Seventh Generation

108. Arend Siemers Peters⁴³⁰ was born on 25 August 1818 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Rispel.⁴³⁰ He was baptized on 30 August 1818 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Leerhafe.⁴³⁰ P. Hinr. Collmann, Warfsm. and Jan Berends Remmers, Warfsm. S. u. Trienke Peters, Warfsm. T. alle zu Rispel. He died on 3 July 1844 at the age of 25 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Kirmeer.⁴³⁰ 4010 Peters, Arend Siemers, 4029, Dienstknecht [hired man] zu Schnapp, Colonist zu Kirmeer. *25.08.1818 Rispel, get. [bap.] 30.08. Leerhafe, (age at marriage=22), + 03.07.1844 Kirmeer, bgr. [buried] 08.07 Leerh. (25/10/8), Gesche Margaretha Kruse and Arend Siemers Peters were married on 7 November 1840 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Leerhafe.⁴³⁰

109. Gesche Margaretha Kruse was born on 6 October 1817 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Leerhafe, Schnappe.^358,430 She was baptized on 8 October 1817 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Leerhafe.⁴³⁰ She immigrated in 1872. Gesche died on 6 September 1895 at the age of 77 in USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Cass Township.^358,713 (Aug 1, 1895)
Mrs. Gerhard Gerdes of Wayne, is dangerously ill of a dropsical trouble. She was buried on 8 September 1895 at Wayne Zion Cemetery in USA, Iowa, Jones Co., Monticello (rural).⁷¹⁴

Children were:

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Herman M. Peters.
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Anna Catherina Peters was born on 29 November 1843 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Kirmeer.⁴³⁰ She was baptized on 10 December 1843 in Germany, Ostfriesland, Leerhafe.⁴³⁰ Anna Catharina, *29.11.1843 Kirmeer, get.[bap] 10.12. Leerh. (P [godparents] Anna, T.d. [ daughter of] Warfsm. [poor farmer on a small elevated piece of land] Hinr. Engelb. Peters, Ri. Maria, T.d. Heere Janß. Kruse, Köter, ü Gerke J. Folkers, Warfsm. Schna.)