Edward J. Peters

1868 Lennox Island, PEI – 1936 Topsham, Maine

 

 

Continuation of tree (9th child of Hubert 'Gilbert' Pitre/Jane Agnes Bates); all known surname descendants:

               8          Edward J. Peters  b: July 1868  Lennox Island, PEI; d: 12 October 1936  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME

                                   +Lucy Jane Tarbox  b: 28 December 1967  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; m: 7 September 1892  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME [James/Agnes Muir]; d: 13 March 1929  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME

                              9         John Gilbert Peters  b: 17 December 1893  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; d: 30 October 1982  Greene, Androscoggin, ME

                              9         John T. Peters  b: 12 February 1896  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; d: 12 February 1896  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME  (stillborn)

                              9         Ralph Dewey Peters  b: 27 March 1898  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; d: 1 April 1976  Portland, Cumberland, ME

                                            +Grace M. Gove  b: Abt. 1901  Gloucester, Essex, MA; m: 8 October 1925  Portsmouth, Rockingham, NH [Frank/Myrtle Powers]

                                          *2nd Wife of Ralph Dewey Peters:

                                            +Dora Jackson  b: Abt. 1897  Maine; m: 2 November 1939  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; d: Aft. 1940

                              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 Lura Baldwin]; d: 16 July 1957  Dover, Stafford, NH

                              9         Marion Agnes Peters  b: 9 September 1904  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; d: 13 December 1991  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME

                                            +Wilbur Raymond Hall  b: 25 January 1895  Bowdoinham, ME; m: 20 June 1928  Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME [Lemuel Franklin/Amanda Raymond]; d: 14 July 1948  Maine

                                          *2nd Husband of Marion Agnes Peters:

                                            +--- MacGee

 

 

Notes for Edward J. Peters:

Census

- 1881 PEI, Alberton Creek, Lot 5:  Widower Gilbert Peters 60 (ship carpenter), Mary Jane 25, Catherine 17, Gilbert 16, Thomas 14, Edward 12, Agnes 9.

- 1891 PEI, Lot 5F:  Hubert Pitre 69 (ship carpenter), 2nd wife Marie 46, Thomas 23 (farm laborer), Edouard 20, Agnes 18, Marie 2.

 

- 1900 Topsham, Sagadahoc, Maine:  Edward Peters 27 farmer, wife of 7 years Lucy J. 31, John F. 6, Ralph D. 2, Edward C. 5 months.

 

- 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?)

 

- 1930 Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME:  Widower Edward J. Peters farmer/general, John J. 35 laborer/farm, Edward C. 30 painter/private.

 

- 1940  John Gilbert Peters 46?

 

- 1950 Portland, Cumberland, ME:  John Peters 55 cutting logs, rooming   (21 Myrtle St.)

Obituary:  The Brunswick Record (Brunswick, ME), Thursday, 15 October 1936:  Topsham Locals:  Edward Peters died Monday, Oct.12, at the State Street Hospital, in Portland, from blood poisoning, caused from an infected foot.  Mr. Peters was born In Prince Edwards Island, in 1871, and had lived in Topsham about forty years.  He married Lucy Tarbox, in 1893, who died eight years ago.  He is survived by a brother, Gilbert of New York; two sisters, Mrs. Agnez Joley of Kittery; and Mrs. Frazer of Bath; four children, John and Ralph Peters of Topsham, Mrs. Wilbur Hall of Brunswick, and Clarence Peters of Laconia, N.H.; also five grandchildren.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Rogers Cemetery, Topsham, MEEdward J. Peters / 1872 - 1936 / Lucy Tarbox his wife / 1867 - 1929 / Ralph D. their son / 1898 - 1976 / John G. / 1893 - 1982 / PETERS

 

World War I Registration Records (sons):

John Gilbert Peters:  John Gilbert Peters; b. 17 Dec 1894 Topsham, ME; shipsmith helper; single; tall height & medium build, blue eyes & black hair; 5 Jun 1917 Topsham, ME

Ralph Dewey Peters:  Ralph Dewey Peters; b. 27 Mar 1898; working on father's farm (Edward J. Peters); contact mother Lucy J. Peters; recently released from Insane Asylum at Augusta; medium height & medium build; brown eyes; black hair; 12 Sep 1918 Topsham, ME.

 

Notes for Lucy Jane Tarbox:

Obituary:  Kennebec Journal (ME), Wednesday, 20 March 1929:  Topsham - Mrs. Lucy J. Peters, wife of Edward J. Peters, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Mar. 13, at her home on the Middlesex road following an attach of pneumonia.  Mrs. Peters was born in Topsham, Dec. 28, 1867, the daughter of James and Agnes Muir Tarbox.  She is survived by her husband and three sons, John, who has been passing the winter at home, Ralph of Topsham and Clarence of Cambridge, Mass.; and one daughter, Mrs. Wilbur Hall of Cathance.  She is also survived by a sister, Mrs. Maria Graves of Cathance and a half sister, Mrs. Ann Farrin of Bath.  Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon at two o'clock from the home.  Burial was at Rogers cemetery.

 

Obituaries for the children:

John Gilbert Peters:  The Times Record (Brunswick, ME), Monday, 1 November 1982:  Topsham - John G. Peters, 88, of the Middlesex Road, died Saturday, Oct. 30, at a Greene nursing home.  He was born Dec. 17, 1893, in Topsham, the son of Edward J. and Lucy J. Tarbox Peters.  He attended Topsham schools.  Mr. Peters was an Army veteran of World War I and a member of American Legion Post 202.  Prior to World War I, he worked at Bath Iron Works.  After the war he worked on dam construction until his retirement in 1963.  He is survived by a sister, Marian MacGee of Topsham; three nieces and four nephews.  A funeral was held today at the Stetson Funeral Home, Brunswick.  The Rev. Joseph L. Beardsley officiated.  Burial was in Rogers Cemetery.

Tombstone Inscription, Rogers Cemetery, Topsham, MEEdward J. Peters / 1872 - 1936 / Lucy Tarbox his wife / 1867 - 1929 / Ralph D. their son / 1898 - 1976 / John G. / 1893 - 1982 / PETERS

 

Ralph Dewey Peters:  Evening Express (Portland, ME), Friday, 2 April 1976:  Topsham - Ralph D. Peters, 78, of West Scarborough, formerly of Middlesex Road here, died Thursday at a Portland hospital after a short illness.  He was born here, March 27, 1898, a son of Edward and Lucy Tarbox Peters, and attended local schools.  During a long working career which ended in retirement at the age of 73 he was employed in numerous industries.  Included were construction, feldspar mining, tree harvesting and shipbuilding.  For many years he was also a Merrymeeting Bay guide.  Surviving are a son, Ralph E. of West Scarborough, with whom he lived for the last five years; two brothers, Clarence of Dover, N.H., and John of Gardiner; a sister, Mrs. Roy (Marion) MacGee of Topsham; and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday from the Stetson Funeral Home, Brunswick.  Spring interment will be in Rogers Cemetery here.

Tombstone Inscription, Rogers Cemetery, Topsham, MEEdward J. Peters / 1872 - 1936 / Lucy Tarbox his wife / 1867 - 1929 / Ralph D. their son / 1898 - 1976 / John G. / 1893 - 1982 / PETERS

 

Marion Agnes Peters:  Tombstone Inscription, Rogers Cemetery, Topsham, MEHALL / (reverse) 1895  Wilbur R. Hall  1948 / 1904  Marian A. his wife  1991

 

 

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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.