Notes for Hannah Brees Peterson

The Family of John Brees II & Hannah Gildersleeve

Michael Shoemaker book:
"Hannah, born March 17, 1785, died October 21, 1873, married to Lot Peterson, six children, Orson, Daniel, Maria, Silas and Jerome were five of them."

abt 1812 - Lot Peterson married Hannah Brees

abt 1813 - Unknown Son born
abt 1815 - Son Daniel born
abt 1816 - son Orson born
abt 1818 - son Silas born
abt 1820 - son Jerome born

PETERSON, LOT
State: NY Year: 1820
County: Tioga County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Elmira Page: 307
Database: NY 1820 Federal Census Index
Elmira, Tioga, New York
Lot Peterson
500010-00010-01
1 male 26-44 (Lot, age 33)
5 males age 0-10 (Unknown Son, age 7, Daniel, age 5, Orson, age 4, Silas, age 2 and Jerome, age baby)
1 female 26-44 (Hannah, age 34)
1 person engaged in agriculture

abt 1821-1825 - daughter Mariah born

PETERSON, LOT
State: NY Year: 1830
County: Tioga County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Veteran Page: 178
Database: NY 1830 Federal Census Index
Veteran, Tioga, New York
Lot Peterson
1 male 40-49 (Lot, age 43)
3 males 15-19 (Unknown Son, age 17 & Daniel, age 15)
3 males 10-14 (Orson, age 14, Silas, age 12 and Jerome, age 10)
1 female 50-59 (??)
1 female 40-49 (Hannah, age 44)
1 female 5-9 (Mariah, age 5-9)

1834 - Albert Peterson born in Chemung Co., New York to one of the sons of Lot? Named his son Orson Peterson.

PETERSON, LOT
State: NY Year: 1840
County: Chemung County Record Type: Federal Population Schedule
Township: Elmira Page: 276
Database: NY 1840 Federal Census Index
Elmira, Chemung, New York
Lot Peterson
1 male 50-59 (Lot, age 53)
3 males 20-29 (Unknown Son, age 27, Daniel, age 25, Orson, age 24 OR Silas, age 22)
1 male 15-19 (Jerome, age 19)
1 female 50-59 (Hannah, age 54)
1 female 40-49 (??)
1 female 15-19 (Mariah, age 15-19)

Lot & Hannah separated sometime between 1840 - 1850

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~twintiers/deaths8a.html
Apr. 28, 1842
ELMIRA GAZETTE - Elmira, Chemung, New York
Apr. 28, 1842
DIED In Fairport, on the 1st of March last, Orson, son of Mr. Lot Peterson, in the 26th Year of his age. (note, no mention of wife or children)

Oct 2, 1844 - son Jerome Peterson married Maria Faulkner Horton

abt 1850 - son Daniel Peterson married Mary Jane Booth

1850 census Elmira, Chemung Co., NY
Household #1061/1139
Daniel Peterson, age 35, b. NY
Mary, age 26, b. NY
Hannah, age 65, b. NY
Household #1063/1140
Jerome Peterson, age 30, b. NY
Maria, age 25, b. NY
Horton, age 3, b. NY
Household #1064/1141
Silas Peterson, age 34, b. NY
Emeline, age 26, b. NY
Charley, age 1, b. NY

Lot is where???

1860 Superior (Post office Ypsilanti), Wastenaw Co., MI page 730
Daniel Peterson, age 44, farmer, b. NY
Mary Jane, age 36, b. NY
Emma, age 9, b. NY
William, age 8, b. NY
Hannah, age 74, b. NY
William Booth, age 60, farmer, b. NY
Susan, age 54, b. NY

Lot is where?? Is this him?
1860 census Ridgebury, Bradford, Pennsylvania
Lott Peterson, age 74, farmer, b. New York
Laner, female, age 52, b. New York

1870 census Pittsfield (Post office Ypsilanti), Wastenaw Co., MI page 23
Daniel Peterson, age 54, farmer, b. NY
Mary J., age 44, keeping house, b. NY
William, age 18, at home, b. NY
Hannah, age 84, b. NY

AND

1870 census Wayne Twp., Cass Co., Michigan
Household #83
Silas B. Peterson, age 52, b. NY
Emaline, age 47, b. NY
Charles, age 20, b. NY
Lot, age 83, b. NY