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Peter Johnson 1776 – 1828 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 MAY 1776

Birth Location: Dutchess County, New York, USA

Death Date: 22 JUL 1828

Death Location: Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America

Father: Nicholas “Johnson”

Mother: Elizabeth Way

Spouse(s): Margretha Forth, Esther Wright

Children(s):

Peter Johnson was born in 1776 in Dutchess County, New York, USA, the child of Nicholas Jansen “Johnson” and Elizabeth Way. Peter Johnson married Margretha Ford, Fort, Forth, Esther Wright. Peter Johnson passed away in 1828 in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Johnson was born in 1776 in Dutchess County, New York, USA, the child of Nicholas Jansen “Johnson” and Elizabeth Way.
  • Peter Johnson married Margretha Ford, Fort, Forth, Esther Wright.
  • Peter Johnson passed away in 1828 in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America.

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Peter Johnson's Ancestors

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Peter Johnson
1776 – 1828
Birth Place: Dutchess County, New York, USA
Parents
Nicholas Jansen “Johnson”
1748 – 1830
Beekman, Dutchess, New York Colony, British Colonial America
Elizabeth Way
1751 – 1824
Fishkill, Dutchess, New York
Grandparents
Petrus Jansen
1712 – 1795
Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
Eva Emigh
1727 – 1825
Kingston, Ulster, New York, British America
Great-Grandparents
Pieter Janszen
1685 – 1717
Marytie Lassing
1687 – 1759
Johann Emigh
1689 – 1761
Anna Mueller
1693 – 1752
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Lassen
1635 – 1709
Catharina Hoffmeyer
1658 – 1731
Hans Emich
1659 – 1704
Anna Gerl
1660 – 1712
Johann Mueller
1661 – 1731
Ursula Herman
1673 –

Peter Johnson's Timeline

2 Records

1776
6 MAY 1776
Birth of Peter Johnson in Dutchess County, New York, USA
Dutchess County, New York, USA
1828
22 JUL 1828
Age 52
Death of Peter Johnson in Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America
Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 MAY 1776
    Event Place: Dutchess County, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 JUL 1828
    Event Place: Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Maplewood Cemetery, Mannsville, Jefferson, New York, United States

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