Morey Peters (1809 - 1866)

Born 1809 in Rhode Island, United States

Husband of Deborah Ann (Unknown) Peters — married about 1832 in Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Sep 1866 at about age 57 in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.

Biography

Morey Peters [1] was born in 1809, in Rhode Island, United States as the son of Mark Peters and Matilda Peters.

Morey married about 1832 Deborah Ann Unknown (1810–1857) They were the parents of at least 5 daughters.

Children (5)

1. Mary Eliza Peters 1833–1851
2. Sarah Jane Peters 1837–Deceased
3. Caroline F Peters 1839–Deceased
4. Annie Maria Peters 1843–1882
5. Emma Josephine Peters 1844–1850 d.s.p.

Morey married Catherine L. Layton on 18 November 1857, in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.

Civil War Veteran, Union Army, Co. B, 175th Regiment, NY Infantry

Morey lived in Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States for about 15 years.

Morey died on 16 September 1866, at the age of 57

BURIAL Fairmount Cemetery Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154527887/morey-peters: accessed 13 June 2023), memorial page for Morey Peters (1797–16 Sep 1866), Find a Grave Memorial ID 154527887, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Lee, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by James Bianco (contributor 47745493).

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZKS-9BZM : 16 August 2021), Morey in entry for Ann Maria Peters, 5 Mar 1843; citing Birth, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007538309.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9X-3GK : 22 December 2020), Morey Peters, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-SXDM : 19 May 2022), Morey Peters and Catherine L. Layton, 18 Nov 1857; citing Marriage, Lee, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009233.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH8-FHT : 18 February 2021), Mary Peter, 1860.