Brief Life History of Peter John
When Peter John Ferguson was born on 16 October 1866, in Priceville, West Grey Township, 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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- P J Ferguson, "United States Census, 1920"
- Donna A Darling, "United States Social Security Death Index"
- Peter J Ferguson in entry for Mrs Myrtle Ferguson, "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001"
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1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
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 The Amendment was later repealed.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
Historical Boundaries: 1873: Grand Forks, Dakota Territory, United States 1889: Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States
1886
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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