Brief Life History of Peter March
When Peter March Gertridge was born on 29 March 1839, in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, John Gertridge, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Ann Miner, was 37. He married Mary Elizabeth Payzant on 2 April 1865, in Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 31 August 1872, in his hometown, at the age of 33, and was buried in Gaspereau Cemetery, Gaspereau, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada.
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- Peter Gertridge in entry for Mark Marley Munroe Gertridge, "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
- Peter in entry for Peter Jocylin Gertridge, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Peter Gurtridge, "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1864-1877"
Spouse and Children
1839–1872 Male
1844–1935 Female
Children (3)
1856–1938 Male
1868–1941 Male
1873–1936 Male
Parents and Siblings
1804–1880 Male
1801–1868 Female
Siblings (4)
1836–1907 Male
1839–1872 Male
1842–1859 Female
1843–1899 Female
World Events (2)
1869
Age 30
1871
Age 32
Name Meaning
form of the name of the best-known of all Christ's apostles, traditionally regarded as the founder of the Christian Church. The name derives, via Latin, from Greek petros ‘stone, rock’. This is used as a translation of the Aramaic byname Cephas, given to the apostle Simon son of Jona, to distinguish him from another of the same name ( Simon Zelotes ). ‘When Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone’ (John 1:42). According to Matthew 16:17–18, Christ says more explicitly, ‘Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jona … thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church’. The name has been in continuous use since the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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