Brief Life History of Absalom
When Absalom Peters was born about 1810, in Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Peters, was 26 and his mother, Esther Parry, was 22. He married Elizabeth Garrison in 1831. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Camden East Township, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died in 1881, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 72.
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Sources (17)
- Absalam Peters, "Ontario Census, 1861"
- Absalom Peters in entry for Chas. Wesley Peters, "Canada, Ontario Church and Civil Records, 1801-1948"
- Absalom Peters, "Canada Census, 1871"
Spouse and Children
1810–1881 Male
1824– Female
Children (11)
1844– Female
1850– Male
1853–1921 Male
1854–1925 Male
1858–1924 Male
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1785–1866 Male
1789–1862 Female
Siblings (13)
1810–1881 Male
1812–1879 Male
1815– Male
1816–1872 Female
1817– Male
+8 More Children
World Events (2)
1867 · Ontario Founded
Age 57
1869
Age 59
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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