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Sylvanus Peterson 1727–1804 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1727

Birth Location: Middleburo, Plymouth, MA, USA

Death Date: 17 NOV 1804

Death Location: Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA

Father: John Peterson

Mother: Ruth Delano

Spouse(s): Sarah Phillips

Children(s): Jonathan Peterson, Jacob Peterson, Cynthia Peterson, Sylvanus Peterson, Rhoda Peterson

Sylvanus Peterson was born in 1727 in Middleburo, Plymouth, MA, USA, the child of John Peterson And Ruth Delano. Sylvanus Peterson married Sarah Phillips, and had children including Cynthia Peterson, Jacob Peterson, Jonathan Peterson, Rhoda Peterson, Sylvanus Peterson. Sylvanus Peterson passed away in 1804 in Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Peterson was born in 1727 in Middleburo, Plymouth, MA, USA, the child of John Peterson And Ruth Delano.
  • Sylvanus Peterson married Sarah Phillips, and had children including Cynthia Peterson, Jacob Peterson, Jonathan Peterson, Rhoda Peterson, Sylvanus Peterson.
  • Sylvanus Peterson passed away in 1804 in Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Peterson
1701–1765
Birth Location: Duxbury, MA, USA
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Ruth Delano
1707–1756
Birth Location: Duxbury, MA, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Phillips
1735–1768
Birth Location: Marshfield, Plymouth, MA, USA
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Children(s)

Jonathan Peterson
1754–1843
Birth Location: Middleboro, Middleborough, Plymouth, MA, USA
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Jacob Peterson
1762–1833
Birth Location: Plymouth, MA, USA
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Cynthia Peterson
1767–1856
Birth Location: Middleboro, MA, USA
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Sylvanus Peterson
1764–1856
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, MA, USA
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Rhoda Peterson
1765–1820
Birth Location: Middleboro, MA, USA
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Sylvanus Peterson's Ancestors

Self
Sylvanus Peterson
1727–1804
Birth Place: Middleburo, Plymouth, MA, USA
Parents
John Peterson
1701–1765
Duxbury, MA, USA
Ruth Delano
1707–1756
Duxbury, MA, USA
Grandparents
Jonathan Peterson
1674–1745
Duxbury, MA, USA
Lydia Wadsworth
1679–1756
Duxbury, MA, USA
Jonathan (De) Delano
1674–1765
Duxbury, MA, USA
Hannah Doty
1675–1764
Plymouth, MA, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Peterson
1636–1720
Mary Soule
1644–1718
Joseph Wadsworth
1636–1689
Thomas Delano
1641–1723
Rebecca Alden
1649–1688
Thomas Doty
1641–1678
Mary Churchill
1654–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Alden
1598–1687
Priscilla Mullins
1600–1685
John Churchill
1610–1662
Hannah Pontus
1623–1690

Sylvanus Peterson's Descendants

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Sylvanus Peterson (1727–17 NOV 1804) m. Sarah Phillips (4 APR 1735–15 FEB 1768)
  1. 1. Jonathan Peterson 1754–1843 m. Lois Sturtevant 1748–1842
    1. 1. Dorcas Peterson 1780–1847 m. Zenas Willis 1778–1859
    2. 2. Elizabeth Peterson 1774–1845 m. Abraham Tisdale 1768–1849
    3. 3. Mary (Hope) Peterson 1780– m. Nathan Eels 1787–2002
    4. 4. Mary Peterson 1776–1835 m. Caleb Totman 1773–1863
    5. 5. Jonathan Peterson 1786–1847 m. Dorothy Smith 1789–1857
    6. 6. Silvanus Peterson 1788–1867 m. Lovina Call 1789–1857
    7. 7. Phoebe Peterson 1777–1869 m. Leonard Eddy 1773–1870
  2. 2. Jacob Peterson 1762–1833 m. Elizabeth Turner 1763–1833
  3. 3. Cynthia Peterson 1767–1856 m. Ichabod Clark 1766–1839
  4. 4. Sylvanus Peterson 1764–1856 m. Mercy Carpenter 1760–1840
  5. 5. Rhoda Peterson 1765–1820 m. James Mcclellan 1771–1829

Sylvanus Peterson's Timeline

3 Records

1727
1727
Birth of Sylvanus Peterson in Middleburo, Plymouth, MA, USA
Middleburo, Plymouth, MA, USA
1804
17 NOV 1804
Age 77
Death of Sylvanus Peterson in Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA
Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA
1804
17 NOV 1804
Age 77
Burial of Sylvanus Peterson in Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA
Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1727
    Event Place: Middleburo, Plymouth, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1804
    Event Place: Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 NOV 1804
    Event Place: Colrain, Colrain, Franklin, MA, USA
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