Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Elias Peterson and Margaret McCall




Husband Elias Peterson 1 2

           Born: Abt 1788 - New York state
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           Died: 1855 3
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   Other Spouse: Elizabeth McChesney (      -      ) 2 3

• Note: This may be the same person as : Elias Peterson.




Wife Margaret McCall 3

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Children
1 M Thomas Peterson 3

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2 M Elias Peterson 3

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3 M Henry Peterson 3

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4 M James Peterson 3

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5 M Abner Peterson 3

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6 M John Peterson 3

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7 F Hannah Peterson 3

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8 F Margaret Peterson 3

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General Notes: Husband - Elias Peterson


His father came to America from Germany during the latter half of the eighteenth century and settled in New York state.

He was born and reared in New York state, and when a young man came to Pennsyvania and settled near Pleasant Unity, Westmoreland County, where he purchased a farm which he cultivated and operated during the remainder of his lifetime. He was a devout Christian man, and an elder in the Presbyterian church.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 163.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 422.

3 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 164.


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