John Andrew Peters (1822 - 1904)

Born 9 Oct 1822 in Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Ann (Hathaway) Peters — married 1 Sep 1846 in Civil Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine

Husband of Frances Elizabeth (Roberts) Peters — married 23 Sep 1857 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States of America

Descendants

Died 2 Apr 1904 at age 81 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States

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Biography

US Congressman. Born in Ellsworth, Maine, on October 9, 1822 to Andrew Peters and Sally Jordan. He attended Gorham Academy, Yale College (grad. 1842) and Harvard Law School (1843–44). He was admitted to the bar in 1844. His first wife was Mary Ann Hathaway whom he married on 01 Sep 1846 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine.^[1] He married his second wife, Fannie E. Roberts (1838 - January 20, 1916) on 23 Sep 1857 in Bangor, Penobscot, Maine.^[2][3][4] He represented Bangor in the Maine State Senate in 1862 and 1863, and then the Maine House of Representatives in 1864. He was Attorney General of Maine 1864-1866. He in died Bangor, Maine on April 2, 1904 is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Bangor, Penobscot County, Maine, USA, Plot: ED Lot 60^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XW-19Q : accessed 2 September 2015), John A. Peters and Mary Ann Hathaway, 01 Sep 1846; citing Civil, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,584.
2. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_A._Peters_%281822%E2%80%931904%29
3. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4X4-FMG : accessed 2 September 2015), John A. Peters and Fannie E. Roberts, 23 Sep 1857; citing Civil, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,584.
4. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKM1-3R77 : accessed 2 September 2015), John Andrew Peters, 1904; citing Burial, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,787,292.
5. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial# 19168

See also:

• "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4M7-9ZP : accessed 2 September 2015), John A. Peters in entry for Annie C. Peters, 25 Oct 1865; citing ; FHL microfilm 10,583.

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6D5-D72 : accessed 2 September 2015), John A Peters, Maine, United States; citing p. 98, family 680, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,051.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQM-JPF : accessed 2 September 2015), John A Peters, Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district 29, sheet 213C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0486; FHL microfilm 1,254,486.

• Peters of New England : a genealogy, and family history: Author: Peters, Edmond Frank, 1852-1893; Peters, Eleanor Bradley: Publication: New York; Knickerbocker Press; 1903:https://archive.org/details/petersofnewengla02pete: Note: NS293213: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y

• The Reverend Robert Jordan Memorial: Author: Jordan, Tristram Frost: Publication: Boston: Press of David Clapp & Son, 1882: https://archive.org/details/jordanmemorialfa00jord: Note: NS357153: Source Media Type: Book: Master Listing Source: Y