John Peterson b. 21 Aug 1794 South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA d. 22 Feb 1882 Niagara County, New York, USA: Our Family History

1794 - 1882 (87 years)

Name	John Peterson [1]
Born	21 Aug 1794	South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Census	1810	Addison, Bristol County, Vermont, USA [2]
	Possible census, John Peterson
Residence	Abt 1822-1824	Orleans County, New York, USA
	1855 census, 33-year-old daughter Orinda is listed with a birthplace of Orleans County. Also, son Josias is said to have been born in Orleans County, 1824 [see Debra's Mayflower file].
Residence	1826-1828	London, Ontario [2]
	Nathan was born in "Ontario," 1826; Arthusa was born in "Canada West," 1828. Also, Debra Brannan's Mayflower materials indicate their residence in London, Ontario [County seat of Middlesex County, but an independent city.] Lived there for 7 years, don't know which years, but after marriage.
Residence	Abt 1832	Cambria, Niagara County, New York, USA
	1855 census states residence in that city for 23 years. Also John, born in 1822, states birth in New York.
Census	1840	Cambria, Niagara County, New York, USA [3]
	John Peterson household 1 male of 5 and under 10 [John Peterson, Jr., 8] 1 male of 10 and under 15 [Nathan, 14] 1 male of 15 and under 20 [Josias, 16] 1 male of 40 and under 50 [John Peterson] 1 female of 10 and under 15 [Arthusa, 12] 1 female of 15 and under 20 [Orinda, 18] 1 female of 20 and under 30 [Nancy Melinda Peterson, age 21] 1 female of 40 and under 50 [Hannah Kilborn] 8 total 8 engaged in agriculture 8 engaged in commerce
Census	5 Sep 1850	Cambria, Niagara County, New York, USA [4]
	1. Peterson, John, 55, male, farmer, real estate $3600, Rhode Island 2. _____, Hannah, 57, female, Vermont 3. _____, Orinda, 28, female, New York 4. _____, John, 18, male, New York 5. _____, Jane, 10, female, New York, attending school 6. Burgess, Frederick, 17, male, farmer, New York, attending school
Census	27 Jun 1855	Cambria, Niagara County, New York, USA [5]
	1. Peterson, John, 61, male, born in "Road" [Rhode Island], widowed, resided in this town 23 years, farmer, native [to this country], owner [of land] 2. _____, Orinda, 33, female, child, born in Orleans County, [single], resident 23 years 3. _____, Mary J., 19, female, child, born in Niagara County, [single], resident 19 years 4. Melhem, Adam, 29, male, laborer, born in Switzerland, [single], resident 9 years, laborer, alien
RESEARCH	Possible father of Melinda Peterson who married Josiah Pratt. They are within three pages of each other in the 1850 census. Additionally, there is a daughter named "Orinda" in the household, and Melinda (Peterson) Pratt named her eldest daughter Orinda/Orminda. [1]
Died	22 Feb 1882	Niagara County, New York, USA [2]
Person ID	I178	Gilmore-Donald
Last Modified	14 May 2016

Father	John Peterson
Mother	Phoebe Tanner
Married	1793	South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA [2]
Family ID	F105	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Hannah Kilborne, b. 8 Dec 1798, Vermont, USA , d. 9 Dec 1850, Niagara County, New York, USA (Age 52 years)

Married Abt 1818 [2]

Possibly married in Vermont.

Children

+	1. Nancy Melinda Peterson, b. Abt 1819-1820, Orleans County, New York, USA , d. Before January 1875, Macon County, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 54 years)
	2. Orinda Peterson, b. Abt 1822, New York, New York, USA
	3. Josias T. Peterson, b. 19 May 1824, Ridgeway, Orleans County, New York, New York, USA
	4. Nathan B. Peterson, b. 30 Jun 1826, Ontario, Canada
	5. Arthusa Peterson, b. 21 Jul 1828, Canada West , d. 1864, Niagara County, New York, USA (Age 35 years)
	6. John K. Peterson, b. Abt 1832, New York, USA
	7. Jane Peterson, b. Abt 1840, New York, USA

Last Modified 14 Jun 2015

Family ID F99 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Documents

John Peterson, letters of administration granted to son Josias T. Peterson, 1882, Niagara Co NY
Niagara County, New York, Letters Testamentary Administration, 8:283, for John Peterson, 13 March 1882; "New York, Probate Records, 1629-1971," digital image, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org : downloaded 15 June 2015), Niagara > Administrations 1871-1891 vol 7-9 > image 440 of 903; original record, Surrogates Office, Lockport.
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Notes
Letters of administration granted March 1883 (see digital doc)

Final administration not found? No Peterson in Book 4, Book 5 missing from Family Search, no Peterson books 6 and 7.

Sources

[S98] 1850 U.S. census, Niagara County, New York, population schedule, Cambria, [no penned no.], p. 606 (stamped, recto), p. 303b, dwelling 354, family 359, John Peterson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 23 October 2014); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 561.
[S251] D. J. Brannon, "Mayflower Research Niagara County, New York," text file, register report detailing line of descent from John Alden and Priscilla Mullins to Vienna Arthusa Pratt; also reflecting her descent from Mayflower passengers George Should and Edward Doty. Received by email 13 June 2015 from Debra J. Brannan (djbrnnn@aol.com) as attachment. Debra descends from George W. Gilmore and Vienna Arthusa Pratt through their son Thomas Gilmore and wife Edith Holcomb.
[S642] 1840 U.S. census, Niagara County, New York, Cambria township, p. 26 (stamped), line 11, John Peterson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 14 May 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication M704, roll 322.
[S641] 1850 U.S. census, Niagara County, New York, population schedule, Cambria, p. 606 (stamped), p. 303b (stamped), dwelling 354, family 359, John Peterson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 14 May 2016); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 561.
[S640] 1855 New York State census, Niagara County, population schedule, Cambria (town), [no p. no. stated], dwelling 292, family 297, John Peterson household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : downloaded 14 May 2016); citing Census of the State of New York, for 1855, microfilm, New York State Archives, Albany.