Harold Christopher Peters

1914 Worcester, Massachusetts – 1997 Brighton, Massachusetts

 

 

Continuation of tree (5th child of Peter Benjamin Pitre/Angelina Josephine Trainor); all known surname descendants:

                  9            Harold Christopher Peters  b: 12 October 1914  Worcester, Worcester, MA; d: 4 October 1997  Brighton, Suffolk, MA

                                       +Dorothy Marie Walsh  b: 1922  Boston, Suffolk, MA; m: June 1942  Holy Cross Cathedral, Boston, Suffolk, MA [Charles John/Mary Ann Anderson]; d: 26 February 1961  Brighton, Suffolk, MA

                                 10       Gloria E. Peters  b: Abt. 1943; d: Aft. September 2015

                                               +--- Sullivan

                                 10       Harold Trainor Peters  b: 17 February 1947  Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 7 September 2015  Stoneham, Middlesex, MA

                                 10       John A. Peters  b: Abt. 1948; d: Aft. September 2015

                                               +Valerie ---

 

 

Notes for Harold Christopher Peters:

Census

- 1940 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts:  Angeline J. Peters 56, George B. 29 proprietor/retail grocery, Harold C. 25 laborer/street construction, Leo J. 23 steward/hotel; 3 lodgers.  [12 ½ Dartmouth Place]

- 1950 Boston, Suffolk, MA:  Harold C. Peters 35 tea bag mach. op./tea co., wife Dorothy M. 28, Gloria E. 6, Harold T. 3, John A. 1.

WWII Records:  Harold Christopher Peters, res. 43 Upton St., Boston, MA; b. 12 Oct 1914 Worcester, MA; wife Mrs. Dorothy Peters; 5'7", 140 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, medium complexion, glasses; Hon. Disc. US Army 4 Oct 1945; 8 Oct 1945 Boston, MA.

 

Obituary:  Boston Globe (MA), Monday, 6 October 1997:  Peters - Harold C. of Brighton, October 4, 1997.  Beloved husband of the late Dorothy (Walsh) Peters.  Father of Gloria Sullivan of Brighton, Harold T. Peters of South Boston, John A. Peters of Portsmouth, N.H.  Brother of Mary Williams of Florida.  Also survived by 6 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren.  Funeral from the Sullivan Funeral Home, Brighton, Tuesday at 8:15 a.m.  Funeral Mass in Saint Columbkille Church, Brighton at 9 a.m.  Visiting hours Monday, 2-4 & 7-9 p.m.  Interment Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston.  Veteran WWII.

 

Notes for Dorothy Marie Walsh:

Obituary:  Boston Globe (MA), Tuesday, 28 February 1961:  Peters - In Brighton, Feb. 26, Dorothy (Walsh), wife of Harold C. Peters, of 25 Fidelis way.  Mother of Gloria E., Harold T. and John A. Peters.  Funeral services at the Waterman Chapel, Boston, on Wednesday, Mar. 1.  High Mass of Requiem at St. Gabriel's Monastery Church, Brighton, at 9 a.m.  Friends may call at the chapel Tuesday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Harold Trainor Peters:  The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Wednesday, 9 September 2015:  Peters, Harold T. of Stoneham, formerly of Boston, September 7.  Brother of Gloria Sullivan of Stoneham, and John Peters and wife Valerie of Georgetown.  Also survived by several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services will be held at the McDonald-Finnegan Funeral Home, Stoneham, on Thursday at 11 a.m.  Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the funeral home on Thursday prior to the service from 10 to 11 a.m.  Interment, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Boston.

 

 

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