Peter Anderton

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Anderton was born on 6 April 1844, in Wigan, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Anderton, was 40 and his mother, Mary Leather, was 33. He married Elizabeth Plant in 1865, in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 9 daughters. He immigrated to New York City, New York, United States in 1869 and lived in Saint Clair, Schuylkill, Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and Monroe, Sevier, Utah, United States for about 1 years. He died on 9 November 1894, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 50, and was buried in Evanston City Cemetery, Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Anderton
1844–1894
Elizabeth Plant
1845–1930
Marriage: 1865
Elizabeth Ann Anderton
1867–1870
Mary Emma Anderton
1868–1951
Annie Bernice Anderton
1871–1952
Jane Jennie Anderton
1873–1961
Martha Anderton
1875–1964
Elizabeth Anderton
1877–1964
Peter William Anderton
1880–1933
Bertha Anderton
1882–1970
Alice Anderton
1884–1971
Amy Kingsbury Anderton
1888–1918

Sources (23)

  • Peter Anderton, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Peter Anderton, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • Peter Anderton, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · Industrial Revolution in Lancashire

When the Industrial Revolution hit Lancashire, cotton mills started spring up everywhere. This helped the cotton industry to start booming even moreso in Lancashire.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the three places so named, in Cheshire, Lancashire, and Devon. Those in Cheshire and Lancashire are named with the personal name Ēanrēd (Old English) or Eindrithi (Old Norse) + Old English tūn ‘settlement’. The Devon placename, recorded as Underdon in 1270, means ‘below the down’.

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

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Birth: Apr. 6, 1844 Wigan Lancashire, England Death: Nov. 9, 1894 Evanston Uinta County Wyoming, USA CO H. 75 PA INF Peter Anderton, third son of John and Mary Leather Anderton, was born 6 April 184 …

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