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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: Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada

Father: Joseph Peters

Mother: Ann None

Spouse(s): Margaret Bell, Margaret Bell

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

In 1838, William Henry Peters entered the world in Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, born to Joseph Peters and Ann. William Henry Peters married Margaret Jane Bell, Margaret Jane Bell, and had children including George McIlwaine Peters, William Henry Peters, Andrew Bell Peters, Mary Jane (Minnie) Peters, Anne Elizabeth Peters, Margaret Eulena (Dolly) Peters, Clara Peters, Caroline (Carrie) Peters, Robert Bell, Elizabeth Peters, John Albert Peters, Malcom Bell, Joseph Bell Peters, Anna Elizabeth Peters, William Henry Peters. William Henry Peters passed away in 1912 in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1838, William Henry Peters entered the world in Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, born to Joseph Peters and Ann.
  • William Henry Peters married Margaret Jane Bell, Margaret Jane Bell, and had children including George McIlwaine Peters, William Henry Peters, Andrew Bell Peters, Mary Jane (Minnie) Peters, Anne Elizabeth Peters, Margaret Eulena (Dolly) Peters, Clara Peters, Caroline (Carrie) Peters, Robert Bell, Elizabeth Peters, John Albert Peters, Malcom Bell, Joseph Bell Peters, Anna Elizabeth Peters, William Henry Peters.
  • William Henry Peters passed away in 1912 in Wolseley, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Peters
1800 – 1848
Birth Location: –
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Ann None
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Bell
1840 – 1914
Birth Location: North Monaghan
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Margaret Bell
1852 – 1870
Birth Location: Boston Mills, Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

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

Self
William Peters
1838 – 1912
Birth Place: Fort William Henry Barracks, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Joseph Peters
1800 – 1848
Ann
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. George (McIlwaine) Peters (6 Oct 1859 – 16 Jun 1939)
  2. 2. William (Henry) Peters (1 May 1863 – 1 Jul 1922)
  3. 3. Andrew (Bell) Peters (18 Mar 1865 – 11 May 1955)
  4. 4. Mary (Jane (Minnie)) Peters (12 Apr 1867 – 17 Jun 1904)
  5. 5. Anne (Elizabeth) Peters (8 Dec 1869 – 1872)
  6. 6. Margaret (Eulena (Dolly)) Peters (1 Apr 1871 – 10 Mar 1958)
  7. 7. Clara Peters (abt 1873 – )
  8. 8. Caroline ((Carrie)) Peters (26 Dec 1873 – 2 Aug 1949)
  9. 9. Robert Bell (1874 – )
  10. 10. Elizabeth Peters (1874-10-05 – )
  11. 11. John (Albert) Peters (10 Sep 1876 – 16 Dec 1969)
  12. 12. Malcom Bell (1877 – )
  13. 13. Joseph (Bell) Peters (1 Feb 1880 – 16 Dec 1969) m. Beatrice (Jerome) Leavitt (15 Nov 1889 – 23 Nov 1951)
    1. 1. Margaret (Joyce) Peters (17 Oct 1923 – 31 Jan 1952)
    2. 2. Alison (Barbara) Peters (28 Mar 1926 – 17 May 1990) m. Thomas (Alfred) Cresswell (11 Dec 1928 – 23 May 2017)
      1. 1. Steven Cresswell m. Sara-Jane
    3. 3. Philip (James) Peters (1928 – )
    4. 4. Philip (James) Peters (1928 – )
    5. 5. Beatrice (Jerome) Peters (1932 – )
    6. 6. Beatrice (Jerome) Peters (1932 – )
  14. 14. Anna (Elizabeth) Peters (11 Dec 1881 – 1936)
  15. 15. William (Henry) Peters (1 May 1863 – 2 Jul 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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