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Robert James Peterson 1766 – 1815 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1766

Birth Location: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

Death Date: 27 Dec 1815

Death Location: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Theodore Peterson

Mother: Emily Haws

Spouse(s): Susanna Hood, Elizabeth Hollingsworth

Children(s): Amy Devor, Robert Peterson, David Peterson

In 1766, Robert James Peterson entered the world in Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States, born to Theodore Peterson and Emily Haws. Years later, Robert James Peterson married Susanna Hood and Elizabeth Hollingsworth, and the couple became parents to Amy Ruemma Peterson Devor, Robert James Peterson and David Peterson. Robert James Peterson died in 1815 in Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Parents

Theodore Peterson
1744 – 1766
Birth Location: Vermont, USA
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Emily Haws
1745 – 1776
Birth Location: Delaware, USA
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Spouses(s)

Susanna Hood
1775 – 1839
Birth Location: Deleware
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Elizabeth Hollingsworth
1770 –
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Amy Devor
1793 – 1858
Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
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Robert Peterson
1794 – 1878
Birth Location: Spring Run, Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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David Peterson
1805 – 1860
Birth Location: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1766
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1798
    Event Place: 8th District, Huntingdon and Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., U.S. Direct Tax Lists, 1798, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1800
    Event Place: Allegheny, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Septennial Census, 1779-1863

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1810
    Event Place: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania; Roll: 51; Page: 169; Image: 00023; Family History Library Film: 0193677

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Citizenship Affidavits of US-born Seamen at Select Ports, 1792-1869, The National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Proofs of Citizenship Used to Apply for Seamen's Certificates for the Port of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1792-1861

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 27 Dec 1815
    Event Place: Dublin, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
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