Brief Life History of Henrietta
When Henrietta Peters was born in 1851, in Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John S Peters Jr, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Hoover, was 28. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Henrietta Peters in household of John Peters, "United States Census, 1860"
- Henrietta Peters in household of John Peters, "United States Census, 1870"
Parents and Siblings
1815–1872 Male
1823–1912 Female
Siblings (10)
1847–1928 Male
1849–1901 Female
1851– Female
1853– Male
1855– Female
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World Events (8)
1863
Age 12
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 12
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 31
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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