Malinda Peters

Brief Life History of Malinda

When Malinda Peters was born about 1793, in Maryland, United States, her father, John Samuel Peters, was 37 and her mother, Comfort Anderson, was 36. She married William Andrews on 25 February 1813, in Montgomery, Maryland, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Charleston Township, Coles, Illinois, United States in 1860. She died before 1870, in Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Andrews
1790–1849
Malinda Peters
1793–1870
Angeline Andrews
1813–1880
Mary Ann Andrews
1819–1887
Melinda Andrews
1824–1870
Philip Andrews
1826–1888
William Andrews
1833–1900

Sources (3)

  • Malinda Andrews, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Liney Peters - Government record: Probate record or will: birth-name: Liney Peters
  • Legacy NFS Source: Liney Peters - Government record: Marriage record or certificate: aka-name: Verlinda Peters

World Events (3)

1818

Illinois is the 21st state.

1818

When Illinois became a state in 1818, it had a population of 34,620 people. Illinois is now the sixth most populous state in the country with almost 12.8 million people.

1831

Historical Boundaries: 1831: Coles, Illinois, United States

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, Dutch, and North German: patronymic from the personal name Peter . This surname (mainly of German origin) is also found in Sweden, Denmark, France (Alsace and Lorraine), and some other European countries. In North America it has absorbed various cognates and their derivatives from other languages, such as Albanian Pjetraj and Pjetrushi, patronymics from the personal name Pjetër ‘Peter’ and its pet form Pjetrush; see also below and also examples at Peterson .

Irish: Anglicized form (translation) of Gaelic Mac Pheadair ‘son of Peter’.

Americanized form of Dutch and North German Pieters .

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

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