Peter Ballantyne

Brief Life History of Peter

When Peter Ballantyne was born on 15 June 1811, in Scotland, his father, David Ballantyne, was 62 and his mother, Ann Bannerman, was 24. He married Jane Taylor on 1 April 1847, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He immigrated to New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States in 1844 and lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 12 September 1893, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Ogden City Cemetery, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Peter Ballantyne
1811–1893
Jane Taylor
Marriage: 1 April 1847
Richard Ballantyne
1847–

Sources (8)

  • Peter Ballantyne in household of Ann Ballantyne, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Peter Ballantyne - Individual or family possessions: Handwritten information: death: 12 September 1893; Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
  • Peter Ballantyne, "Louisiana, New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945"

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World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812

Louisiana is the 18th state.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Ballentine .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Peter placed in insane asylum

Entry from brother, Richard Ballentyne's journal: "From thence my mother, sister Jane and sister Annie went by way of Glasgow to Liverpool, while I parted from them here, and went to Dumfries for my b …

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