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Mary Ann (Alexander) Peterson (abt. 1838 - 1903)

Mary Ann Peterson formerly Alexander
Born about in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States of Americamap [uncertain]
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of , , and
Wife of — married 17 Sep 1869 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of Americamap
Descendants descendants
Mother of and
Died at about age 65 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of Americamap
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Biography

Mary Ann Alexander was likely born on 14 Feb 1838[1] to Robert Alexander and Christina Snyder[2][3] in Ithaca, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America[2][3].

She married Erick Peterson on 17 Sep 1869 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska.[2][3]

They had 2 children[4]: Frank Carroll Peterson[5][6] and Rose H. (Peterson) Hall[5][6][4].

Mary Ann lived in Newfield, Tompkins County, New York[7][8][9][10] and Omaha[2][3][11][5][6][4][12][13].

Mary Ann (Alexander) Peterson died in Omaha on 22 Mar 1903.[14][15] She was buried on 25 Mar 1903[12][13] at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Omaha.[14][15][16]

Research Notes

Another possible 1860 US Census index record for Mary Ann is located here

Source record abstracts:

1850 Census 1[7]
Place: Newfield, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
Date: 23 Sep 1850
Robert Alexander, age 45, Farmer, real estate 1500, born New York
Christeen Alexander, age 41, born New Jersey
Andrew Alexander, age 19, Carpenter, born New York
William Alexander, age 17, Farmer, born New York
Mary Ann Alexander, age 14, born New York, in school
Ann E Alexander, age 10, born New York, in school
Francis G Alexander, age 8, born New York, in school
1850 Census 2[8]
Place: Newfield, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
Date: 24 Sep 1850
Robert Alexander, age 45, Farmer, real estate 700, born New York
Christeen Alexander, age 42, born New Jersey
Andrew Alexander, age 20, Laborer, born New York
William Alexander, age 17, Laborer, born New York
Mary A Alexander, age 13, born New York, in school
Eliza A Alexander, age 10, born New York, in school
Francis A Alexander, age 8, born New York, in school
1860 Census 1[9]
Place: Newfield, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
Date: 3 Oct 1860
Robert Alexander, age 50, Farmer, real estate 1000, personal estate 100, born New York
Christina Alexander, age 45, born Pennsylvania
Mary A Alexander, age 21, born New York
Franklin Alexander, age 19, born New York, in school
1865 Census[10]
Place: Newfield, Tompkins County, New York, United States of America
Date: 26 Jun 1865
Robert Alexander, age 62, head, born Tompkins Co, married (1st), Farmer, native voter, land owner
Christina Alexander, age 58, wife, born New Jersey, 5 children, married (1st)
Mary Alexander, age 27, child, born Tompkins Co
Francis G Alexander, age 22, child, born Tompkins Co, native voter
1869 Marriage Application Erick Peterson and Mary A Alexander[2]
State of Nebraska, Douglas County
Mr Erick Peterson
of Omaha, aged 31, born at Sweeden
son of Peter Hansen and Hellen
Miss Mary A Alexander
of Omaha, aged 31, born at Ithaca, N. Y.
daughter of Robert Alexander and Christeen Snyder
License date: 17 Sep 1869
J R Hyde, Probate Judge
Marriage place: Omaha
Marriage date: 17 Sep 1869
Groom: Mr Erick Peterson
Bride: Miss Mary A Alexander
Witnesses:
Mrs H W Kuhns, residing at Omaha
Miss Annie Catherwood, residing at Omaha
Signed:
Date: 17 Sep 1869
Henry W Kuhns
Pastor of Lutheran Church
1869 Marriage Record Erick Peterson and Mary A Alexander[3]
State of Nebraska, Douglas County
Mr Erick Peterson
of Omaha, aged 31, born at Sweeden
son of Peter Hanson and Hellen
Miss Mary A Alexander
of Omaha, aged 31, born at Ithaca, N. Y.
daughter of Robert Alexander and Christeen Snyder
License date: 17 Sep 1869
J R Hyde, Probate Judge
Marriage place: Omaha
Marriage date: 17 Sep 1869
Groom: Mr Erick Peterson
Bride: Miss Mary A Alexander
Witnesses:
Mrs H W Kuhns, residing at Omaha
Miss Annie Catherwood, residing at Omaha
Signed:
Date: 17 Sep 1869
Henry W Kuhns
Pastor of Lutheran Church
1870 Census[11]
Place: Omaha Ward 6, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America
Date: 25 Aug 1870
E Petersen, age 32, Upholsterer, real estate 1400, born Sweden, parents of foreign birth
Mary Petersen, age 28, Keeps House, born New York
1880 Census[5]
Place: 822 18th St, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America
Date: 4 Jun 1880
Erick Patterson, head, age 42, married, uphoster, born Sweden, father born Sweden, mother born Sweden
Mary Patterson, wife, age 42, married, Keeping house, born New York, father born New York, mother born New Jersey
Frank C Patterson, son, age 9, born Nebraska, father born Sweden, mother born New York
Rosie H Patterson, daughter, age 7, born Nebraska, father born Sweden, mother born New York
1885 Census[6]
Place: 1140 18th St, Omaha Ward 5, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America
Date: 2 Jun 1885
J Peterson, head, age 45, married, upholster, born Sweden, father born Sweden, mother born Sweden
Mary Peterson, head, age 43, married, keeps house, born New York, father born New York, mother born New York
Frank Peterson, son, age 14, in school, born Nebraska, father born Sweden, mother born New York
Rosa Peterson, daughter, age 12, in school, born Nebraska, father born Sweden, mother born New York
1900 Census[4]
Place: 1145 N 18th St, Omaha Ward 5 Precinct 7, Douglas County, Nebraska, United States of America
Date: 1 Jun 1900
Erick Peterson, head, age 62, married 30 years, born Mar 1838 Sweden, father born Sweden, mother born Sweden, immigration year 1866, years in US 34, naturalized citizen, Laborer, owns home/mortgaged
Mary Peterson, wife, age 60, married 30 years, born Feb 1840 New York, father born New York, mother born New Jersey, children 2 of 2 living
Rose H Peterson, daughter, age 28, single, born Dec 1872 Nebraska, father born Sweden, mother born New York, Cashier
1903 Obituary Mary Peterson Omaha Daily Bee[12]
Name: Mary Peterson
Age: 65
Spouse: Eric Peterson
Funeral from residence, 1145 North Eighteenth street
Interment date: Wed, 25 Mar 1903
1903 Obituary Mary Peterson Omaha World Herald[13]
Name: Mary Peterson
Age: 65
Spouse: Eric Peterson
Funeral from residence, 1145 North Eighteenth street
Interment date: Wed, 25 Mar 1903
1903 Burial Mary A Peterson[14]
Name: Mary A Peterson
Age: 65
Late residence: Omaha
Death date: 22 Mar 1903
Interment date: 25 Mar 1903
Family name: Erik Peterson
Undertaker: H K Burket
Married
Relation: Wife
Lot: 169, Section: 5
1947 Your ancestors, Volumes 1-2 p 69[17]
12. Robert Alexander, son of Robert and Charlotte (Norris)
b. 1 Sep 1803 Newfield, NY
m. Christina Snyder
b. 20 Oct 1807
d. 18 Jun 1866
daughter of William Snyder of Delaware Co, PA
d. 16 Oct 1865
buried with his wife at Cutter Cemetery at Newfield
Children:
124. Mary Ann m. Eric Peterson
Forest Lawn Cemetery Mary A Peterson[15]
Mary A Peterson
Section: Forest Lawn Memorial Park 5
Lot: 169
Space: 1
Death date: 03/22/1903
Burial date: 03/25/1903
Age: 65
Other plot occupants:
Eric Peterson, Died: 04/11/1920 - Age: 82
Frank C Peterson, Died: 09/18/1928 - Age: 57
Find A Grave Mary A Peterson[16]
Burial: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Mary (Alexander) Peterson Forest Lawn Omaha Headstone Photo[1]
Name: Mary Peterson
Born: 14 Feb 1838
Died: 22 Mar 1903
Burial location: Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mary (Alexander) Peterson Headstone Photo (Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Nebraska, USA), taken 1 May 2009; copy in possession of Rick Peterson 7 April 2018.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "Douglas County Marriage Applications 1869," database with images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Record 61335 #900007680, Image, Ancestry Sharing Link : accessed 14 October 2020), Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908 > Douglas > 1856 - 1871, Marriage Appl Erick Peterson and Mary A Alexander, 17 Sep 1869; citing Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Douglas County Marriage Records Volume 3," database with images, Ancestry.com (Ancestry Record 61335 #900161551, Image, Ancestry Sharing Link : accessed 14 October 2020), Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908 > Douglas > 1857 - 1872, Marriage Rec Erick Peterson and Mary A Alexander, 17 Sep 1869, p 140; citing Nebraska, Marriage Records, 1855-1908, State Library and Archives, Nebraska State Historical Society, Lincoln, Nebraska.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 16 October 2020), Mary Peterson in household of Erick Peterson, 1900, Omaha Ward 5 Precinct 7, Douglas County, Nebraska, image 2 of 22; citing enumeration district (ED) 55, sheet 1B, family 18, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,924.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 15 October 2020), Mary Patterson in household of Erick Patterson, 1880, Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, image 12 of 35; citing enumeration district ED 23, sheet 307D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0748; FHL microfilm 1,254,748.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "Nebraska State Census, 1885," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 16 October 2020), Mary Peterson in entry for J Peterson, 1885, Omaha Ward 5, Douglas County, Population, image 98 of 150; citing NARA microfilm publication M352 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 499,545.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 16 October 2020), Mary Ann Alexander in household of Robert Alexander, 1850 #1, Newfield, Tompkins, New York, image 14 of 92; citing family 100, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 16 October 2020), Mary A Alexander in household of Robert Alexander, 1850 #2, Newfield, Tompkins, New York, image 5 of 92; citing family 37, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 16 October 2020), Mary A Alexander in entry for Robert Alexander, 1860, Newfield, Tompkins County, New York, image 36 of 77; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (link : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "New York State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 16 October 2020), Mary Alexander in household of Robert Alexander, 1865, Newfield, Tompkins County, image 19 of 79; citing p. 33, household ID 195, county clerk, board of supervisors and surrogate court offices from various counties. Utica and East Hampton Public Libraries, New York; FHL microfilm 856,515.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (record details, image : accessed 16 October 2020), Mary Petersen in entry for E Petersen, 1870, Omaha Ward 6, Douglas, Nebraska, image 51 of 76; citing p. 51, family 416, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,328.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Omaha Daily Bee (Nebraska, USA), Obituary Mary Peterson, 24 Mar 1903, Tue, p 10, col 2; digital images, Newspapers.com (clipping : accessed 14 April 2019).
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Omaha World Herald (Nebraska, USA), Obituary Mary Peterson, 24 Mar 1903, evening edition, p 1; copy in possession of Rick Peterson 7 April 2018.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 "Forest Lawn Cemetery Records", Burial Mary A Peterson, 25 Mar 1903, No. 5886, Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Cemetery, 7909 Mormon Bridge Rd, Omaha, NE 68152; copy in possession of Rick Peterson 5 Apr 2018.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 "Forest Lawn Cemetery Burial Search", database, Forest Lawn Omaha Web Site (search : accessed 12 January 2021), Burial Search Mary A Peterson, 1903.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 "Find A Grave", database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #73051377 : accessed 16 October 2020), memorial page for Mary A Peterson (unknown–1903), Find A Grave Memorial no. 73051377, citing Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Marvin & Samme Templin (contributor 426307).
  17. ↑ Your ancestors: a national magazine of genealogy and family history, Volumes 1-2 (Buffalo, N.Y.) H. F. Johnston, 1947; Internet Archive (image : accessed 16 October 2020) Vol 2, No 4, P 69, Mary Ann Alexander.




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