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Peter Lyon 1811–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1811

Birth Location: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 20 Feb 1897

Death Location: Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA

Father: Jotham Lyon

Mother: Elizabeth Sellers

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Peter Lyon was born in 1811 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, the child of Jotham Lyon And Elizabeth Sellers. Peter Lyon passed away in 1897 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Peter Lyon was born in 1811 in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States, the child of Jotham Lyon And Elizabeth Sellers.
  • Peter Lyon passed away in 1897 in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA.

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Peter Lyon's Ancestors

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Peter Lyon
1811–1897
Birth Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Parents
Jotham Lyon
1782–1843
Essex County, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth Sellers
1790–1827
Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel Lyon
1759–1833
Lyons, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Mary Lyon
1755–1849
Union City, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Isaac Sellers
1745–1789
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Blackmore
1750–1823
Frederick, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
Moses Lyon
1731–1809
Mary Harris
1732–1809
John Willcocks
1727–1776
Massy Ross
1727–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jr.
1694–1747
Martha Condit
1694–1749
James Harris
1700–1763
Elizabeth Harris
1702–1774
Peter Willcockse
1691–1768
Phebe Badgley
1698–1776
Benjamin Ross
1697–1760
Abigail Alling
1701–1771

Peter Lyon's Timeline

3 Records

1811
25 Aug 1811
Birth of Peter Lyon in Indiana, USA
Indiana, USA
1811
25 Aug 1811
Birth of Peter Lyon in Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States
1897
20 Feb 1897
Age 86
Death of Peter Lyon in Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA
Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1811
    Event Place: Danville, Vermilion, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1897
    Event Place: Webster City, Hamilton, Iowa, USA

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