Continuation of tree (2nd child of Fred Ferdinand Charles Peets/Laura Fontaine); all known surname descendants:
9 Harvey Rene Peets b: 1 October 1913 Holyoke, Hampden, MA; d: 20 April 1965 Bronx, New York, NY
+Ruth Helen 'Jean' Bentz b: 14 October 1922 Maryland; m: Abt. 1938; d: 26 December 1973 Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
10 John Peets b: Abt. 1943 Maryland; d: Aft. April 1965
10 Harvey Peets b: Abt. 1946 New York; d: Aft. April 1965
10 Mitchell Rene Peets b: 22 May 1953; d: 2 January 2010 Enterprise, Coffee, AL
+ Donna Marie Young b: 17 December 1965; m: unknown [Donald Reese/Carolyn Marie Whiteley]; d: 10 November 2015
10 Philip David Peets b: 19 February 1955 Bronx, New York, NY; d: 5 October 2015 Enterprise, Coffee, AL
+ Jean ---
Notes for Harvey Rene Peets:
Census
- 1940 Auburn, Cayuga, New York: Harvey Peets 26 (married; res. 1 April 1935 Elmira Reformatory, NY) [Auburn State Prison]
- 1950 Morristown, Morris, New Jersey: Harvey Peets 37 superintendent/apt. houses, wife Jean 27, John 6, Harvey 3.
WWII Records: Harvey Ranie Peets, address 633 S. Bridge St., Holyoke, MA; b. 1 Oct 1913 Holyoke, MA; contact Mrs. Laura Peets (same address); 5' 4", 195 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 9 May 1943 Auburn, NY - Sing Sing Registration.
Obituary: Springfield Union (Springfield, MA), Thursday, 22 April 1965: Henry R. Peets. Holyoke - Henry R. Peets, 51, of Bronx, N.Y., a native of this city, died suddenly in New York Tuesday. He was the son of the late Fred and Louis (Fontaine) Peets and attended the local schools. He had been a resident of New York for several years. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jean (Bentz) Peets; four sons, John, Harvey, Mitchell and David, all at home; four brothers, Arthur of this city, Albert of Florida, Lucien of Boston and Henry of Fairview; two sisters, Mrs. Herman Pellerin of Long Island, N.Y., and Mrs. Roger Labrie of this city. The funeral will be held at the Walter B. Cook funeral home, Bronx, N.Y., Friday morning with a solemn high mass of requiem in Sacred Heart Church, Bronx. Burial will be in Precious Blood Cemetery, South Hadley, at 4 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Precious Blood Cemetery, South Hadley, MA: Harvey R. Peets / 1913 - 1965
MISC:
- Saturday, 28 September 1929, Springfield Republican (MA): Holyoke - Judgments entered: Harvey Peets, p.p.a., against Philias Brodeur, $150 for injuries received in automobile accident.
- Saturday, 29 November 1930, Boston Herald (MA): 5 Holyoke boys and machine held - Accident on Long Island halts trip to coast: Hempstead, L.I., Nov. 28: Five Holyoke, Mass. youths who left their native city in a stolen automobile bound for California, find themselves here facing charges of leaving the scene of an accident, and grand larceny. The automobile, it was learned, was the property of a policeman from Holyoke. All waived extradition and will be returned to the Massachusetts authorities tonight. The prisoners, who described themselves as Harvey Peets, 17, his brother, Alfred, 15, Arthur J.G. Archambault, 16, Arthur Borland, 18, and John Rowowski, 14, were arrested by Motorcycle Patrolman Joseph Smith, after he had chased them several blocks and forced them over to the curb. Smith declared that he saw the Massachusetts automobile strike one owned by Horace Kyser of this village, and try to speed away. Taken to the station house, Lt. John L. Feely says Peets tried to identify himself as Patrick Bowler of Holyoke, the registered owner of the machine. On questioning, however, he admitted he had stolen it from the policeman at 5:30 this morning, Lt. Feely declared. On the way from Holyoke, the police say, the youths confessed to having robbed a candy stand in Connecticut, because they were hungry, and wanted to husband their limited assets until they reached California and got jobs there.
- Thursday, 2 July 1931, Springfield Republican (MA): Holyoke - Harvey Peets gets Reformatory term - sentenced for stealing car - companion is given suspended sentence: Holyoke, July 1 - Harvey Peets of 23 North East street received a direct sentence to the Massachusetts reformatory when he pleaded guilty to a charge of larceny of an automobile on being arraigned before Judge John Hildreth in district court this morning. Maurice Fizsit of 553 South Summer street pleaded guilty in a similar offense and he was given a suspended sentence to the reformatory. The two were brought back to this city last night by Detective Sergeant Peter Manning and Acting Detective Raymond Louden from Darien, CT., where they had been arrested. The machine which the two stole Monday night from the intersection of Commercial street and Worcester place, was owned by Stanley Kolpa of 33 Front street. They told the police that they were on their way to New York city when a bearing in the car burned out. The lads were sleeping in the car when they were picked up by the police. Less than a year ago Peets was in the district court for taking an automobile without proper authority and about a month ago was in on an assault charge.
- 12 July 1936, Sunday Union and Republican (Springfield, MA): Pair to be arraigned in District Court: Receiving stolen goods and breaking and entering charges: Holyoke, July 11 - Homer Labonte, 36, of 544 South Bridge street and Harvey Peets, 23, of 431 East 136th street, New York city, will be arraigned in district court Monday morning, the former to face charges of having stolen goods in his possession while Peets will be charged with breaking and entering. Both men were tried yesterday morning on vagrancy charges but were committed when they failed to furnish $500 bail. Further investigation by the detective bureau revealed that Labonte and Peets had been implicated in a break at the Valley arena, July 4. At that time a large quantity of cigarets and chewing gum was taken. The men were taken into custody early Friday morning by a group pf detectives headed by Capt. Peter J. Manning of the detective bureau. A brace of 22 caliber revolvers were found in the hallway of the South Holyoke building but the men denied having knowledge of the owners of the guns. Peets, according to police, has a police record in New York as well as here.
- Tuesday, 14 July 1936, Springfield Republican (MA): Sentence of year for Arena break - Holyoke, July 13: Harvey Peets of New York city was committed to jail for 12 months in district court this morning when he admitted a charge of breaking and entering. Two companions, Alphonse Rouleau of 13 Hamilton street and Edison E. Bellerose of 565 South Canal street were committed for three months each when they pleaded guilty to similar charges. The arrest of the trio was the culmination of work done by the detective bureau investigating the break at the Valley arena the night of July 4 when $80 worth of merchandise comprising cigarets and cigars was taken from the Arena.
- Thursday, 8 June 1939, The Putnam County Courier (NY), Thursday, 8 June 1939: Brought from Canada on a Larceny Charge - Robbed Patterson employer - Mr. and Mrs. Peets held for Grand Jury, Make confession. He is a fourth offender. - Harvey Peets, 26, and his wife, Ruth Peets, were brought back from Canada Sunday evening and placed in the county jail to await the action of the grand jury on charges of larceny in the town of Patterson last week. They had been employed at the home of Capt. Gelinas and when they left took the Studebaker car and three suit cases of clothing and jewelry belonging to the family of their employer, valued at $3,000. Corp. Ficke of the state police and Deputy Sheriff Reinhard traced them through four states to Canada where with the aid of Constable R.H.M. Smith of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, they arrested the pair. They waived examination before Justice Dykeman in Patterson and have made a full confession to District Attorney Donohoe. Harvey Peets is a fourth offender, having been arrested nine times and served time in the Elmira Reformatory and a reformatory in Massachusetts.
- Saturday, 1 July 1939, Putnam County Republican (NY): Burglar Gets 15-year term - Harvey Peets, 34, who was captured in the wilds of the Laurentian mountains of Canada and brought back to Putnam County to face burglary charges, Monday pleaded guilty as a fourth offender and was sentenced to Sing Sing for a term of 15 years to life. Sentencing of his young bride was deferred by Judge Bailey until next Monday morning. She is being held in the county jail. Peets and his wife were accused of stealing and wrecking a Studebaker sedan owned by their employer, Louis E. Gelinas, New York broker, who lives at Patterson, and with looting the Gelinas palatial home of £3,200 worth of jewelry, clothing and other personal effects.
- Sing Sing Prison Admission Registers (NY): Harvey Peets; sentenced 26 June 1939, 15 to life; eligible for parole 9 June 1949; grand larceny 1st degree; auto, jewelry & other property; accomplice Ruth Peets (wife); b. 1 Oct 1913 Holyoke, MA; 6 brothers & 3 sisters, 2nd born; no children; nearest relative mother Louise Peets (4595 Park Ave., NY).
- The Evening Star and Enterprise: Carmel - Mrs. Harvey Peets was sentenced today by County Judge Bailey to serve an indeterminate sentence in the Westfield reformatory, on her plea of guilty to burglary. Last week her husband was sentenced for 15 years to life as a fourth offender, under the Baumes' law.
Notes for Jean Dixon (aka Ruth Helen 'Jean' Bentz):
Obituary: The Evening Sun (Baltimore, MD), Thursday, 27 December 1973: Peets, on December 26, 1973, Jean Ruth, (nee Bentz), of Middle River, beloved wife of the late Harvey R. Peets, devoted mother of John and Philip Peets, Dina Franco and Mitchell Peets. Services at the Connelly Funeral Home, Essex, on Saturday, at 11 A.M. Interment in Moreland Memorial Park. Visiting hours from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 P.M.
Obituaries for the children:
Mitchell Rene Peets: The Dothan Eagle (Enterprise, AL), Sunday, 3 January 2010: Mitchell R. (Mitch) Peets of Enterprise, passed away Saturday, January 2, 2010 at his home. He was 56. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, January 5, 2010, at Searcy Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Johnny Bryant officiating. Burial with Masonic Rites will follow in Memory Hill Cemetery in Dothan, with Searcy Funeral Home directing. Mr. Peets was a 32nd Degree mason and a member of Carmichael Lodge #548 in Enterprise. Survivors include his wife, Helene C. Peets, Enterprise; daughter, Jessica I. Wilson (Seth), Enterprise; two sons, Steven D. Peets, Enterprise, John C. Accornero Jr. (Carrie), Opelika; 4 grandchildren, Kevin R. Accornero, Hailey R. Wilson, Hannah C. Wilson, Sarah G. Wade; brother, David Peets (Jean), Enterprise. Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
Philip David Peets: The Dothan Eagle (Enterprise, AL), Thursday, 8 October 2015: Philip David Peets passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015 at his home in Enterprise following an extended illness. He was 60. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 9, 2015 at Open Door Baptist Church with Reverend John McCrummen officiating. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 9:00 and continuing until service time. Philip was born February 19, 1955, in Bronx, New York. He moved to Enterprise in 1976 when he came to work at Fort Rucker. He was a Toyota Pro and ASE Master Certified Auto Technician. He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey Rene' and Jean Ruth Bentz Peets. Survivors include his loving wife, Jean Peets of Enterprise; two children: Lillie Medlock (Terry) of Kinston and Billy Rhoten of Douglas, GA; three grandchildren: Amber Medlock, Ethan Medlock, and Daniel Rhoten; a nephew, Steven David Peets. The family thanks Gentiva Hospice for their loving care. Sorrells Funeral Home and Crematory is in charge of arrangements.
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Last updated: 12 January 2023.