Rear Adm. Robert Edwin Peary, Sr.

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Rear Adm. Robert Edwin Peary, Sr.

Also Known As: "Bertie"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cresson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: February 20, 1920 (63)
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Place of Burial: Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Charles Nutter Peary and Mary Dole (Wiley) Peary
Husband of Josephine Peary (Diebitsch) and Aleqasina
Partner of Ahlikasingwah
Father of Robert Edwin Peary, Jr.; Marie Ahnighito "The Snow Baby" Stafford; Francine Peary; Anaukaq Peary; Private and 2 others

Occupation: Artic Explorer
Managed by: Beverly Ann (Lutz) Morse
Last Updated:

About Rear Adm. Robert Edwin Peary, Sr.

http://military.wikia.com/wiki/Robert_Peary

Robert Edwin Peary was the famous Arctic Explorer and disputed discoverer of the North Pole. See: Wally Herbert, "Commander Robert E. Peary: Did He Reach the Pole?" (Sept, 1988) NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE, Vol. 174 pp: 387-415. You will discover you have more interesting cousins!



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Peary

Robert Edwin Peary, Sr. (May 6, 1856 – February 20, 1920) was an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. Peary's claim was widely credited for most of the 20th century, though it was criticized even in its own day and is today widely doubted. Find A Grave Memorial# 799https://old.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=799

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Rear Adm. Robert Edwin Peary, Sr.'s Timeline

1856
May 6, 1856
Cresson, Cambria, Pennsylvania, United States
1893
September 12, 1893
Greenland
1899
January 1899
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1899
1900
1900
1903
August 29, 1903
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States
1906
1906
Thule.
1920
February 20, 1920
Age 63
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
1920
Age 63
Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States