Peter Ferguson: Waterloo Region Generations

Generation: 1

Peter Ferguson was born 12 Mar 1835, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Oct 1911, La Crescent, Houston, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Prospect Hill Cemetery, La Crescent, Houston, Minnesota, United States.

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FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17006691
Eby ID Number: Waterloo-201770

Notes:

Peter Ferguson grew-up in North Dumfries, now Cambridge, Ontario, then emigrated to Minnesota as a young man in 1857.

Peter owned and ran a grocery store in La Crescent for many years. He married Elizabeth Turnbull of La Crosse, WI, in 1868. They had one child Marion Ferguson. Marion married Ernest Raymond of Newcastle, Wyoming.

Peter Ferguson was a cousin of the Donald "Daniel" Cameron family, who founded the town La Crescent. Photos of the Peter Ferguson family are currently stored at the La Crescent, MN Historical Society.

(2018). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 December 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17006691

Peter married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Turnbull 11 Mar 1868, La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA. Elizabeth was born 21 Nov 1850, , England; died 6 Dec 1890, La Crescent, Houston, Minnesota, United States; was buried , Prospect Hill Cemetery, La Crescent, Houston, Minnesota, United States. [Group Sheet]