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Peter Alexander Mears 1920–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 May 1920

Birth Location: Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America

Death Date: 14 July 2002

Death Location: Knox, Benson County, North Dakota, United States of America

Father: Simon Mears

Mother: Marion Mears

Spouse(s): Harriet Avens

Children(s): Diane Mears

Peter Alexander Mears was born in 1920 in Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America, the child of Simon E Mears And Marion H Mears. In 1925, Peter Alexander Mears resided in Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA. Peter Alexander Mears married Harriet Beatrice Avens, and had children including Diane Harriet Mears. Peter Alexander Mears passed away in 2002 in Knox, Benson County, North Dakota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Peter Alexander Mears was born in 1920 in Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America, the child of Simon E Mears And Marion H Mears.
  • In 1925, Peter Alexander Mears resided in Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA.
  • Peter Alexander Mears married Harriet Beatrice Avens, and had children including Diane Harriet Mears.
  • Peter Alexander Mears passed away in 2002 in Knox, Benson County, North Dakota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Peter Mears's Ancestors

Self
Peter Mears
1920–2002
Birth Place: Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
Parents
Simon E Mears
1891–1977
North Dakota
Marion (H) Mears
1892–1966
Canada
Grandparents
John (J) Mears
1917–1940
North Dakota
Alice (Maria) Emery
1866–1899
Wisconsin, USA
Albert (John Jacob (Jake)) Arnold
1865–1941
Ontario, Canada
Elizabeth Arnold
1866–
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Simon Mears
1891–1977
Marion Mears
1892–1966
Alexander Emery
1818–1910
Ann Kavanagh
1832–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Mears
1917–1940
Alice Emery
1866–1899
Albert Arnold
1865–1941
Elizabeth Arnold
1866–
Peter Kavanagh
1785–1864
Elizabeth Cavanagh
1806–1871

Peter Mears's Descendants

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Peter (Alexander) Mears (16 May 1920–14 July 2002) m. Harriet (Beatrice) Avens (28 Nov 1921–10 May 2000)
  1. 1. Diane (Harriet) Mears 1942–1998

Peter Mears's Timeline

10 Records

1920
16 May 1920
Birth of Peter Alexander Mears in Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
1920
16 May 1920
Birth of Peter Alexander Mears in Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
1925
1925
Age 5
Peter Alexander Mears resided here in Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Peter Alexander Mears resided here in Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 15
Peter Alexander Mears resided here
None
1940
1940
Age 20
Peter Alexander Mears resided here in Township 157 Range 71, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
Township 157 Range 71, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
1956
1956
Age 36
Peter Alexander Mears resided here in North Dakota
North Dakota
1988
1988
Age 68
Peter Alexander Mears resided here in Rugby, ND
Rugby, ND
2002
14 Jul 2002
Age 82
Death of Peter Alexander Mears in Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
2002
14 July 2002
Age 82
Death of Peter Alexander Mears in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America
Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1920
    Event Place: Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota
    [2] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1165
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 157 Range 71, Pierce, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03009; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 35-27
    [4] UK, Outward Passenger Lists
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341474
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 May 1920
    Event Place: Wolford, Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: North Dakota, Territorial and State Censuses, North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Rush Lake, Pierce, North Dakota; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2341474

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 157 Range 71, Pierce, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03009; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 35-27

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Southampton, England
    Record Source:
    [1] UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1165
    [2] U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports; NAI Number: 3000080; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1938
    Event Place: Liverpool, England
    Record Source: UK, Outward Passenger Lists

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 10 Sep 1938
    Event Place: Southampton, England

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Township 157 Range 71, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Township 157 Range 71, Pierce, North Dakota; Roll: m-t0627-03009; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 35-27

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: North Dakota
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Rugby, ND
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: UK, Incoming Passenger Lists, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and successors: Inwards Passenger Lists.; Class: BT26; Piece: 1165

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Jul 2002
    Event Place: Rugby, Pierce, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 July 2002
    Event Place: Pierce County, North Dakota, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Knox, Benson County, North Dakota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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