


Wrenacres
Ancestors and Family of Brian Scott Dickson and Kathleen Ann Boyle Dickson
Franklin Peterson

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Name Franklin Peterson Born 12 Mar 1811 South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [1, 2]
Gender Male Census Aug 1850 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [3]
Census 1 Jun 1855 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [4]
Census 22 Jun 1860 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [5]
Address:
South AbingtonMisc 12 Oct 1860 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [6]
agreed to administration of mother's estate Misc 16 Feb 1863 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [7]
mentioned in his father's estate Census May 1865 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [8]
Address:
South WardCensus 16 Jun 1870 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [9]
Possessions 1879 Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [10]
property Census 4 Jun 1880 South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [11]
Address:
School St.Census 13 Jun 1900 Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [1]
Address:
277 School St.- In the 1900 Census, he is listed as Single. Is that correct, or should it really say Widowed? There is no mother present in the house. Both he and his parents are listed as being from Massachusetts.
Died 28 Oct 1901 Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [2]
Cause: from old age, aged 90 years 7 months, 16 days Person ID I7040 Scott Dickson's Family Last Modified 25 Dec 2020
Father Asaph Torrey Peterson, b. 22 Mar 1779, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. 12 Jan 1863, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
(Age 83 years)
Mother Betty Bates, b. 8 Jul 1778, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. 23 Aug 1860, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
(Age 82 years)
Married 4 Aug 1803 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [12, 13, 14, 15]
Family ID F3288 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Almira Stetson, b. 27 Mar 1806, Pembroke, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. 9 Jan 1880, South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
(Age 73 years) [12, 16]
Married 10 Jan 1833 Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts [17]
Children 1. Almira Stetson Peterson, b. 25 May 1834, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. 1 Oct 1835, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
(Age 1 years)
2. Benjamin F. Peterson, b. Jun 1836, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. Bef 1920, Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
(Age ~ 83 years)
3. Almira S. Peterson, b. 23 Jan 1842, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. 30 Mar 1879, South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
(Age 37 years)
4. Sarah Oldham Peterson, b. 6 Dec 1846, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. Aft 1922, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts
(Age > 77 years)
5. Zenas E. Peterson, b. 27 Feb 1851, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts , d. Yes, date unknown
Last Modified 19 Mar 2021 Family ID F2739 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Franklin is listed in the censuses as a farmer. In 1860, his farm is described in the non-population schedule.
In 1880, Franklin is listed as a widower.
Preliminary research on this line looks like it goes back to Plymouth in the early 1600s.
- Franklin is listed in the censuses as a farmer. In 1860, his farm is described in the non-population schedule.
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Sources - [S651] 1900 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Whitman; ED 1152; sheet 12; dwelling 242, family 305, 277 School Street; Franklin Peterson.
- [S1279] Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, 10 July 2017; Whitman, 28 Oct 1901, Franklin Peterson.
- [S682] 1850 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Abington; page 413; dwelling 437, family 559; Franklin Peterson.
- [S1285] 1855 Massachusetts State Census, Plymouth County, Franklin Peterson; Dwelling 61, Family 87.
- [S683] 1860 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Abington, South Abington; page 99; dwelling 653, family 809; Franklin Peterson.
- [S1765] Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, 25 December 2020; Case File 15742, Betsy Peterson, Abington, 1860.
- [S1364] Plymouth County, MA: Probate File Papers, 1686-1881, 9 January 2018; File 15739 - Asaph T. Peterson.
- [S1283] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, Plymouth Co., Bridgewater, Franklin Peterson; Dwelling 27, Family 37.
- [S684] 1870 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Abington; page 35; dwelling 257, family 302; Franklin Peterson.
- [S687] U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, 23 July 2012; Massachusetts, Plymouth, F. Peterson.
- [S686] 1880 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co., MA, South Abington; ED 552; page 10; dwelling 82, family 103; Franklin Peterson.
- [S1292] Peterson Family of Duxbury, Massachusetts, p. 25; 10 July 2017.
- [S1293] Massachusetts, Compiled Marriages, 1633-1850, 10 July 2017; Abington, 4 Aug 1803, Asaph T Peterson to Betsey Bates.
- [S1280] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 10 July 2017; Abington, Town Records, 1747-1856, Vol 2, 17 Jul 1803, Asaph Torrey Peterson and Betsy Bates, Marriage.
- [S1765] Massachusetts Land Records, 1620-1986, 25 December 2020; Case File 15742, Betsy Peterson, Abington, 1860; names herself as wife of Asaph T Peterson in her will.
- [S681] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, 22 July 2012; Sarah Oldham Peterson, Abington Birth Records.
- [S685] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, 23 July 2012; Abington, Massachusetts Marriages - Franklin Peterson to Almira Stetson.
- [S651] 1900 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Whitman; ED 1152; sheet 12; dwelling 242, family 305, 277 School Street; Franklin Peterson.