Samuel Peterson

Samuel Peterson
Bornc. 1639
Bogen, Värmland, Sweden
DiedNovember 20, 1689(1689-11-20) (aged 50)
New Castle, Delaware
NationalitySwedish
Known forFounder of Wilmington, Delaware

Samuel Peterson (c. 1639 – 20 November 1689[1]) was an early settler of New Sweden and one of the founders of present-day Wilmington, Delaware.

  1. ^ Ferris, Benjamin. A History of the Original Settlements on the Delaware from its Discovery by Hudson to the Colonization under William Penn. Wilmington, Delaware: Wilson & Heald. pp. 197–202, 256. OCLC 124509564.