The life of Peter Beranc can be roughly divided into three parts. Of the first part of his life it is only known that he was born in Bordeaux, probably in 1827. The second part of his life-from 1850-1870-was occupied with his efforts to build his own business. Relatively little is known of the decade 1850-1860, and very little is know of the decade 1860-1870; he probably alternated his stay in Savannah and in Cuba. 1870 marks the beginning of the third and last part of his life. The years following 1870 were not happy for him; he lost not only his business, but also his house which he built in 1855 on Abercorn Street. The years 1875-1885 found him working as a clerk; he retired in 1885. Three years later, at the approximate age of 61, Peter Beranc died. The year of his death was 1888.https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/sav-bios-lane/1016/thumbnail.jp
