Edward Peters

1867 Rollo Bay, PEI – 1944 Rollo Bay East, PEI

 

 

Continuation of tree (4th child of Felix Peters/Margaret Daigle); all known surname descendants:

               8          Edward Peters  b: 9 December 1867  St. Alexis, Rollo Bay, PEI; d: 18 April 1944  Rollo Bay East, PEI

                                  + Sophia Burke  b: 15 August 1870  Rollo Bay, PEI; m: 28 June 1892  Rockport, Essex, MA [Placide E./Lucy Daigle]; d: 9 January 1956  Souris West, PEI

                           9          Mary Margaret Peters  b: 18 November 1893  St. Alexis, Rollo Bay, PEI; d: 29 July 1983  Quincy, Norfolk, MA

                                         +Washington Joseph Hill Cameron  b: 21 October 1884  Antigonish, NS; m: 15 April 1917  Belmont, Middlesex, MA [Hugh/Olivia Windsor]; d: 25 May 1942  Dorchester, Suffolk, MA

                           9          Lucy Alice Peters  b: 3 November 1895  St. Alexis, Rollo Bay, PEI; d: 3 September 1967  Boston, Suffolk, MA

                                         +Nathaniel Smith Groce  b: 29 January 1875  Rockland, Plymouth, MA; m: Abt. 1922 [William/Nannie Wordsworth]; d: 19 February 1950  Rockland, Plymouth, MA

                           9          Sophie Gertrude Peters  b: 17 October 1897  St. Alexis, Rollo Bay, PEI; d: 21 September 1984  Rollo Bay, PEI

                                         +Joseph William Deveau  b: 8 September 1892  Gloucester, Essex, MA; m: Abt. 1922 [Joseph Louis/Margaret M. Daigle]; d: 19 August 1969  Souris, PEI

                           9          John Joseph Peters  b: 17 October 1899  St. Alexis, Rollo Bay, PEI; d: Abt. 1900  Rollo Bay, PEI

                           9          Aiden Joseph Peters  b: 12 December 1900  St. Alexis, Rollo Bay, PEI; d: 8 November 1965  Gloucester, Essex, MA

                                         +Gertrude Catherine Daigle  b: 7 November 1905; m: 17 June 1927 [Augustine Andrew/Mary Catherine Daigle]; d: 11 February 1981  Gloucester, Essex, MA

                           9          Felix F. Peters  b: 10 December 1904  Rollo Bay, PEI; d: 20 September 1979  PEI

                                         +Mary Alice White  b: 19 July 1905  Rollo Bay, PEI; m: Abt. 1929 [Isaac/Mary Gallant]; d: 1989

                           9          Olive Ilene Peters  b: 14 July 1912  Rollo Bay, PEI; d: 11 November 2007  Cambridge, Middlesex, MA

                                         +Dominic 'Sibby' Oricchio  b: 30 October 1919; m: 10 August 1951; d: 26 November 2000  Medford, Middlesex, MA

 

 

Notes for Edward Peters:

Census

- 1901 PEI, Lot 44H1:  Edward Peters 33, wife Sophia 31, Mary M. 7, Lucy A. 5, Sophie G. 3, Joseph A. infant.

 

- 1911 PEI, Lot 44, Rollo Bay East:  Edward Peters 43 (farmer), wife Sophie 41, Mary M. 17, Lucy A. 15, Sophia G. 13, Aiden J. 11, Felix C. 6.

 

- 1921 PEI, Rollo Bay Chapel (Lot 44):  Edward Peters 50 farmer, wife Sophia 50, Aden 20 laborer, Gertie 22 servant, Alice 25 tailoress, Felix 16, Olive 8.

 

- 1931 Township 44, Souris West, Kings, PEI:  Edward Peters 62 farmer, wife Sophia 59, Felix 26, wife Alice Margaret 25.

 

Misc.: Border crossings

- 20 Sep 1919:  Aiden Peters, at Vanceboro, ME; b. Rollo Bay, age 18; father Edw. Peters; relative in  Allston, MA, sister Mary Arseneau, 6 Athol St.

- 11 Nov 1922:  Felix F. Peters, age 18, farm laborer, from Rollo Bay, PEI; father Edward; dest Allston, MA, brother Aiden

- 30 Aug 1930:  Olive Ilene Peters, age 18, from Rollo Bay, PEI; dest Allston, MA, sister Mrs. N.G. Groce; father Edward of Rollo Bay East, PEI

 

Obituaries for the children:

Mary Margaret Peters:  Boston Globe (MA), Sunday, 31 July 1983:  Cameron - Mary M. of Quincy, July 29, 1983.  Wife of the late Washington J.  Mother of Angus E. of Milford, Ct., Joseph W. of North Quincy, Theresa M. Rice of Hull, Mary A. Raymond of Easton and the late Marie O. Rice.  Sister of Gertrude DeVeau of P.E.I., Canada and Olive Oricchio of Medford.  Also survived by 9 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral from the Keohane Funeral Home, Wollaston, Tuesday at 9:15.  Funeral Mass in Sacred Heart Church, North Quincy at 10 a.m.  Visiting hours Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA:  CAMERON / 1884  Washington J.  1942 / 1865  Philomena Peters  1960 / 1917  Marie O. Rice  1966 / 1910  John F. Rice  1975 / 1894  Mary M. Cameron  1983 / 1923  Joseph W. Cameron  1985

 

Lucy Alice Peters:  The Boston Glove (MA), Tuesday, 5 September 1967:  Groce - Of Rockland in Boston, Sept. 3, Alice (Peters), wife of the late Nathanial S. Groce, 117 Arlington st.  Sister of Mrs. Mary Cameron of North Quincy, Mrs. Olive Oricchio, Medford, Mrs. Gertrude Deveau and Felix Peters, both of P.E.I.  Funeral service at the Rice Funeral Home, Rockland, Wednesday at 2:30.  Visiting hours will be omitted by request.

Tombstone Inscription, Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Rockland, MA:  GROCE / 1875  Nathaniel S.  1950 / 1877  Regina D.  1927 / 1895  Alice P.  1967

 

Aiden Joseph Peters:  Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, 9 November 1965:  Peters - In Gloucester, Nov. 8, Joseph A., 64, of Wheeler's Point, beloved husband of Gertrude C. (Dagle), father of Joseph A. Jr., of Gloucester, Robert A., of Salem, and Shirley M., wife of James J. O'Neil, Jr., of Wenham; brother of Felix, of P.E.I., Mrs. Mary Cameron, of Wollaston, Mrs. Alice Groce, of Rockland, Mrs. Gertrude Deveau, of P.E.I., and Mrs. Olive Orrichio, of Medford.  Funeral on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. from the James C. Greely Funeral Home, Gloucester.  Solemn High Mass in St. Ann's Church at 9 a.m.  Visiting hours on Tuesday and Wednesday 3-5 and 7-9.  In lieu of flowers memorial gifts may be made to the St. Vincent de Paul Society, Supt. of Sewer Dept., Gloucester.

 

Olive Ilene Peters:  Boston Globe (MA),  Wednesday, 14 November 2007:  Oricchio, Olive (Peters) - Of Cambridge, formerly of Medford, November 11.  Beloved wife of the late Dominic Oricchio.  Survived by many loving and dear nieces, nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law.  Funeral from the Dello Russo Funeral Home, Medford, Friday at 8 AM followed by a funeral mass celebrated in Immaculate Conception Church, Malden, at 9 AM.  Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend.  Visiting hours Thursday 4 thru 8.  Services will conclude with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden.

 

 

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