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M Josiah Peterson

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1901 personal census, Gosfield South, Essex Co., ON, G3-4:
Peterson Josiah, M, Married, 19 April 1858, 41, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ[ersalist]; Farmer;
Mary J., F, wife, Married, 8 April 1861, 39, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Luewella, F, daughter, Single, 23 June 1882, 18, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Ester, F, daughter, Single, 25 Jan 1883, 17, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Maud, F, daughter, Single, 28 March 1884, 16, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Flruence, F, daughter, Single, 11 Oct 1886, 15, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Nora, F, daughter, 4 Feb 1887, 13, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Beatrice, F, daughter, Single, 28 Sept 1888, 12, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ, 9 months in school;
Pearl, F, daughter, Single, 21 May 1893, 8, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ, 9 months in school;
Harrison, M, son, 4 April 1894, 6, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ, 9 months in school;
Everritt, M, son, Single, 29 Jan 1896, 4, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Leila, F, daughter, Single, 30 May 1898, 3, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ;
Doris, F, daughter, Single, 4 Jan 1899, 2, born Ont, origin: German, Can, Univ.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers, Toronto, 1905, p. 600-601:
Andrew Whittle, member of the council of the township of Mersea, County of Essex, Ont., and one of the most prominent farmers of that place, was born in the township of Gosfield that county, Sept. 5, 1848, son of John Whittle, and grandson of Thomas Whittle...
     John Whittle, son of Thomas and father of our subject, was born in Colchester township, and was four years of age when brought by his parents to Mersea township. There he grew to manhood, and received a fair common school education. After attaining his majority, he removed to Gosfield township, bought 300 acres of land, and became one of the substantial men of that section...
     After settling in Gosfield township, John Whittle married Anne Thornton, a native of Pennsylvania, daughter of Richard Thornton, who came from England. The following children were born to the parents of our subject: ... Mary Jane married Josiah Peterson, and resides on the homestead...