Joseph was born April 13, 1824 in Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States of America to Lemuel Peters and Betsey Wood.[1]
Sources
↑ "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44D-LLY : accessed 31 May 2015), Joseph Parris Peters, 13 Apr 1824; citing BLUE HILL,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,608.
See also:
"Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46N-K9H : accessed 31 May 2015), Joseph P. Peters and Nancy A. Wescott, 28 Sep 1848; citing Bluehill, Hancock, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,608.
"Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44D-HZ2 : accessed 31 May 2015), Joseph Paris Peters in entry for John Paris Peters, 22 Aug 1849; citing BLUE HILL,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,608.
"United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6J5-3GF : accessed 31 May 2015), Joseph Peters in household of Betsey Treworgy, Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family 175, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44D-LG9 : accessed 31 May 2015), Joseph Paris Peters in entry for Joseph Wescott Peters, 31 Dec 1854; citing BLUE HILL,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,608.
"United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHN-TBT : accessed 31 May 2015), Joseph P Peters in household of Betsey Treworgy, The Town Of Bluehill, Hancock, Maine, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 1, household ID 2, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 803,438.
Peters of New England : a genealogy, and family history: Author: Peters, Edmond Frank, 1852-1893; Peters, Eleanor Bradley: Publication: New York; Knickerbocker Press; 1903: Note: NS293213: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Joseph by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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