Continuation of tree (9th child of Narcisse Pitre/Sarah King); all known surname descendants:
8 Henry 'Harry' Joseph Peets b: 7 March 1894 St. Clair, Franklin, NY; d: 21 October 1950 Northampton, Hampshire, MA
+Mable Lapier b: 14 September 1894 Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; m: Abt. 1923 [Joseph/Julia Gonyea]; d: 10 November 1986 Northampton, Hampshire, MA
9 Hildreth Mabel Peets b: 20 September 1923 Easthampton, Hampshire, MA; d: 22 January 1994 Northampton, Hampshire, MA
+Allen Leonard Delisle b: 27 February 1921 Northampton, Hampshire, MA; m: 30 November 1947 Chesterfield, Hampshire, MA [Leonard/Ida Benson]; d: 10 October 2003 Bridgeport, Fairfield, CT (accidental fire in his home)
*2nd Husband of Hildreth Peets:
+--- Hicks m: Abt. 1952
Notes for Henry 'Harry' Joseph Peets:
Census
- 1930 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts: Harry Petts 36 repairman/automobile, wife Mable 35.
- 1940 Easthampton, Hampshire, MA: Henry Peets 46 laborer/WPA, wife Mabel 45 sorter/rag mill, Hildreth 16, widowed mother-in-law Julia La Pier 77.
- 1950 Easthampton, Hampshire, MA: Harry J. Peets 56, wife Mabel M. 55 winder/elastic factor.
WWII records: Harry Joseph Peets, 38 Cottage Street, Easthampton, MA; age 48; born 7 March 1894 St Clair, NY; Mrs. Mable Peets; 5'4", 150 lbs; brown eyes/gray hair; ruddy complexion; 27 April 1942.
Obituary: Springfield Union (Springfield, MA), Sunday, 22 October 1950: Easthampton - Harry J. Peets. Easthampton, Oct. 21 - Harry J. Peets, 56, of 38 Cottage St., died today in Cooley Dickinson Hospital after a brief illness. He was born in Santa Clara, N.Y., son of Nelson and Sarah (Roy) Peets and came to this town at an early age. For several years he was employed by the Connor's Express and lately at Toto's, Smiths Ferry. He leaves his wife, Mable (LaPier) Peets; a daughter, Mrs. Hildreth Delisle of this town; four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth LaBelle of New York City, Mrs. Emma Hamel of Holyoke, Mrs. Harold Dickerson of Cohoes, N.Y., and Mrs. Erma LaFlamme of this town; three brothers, Ferdinand of Holyoke and John and Edward of New York City, and two grandchildren. Funeral services under the direction of the Boucher funeral home, are incomplete.
Notes for Mable Lapier:
Obituary: Springfield Union (Springfield, MA), Wednesday, 12 November 1986: Easthampton - Mabel M. (Lapier) Peets, 92, of 16 Pine St., a retired employee of the former J.P. Stevens Co., died Monday in The Cooley Dickinson Hospital, Northampton. Born in Lyon Mountain, N.Y., she attended schools in Mountain View, N.Y., and had lived in Easthampton since 1923. She was a communicant of Notre Dame Church and a life member of its St. Anne's Society. She also was a member of the Dalton LaVallee American Legion Post 224 Women's Auxilliary. Her husband, Harry Peets, died in 1950. She leaves a daughter, Hildreth Hicks of Easthampton; two sisters, Etta Barcomb of Newark, N.Y., and Julia Mongeau of Paterson, N.J.; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The funeral will be today at Boucher Funeral Home and in the church with burial in St. Brigid's Cemetery.
Obituary for the daughter:
Hildreth Mabel Peets: Daily Hampshire Gazette (Northampton, MA), Monday, 24 January 1994: Easthampton - Hildreth M. (Peets) Hicks, 70, of 34 Echo Lane, died Saturday in The Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton. Born in Easthampton on Sept. 20, 1923, she was the daughter of the late Henry and Mable (Lapier) Peets. She lived in Easthampton all her life. She had worked as a winder at the former J. P. Stevens Glendale Mills in Easthampton, retiring in 1967. She was a member of the Notre Dame Church in Easthampton. She was the president of the American Legion Dalton Lavallee Post 224 Women's Auxiliary in Easthampton and the Hampshire Salon 292 Chapeau 8/40. She was a member of the executive board of the American Legion Auxiliary Department of Massachusetts District II and a volunteer at the U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Northampton. She leaves two sons, Allen Delisle Jr. of Easthampton, and Ritt Hicks; a daughter, Jackie S. Blair of Easthampton; five grandchildren; and a great-grandchild. A service held by the American Legion Women's Auxiliary Post 224 will be this evening at 7 p.m. at the Boucher Funeral Home in Easthampton. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. from the Boucher Funeral Home, with a Mass of Christian burial at 9:15 a.m. in the Notre Dame Church, both in Easthampton. Burial will be in Brookside Cemetery in Easthampton. Calling hours at the funeral home will be today from 7 to 9 p.m.
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Last updated: 16 January 2023.