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Peter George Hitch
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Peter George Hitch
- Born: 04 May 1847, Brampton, Huntingdonshire, England 1 3 4 5 6
- Marriage (1): Ellen Thackray on 23 Jan 1870 in Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England 1 2
- Died: 30 Nov 1924, Ft. Madison, Lee Co., IA 6
- Buried: 02 Dec 1924, Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Lee Co., IA 6
Came to America in April 1873.
Events
• Naturalization, 26 Apr 1878, Madison Co., IA. 7
Peter married Ellen Thackray, daughter of Joseph Thackray and Rebecca Phillips, on 23 Jan 1870 in Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England.1 2 (Ellen Thackray was born on 24 May 1848 in Godmanchester, Huntingdonshire, England,1 6 8 9 10 died on 22 Nov 1929 in Ft. Madison, Lee Co., IA 6 and was buried on 25 Nov 1929 in Oakland Cemetery, Ft. Madison, Lee Co., IA 6.)
The family sailed to the United States on the ship the S.S. Great Northern in 1873.
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Sources
1
Correspondence form Cecilia Rachel Hitch of IA dated April 1, 1996.
2
International Genealogical Index (LDS - FHC).
3
1880 IA Census, Listed as age 33 in the 1880 Lee Co., IA Census, born in England.
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1900 IA Census, Listed as born in May 1847 in England in the 1900 Lee Co., IA Census.
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1920 IA Census, Listed as age 72 in the 1920 Ft. Madison, Lee Co., IA Census, born in England. It states he arrived here in 1873 and was naturalized in 1878.
6
Correspondence from Cecilia R. Hitch, P.O. Box 80, Montrose, IA 52539, dated 4/25/1996.
7
Naturalization Index for Northern Illinois Courts (National Archives).
8
1880 IA Census, Listed as age 34 in the 1880 Lee Co., IA Census, born in England.
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1900 IA Census, Listed as born in May 1848 in England in the 1900 Lee Co., IA Census.
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1920 IA Census, Listed as age 71 in the 1920 Lee Co., IA Census, born in England.
