Brief Life History of Mary E
When Mary E Peters was born in May 1865, in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States, her father, Philip Peters, was 23 and her mother, Christina Helbig, was 23. She married Edward Bertrand Sawyer on 21 November 1886, in Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Medford, Jackson, Oregon, United States in 1910 and Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States in 1920. She died in 1933, in Montrose, Colorado, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Cedar Cemetery, Montrose, Montrose, Colorado, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Mary E Sawyer in household of E B B Sawyer, "United States Census, 1900"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary E. Peters - Published information: birth-name: Mary E. Peters
- Mary E Peters, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
Spouse and Children
1857–1910 Male
1865–1933 Female
Children (1)
1891–1947 Male
Parents and Siblings
1842–1912 Male
1842–1926 Female
Siblings (6)
1865–1933 Female
1866–1947 Female
1868–1941 Male
1869–1921 Male
1871–1906 Female
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World Events (8)
1866 · The First Civil Rights Act
Age 1
1882
Age 17
1883 · ""
Age 18
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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