Continuation of tree (10th child of Peter Peete/Eliza LaFountain); all known surname descendants:
10 Alex William 'James' Peets b: 2 October 1915 Brattleboro, Windham, VT; d: 12 August 1968 Enfield, Hartford, CT
+Regina Blanche Clement b: 19 February 1918 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; m: Abt. 1935 [Edward/---]; d: 4 September 1956 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY
11 Patricia Eliza Peets b: 12 June 1936 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; d: 16 March 1999 Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, MA
+ George E. Tellier b: 6 April 1935; m: 6 September 1953 St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [Ernest/----]; d: 11 June 2004 Jamaica Plain, Suffolk, MA
11 Lois Jean Peets b: 20 February 1942 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; d: Aft. March 1999 New York
+Gordon Rodger Gonyea b: 26 August 1938 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; m: 10 October 1959 St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [Wilfred/Lydia ---]; d: 21 November 2009 Vermontville, Franklin, NY
11 Stephen Peets b: Abt. 1945; d: Bet. August 1968-March 1999
+Cecile Exware m: 13 November 1965 St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [David/----]
11 Janis Mary Peets b: 1946; d: Aft. March 1999 New York
+Bradley P. Annette b: 29 April 1945 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; m: 22 August 1964 St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [Charles N./Bella Bradley]; d: 12 December 1986 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY
*2nd Wife of Alex James Peets:
+Ruby A. Dabiew (Rust) b: 24 January 1923 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; m: Bet. June 1966-August 1968 [Arthur/Elizabeth Trimm]; d: 5 September 1993 Malone, Franklin, NY
Notes for Alex William 'James' Peets:
Census:
- 1940 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY: Peter Peets 69 laborer, wife Ladell 67, James 24 laborer/construction, wife Regina 19, Patricia 3. [Altamont, 17 Facteau Street]
- 1950 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY: Alex W. Peets 35 truck driver/food/coal/cement, wife Regina B. 30, Patricia L. 13, Lois Jean 8, Steven A. 4, Janis M. 3
WWII Records: Alex William Peets, res. 17 Facteau St., Tupper Lake, NY; b. 25 Sep 1915 Brattleboro, VT; contact wife Mrs. Regina Blanche Peets; 5' 7", 140 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Tupper Lake, NY.
Obituary: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), Wednesday, 14 August 1968: Alex W. Peets, 52, of 18 Spring St., died Tuesday at Springfield Hospital. Born in Brattleboro, Vt., he formerly lived in Tupper Lake, N.Y., before moving here seven years ago. He was a maintenance man at the N.J. Neiditz and Co. of Hartford. He was an army veteran of World War II. He leaves his wife, Ruby Dabiew Peets of Thompsonville; a son, Stephen Peets of Thompsonville; four daughters, Mrs. George Telyea of Jamaica Plains, Mass., Mrs. Gordon Gonyea of Tupper Lake, N.Y., Mrs. Bradley Annette of Rochester, N.Y. and Louis J. Peets of Thompsonville; three brothers; Henry Peets of Thompsonville, William Peets of Tupper Lake, N.Y., and Edward Peets of Indian Orchard, Mass.; four sisters, Mrs. Rose Fontaine of Longmeadow, Mass., Mrs. Viv Mayou of Indian Orchard, Mass., Mrs. Nellie Liberty of East Hampton, Mass. and Mrs. Mary Demars of Tupper Lake, N.Y. Military funeral services will be Friday at 9:30 a.m. at the Leete Funeral Home and at St. Patrick's Church at 10. Burial will be in St. Patrick's King Street Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, New Saint Patricks Cemetery, Enfield, CT: World War II / Alex W. Peets / HO INF PEP1 TC / died Aug. 12, 1968 / age 52
Notes for Regina Clement:
Obituary: Tupper Lake Free Press (NY), Thursday, 6 September 1956: Mrs. Regina Peets, 38, of 32 Lake St. died at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mercy General Hospital, about an hour after her admission. She had been in failing health for the past year and a half. Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Friday at St. Alphonsus Church. The body will repose at the Richer Funeral Home until Friday's service. Burial will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. She was born in Tupper Lake Feb.19, 1918, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clement. She attended the local schools and was married here 21 years ago to Alex Peets, who survives. Surviving also, besides her parents and her husband, are three daughters, Mrs. Patricia Tellier of Jamaica Plains, Mass., Lois and Janice Peets, Tupper Lake, one son, Stephen Peets of this village; four sisters, Mrs. Delima Reid, Mrs. Ethel Lawrence and Mrs. Emma Gaudet, all of Tupper Lake, and Mrs. Leona Woods of Star Lake; and four brothers, Emery, Leon, Norman and Richard Clement, all of Tupper Lake.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Tupper Lake, NY: Regina B. Peets / 1920 - 1956
Notes for Ruby A. Dabiew:
Obituary: Press Republican (NY), Tuesday, 7 September 1993: Malone -- Mrs. Ruby A. Peets, 70, of Sawyer Avenue, Malone, died Sunday, Sept. 5, 1993, at the Alice Hyde Hospital. She was born Jan. 24, 1923 in Massena, the daughter of Arthur and Elizabeth (Trimm) Dabiew. Mrs. Peets was married to Maynard Rust, who died June 21, 1966. She then married Alex Peets, who died Aug. 12, 1968. Mrs. Peets was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Brushton. She is survived by five sons and daughters-in-law, Maynard and Fern Rust of Conifer, Gary and Cathy Rust of Governeur, Douglas and Evelyn Rust of Manchester, Conn., Rodney and Judy Rust of Russell and Alan and Jenifer Rust of Schenectady; five daughters and sons-in-law, Joyce and Harlow Hogle of Colton, Fern and Robert LaBarge of Plattsburgh, Dianna and David Flannagan of Pyrites, Nancy and Harold Kitts of Pyrites and Lois and Wayne Grant of Malone; two sisters, Mrs. Eula Bouvier of Malone and Mrs. Edna Rockhill of Constable; 28 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. A brother, Gerald Dabiew and a sister, Kathleen Smith, died previously. Calling hours will be today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the Spaulding Funeral Home. A funeral service will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be in Morningside Cemetery, Malone.
Tombstone Inscription: Morningside Cemetery, Malone, NY: Ruby A. Peets / Jan. 24, 1923 / Sept. 5, 1993
Obituaries for the children:
Patricia Eliza Peets: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Friday, 19 March 1999: Tellier - Of Jamaica Plain, March 16, Patricia E. (Peets). Beloved wife of George E. Mother of Mary Jo Weiner of Wakefield & Glen of New York. Also survived by 7 grandchildren. Sister of Lois G. Onyea, Janis Annette & the late Stephen. Funeral from the F. J. Higgins Funeral Home, Roslindale Square, Saturday, March 20 at 8. Funeral Mass in St. Thomas Aquinas Church at 9. Relatives & friends invited. Visiting hours Friday 4-8.
Janis Mary Peets: Tombstone Inscription, Lakeview Cemetery, Tupper Lake, NY: Annette / Bradley P. / 1945 - 1986 / Janis M. / 1946 - (blank)
Back one generation to parents of Alex William 'James' Peets
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 28 May 2022.