Peter Seeger

1919 - 2014  (94 years)

• Name	Peter Seeger
  Birth	3 May 1919	New York, New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Jan 2014	New York, New York   [1]
  Person ID	I43659	Ancestry of PNH, TNH, and others
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Charles Louis Seeger,   b. 14 Dec 1886, Mexico City, Mexico d. 7 Feb 1979, Bridgewater, Litchfield, Connecticut (Age 92 years)
  Mother	Constance de Clyver Edson,   b. 28 Nov 1886, Denver, Denver, Colorado d. 9 Oct 1975, Florida (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1911	New York, New York   [2]
  Divorce	1927  [1]
  Family ID	F25539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Toshi Aline Ohta,   b. 1 Jul 1922, Munich, Bavaria, Germany d. 9 Jul 2013, Beacon, Dutchess, New York (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	20 Jul 1943	New York, New York   [2]
  Family ID	F25541	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Singer, songwriter, musician, and social activist. A foundational figure of modern American folk music and (with his wife Toshi Ohta) an environmental activist of real consequence and impact. Descendant of 21 Mayflower passengers: Isaac Allerton & Mary Norris and daughter Mary William & Mary Brewster James Chilton & unnamed wife and daughter Mary Francis Cooke Stephen Hopkins & Elizabeth Fisher and daughter Damaris John Howland John Tilley & Joan Hurst and daughter Elizabeth John & Ellinor Billington and son Francis Henry Sampson Degory Priest

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Wikipedia. [S8684] Edson Family History and Genealogy by Carroll Andrew Edson. 2 volumes. Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1969.