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Sylvanus Carson Peterson 1870 – 1941 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1870

Birth Location: Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 23 Dec. 1941

Death Location: Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Father: John Jr.

Mother: Hannah Peterson

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Sylvanus Carson Peterson was born in 1870 in Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Townsend Peterson Jr. and Hannah Sheasley, Peterson. Sylvanus Carson Peterson passed away in 1941 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • Sylvanus Carson Peterson was born in 1870 in Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of John Townsend Peterson Jr. and Hannah Sheasley, Peterson.
  • Sylvanus Carson Peterson passed away in 1941 in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA.

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Sylvanus Peterson's Ancestors

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Sylvanus Peterson
1870 – 1941
Birth Place: Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
John Townsend Peterson Jr.
– 1915
Fairfield, Crawford County, Pennsylvania, USA
Hannah (Sheasley,) Peterson
1839 – 1920
Crawford Couny, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Townsend) Peterson
1791 – 1881
Pike Run, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Rosannah McFadden
1797 – 1865
Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Sutton-Peterson
1746 – 1837
Elizabeth Abbott
1753 – 1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sutton
1715 – 1803
Edith Abbott
1716 – 1803

Sylvanus Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1870
Nov 1870
Birth of Sylvanus Carson Peterson in Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA
1941
23 Dec. 1941
Age 71
Death of Sylvanus Carson Peterson in Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1870
    Event Place: Cochranton, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Dec. 1941
    Event Place: Washington City, District Of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA

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