We found some very interesting information about the Peterson family from a descendant of Daniel Porter Peterson,a son of Charles Peterson and Thankful (Clark) Peterson and a brother of Sylvester Holmes Peterson. Daniel Porter Peterson and his younger brother, Ichabod, went to the Hawaiian Islands from San Francisco in the 1850's. They'd gone there for gold, found little; ships all rotting in San Francisco as crews deserted for gold digging. Daniel and his brother sailed on a whaler to Honolulu. Found letters there - Daniel's fiancee awaited him, but Ichabod's didn't. So Daniel returned to New Bedford to marry Jerusha Morey Clark on May 26, 1853 and Ichabod stayed in Hawaii and shipped from there on whalers, gradually working up to mate.
My second great grand uncle.
Above Courtesy Marty Grover.
Obituary...
AN OLD RESIDENT
GOES TO HIS REST
(From Sunday's Advertiser)
One of oldest Inhabitants, for
thirty-five years one of Honolulu's
exemplary citizens, passed to his
long home yesterday, Daniel P. Peter--
son died at his residence, Emma square,
at one o'clock In afternoon, aged
79 years, 2 months and 20 days. An
acute malady supervening Infirmities of which had laid him aside
business activity for some years
caused patriarch gradually to fade
away to end. He leaves his wife
surviving him after a long and happy
union, together with a brother, I. B.
Peterson, and three children, namely:
E. Wells Peterson of J. A. Hopper &
Co., Ltd.; Chas. A. Peterson, superintendent of Insane Asylum,
and Mrs. A. V. Gear, besides many
grandchildren. The late Arthur P.
Peterson, last Attorney General under
the monarchy, was his son.
Daniel P. Peterson was born at Plymouth, Mass., July 10, 1826, and
married there. He came to tho Hawaiian Islands 1870. From an ac-
countant he became a partner In
ship chandlery firm of A. W. Pelrce &
Co., whose business was some years'
acquired by the I. I. S. N, Co. At the opening of tho Oahu Railway &
Land Co.'s line In 1889 Mr. Peterson
was Its freight agent, but the failure
of his eyesight caused him to retire
from position In 1893. Slnce then
he lived In retirement at his home on
Emma square, where he had resided
since 187S. Only a few days ago he
sold the old home and removed to a
house directly across square.
Having well settled religious convictions and being naturally of a quiet
disposition, Mr. Peterson a model
man In his walk and conversation. He
was a deacon In the Bethel church congregation when that body amalgamated,
with Fort-street church to form the
present Union church.
The funeral will take place from
Central Union church to Nuuanu cemetery at 3 p. m. Rev. E. B.
Turner conducting the services.
My second great grand uncle.
Above Courtesy Marty Grover.
Obituary...
AN OLD RESIDENT
GOES TO HIS REST
(From Sunday's Advertiser)
One of oldest Inhabitants, for
thirty-five years one of Honolulu's
exemplary citizens, passed to his
long home yesterday, Daniel P. Peter--
son died at his residence, Emma square,
at one o'clock In afternoon, aged
79 years, 2 months and 20 days. An
acute malady supervening Infirmities of which had laid him aside
business activity for some years
caused patriarch gradually to fade
away to end. He leaves his wife
surviving him after a long and happy
union, together with a brother, I. B.
Peterson, and three children, namely:
E. Wells Peterson of J. A. Hopper &
Co., Ltd.; Chas. A. Peterson, superintendent of Insane Asylum,
and Mrs. A. V. Gear, besides many
grandchildren. The late Arthur P.
Peterson, last Attorney General under
the monarchy, was his son.
Daniel P. Peterson was born at Plymouth, Mass., July 10, 1826, and
married there. He came to tho Hawaiian Islands 1870. From an ac-
countant he became a partner In
ship chandlery firm of A. W. Pelrce &
Co., whose business was some years'
acquired by the I. I. S. N, Co. At the opening of tho Oahu Railway &
Land Co.'s line In 1889 Mr. Peterson
was Its freight agent, but the failure
of his eyesight caused him to retire
from position In 1893. Slnce then
he lived In retirement at his home on
Emma square, where he had resided
since 187S. Only a few days ago he
sold the old home and removed to a
house directly across square.
Having well settled religious convictions and being naturally of a quiet
disposition, Mr. Peterson a model
man In his walk and conversation. He
was a deacon In the Bethel church congregation when that body amalgamated,
with Fort-street church to form the
present Union church.
The funeral will take place from
Central Union church to Nuuanu cemetery at 3 p. m. Rev. E. B.
Turner conducting the services.
We found some very interesting information about the Peterson family from a descendant of Daniel Porter Peterson,a son of Charles Peterson and Thankful (Clark) Peterson and a brother of Sylvester Holmes Peterson. Daniel Porter Peterson and his younger brother, Ichabod, went to the Hawaiian Islands from San Francisco in the 1850's. They'd gone there for gold, found little; ships all rotting in San Francisco as crews deserted for gold digging. Daniel and his brother sailed on a whaler to Honolulu. Found letters there - Daniel's fiancee awaited him, but Ichabod's didn't. So Daniel returned to New Bedford to marry Jerusha Morey Clark on May 26, 1853 and Ichabod stayed in Hawaii and shipped from there on whalers, gradually working up to mate.
My second great grand uncle.
Above Courtesy Marty Grover.
Obituary...
AN OLD RESIDENT
GOES TO HIS REST
(From Sunday's Advertiser)
One of oldest Inhabitants, for
thirty-five years one of Honolulu's
exemplary citizens, passed to his
long home yesterday, Daniel P. Peter--
son died at his residence, Emma square,
at one o'clock In afternoon, aged
79 years, 2 months and 20 days. An
acute malady supervening Infirmities of which had laid him aside
business activity for some years
caused patriarch gradually to fade
away to end. He leaves his wife
surviving him after a long and happy
union, together with a brother, I. B.
Peterson, and three children, namely:
E. Wells Peterson of J. A. Hopper &
Co., Ltd.; Chas. A. Peterson, superintendent of Insane Asylum,
and Mrs. A. V. Gear, besides many
grandchildren. The late Arthur P.
Peterson, last Attorney General under
the monarchy, was his son.
Daniel P. Peterson was born at Plymouth, Mass., July 10, 1826, and
married there. He came to tho Hawaiian Islands 1870. From an ac-
countant he became a partner In
ship chandlery firm of A. W. Pelrce &
Co., whose business was some years'
acquired by the I. I. S. N, Co. At the opening of tho Oahu Railway &
Land Co.'s line In 1889 Mr. Peterson
was Its freight agent, but the failure
of his eyesight caused him to retire
from position In 1893. Slnce then
he lived In retirement at his home on
Emma square, where he had resided
since 187S. Only a few days ago he
sold the old home and removed to a
house directly across square.
Having well settled religious convictions and being naturally of a quiet
disposition, Mr. Peterson a model
man In his walk and conversation. He
was a deacon In the Bethel church congregation when that body amalgamated,
with Fort-street church to form the
present Union church.
The funeral will take place from
Central Union church to Nuuanu cemetery at 3 p. m. Rev. E. B.
Turner conducting the services.
My second great grand uncle.
Above Courtesy Marty Grover.
Obituary...
AN OLD RESIDENT
GOES TO HIS REST
(From Sunday's Advertiser)
One of oldest Inhabitants, for
thirty-five years one of Honolulu's
exemplary citizens, passed to his
long home yesterday, Daniel P. Peter--
son died at his residence, Emma square,
at one o'clock In afternoon, aged
79 years, 2 months and 20 days. An
acute malady supervening Infirmities of which had laid him aside
business activity for some years
caused patriarch gradually to fade
away to end. He leaves his wife
surviving him after a long and happy
union, together with a brother, I. B.
Peterson, and three children, namely:
E. Wells Peterson of J. A. Hopper &
Co., Ltd.; Chas. A. Peterson, superintendent of Insane Asylum,
and Mrs. A. V. Gear, besides many
grandchildren. The late Arthur P.
Peterson, last Attorney General under
the monarchy, was his son.
Daniel P. Peterson was born at Plymouth, Mass., July 10, 1826, and
married there. He came to tho Hawaiian Islands 1870. From an ac-
countant he became a partner In
ship chandlery firm of A. W. Pelrce &
Co., whose business was some years'
acquired by the I. I. S. N, Co. At the opening of tho Oahu Railway &
Land Co.'s line In 1889 Mr. Peterson
was Its freight agent, but the failure
of his eyesight caused him to retire
from position In 1893. Slnce then
he lived In retirement at his home on
Emma square, where he had resided
since 187S. Only a few days ago he
sold the old home and removed to a
house directly across square.
Having well settled religious convictions and being naturally of a quiet
disposition, Mr. Peterson a model
man In his walk and conversation. He
was a deacon In the Bethel church congregation when that body amalgamated,
with Fort-street church to form the
present Union church.
The funeral will take place from
Central Union church to Nuuanu cemetery at 3 p. m. Rev. E. B.
Turner conducting the services.
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