Peter was born on 11/17/1863, and was raised in County Mayo in the Catholic religion. He was one of 12 children in the family. He had a twin sister named Katie. In 1883, he emigrated to the United States. In 1889, he joined the U.S. Army in Boston, MA, USA. He was assigned to Camp Pilot Butte, WY, USA. He was honorably discharged in 1893. In 1898, he volunteered to reenlist and join the Wyoming Volunteer Infantry Battalion of the U.S. Army. In 1899, he was mustered out of the battalion. In 1902, he married Adelia Isabel Smith. He fathered three children, Thomas Robert, born in 1902, Thelma D., born in 1904, and Francis Arthur, born in 1908. Thelma died in 1906. Peter became the Wyoming State Mine Inspector. He died on 01/06/1930.
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| Date of Birth | 17th Nov 1863 | |
| Date of Death | 6th Jan 1930 | VIEW SOURCE |
| Number of Siblings | He was one of 12 children in the family. He had a twin sister named Katie. | |
| Place & Date of Baptism | Born on 17 Nov 1863 | |
| Names of Siblings | Twin sister named Katie. | |
| Spouse (First Name/s and Maiden/Surname) | Adelia Isabel Smith | |
| Number of Children | 3 children, 2 boys and 1 girl, but only the boys survived to adulthood | |
| Townland born | County Mayo | |
| Place & Date of Marriage | Cumberland, Uinta, Wyoming, USA 7 Jan, 1902 | |
| First Child | Thomas Robert Patterson, born 17 Mar 1902, died 16 Aug, 1992 | |
| Names of Children | Thomas Robert, born 17 Mar 1902, died 16 Aug, 1992 Thelma D., born 19 Feb 1904, died 21 Feb, 1906 Francis Arthur, born 8 Jan 1908, died 14 Aug, 1986 | |
| Occupation | Coal miner and Wyoming State Mine Inspector | |
| Place of Death | Quealy, Sweetwater, Wyoming, USA 6 Jan, 1930 | |
| New Type | Peter was raised in the Catholic religion. | |
| New Type | Immigrated to United States in 1883, likely in the Boston area. | |
