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Peter Johnson (1879–1973 Great Lakes sailor)

Also Peter Johnson

Draft — sources verified, prose evolving

TypePerson
ErasModern era

Summary

Peter Johnson was born on Beaver Island on August 3, 1879, and was a Great Lakes sailor and member of Holy Cross Parish. He died January 22, 1973, with burial in Holy Cross Cemetery announced as planned.

Evidence and limits

The source gives no vessel, route, service, or independent cemetery record.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, January 1973, “Obituaries: Peter Johnson.”
    Identifies Johnson as born on Beaver Island August 3, 1879, a Great Lakes sailor, member of Holy Cross Parish, and unmarried; services and a planned Holy Cross Cemetery burial are reported.
  2. Beaver Beacon, January 1962, “Dashing Through the Snow.”
    Reports an 82-year-old Peter Johnson arriving in Saint James by horse-drawn sleigh shortly before Christmas; the companion and exact date are not named.