Francis Peets

 1877 Chateaugay, New York – 1916 Dannemora, New York

 

 

Continuation of tree (2nd child of Francois Xavier Pitre/Isabella Lariviere); all known surname descendants:

                8          Francis Peets  b: 22 August 1877  St. Patrick, Chateaugay, Franklin, NY; d: 30 May 1916  Dannemora, Clinton, NY

                                    +Mary Jane Ducharme  b: 7 May 1885  Chateaugay Lake, Franklin, NY; m: 3 June 1901  Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY [Charles/Mary Smith]; d: 2 February 1980  Chateaugay, Franklin, NY

                              9            Raymond Charles Peets  b: 17 January 1902  St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: 17 June 1942  Dannemora, Clinton, NY

                                               +Kathryn Douglas  b: 17 December 1901  Dannemora, Clinton, NY; m: 30 October 1922  Dannemora, Clinton, NY [Thomas/Isabelle Hargroves]; d: 14 December 1986  Lansing, MI

 

 

Notes for Francis Peets:

Census

- 1905 Chateaugay Lake, Dannemora, Clinton, New York:  Frank Peets 54 (saloon keeper), Frank Jr. 27 (saloon keeper), wife Jane 20, Raymond 3.

 

- 1910 Dannemora, Clinton, NY:  Frank Peets 32 attendant/State Hospital (married).  (Jane 25?, Raymond 7?)

 

- 1920 Dannemora, Clinton, NY:  Widow Jane Peets 34 dressmaker, Raymond 17 drug clerk/drug store.

 

- 1925 Dannemora, Clinton, NY:  Raymond C. Peets 23 merchant, wife Kathryn D. 23, Raymond D. 1, mother Jane M. 39 dressmaker.  [Cook St.]


Obituary:  Plattsburgh Sentinel (NY), Wednesday, 31 May 1916:  Frank Peets, aged 38 years, died at his home in Dannemora yesterday.  Deceased was extremely popular among his friends and acquaintances and the news of his death will come as a shock to his many friends.  Mr. Peets is survived by his wife and one son, Raymond, his mother, Mrs. Libbie Peets, two sisters, Mrs. Felix Lamar and Mrs. Nellie Crowder, and two brothers, Earl and Norman, all of this city.  The funeral services will be held at Dannemora tomorrow with interment at Lyon Mountain.

- Chateaugay Record (NY), Friday, 2 June 1916:  Mr. And Mrs. H. P. Harrica were called to Dannemora this week by the death of Frank Peets, a brother-in-law of Mrs. Harrica.  Mr. Peets was buried at Lyon Mountain on Wednesday, he being a former well known resident of Merrill.  He has been in poor health for the past year and about two weeks ago developed pneumonia and in his weakened condition, could not stand the ravages of this dread disease.  He is survived by his widow and one son, Raymond.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Old St. Joseph's Cemetery, Dannemora, NY:  Frank Peets / Aug. 18, 1877 - May 29, 1916 / his wife / Mary Jane / May 7, 1885 - Feb. 2, 1980 / PEETS

 

Notes for Mary Jane Ducharme:

Obituary:  Chateaugay Record (NY), Wednesday, 20 February 1980:  Mrs. Mary Jane Stark, 94, of Chateaugay, died Saturday, Feb. 2, 1980 at Alice Hyde Nursing Home, where she had been confined since a hip injury received in February 1975.  Born at Chateaugay Lake May 7, 1885, she was a daughter of Charles and Mary Smith Ducharme.  Twice married, her first husband Frank Peets and an only son Raymond predeceased her many years ago.  She was married to Charles Stark in August 1952 and they resided in this village until his death in 1958.  She was a communicate of St. Patrick's Church and faithful member of the church's Altar Rosary Society and of the senior citizens club.  Surviving are two grandsons, Dr. Ronnie Peets, Michigan and Raymond Peets, Syracuse and several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held Tuesday in the Chapel of the Chateaugay Funeral Home.  Burial in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Dannemora in the spring.

 

Obituary for the son:

Raymond Charles Peets:  Chateaugay Record (NY), Friday, 19 June 1942:  Funeral services for Raymond C. Peets, of Dannemora, former acting mayor of that village, who died on Wednesday evening at the Champlain Valley hospital, were held on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Joseph's church at Dannemora.  Rev. A.P. Landry was celebrant of the solemn requiem high mass assisted by Rev. Ambrose R. Hyland as deacon; and Rev. Earl Taylor as sub-deacon. Rev. W. H. Brennan of Willsboro, was master of ceremonies.  Guards from Clinton prison attended the services as a unit.  Pall bearers were: Dr. Leo A. Thume, John Quinn, Jerry Keefe, Louis Hamilton, Daniel Caranuse and Wilfred Bourey.  Burial was in the church cemetery.  Those from this vicinity who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Harrica of Chateaugay, Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius Phillips, Miss Isabel Phillips and Anthony Douglas of Frontier.  Mr. Peets is survived by his wife the former Miss Catherine Douglas, of Dannemora, two sons, Ronald and Raymond, his mother, Mrs. Jane Peets of Belchertown, Mass., two grandmothers, Mrs. Frank Peets of Plattsburgh and Mrs. Mary J. Ducharme of Merrill, three aunts, Mrs. Nellie Crowder of Plattsburgh, Mrs. William O'Brien of Dannemora and Mrs. H. P. Harrica of this village.

Tombstone Inscription, Old St. Joseph's Cemetery, Dannemora, NY:  PEETS   //  Raymond C. / 1902 - 1942  //  his wife / Catherine / 1901 - 1986

 

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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.  

- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements. 

- Early New York births/marriages/deaths in RED from transcription of St. Bernard & Chateaugay Mission registers.

 

Last updated:  18 January 2022.