Peterson
10 June 1880–
Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States
The Life of Peterson
When Peterson was born on 10 June 1880, in Huntsville, Schuyler, Illinois, United States, her father, John Robert Peterson, was 31 and her mother, Julia Ann Perkins, was 22.
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Family Time Line
John Robert Peterson
1849–1897
Julia Ann Perkins
1858–1890
Nancy R. Peterson
1878–1952
Peterson
1880–
Nancy R. Peterson
1886–
Andrew Jackson Peterson
1884–1885
Parents and Siblings
John Robert Peterson
1849–1897Male
Julia Ann Perkins
1858–1890Female
siblings
(4)
1878–1952Female
1880–Female
Andrew Jackson Peterson
1884–1885Male
1886–Female
World Events (3)
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 1
Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 2
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
1885 · The First Skyscraper
Age 5
The Home Insurance Building is considered to be the first skyscraper in the world. It was supported both inside and outside by steel and metal that were deemed fireproof and also it was reinforced with concrete. It originally had ten stories but in 1891 two more were added.
Name Meaning
1 English, Scottish, and German: patronymic from Peter .2 Americanized form of similar surnames of non-English origin (such as Petersen , or Swedish Pettersson).3 In VT, there are Petersons who were originally called by the French name Beausoleil ; in some documentation this was translated fairly literally as Prettysun, which was then assimilated to Peterson.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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