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Walter Edward Peters 1879–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1879

Birth Location: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut

Death Date: June 1953

Death Location: New Haven CT

Father: Edwin Peters

Mother: Anna Whitfield

Spouse(s): Dothea Ransom, Edith C

Children(s): Harold Peters, Elizabeth Peters, Raymond Peters, Mildred Peters, Mildred Peters, Raymond Sr, Dorothy Peters, Elizabeth Peters

The story of Walter Edward Peters began in 1879 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut. Walter Edward Peters married Dothea Edith Ransom, Edith C, and had children including Dorothy Peters, Elizabeth Peters, Harold Ransom Peters, Mildred Peters, Raymond Peters, Raymond Peters Sr. Walter Edward Peters passed away in 1953 in New Haven CT.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Edward Peters began in 1879 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut.
  • Walter Edward Peters married Dothea Edith Ransom, Edith C, and had children including Dorothy Peters, Elizabeth Peters, Harold Ransom Peters, Mildred Peters, Raymond Peters, Raymond Peters Sr.
  • Walter Edward Peters passed away in 1953 in New Haven CT.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edwin Peters
1858–1927
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
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Anna Whitfield
1857–1923
Birth Location: Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Dothea Ransom
1883–1939
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Edith C
1883–
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Children(s)

Harold Peters
1907–1970
Birth Location: New Haven CT
HP
Elizabeth Peters
1915–
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
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Raymond Peters
1910–
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
RP
Mildred Peters
1906–
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
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Mildred Peters
1906–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
MP
Raymond Sr
1910–
Birth Location: Connecticut
RS
Dorothy Peters
1912–1944
Birth Location: Connecticut, USA
DP
Elizabeth Peters
1915–
Birth Location: Connecticut
EP

Walter Peters's Ancestors

Self
Walter Peters
1879–1953
Birth Place: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut
Parents
Edwin Sydney Peters
1858–1927
Hebron, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
Anna (Maria) Whitfield
1857–1923
Sandersville, Washington County, Georgia, United States of America
Grandparents
Leverett Peters
1822–1888
Connecticut, USA
Maria Morandus
1818–1864
Otis, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Richard Whitfield
1827–
Georgia
Louisa
1840–
Georgia
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Peters's Descendants

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Walter (Edward) Peters (16 Sep 1879–June 1953) m. Dothea (Edith) Ransom (abt 1883–1939) m. Edith C (1883–)
  1. 1. Harold (Ransom) Peters 1907–1970 m. Martha (Rupenia Spencer) Peters 1921–1984
  2. 2. Elizabeth Peters 1915–
  3. 3. Raymond Peters 1910–
  4. 4. Mildred Peters 1906–
  5. 5. Mildred Peters 1906–
  6. 6. Raymond (Peters) Sr 1910–
  7. 7. Dorothy Peters 1912–1944 m. McClendon (JONES) Jr 1906–1970
    1. 1. Charles (Eugene) Jones 1940–1972
    2. 2. McClendon (JONES) III 1932–1932
  8. 8. Elizabeth Peters 1915–

Walter Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1879
16 Sep 1879
Birth of Walter Edward Peters in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut
Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut
1953
June 1953
Age 74
Death of Walter Edward Peters in New Haven CT
New Haven CT

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1879
    Event Place: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 1953
    Event Place: New Haven CT
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