When John Peters IV was born on 26 April 1762, in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Lt Col John Peters III, was 21 and his mother, Ann Barnett, was 21. He married Mary Ann Rogers on 18 February 1786, in Ernestown Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He registered for military service in 1777. He died on 5 March 1857, in Cramahe Township, Northumberland, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 94.
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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 .
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Possible Related NamesMy John Peters Jr.(IV), the oldest ensign in the Queen's Loyal Rangers, was neglected by Gen. Haldimand when he drafted the provincial corps in Canada, and a son of Major Jessop's, quite a boy, who ha …
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