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Rachel PETERS 1825–1900 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1825

Birth Location: Folkestone, Kent, England

Death Date: 18 Oct 1900

Death Location: Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

Father: Henry Peters

Mother: Mary ❣️

Spouse(s): Horace Atkinson

Children(s): George Atkinson, Mary ATKINSON, Thomas ATKINSON, Susan ATKINSON, William ATKINSON, Horatio ATKINSON, Charles ATKINSON, Thomas ATKINSON, William ATKINSON, Arthur ATKINSON

In 1825, Rachel PETERS entered the world in Folkestone, Kent, England, born to Henry Peters And Mary Standing. Rachel PETERS married Horace Horatio Nelson Atkinson, and had children including Arthur Bowden Atkinson, Charles Peters Atkinson, George Frederick Atkinson, Horatio Nelson Atkinson, Mary Standing Atkinson, Susan Anetta Nettie Atkinson, Thomas F Atkinson, Thomas Jones Atkinson, William Douglas Atkinson, William Peters Atkinson. Rachel PETERS passed away in 1900 in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1825, Rachel PETERS entered the world in Folkestone, Kent, England, born to Henry Peters And Mary Standing.
  • Rachel PETERS married Horace Horatio Nelson Atkinson, and had children including Arthur Bowden Atkinson, Charles Peters Atkinson, George Frederick Atkinson, Horatio Nelson Atkinson, Mary Standing Atkinson, Susan Anetta Nettie Atkinson, Thomas F Atkinson, Thomas Jones Atkinson, William Douglas Atkinson, William Peters Atkinson.
  • Rachel PETERS passed away in 1900 in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.

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Rachel PETERS's Ancestors

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Rachel PETERS
1825–1900
Birth Place: Folkestone, Kent, England
Parents
Henry Peters
1780–1867
Lyminge, Shepway, Kent, England
Mary (Standing) ❣️
1781–1851
Folkestone, Kent, England
Grandparents
Henry (Peters) (DNA)
1755–1829
Ore, Sussex, England
William Standing
1735–1811
Barnacre with Bonds, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rachel PETERS's Descendants

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Rachel PETERS (28 Mar 1825–18 Oct 1900) m. Horace (“Horatio” Nelson) Atkinson (13 July 1825–11 May 1905)
  1. 1. George (Frederick) Atkinson 1849–1911 m. Margaret (Jane "Maggie") IRVING 1868–1948
    1. 1. Guy (Frederick) Atkinson 1904–1975 m. Thelma (Louise) Atkinson 1905–1987
    2. 2. I. (Hick) ATKINSON 1898–
    3. 3. Susan (Jones) ATKINSON 1900–
    4. 4. Emma (Adelaide) ATKINSON 1901–2010
    5. 5. Kirk (Irving) ATKINSON 1898–1955
    6. 6. Emma (A) ATKINSON 1901–
    7. 7. Guy (Frederick) ATKINSON 1904–1975
  2. 2. Mary (Standing) ATKINSON 1855–1928
  3. 3. Thomas (F) ATKINSON 1851–1911
  4. 4. Susan (Anetta Nettie) ATKINSON 1863–
  5. 5. William (Douglas) ATKINSON 1863–1927
  6. 6. Horatio (Nelson) ATKINSON 1859–1933
  7. 7. Charles (Peters) ATKINSON 1852–1939
  8. 8. Thomas (Jones) ATKINSON 1850–1850
  9. 9. William (Peters) ATKINSON 1859–
  10. 10. Arthur (Bowden) ATKINSON 1866–1943

Rachel PETERS's Timeline

2 Records

1825
28 Mar 1825
Birth of Rachel PETERS in Folkestone, Kent, England
Folkestone, Kent, England
1900
18 Oct 1900
Age 75
Death of Rachel PETERS in Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Folkestone, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1900
    Event Place: Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada

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