Continuation of tree (5th child of Francois Xavier Pitre/Mary Elizabeth Splan); all known surname descendants:
10 Francis Benjamin Peters b: 17 March 1920 Merrill, Aroostook, ME; d: 22 September 1973 Deep River, Middlesex, CT
+Blanche Dale Haskell b: Abt. 1927 Maine; m: 9 August 1945 Merrill, Aroostook, ME [Myles/Leola Kilgore] (divorced November 1950 Maine); d: Aft. November 1988
11 Kathryn Peters b: Abt. 1947
+ --- Ruth
*2nd Wife of Francis Benjamin Peters:
+Wanda L. Ireland b: 20 July 1936; m: 26 August 1954 Merrill, Aroostook, ME [Arthur/Elva Norris]; d: 10 February 2015
11 Leo Joseph Petersb: Abt. 1955
+Lynn Ann Hurley m: 9 June 1979 Hartford, Hartford, CT [Robert/---]
11 Brent Peters
11 Marty Peters
Notes for Francis Benjamin Peters:
Census
- 1940 Merrill, Aroostook, Maine: Frank Peters 48 (Can) carpenter/building construction, wife Mary 49, Dorothy 15, Earlon 9. Lawrence A. Peters 24, Francis B. Peters 19, & Kenneth R. Peters 18, at Fort Logan, Arapahoe, Colorado, soldiers, US Army.
- 1950 Merrill, Aroostook, ME: Francis X. Peters 48 carpenter/private homes, wife Mary E. 59, Francis B. 30 (sep), Earlon 19.
- 1950 Merrill, Aroostook, ME: Myles Haskell 45, wife Leola 42, Gilbert 19, Gaylene 14, daughter Blanche Peters 23 (sep.) waitress/restaurant, Kathryn Peters 3.
Obituary: The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Monday, 24 September 1973: Merrill - Peters, Francis B., 53, died Sept. 22 at Deep River, Conn. He was born March 17, 1920, at Merrill, the son of Frank and Elizabeth (Splan) Peters. He is survived by his widow, Wanda (Ireland) Peters of Deep River, Conn.; three sons, Leo, Brent and Marty, all of Deep River; one daughter, Mrs. Katherine Ruth of Baltimore, Md.; mother of Merrill; four brothers, Leo and Lawrence of Smyrna Mills, Kenneth of Mendoon, Mass., Erland of Meriden, Conn.; two sisters, Mrs. Beulah Hackett of Augusta and Mrs. Dorothy Cessario of Plantsville, Conn.; two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Bowers Funeral Home, Island Falls, Tuesday afternoon, 2-4, evening 7-9. Funeral services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Smyrna Mills Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Merrill Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Merrill Cemetery, Merrill, ME: Francis B. Peters / Maine / SGT Army Air Forces / World War II / March 30, 1920 - Sept. 22, 1973 // Wanda / Nickerson / Born July 20, 1936 / Died February 10, 2015 / We love you
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).
Last updated: 5 October 2024.