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William Bliss Peters 1803–1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 DEC 1803

Birth Location: Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA

Death Date: 17 DEC 1887

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Andrew Peters

Mother: Lydia Bliss

Spouse(s): Mary Johnson, Hannah Haines, Sarah Marks, Mary Johnston

Children(s): Charles Peters, Mary Peters, William Peters, Emily Peters, Isaac Peters, Lydia Peters, Mary Peters, Rebecca Peters, Sarah Peters, Charles Peters, Mary Peters, William Peters, Martha Peters, Alvah Peters, Rebecca Peters, Isaac Peters, William Peters, Lydia Peters, Martha Peters, Mary Peters, Sarah Peters, Emily Peters

In 1803, William Bliss Peters entered the world in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA, born to Andrew Barnett Peters And Lydia Bliss. In 1850, William Bliss Peters resided in Fulton, Fulton, Ohio, USA. In 1870, William Bliss Peters resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA. William Bliss Peters married Hannah Haines, Mary Johnson, Mary Johnston, Sarah Marks, and had children including Alvah Henry Peters, Charles Edward Peters, Emily J Peters, Isaac Peters, Isaac William Peters, Lydia Ann Peters, Martha E Peters, Martha Nellie Peters, Mary Catherine Peters, Mary Jane Peters, Rebecca Elizabeth Peters, Sarah Margaret Peters, William Francis Peters, William Peters. William Bliss Peters passed away in 1887 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1803, William Bliss Peters entered the world in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA, born to Andrew Barnett Peters And Lydia Bliss.
  • In 1850, William Bliss Peters resided in Fulton, Fulton, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1870, William Bliss Peters resided in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William Bliss Peters married Hannah Haines, Mary Johnson, Mary Johnston, Sarah Marks, and had children including Alvah Henry Peters, Charles Edward Peters, Emily J Peters, Isaac Peters, Isaac William Peters, Lydia Ann Peters, Martha E Peters, Martha Nellie Peters, Mary Catherine Peters, Mary Jane Peters, Rebecca Elizabeth Peters, Sarah Margaret Peters, William Francis Peters, William Peters.
  • William Bliss Peters passed away in 1887 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew Peters
1764–1851
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia Bliss
1767–1816
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Johnson
1807–1872
Birth Location: Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA
MJ
Hannah Haines
–1844
Birth Location: –
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Sarah Marks
1811–1874
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Johnston
1803–1844
Birth Location: Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA
MJ

Children(s)

Charles Peters
1834–1903
Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
CP
Mary Peters
1841–1920
Birth Location: Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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William Peters
1831–1925
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Emily Peters
1836–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Isaac Peters
1849–1931
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
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Lydia Peters
1838–1915
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Peters
1835–1902
Birth Location: Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio, USA
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Rebecca Peters
1851–1930
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
RP
Sarah Peters
1843–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
SP
Charles Peters
1833–
Birth Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
CP
Mary Peters
1840–
Birth Location: –
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William Peters
1831–
Birth Location: –
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Martha Peters
1851–1869
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Alvah Peters
1846–1920
Birth Location: Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
AP
Rebecca Peters
1851–1930
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
RP
Isaac Peters
1849–1931
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
IP
William Peters
1846–1925
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Lydia Peters
1838–1915
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Martha Peters
1841–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Mary Peters
1835–1902
Birth Location: Wilmington, Clinton, Ohio, USA
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Sarah Peters
1843–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Emily Peters
1836–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EP

William Peters's Ancestors

Self
William Peters
1803–1887
Birth Place: Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA
Parents
Andrew Barnett Peters
1764–1851
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Lydia Bliss
1767–1816
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
Ellis Bliss
1733–1814
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
Tamar Dewey
1740–1769
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bliss
1690–1741
Hannah Barber
1693–1759
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bliss
1657–1729
Anne Edwards
1661–1748

William Peters's Descendants

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William (Bliss) Peters (14 DEC 1803–17 DEC 1887) m. Mary Johnson (ABT 1807–5 FEB 1872) m. Hannah Haines (–1844) m. Sarah Marks (8 JUN 1811–24 JAN 1874) m. Mary Johnston (26 SEP 1803–7 FEB 1844)
  1. 1. Charles (Edward) Peters 1834–1903 m. Lucinda (E.) Hodgson 1835–1917
    1. 1. Charles (Henry) Peters 1857–1928
    2. 2. Lillian (May) Peters 1866–1937
  2. 2. Mary (Jane) Peters 1841–1920
  3. 3. William (Francis) Peters 1831–1925
  4. 4. Emily (J) Peters 1836–
  5. 5. Isaac (William) Peters 1849–1931
  6. 6. Lydia (Ann) Peters 1838–1915
  7. 7. Mary (Catherine) Peters 1835–1902
  8. 8. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Peters 1851–1930
  9. 9. Sarah (Margaret) Peters 1843–
  10. 10. Charles (Edward) Peters 1833–
  11. 11. Mary (Jane) Peters 1840–
  12. 12. William (Francis) Peters 1831–
  13. 13. Martha (Nellie) Peters 1851–1869
  14. 14. Alvah (Henry) Peters 1846–1920 m. Henrietta (J.) Damrell 1849–1923
    1. 1. Martha (Nellie) Peters 1876–1929
  15. 15. Rebecca (Elizabeth) Peters 1851–1930
  16. 16. Isaac Peters 1849–1931
  17. 17. William Peters 1846–1925
  18. 18. Lydia (Ann) Peters 1838–1915
  19. 19. Martha (E) Peters 1841–
  20. 20. Mary (Catherine) Peters 1835–1902
  21. 21. Sarah (Margaret) Peters 1843–
  22. 22. Emily (J) Peters 1836–

William Peters's Timeline

4 Records

1803
14 DEC 1803
Birth of William Bliss Peters in Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA
Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA
1850
1850
Age 47
William Bliss Peters resided here in Fulton, Fulton, Ohio, USA
Fulton, Fulton, Ohio, USA
1870
1870
Age 67
William Bliss Peters resided here in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1887
17 DEC 1887
Age 84
Death of William Bliss Peters in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 DEC 1803
    Event Place: Bradford, Orange, Vermont, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Mary Johnson
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Mary Johnson
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 DEC 1887
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Mary Johnson
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Fulton, Fulton, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Citation Text: Record for Mary Johnson
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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