Brief Life History of Peter
When Peter Lester was born in 1760, in Newberry, South Carolina, United States, his father, James Lester, was 46 and his mother, Caterina Daneford, was 28. He had at least 5 sons and 6 daughters with Jane Matilda Ruble. He died in 1808, in Greene, Indiana, United States, at the age of 48, and was buried in Grandview Cemetery, Bloomfield, Richland Township, Greene, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Peter Lestre, "United States Census, 1790"
- Peter Lester, "United States Census, 1800"
- Legacy NFS Source: Peter Lester - Published information: birth-name: Peter Lester
Spouse and Children
1760–1808 Male
1761–1835 Female
Children (11)
1785–1864 Female
1788–1859 Female
1790–1876 Male
1790–1887 Male
1792– Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1714–1805 Male
1732–1808 Female
Siblings (9)
1752–1817 Male
1752–1825 Male
1754–1819 Male
1760–1837 Male
1760–1808 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 16
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
Age 16
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 26
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Leicester, which is recorded as Ligeraceastre in the 10th century. The placename derives from an Old English folk name Legore ‘the dwellers by the river Legor (a lost river name)’ + Old English ceaster ‘city, Roman fortification’.
English (of Norman origin): habitational name from Lestre in Normandy.
English and Scottish: variant of Lister .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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