Son of John Peach and Sarah Warrington Peach. Father.
Benjamin Peach was born at Brampton, Huntingtonshire, England, November 3, 1835, and passed away at Augustana hospital in Chicago, May 9, 1915. Mr. Peach first came to America in April, 1856 remaining in Canada until September of the same year when he came to Fulton, Wis.
He returned to his native home two years later where he remained three years returning to America in 1861. After working a few months on Rock Prairie he returned to Fulton and the town of Porter where his home has been since that time. Mr. Peach was united in marriage to Celia McPherson at Stoughton, Wis., May 2, 1868.
Four daughters were born to this union, one dying in infancy. The wife and three daughters, Miss Nellie who lives at home, Mrs. Sara Towns of Porter, Mrs. Janet Baldwin of Evansville with one little grandson are left to mourn the loss of a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Peach is the last of a family of eight children--five boys and three girls. He had no school advantages after he was nine years of age, being obliged to work many times for two cents a day. Mr. Peach made his last visit to his old home in England in April 1883, where he remained enjoying the scenes of childhood for three months. Funeral services were held at his late home in the town of Porter, Wednesday, May 12, at 1 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Hooton of
Edgerton and the body laid at rest in Maple Hill cemetery at Evansville.
Those from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mrs. Sam Whiteman and Mrs. Sam Warrington of St. Ansgar, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Towns and family of Albany, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Zala Baldwin and Mrs. F. B. Hatfield of Madison and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Noey of Milton Junction and many old neighbors and friends from Evansville and Edgerton.
May 20, 1915, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
Benjamin Peach was born at Brampton, Huntingtonshire, England, November 3, 1835, and passed away at Augustana hospital in Chicago, May 9, 1915. Mr. Peach first came to America in April, 1856 remaining in Canada until September of the same year when he came to Fulton, Wis.
He returned to his native home two years later where he remained three years returning to America in 1861. After working a few months on Rock Prairie he returned to Fulton and the town of Porter where his home has been since that time. Mr. Peach was united in marriage to Celia McPherson at Stoughton, Wis., May 2, 1868.
Four daughters were born to this union, one dying in infancy. The wife and three daughters, Miss Nellie who lives at home, Mrs. Sara Towns of Porter, Mrs. Janet Baldwin of Evansville with one little grandson are left to mourn the loss of a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Peach is the last of a family of eight children--five boys and three girls. He had no school advantages after he was nine years of age, being obliged to work many times for two cents a day. Mr. Peach made his last visit to his old home in England in April 1883, where he remained enjoying the scenes of childhood for three months. Funeral services were held at his late home in the town of Porter, Wednesday, May 12, at 1 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Hooton of
Edgerton and the body laid at rest in Maple Hill cemetery at Evansville.
Those from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mrs. Sam Whiteman and Mrs. Sam Warrington of St. Ansgar, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Towns and family of Albany, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Zala Baldwin and Mrs. F. B. Hatfield of Madison and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Noey of Milton Junction and many old neighbors and friends from Evansville and Edgerton.
May 20, 1915, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
Son of John Peach and Sarah Warrington Peach. Father.
Benjamin Peach was born at Brampton, Huntingtonshire, England, November 3, 1835, and passed away at Augustana hospital in Chicago, May 9, 1915. Mr. Peach first came to America in April, 1856 remaining in Canada until September of the same year when he came to Fulton, Wis.
He returned to his native home two years later where he remained three years returning to America in 1861. After working a few months on Rock Prairie he returned to Fulton and the town of Porter where his home has been since that time. Mr. Peach was united in marriage to Celia McPherson at Stoughton, Wis., May 2, 1868.
Four daughters were born to this union, one dying in infancy. The wife and three daughters, Miss Nellie who lives at home, Mrs. Sara Towns of Porter, Mrs. Janet Baldwin of Evansville with one little grandson are left to mourn the loss of a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Peach is the last of a family of eight children--five boys and three girls. He had no school advantages after he was nine years of age, being obliged to work many times for two cents a day. Mr. Peach made his last visit to his old home in England in April 1883, where he remained enjoying the scenes of childhood for three months. Funeral services were held at his late home in the town of Porter, Wednesday, May 12, at 1 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Hooton of
Edgerton and the body laid at rest in Maple Hill cemetery at Evansville.
Those from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mrs. Sam Whiteman and Mrs. Sam Warrington of St. Ansgar, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Towns and family of Albany, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Zala Baldwin and Mrs. F. B. Hatfield of Madison and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Noey of Milton Junction and many old neighbors and friends from Evansville and Edgerton.
May 20, 1915, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
Benjamin Peach was born at Brampton, Huntingtonshire, England, November 3, 1835, and passed away at Augustana hospital in Chicago, May 9, 1915. Mr. Peach first came to America in April, 1856 remaining in Canada until September of the same year when he came to Fulton, Wis.
He returned to his native home two years later where he remained three years returning to America in 1861. After working a few months on Rock Prairie he returned to Fulton and the town of Porter where his home has been since that time. Mr. Peach was united in marriage to Celia McPherson at Stoughton, Wis., May 2, 1868.
Four daughters were born to this union, one dying in infancy. The wife and three daughters, Miss Nellie who lives at home, Mrs. Sara Towns of Porter, Mrs. Janet Baldwin of Evansville with one little grandson are left to mourn the loss of a loving husband, father and grandfather. Mr. Peach is the last of a family of eight children--five boys and three girls. He had no school advantages after he was nine years of age, being obliged to work many times for two cents a day. Mr. Peach made his last visit to his old home in England in April 1883, where he remained enjoying the scenes of childhood for three months. Funeral services were held at his late home in the town of Porter, Wednesday, May 12, at 1 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Hooton of
Edgerton and the body laid at rest in Maple Hill cemetery at Evansville.
Those from a distance who were here to attend the funeral were Mrs. Sam Whiteman and Mrs. Sam Warrington of St. Ansgar, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Towns and family of Albany, Wis., Mr. and Mrs. Zala Baldwin and Mrs. F. B. Hatfield of Madison and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Noey of Milton Junction and many old neighbors and friends from Evansville and Edgerton.
May 20, 1915, Evansville Review, Evansville, Wisconsin
[courtesy of Ruth Ann Montgomery]
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