Mary Christina (Petersen) Steley (1882 - 1974)

Born 25 Dec 1882 in Roma, Queensland, Australia

Ancestors

Daughter of Peter Petersen and Susan (Gallagher) Petersen

Wife of John Bevan Steley — married 20 Dec 1905 in Howard, Queensland, Australia

Descendants

Died 6 May 1974 at age 91 in Maryborough, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Mary (Petersen) Steley was born in the Colony of Queensland (1859-1900)

Mary Steley^[1]

Mary was born at McDowall Street, Roma, Queensland, on Christmas Day 1882. She was the daughter of Peter Petersen, a Danish immigrant and his wife Susan (nee Gallagher) who came from Ireland.

Peter Petersen was born at Fynn, Denmark and was (according to his death certificate- which may be incorrect) the son of Peter Sorson and Caroline Petersen. Susan Gallagher, born at Rosguill, Donegal Ireland about 1850, was the daughter of Patrick Gallagher and Susan Shield.

Susan came to Australia at the age of 25 on the Dilharee which left London 12/5/1876 & arrived in Brisbane on 14/8/1876.

About three years later, while working as a domestic servant at Jimbour near Dalby, she met Peter Petersen - They were married at St. John's Church of England, Dalby on 16/11/1879. Susan died at Ipswich on 13/3/1915 and her husband at Bundaberg on 28/6/1922.

Birth, Marriage and Death ^[2]

Birth Cert no 4688/1882 reg as Mary Christian Peterson

Father Peter Peterson 31 Years Labourer b Finn Denmark :mother Susan formerly Gallagher 32 Years, b Roscul Donegal Ireland

Mary Christian Peterson

Event date: 25/12/1882

Event type: Birth registration

Registration details: 1883/C/4688

Mother: Susan Gallagher

Father/parent: Peter Peterson

Mary Christina Petersen

Event date: 20/12/1905

Event type: Marriage registration

Registration details: 1905/C/2552

Spouse: John Beven Steley

Mary Christina Steley

Event date: 06/05/1974

Event type: Death registration

Registration details: 1974/C/3026

Mother: Susanna Gallager

Father/parent: Peter Peterson

Sources

1. ↑ "A History of The Steley Family in Australia" by Stephan and Dennis Steley
2. ↑ https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confirmed by an autosomal AncestryDNA test match between Dennis Steley and S.M., his 2nd cousin . Their most-recent common ancestors are Peter Petersen and Susan Gallagher, the great grandparents of both Dennis Steley and S.M.. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousin, based on sharing 167 cM across 10 segments.