Continuation of tree (5th child of Alfred Peets/Ellen L. Gadway); all known surname descendants:
10 Gerald Alfred Peets b: 6 March 1911 Merrill, Clinton, NY; d: 12 November 1992 Constable, Franklin, NY
+Madeline E. Vaughn b: 6 June 1913 Isle La Motte, Grand Isle, VT; m: 19 January 1933 Chateaugay Methodist Church, Chateaugay, Franklin, NY [William/Maude Amanda Vanslette]; d: 14 September 2014 Malone, Franklin, NY
11 Gerald Peets b: Abt. 1936; d: Aft. September 2014 Chateaugay, Franklin, NY
11 William Peets b: Abt. 1938; d: Aft. September 2014 Chateaugay, Franklin, NY
+Helen ---
Notes for Gerald Alfred Peets:
Census
- 1925 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY: Alfred Peets 48 farmer, wife Ellen L. 45, Margurite E. 23 waitress/hotel, Lenora D. 20 waitress/hotel, Gerald A. 14, Fremont J. 11, Deborah R. 3.
- 1930 Chateauguay, Franklin, NY: Gerald Peets 19 servant w/William E. Whitehead 60 & wife Blanche B. 52.
- 1940 Great Neck Nassau, NY: Gerald Peets 29 automobile mechanic/gas & service station, wife Madalene 26, Gerald Jr. 3, William 1. [Parthage Lane]
- 1950 Chateaugay, Franklin, NY: Gerald Peets 39 farmer/farm, wife Madeline 36, Gerald 13, William 11.
Obituary: Plattsburgh Press Republican (NY), Friday, 13 November 1992: Constable: Gerald A. Peets Sr., 81, died Thursday Nov. 12, 1992, at the home of his granddaughter, Dianne Shantie, on Fountain Street in Constable. He was born March 6, 1911, in Merrill, the son of Alfred and Ellen (Gadway) Peets. In his earlier years, he had been employed with the Grumann Corporation on Long Island. He had been employed with Coca-Cola Company in Connecticut, and had been a dairy farmer in Chateaugay for many years. He is survived by his wife, the former Madeline Vaughn, whom he married Jan. 19, 1933, at the Chateaugay Methodist Church; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Gerald Peets Jr. of Wingdale and William and Helen Peets of Middletown, Conn.; a sister, Deborah Ard of Chase Mills; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren, and one great-great-granddaughter. Two sisters, Lenora Tatro and Marguerite Peets; and a brother, Fremont Peets, died earlier. A funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family at the Chateaugay Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eastside Cemetery, Chateaugay. Memorial donations may be made to Caring Friends of Hospice.
Tombstone Inscription: East Side Cemetery, Chateaugay, NY: PEETS / Gerald A. Sr. / 1911 - 1992 / Madeline Vaughn / 1913 - 2014
Notes for Madeline E. Vaughn:
Obituary: The Malone Telegram (NY), Wednesday, 17 September 2014: Madeline E. Peets, 101, of the Alice Hyde Nursing Home, formerly of Chateaugay, passed away Sunday, Sept. 14, 2014, with her family at her bedside. Born in Isle La Motte, Vermont, on June 6, 1913, she was the daughter of William and Maud (Vauslette) Vaughn. They predeceased her. She was married to Gerald Peets on Jan. 19, 1933, at the Chateaugay United Methodist Church. He predeceased her on Nov. 12, 1992. Surviving are two sons and a daughter-in-law, Bill and Helen Peets of Chateaugay and Jerry of Chateaugay; two granddaughters, Dianna Shantie of Chateaugay and Sherrie Carta of East Haddam, Connecticut.; four great-granddaughters, Lisa Demarse and Christine Thomas, both of Chateaugay, Tamie Jones of Colchester, Connecticut, and Alyssa Carta of East Haddam, Connecticut; one great-grandson, William Hamiliton of Middletown, Connecticut.; and a brother, William Vaughn of Rome, New York. Services will be private and at the convenience of the family. Burial will take place in Eastside Cemetery. Arrangements are with the Chateaugay Funeral Home.
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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: 14 February 2023.