Biografie von William Thompson, Jr PETERS (1828-?)

Birth place: Cheshire, CT

Addresses: New Haven in 1850

Profession: Engraver

Comments: Son of William Thompson Peters (1805-85) and Etha L. Town (1809-71), daughter of the New Haven architect Ithiel Town. William, Jr. had a younger brother, Ithiel Town Peters, 16, who was listed in 1850 as a painter. William, Jr. is said to have died in a Soldiers' Home in New York State.

Sources: G&W; Peters, Peters of New England, 165-66; 7 Census (1850), Conn., VIII, 391.