Benjamin F. Peterson

1836 - Bef 1920  (~ 83 years)

• Name	Benjamin F. Peterson
  Birth	Jun 1836	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	Aug 1850	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [1]
  Military	1855	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	listed among the enrolled militia
  Census	1 Jun 1855	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [5]
  Military	1857	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [4]
  	listed among the enrolled militia
  Census	22 Jun 1860	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [6]
  	Address: South Abington
  Military	16 Apr 1861	South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  	joined Co. E, 4th Reg't Massachusetts Infantry as a Sgt for a 3-month term
  Military	22 Apr 1861	Hampton, Hampton (City), Virginia, United States   [7]
  	mustered into Co E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry
  	Address: Fort Monroe
  Military	22 Jul 1861	Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States   [7]
  	mustered out of Co E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry
  Occupation	1867	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States   [3]
  	railroad clerk
  Census	16 Jun 1870	Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States   [8]
  Census	15 Jun 1880	South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [9]
  	Address: Washington St.
  Military	24 Feb 1900	Massachusetts, United States   [10]
  	applied for an Invalid Pension from the Civil War
  	On 24 Feb 1900, he applied for an invalid pension from the Civil War. Application Number 1244813, Certificate Number 1002830. On 8 Jan 1915, his widow applied for a Widow's pension as well. Application No. 1039558, Certificate No. 792981
  Census	13 Jun 1900	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [11]
  	Address: 270 School St.
  	They are next door to Benjamin's father in 1900. Benjamin's birth date is recorded as Oct 1836, but Maria's is Oct 1843. I believe hers, but all other records point to his in June.
  Residence	1904	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [12]
  	Address: 270 School St.
  Census	19 Apr 1910	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [13]
  	Address: 270 School St.
  Residence	1915	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [14]
  	working as assessor
  	Address: 270 School St.
  _AMTID	162485321032:1030:191555462
  _UID	B3FE290BFF7D4E56AB5B457145732A0FB2BC
  Death	Bef 1920	Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [15, 16]
  Person ID	I7045	Scott Dickson
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2017

  
  

  Father	Franklin Peterson,   b. 12 Mar 1811, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 28 Oct 1901, Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Almira Stetson,   b. 27 Mar 1806, Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States d. 9 Jan 1880, South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1833	Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States   [17]
  Family ID	F2739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria Beers,   b. 1844, Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	1 May 1867	Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States   [3, 10]
  	Address: St. John's Lutheran Church
  Family ID	F3289	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Jun 1836 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Aug 1850 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Military - listed among the enrolled militia - 1855 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - 1 Jun 1855 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Military - listed among the enrolled militia - 1857 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: South Abington - 22 Jun 1860 - Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Military - joined Co. E, 4th Reg't Massachusetts Infantry as a Sgt for a 3-month term - 16 Apr 1861 - South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Military - mustered into Co E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry,Address: Fort Monroe - 22 Apr 1861 - Hampton, Hampton (city), Virginia, United States Military - mustered out of Co E, 4th Massachusetts Infantry - 22 Jul 1861 - Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Occupation - railroad clerk - 1867 - Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States Marriage - Address: St. John's Lutheran Church - 1 May 1867 - Easton, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States Census - 16 Jun 1870 - Phillipsburg, Warren, New Jersey, United States Census - Address: Washington St. - 15 Jun 1880 - South Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Military - applied for an Invalid Pension from the Civil War - 24 Feb 1900 - Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: 270 School St. - 13 Jun 1900 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - Address: 270 School St. - 1904 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Census - Address: 270 School St. - 19 Apr 1910 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Residence - working as assessor,Address: 270 School St. - 1915 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States Death - Bef 1920 - Whitman, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  There is a death record in 1845 for a Benjamin Peterson, age 8, listed as son of Franklin. Another record says he could be the son of Washington. But, since this Benjamin appears in the same family as Franklin and the rest of the family in 1855, I really do not believe the 1845 Benjamin is this one.

  
  

• Sources

  [S682] 1850 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Abington; page 413; dwelling 437, family 559; Franklin Peterson. [S681] Massachusetts, Town Birth Records, 1620-1850, 8 July 2017; Vital Records of Abington, Jun 1836, Benjamin Franklin Peterson. [S1291] Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Church and Town Records, 1669-1999, 9 July 2017; Pennsylvania, Northampton Co., Easton, St. John's Lutheran Church, Benjamin F Peterson to Maria Beers, 1 May 1867. [S1280] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, 9 July 2017; Abington, Massachusetts Militia records, Benjamin F 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. [S1288] Massachusetts, Civil War Service Records (Fold3), 9 July 2017; Co E, 4th Mass Infantry, Benjamin F Peterson; NARA RG94-CMSR-MA-4MINF-Bx1086. [S1290] 1870 US Federal Census, Warren Co., NJ, Phillipsburg; Page 24; Dwelling 182, Family 182; Benjamin F. Peterson. [S686] 1880 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co., MA, South Abington; ED 552; Page 35; Dwelling 285, Family 365; Benjamin F Peterson. [S1289] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, 9 July 2017; Massachusetts, Benjamin F. Peterson, Applied 24 Feb 1900, Application 1244813. [S651] 1900 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co, MA, Whitman; ED 1152; Sheet 12A; Dwelling 241, Family 304, 270 School St.; Benjamin F Peterson. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 9 July 2017; Whitman, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1904, Benjamin F Peterson. [S645] 1910 US Federal Census, Plymouth Co., MA, Whitman; ED 1251; Sheet 4-B; Dwelling 97, Family 114, 270 School St.; Benjamin F Peterson. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 9 July 2017; Whitman, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1915, Benjamin F Peterson. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 9 July 2017; Whitman, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1926, Maria B Peterson. [S688] Ancestry, U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, 9 July 2017; Whitman, Massachusetts, City Directory, 1920, Maria B Peterson. [S685] Massachusetts, Marriages, 1633-1850, 23 July 2012; Abington, Massachusetts Marriages - Franklin Peterson to Almira Stetson.