Franklin Peterson

1811 - 1901  (90 years)

• 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 Abington
  Misc	16 Feb 1863	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [6]
  	mentioned in his father's estate
  Census	May 1865	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [7]
  	Address: South Ward
  Census	16 Jun 1870	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [8]
  Possessions	1879	Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [9]
  	property
  Census	4 Jun 1880	South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [10]
  	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	9 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	Asaph Torrey Peterson,   b. 22 Mar 1779, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts ,   d. 12 Jan 1863, Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Betsy 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   [11, 12, 13]
  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)  [11, 14]
  Married	10 Jan 1833	Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts   [15]
  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	22 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F2739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Mar 1811 - South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Married - 10 Jan 1833 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Aug 1850 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - 1 Jun 1855 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: South Abington - 22 Jun 1860 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Misc - mentioned in his father's estate - 16 Feb 1863 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: South Ward - May 1865 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - 16 Jun 1870 - Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Possessions - property - 1879 - Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: School St. - 4 Jun 1880 - South Abington, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Census - Address: 277 School St. - 13 Jun 1900 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts Died - Cause: from old age, aged 90 years 7 months, 16 days - 28 Oct 1901 - Whitman, Plymouth Co., Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• 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. [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. [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.