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Tobias Richard ‘Toby’ PetersonAge: 86 years1924–2011

Name: Tobias Richard ‘Toby’ Peterson

Given names: Tobias Richard

Surname: Peterson

Nickname: Toby

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Birth	12 October 1924 28 28 Michigan . USA Note: Toby weighed 2 pounds when he was born. He was kept in oil-soaked cotton in a box over the wood-stove in the kitchen. The only people allowed in the kitchen were his mother and grandmother, who were his nurses and full-time caretakers. Everything was boiled before being used for him. He was not born in a hospital, but rather accidentally after a taking a bumpy pre-birth ride over a country road in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan (perhaps Liminga). His mother kept a journal of his care, but she lost it in one of their moves.
Census	1 April 1930 (Age 5 years) Source: Census 1930 Escananba, Delta, Michigan Arnold R Peterson
Birth of a sister	Geraldine Margaret Peterson 3 January 1931 (Age 6 years)
Death of a paternal grandfather	Topias Rodionoff 5 October 1941 (Age 16 years) Houghton, MI
Death of a paternal grandmother	Margarette Savela 22 May 1954 (Age 29 years) Michigan, USA
Death of a father	Arno Peterson 28 September 1978 (Age 53 years) Hancock, Houghton, USA
Death of a mother	Esther Heltenen 1988 (Age 63 years)
Death of a sister	Geraldine Margaret Peterson 11 May 1996 (Age 71 years) Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan
Death of a son	James Peterson 2011 (Age 86 years)
Occupation	Salesman and entrepeneur Michigan . USA Employer: various Note: Toby sold, at various times, insurance and stocks. He was a registered representative for E.F. Hutton for several years. Later he joined with others to start a small water purification business.
Death	1 October 2011 (Age 86 years) Ypsilanti, Michigan
Religion	Baha'i yes

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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Esther Heltenen Tobias Richard ‘Toby’ Peterson Geraldine Margaret Peterson Arno Peterson Birth: 12 April 1896 30 22 — Michigan, USA Death: 28 September 1978 — Hancock, Houghton, USA
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Arno Peterson Tobias Richard ‘Toby’ Peterson Geraldine Margaret Peterson Esther Heltenen Birth: 1896 Death: 1988
himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Peterson Tobias Richard ‘Toby’ Peterson Birth: 12 October 1924 28 28 — Michigan . USA Death: 1 October 2011 — Ypsilanti, Michigan
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younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse Family with spouse Geraldine Margaret Peterson Birth: 3 January 1931 34 35 Death: 11 May 1996 — Ann Arbor, Washtenaw, Michigan

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himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships Family with spouse James Peterson Tobias Richard ‘Toby’ Peterson Birth: 12 October 1924 28 28 — Michigan . USA Death: 1 October 2011 — Ypsilanti, Michigan
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son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Interactive tree Pedigree Pedigree map Relationships James Peterson Death: 2011

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Census	Census 1930 Escananba, Delta, Michigan Arnold R Peterson

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Birth	Toby weighed 2 pounds when he was born. He was kept in oil-soaked cotton in a box over the wood-stove in the kitchen. The only people allowed in the kitchen were his mother and grandmother, who were his nurses and full-time caretakers. Everything was boiled before being used for him. He was not born in a hospital, but rather accidentally after a taking a bumpy pre-birth ride over a country road in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan (perhaps Liminga). His mother kept a journal of his care, but she lost it in one of their moves.
Occupation	Toby sold, at various times, insurance and stocks. He was a registered representative for E.F. Hutton for several years. Later he joined with others to start a small water purification business.
Note	Tanya and Jimmy were the oldest and the children of Toby's first wife, Bobbye Townsend. Joyce, Jill and Jeff were children of Toby's second wife, Pat Mallory. The last three were children of Toby and Sandy's marriage, and Daniel was adopted by them both from Elsmere, Kentucky in 1970. The younger 7 lived with Toby and Sandy in Chelsea, Michigan.