Continuation of tree (7th child of Charles Pitre/Mary Bowen); all known surname descendants:
8 Edward Peete b: 24 June 1871 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: August 1943 Carthage, Jefferson, NY
+Sadie Mary Pelow (aka Pealo) b: 2 September 1888 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 25 January 1905 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY [Adolphus/Mary Votra]; d: 30 October 1951 Carthage, Jefferson, NY
9 Mabel Hazel Peat b: 27 March 1907 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 23 July 1977 Long Beach, Los Angeles, CA
+Amos Defour b: 3 January 1905 New York; m: 25 July 1925 St. Andrew, Norwood, St. Lawrence, NY [Joseph/Dehlia Dakar]; d: 28 November 1930 Norwood, St. Lawrence, NY (struck by train)
*2nd Husband of Mabel Hazel Peat:
+Gordon Harry Otis b: 30 June 1903 Gabriels, Franklin, NY; m: 8 December 1930 New York; d: 11 May 1966 Huntington Park, Los Angeles, CA
9 Wilfred Lawrence Peat b: 18 August 1909 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 14 December 1997 Live Oak, Suwannee, FL
+Ruth Layden b: 9 August 1911 Melrose, Middlesex, MA; m: 1937 Melrose, Middlesex, MA [--- Layden/Edith ---]; d: 31 December 2007 Live Oak, Suwannee, FL
9 Rachel A. Peets b: 25 January 1913 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 5 January 1978 Carthage, Jefferson, NY
+Clyde E. Johnson b: 8 October 1904 Croghan, Lewis, NY; m: 8 December 1936 Carthage, Jefferson, NY [Chauncey/Maude White]; d: 19 October 1982 Carthage, Jefferson, NY
10 Valence Neil Peets b: 12 July 1934 Carthage, Jefferson, NY
Notes for Edward Peete:
Census
- 1905 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York: Edward Peat 32 (farm laborer), wife Sadie 15.
- 1910 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY: Edward Peat 37 (farm laborer), wife of 5 years Sadie 20, Mable 3, & Wilfred L. 8 months.
- 1915 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY: Edmond Peat 42
farmer, wife Sadie 25, Mable M. 8, Wilfred L. 5, Rachel A. 2
- 1920 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY: Edward Peet 48 (lumber woods/laborer,
wife Sadie 30, M. Mabel 12, L. Wilfred 10, A. Rachel 7.
- 1930 Wilna, Jefferson, NY: Edward Peett 57 laborer/paper mill, wife Sadie 40, Rachel 17 laborer/laundry.
- 1940 Carthage, Jefferson, NY: Edward Peets 66, wife Sadie 49, grandson Valence Neil Peets 5. [Wilna, 780 West End Avenue]
- 1950 Carthage, Jefferson, NY: Henry B. Ellis 67 train engine hostler/railroad, wife Sadie 60, step-grandson Valence N. Peets 15.
Misc.:
Ogdensburg Republican Journal, Wednesday, 5 August 1925: Hopkinton, Aug. 4 - A quiet wedding took place Saturday, July 25, at St. Andrew's Catholic church in Norwood when Mabel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Peet, became the bride of Amos Defour of Norwood. The ceremony was performed by their pastor, Rev. Father Roche. The bride was attended by her friend Miss Dumont and the groom by Wilfred Peet, brother of the bride. After the ceremony the wedding party motored to Hopkinton where they partook of a wedding dinner at the home of Henry Peet, uncle of the bride. The newly-weds then took the afternoon train for Lake Placid. After a short wedding trip they will reside in Norwood. Mrs. Defour was a former Hopkinton girl and has the best wishes of a host of friends here. Henry Peet and his sister Mrs. Gilbert Currier attended the wedding of their niece at Norwood Saturday, July 25.
- 1929 Carthage, NY directory: Edward Peets (Sadie), mill wkr, h 251 State (also Mrs. Mary Pelow, r 251 State)
Notes for Sadie Pelow:
Obituary: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Thursday, 1 November 1951: Wife of Henry Ellis, 63, Dies. Carthage Woman, long ill, Succumbs in Hospital - Rites Saturday. Carthage, Nov. 1 - Mrs. Sadie Mary Ellis, 63, wife of Henry B. Ellis, 837 Alexandria street, died Tuesday morning at 6 at Community hospital, following a long illness. She underwent a major operation in February and had been hospitalized twice since then. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 9:30 at St. James church, Rev. William J. Deacy, O. S. A., officiating. Burial will be at the new St. James cemetery. Mrs. Ellis was born in Hopkinton Sept. 2, 1888, the daughter of Adolphus and Mary Votra Pealo, and attended Hopkinton schools. She was married to Edward Peets in 1903 in the Roman Catholic church at Hopkinton. Mr. Peets died in August, 1943. In December, 1943, she was married to Henry B. Ellis at St. James church, Carthage. She had resided at Carthage since 1928. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Clyde Johnson, Carthage, and Mrs. Gordon Otis, Lynn, Mass.; one son, Wilfred L. Peets, Effingham, N.H.; two brothers, Henry Pealo of Oswego and Joseph Pealo, Potsdam; and nine grandchildren.
Obituaries for the children:
Mabel Hazel Peat: Tombstone Inscription, Mountain View Cemetery, Gabriels, NY: Gordon Otis / 1903 - 1966 // Mabel Otis / 1907 - 1977
Rachel Peets: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Friday, 6 January 1978: Carthage - Mrs. Rachel Johnson, 61, wife of Clyde Johnson, 222 State St., died Thursday morning in Carthage Area Hospital. The funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the McGraw Funeral Home, Rev. Hugh J. Connaghan, OSA, assistant pastor at St. James Catholic Church, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours are this afternoon and evening with the Rosary recited at 8 p.m. Surviving besides her husband are six sons, Valence Peets, Carthage, Nolan Johnson, Watertown, and Gaylord Johnson, Dale Johnson, Wayne Johnson and Randy Johnson, all of Carthage; a daughter, Mrs. Sharon Scougal, Carthage; 15 grandchildren; six step-grandchildren; and a brother, Wilfred Peets, Wolfboro, N.H. A sister, Mrs. Mabel Otis died in California in June 1977. Born Jan. 25, 1916 at Hopkinton, daughter of Edward and Sadie Peets, she moved to Carthage with her family as a child and attended local schools. She was married to Clyde Johnson Dec. 8, 1936, at Carthage. She had been employed at the Deferiet mill of the St. Regis Paper Company during World War II and later as a sorter at Braman Manufacturing Company. She retired in 1950 due to poor health.
Back one generation to parents of Edward Peete
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 31 January 2023.