Peter John Ferguson

Male16 October 1866–7 December 1939

Brief Life History of Peter John

When Peter John Ferguson was born on 16 October 1866, in Priceville, West Grey, Grey, Ontario, Canada, his father, Alexander John Ferguson, was 34 and his mother, Catherine Mc Lean, was 21. He married Minnie Marie Staude on 24 December 1890, in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Larimore Township, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States in 1900 and Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States in 1915. He died on 7 December 1939, in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Grand Forks, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter John Ferguson
1866–1939
Myrtle Pedersen
1891–1927
Marriage: 22 December 1920
Ruth Annira Ferguson
1920–2012
Wanda Marguerite Ferguson
1921–1996
Donna Alice Ferguson
1925–2010

Sources (18)

  • Peter John Ferguson in entry for Roy Alexander Ferguson, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
  • P J Ferguson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Peter J Ferguson in entry for Mrs Myrtle Ferguson, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"

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  • Marriage
    22 December 1920Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
  • Children (3)

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    World Events (8)

    1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

    Age 1

    This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

    1873

    Age 7

    Historical Boundaries: 1873: Grand Forks, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States

    1886

    Age 20

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    Scottish and Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fergus ‘son of Fearghus’ (see Fergus ) by substituting -son for mac-.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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