Continuation of tree (4th child of Edward J. Peters/Lucy Jane Tarbox); all known surname descendants:
9 Edward Clarence Peters b: 8 December 1899 Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; d: 3 June 1981 North Andover, Essex, MA
+Bernice Freda Carey (Holbert) b: 9 August 1900 Laconia, Belknap, NH; m: 1930 Boston, Suffolk, MA [Harley Warren/Alice Laura Baldwin]; d: 16 July 1957 Dover, Stafford, NH
10 Marian Jane Peters b: January 1931 Boston, Suffolk, MA
+Wesley Hubbard Bunce b: Abt. 1929 New York; m: 3 November 1951 Dover, Strafford, NH [Wesley Hubbard/Nell Dorn]
*2nd Husband of Marian Jane Peters:
+--- Callahan
10 Shirley Ann Peters b: 21 September 1934 Laconia, Belknap, NH; d: 6 December 2015 Poulsbo, Kitsap, WA
+Bradbury Edward Sherwood b: 8 October 1930 Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH; m: 28 May 1955 Kittery, York, ME [Norman B./Dorothy Downing Pettigrew] (divorced 6 October 1959 Maine); d: 20 May 2019 Rochester, Stafford, NH
*2nd Husband of Shirley Ann Peters:
+James A. Hedges m: 7 March 1964 Washington, D.C. [Robert/---]
*3rd Husband of Shirley Ann Peters:
+Roy E. Lassiter m: 19 July 1975 Pierce, Benton, WA (divorced 18 October 1978)
10 Donald Wayne Peters b: 13 June 1944 New Hampshire
+Joyce Troianello m: 1968 Lawrence, MA
Notes for Edward Clarence Peters:
Census
- 1910 Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME: Edward J. Peters 38 farmer, wife Lucy J. 42, John F. 16, Ralph D. 12, Edward C. 10, Marion A. 5.
- 1920 Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME: Edward J. Peters 48 manager/home farm, wife Lucy J. 52, Ralph D. 21 farm hand/home farm, Marion 15. (John 26?, Edward 20?)
- 1930 Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME: Widower Edward J. Peters farmer/general, John J. 35 laborer/farm, Edward C. 30 painter/private.
- 1940 Laconia: Belknap, New Hampshire: Edward C. Peters 40 painter/house painter, wife Bernice 39 bookkeeper in radio shop, Jane 9, Shirley A. 5 [Baldwin Street]
- 1950 Dover, Sullivan, NH: Edward C. Peters 50 painter-boat/U.S. Navy yard, wife Bernice C. 49 secretary/school public, M. Jane 19, Shirley A. 15, D. Wayne 5.
WWII Records: Edward Clarence Peters, res. New Rochester Road, Dover, NH; b. 8 Dec 1899 Topsham, ME; contact Bernice F. Peters (same address); Portsmouth Navy Yard; 5' 9", 145 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 14 Feb 1942 Dover, NH.
Tombstone Inscription, Pine Hill Cemetery, Dover, NH: PETERS / 1899 Edward C. 1981 / 1901 Bernice E. wife 1957
Obituaries for the children:
Shirley Ann Peters: Kitsap Sun (Bremerton, WA), Tuesday, 2 February 2016: Shirley Hedges, Poulsbo, WA, Sept. 21, 1934 to Dec. 6, 2015: Shirley Hedges was born in Laconia, New Hampshire. She was surrounded by family in her final hours and passed away peacefully on Dec. 6, 2015. She is survived by her sister, Jane Callahan; brother, Wayne Peters; and daughter, Karen Hedges. She will be dearly missed.
Back one generation to parents of Edward Clarence Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some PEI marriages in RED (no church indicated) sourced from marriages registers (no parents listed).
- One death in RED from an obituary.
Last updated: 26 August 2024.