered the world in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to James Peterson and Mary Armstrong. Margaret Peterson passed away in 1916 in Goodna, Queensland, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1854, Margaret Peterson entered the world in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born to James Peterson and Mary Armstrong.
  • Margaret Peterson passed away in 1916 in Goodna, Queensland, Australia.

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Margaret Peterson's Ancestors

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Margaret Peterson
1854 – 1916
Birth Place: Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
James Peterson
1805 – 1878
Half Morton, Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary Armstrong
1815 – 1881
Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Peterson
1783 – 1858
Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Fanny Cowan
1782 – 1873
Torthorwald, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
George Armstrong
1789 – 1845
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Barclay
1777 – 1869
Canonbie, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Peterson
1745 – 1790
Elizabeth Melross
1751 –
James Cowan
1755 –
Janet Murray
1760 –
George Armstrong
1758 – 1849
Margaret Bell
1775 – 1809
George Barclay
Margaret McCorquindale
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Peterson
1720 –
Elizabeth Tweedie
1713 –

Margaret Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1854
about 1854
Birth of Margaret Peterson in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1916
1 March 1916
Age 62
Death of Margaret Peterson in Goodna, Queensland, Australia
Goodna, Queensland, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1854
    Event Place: Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1916
    Event Place: Goodna, Queensland, Australia

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