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387. Lucy Helen PETERSON79 was born in 1829 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. She died on 19 June 1857 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Lucy died at age 27 on June 19, 1857 after a short but severe illness at 113 Cole Street in Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey. Lucy Helen PETERSON and Robert ANDERSON79 were married on 5 March 1851 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Married by Rev. Jacob R. Scott. Robert from Boston. Lucy from Portland, Maine. Robert ANDERSON79 was born on 26 March 1824 in Lanarkshire, England. He died on 27 March 1885 in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York. He was buried in Jersey City Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey.
The following was recorded by Richard Anderson, a descendant of Robert, in the Jersey City Cemetery records of the online database of Find-A-Grave:
"Birth: Mar. 26, 1824 Lanarkshire, Scotland
Death: Mar. 27, 1885 Brooklyn Kings County New York, USA
Robert Anderson was born on March 26, 1824 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. His parents were Robert Anderson (a master baker) and Margaret Russell. Robert's first wife was Lucy Helen Peterson (daughter of Daniel & Sarah Peterson). They were married on March 5, 1851 in Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Rev. Jacob R. Scott was the officiant. Their first child, Hewett Taylor, was born in Maine. They then moved to Boston where Robert originally settled. Robert operated a grocery store with his Uncle, Thomas Taylor. A second son was born in that city, named William McGowan. On June 19, 1857 Lucy died. Then Robert married his 2nd wife, Sarah Elizabeth Martin (daughter of Charles Martin & Susan Shope). Their wedding took place on November 11, 1857 in New York. They lived in Brooklyn and had four children named Malcolm Charles, Jennie Russell, Robert Lincoln, & Agnes Baird. Robert (Senior) was an accountant, clerk, and teller in that city. He was also a licensed Episcopal preacher for Brooklyn's Marine Barracks Chapel on Flushing Avenue & The Asylum For The Insane at Flatbush. The Episcopal Bishop of Long Island, Abraham Newkirk Littlejohn, gave the license. On March 27, 1885 Robert died and was buried at the Jersey City Cemetery.
Burial: Jersey City Cemetery, Jersey City, Hudson County New Jersey, USA Plot: 69-5
Record added: Sep 8 2006 by Richard Anderson Lucy Helen PETERSON-3403 and Robert ANDERSON-3404 had the following children: |