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Thomas Peterson 1847 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: about 1847

Birth Location: Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 April 1920

Death Location: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Father: James Peterson

Mother: Mary Armstrong

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Thomas Peterson was born in 1847 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of James Peterson and Mary Armstrong. Thomas Peterson passed away in 1920 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Thomas Peterson was born in 1847 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, the child of James Peterson and Mary Armstrong.
  • Thomas Peterson passed away in 1920 in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.

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Thomas Peterson's Ancestors

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Thomas Peterson
1847 – 1920
Birth Place: Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Parents
James Peterson
1805 – 1878
Half Morton, Gretna, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Mary Armstrong
1815 – 1881
Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Alexander Peterson
1783 – 1858
Tweedsmuir, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Fanny Cowan
1782 – 1873
Torthorwald, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
George Armstrong
1789 – 1845
Dumfries-shire, Scotland
Elizabeth Barclay
1777 – 1869
Canonbie, Dumfries-Shire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Peterson
1745 – 1790
Elizabeth Melross
1751 –
James Cowan
1755 –
Janet Murray
1760 –
George Armstrong
1758 – 1849
Margaret Bell
1775 – 1809
George Barclay
Margaret McCorquindale
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Peterson
1720 –
Elizabeth Tweedie
1713 –

Thomas Peterson's Timeline

2 Records

1847
about 1847
Birth of Thomas Peterson in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland
1920
25 April 1920
Age 73
Death of Thomas Peterson in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States
Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: about 1847
    Event Place: Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1920
    Event Place: Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States

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