Brief Life History of Alexander
When Alexander Peters was born in 1859, in Bradford Township, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John S Peters Jr, was 44 and his mother, Sarah Hoover, was 36.
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Family Time Line
Sources (1)
- Alexander Peters in household of John Peters, "United States Census, 1860"
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 4
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
Age 4
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust 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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