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William Henry Peters 1838–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Sep 1838

Birth Location: Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 8 Jan 1912

Death Location: Moffat, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada

Father: Joseph Peters

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Bell, Margaret Bell

Children(s): Joseph Peters, George Peters, William Peters, Andrew Peters, Mary Peters, Margaret Peters, Caroline Peters, Anne Peters, Elizabeth Peters, John Peters, Anna Peters, Clara Peters, Malcom Bell, Robert Bell, William Peters

William Henry Peters was born in 1838 in Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the child of Joseph Peters And Ann. William Henry Peters married Margaret Jane Bell, and had children including Andrew Bell Peters, Anna Elizabeth Peters, Anne Elizabeth Peters, Caroline Carrie Peters, Clara Peters, Elizabeth Peters, George Mcilwaine Peters, John Albert Peters, Joseph Bell Peters, Malcom Bell, Margaret Eulena Dolly Peters Margaret Lena Dolly Peters, Mary Jane Minnie Peters, Robert Bell, William Henry Peters. William Henry Peters passed away in 1912 in Moffat, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Biography

  • William Henry Peters was born in 1838 in Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, the child of Joseph Peters And Ann.
  • William Henry Peters married Margaret Jane Bell, and had children including Andrew Bell Peters, Anna Elizabeth Peters, Anne Elizabeth Peters, Caroline Carrie Peters, Clara Peters, Elizabeth Peters, George Mcilwaine Peters, John Albert Peters, Joseph Bell Peters, Malcom Bell, Margaret Eulena Dolly Peters Margaret Lena Dolly Peters, Mary Jane Minnie Peters, Robert Bell, William Henry Peters.
  • William Henry Peters passed away in 1912 in Moffat, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Peters
1800–1848
Birth Location: Vermont or Connecticut
JP

Spouses(s)

Margaret Bell
1840–1914
Birth Location: North Monaghan
MB
Margaret Bell
1852–1870
Birth Location: Boston Mills, Ontario, Canada
MB

Children(s)

Joseph Peters
1880–1969
Birth Location: Howland, Algoma, Ontario, Canada
JP
George Peters
1859–1939
Birth Location: Monaghan, Peterborough, Ontario
GP
William Peters
1863–1922
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
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Andrew Peters
1865–1955
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario
AP
Mary Peters
1867–1904
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon, Victoria, Ontario, Canada
MP
Margaret Peters
1871–1958
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon
MP
Caroline Peters
1873–1949
Birth Location: Lindsay, Ontario, Canada
CP
Anne Peters
1869–1872
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon or Lindsay, Victoria Co., ON
AP
Elizabeth Peters
1874–
Birth Location: Lindsay, ON
EP
John Peters
1876–1969
Birth Location: Atherley, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada
JP
Anna Peters
1881–1936
Birth Location: Little Current, Manitoulin, Ontario, Canada
AP
Clara Peters
1873–
Birth Location: Ontario
CP
Malcom Bell
1877–
Birth Location: Ontario
MB
Robert Bell
1874–
Birth Location: Ontario
RB
William Peters
1863–1922
Birth Location: Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada
WP

William Peters's Ancestors

Self
William Peters
1838–1912
Birth Place: Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Joseph Peters
1800–1848
Vermont or Connecticut
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Peters's Descendants

1.
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William (Henry) Peters (2 Sep 1838–8 Jan 1912) m. Margaret (Jane) Bell (16 Aug 1840–7 Feb 1914) m. Margaret (Jane) Bell (Apr. 29, 1852–Dec. 29, 1870)
  1. 1. Joseph (Bell) Peters 1880–1969 m. Beatrice (Jerome) Leavitt 1889–1951
    1. 1. Alison (Barbara) Peters 1926–1990 m. Thomas (Alfred Cresswell) Mr. 1928–2017
    2. 2. Margaret (Joyce) Peters 1923–1952
  2. 2. George (McIlwaine) Peters 1859–1939
  3. 3. William (Henry) Peters 1863–1922
  4. 4. Andrew (Bell) Peters 1865–1955
  5. 5. Mary (Jane (Minnie)) Peters 1867–1904
  6. 6. Margaret (Eulena (Dolly) Peters Margaret Lena "Dolly") Peters 1871–1958
  7. 7. Caroline ((Carrie)) Peters 1873–1949
  8. 8. Anne (Elizabeth) Peters 1869–1872
  9. 9. Elizabeth Peters 1874–
  10. 10. John (Albert) Peters 1876–1969
  11. 11. Anna (Elizabeth) Peters 1881–1936
  12. 12. Clara Peters 1873–
  13. 13. Malcom Bell 1877–
  14. 14. Robert Bell 1874–
  15. 15. William (Henry) Peters 1863–1922

William Peters's Timeline

2 Records

1838
2 Sep 1838
Birth of William Henry Peters in Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1912
8 Jan 1912
Age 74
Death of William Henry Peters in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada
Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1838
    Event Place: Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1912
    Event Place: Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moffat, Regina Census Division, Saskatchewan, Canada
    Record Source: Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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