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Born 1857
From An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910)
ALBERT PETERSON (1891). who is a farmer and landowner of Kimball township, was born in Sweden December 4, 1857, one of a family of seven children born to Peter and Mary (Johnson) Peterson. Until he was fifteen years of age he lived at home; then he started in life for himself, working out in Sweden until he was of age.
When he reached his majority Mr. Peterson came to America and located at Manistee, Michigan, where he worked in the timber and on the river until 1888. He then made a visit to his old home in Sweden. Returning, he lived a few months at Mooseliead Lake, Maine, and then went to Gardner, of the same state, where he worked on the docks for a while. Again coming west, he worked in the woods about Manistee, Michigan, until 1891. That is the date of his arrival in Jackson county. So early as 1885 Mr. Peterson had bought a farm on section 26, Kimball township, and when he came to the county to reside permanently he located upon that farm, which has ever since been his home.
Mr. Peterson was married in Kimball township July 9, 1892, to Augusta Johnson, who was born in Sweden in September, 1862. To them have been born the following named seven children: Alfred, Gustaf, Harry, Elmer, Albert, Marie and Beda. The family are members of the Swedish Mission church.
As printed in An illustrated history of Jackson County, Minnesota (1910). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
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