Sylvester
Holmes
Peterson
Born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Charles H. Peterson
and Thankful (Clark) Peterson
Brother of
David Peterson
Husband of
Matilda Scattergood
— married
21 Jul 1850 [location unknown]
Died
at age 48
in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 May 2013
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Biography
Graduated from Amherst College and engaged in school teaching, but spent much of his life as a publisher in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he married.
He lived with his wife and four children in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts.[1]
He is buried in White Horse Cemetery in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.[2]
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDQ4-6L3 : 29 May 2021), Sylvester H Peterson, 1870.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5374055/sylvester-holmes-peterson : accessed 06 December 2021), memorial page for Sylvester Holmes Peterson (15 Jun 1822–14 Oct 1870), Find A Grave: Memorial #5374055 Find a Grave Memorial ID 5374055, citing White Horse Cemetery, Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Kenneth Boardman (contributor 46583526).
- "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7VC-7MR : 6 April 2020), Sylvester H. Peterson, 14 Oct 1870; citing Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, v 230 p 332, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,196.
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