Continuation of tree (4th child of Pacifique Pitre/Mary Josephine Kelly); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Anthony Peters b: 26 October 1916 Weymouth, Norfolk, MA; d: 31 January 1985 Middleborough, Plymouth, MA
+Lucy C. Tamashunas b: Abt. 1911 Massachusetts; m: Abt. 1949 [Stevens/Karoline ---]
*2nd Wife of Joseph Anthony Peters:
+Virginia Mary Kasper b: 2 August 1920 Stoughton, Norfolk, MA; m: unknown [Anthony/Mary Zoris]; d: 1 June 2009 Norwood, Norfolk, MA
10 Michael Paul Peters b: 17 February 1959 Stoughton, Norfolk, MA; d: 22 June 2024 Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, SC
+Marcelle Diane Simmons b: 9 June 1960 New Bedford, Bristol, MA; m: unknown [Charles/Lorraine Gaboriault]; d: 23 March 2024 Boiling Springs, Spartanburg, SC
10 Joseph A. Peters d: Aft. June 2024 Randolph, Norfolk, MA
10 James R. Peters d: Aft. June 2024 Tennessee
Notes for Joseph Anthony Peters:
Census
- 1940 Rockland, Plymouth, Massachusetts: Poss Peters 65 [$2500 house value], wife Mary J. 50, Ester Francis 25 stitcher/s---try, Joseph 23 helper/rubber, Elizabeth 20 roller/ s---try, widowed mother-in-law Mary Sullivan 76.
- 1950 Brockton, Plymouth, MA: Joseph A. Peters 33 truck driver/freight transportation, wife Lucy C. 38 secretary/shoe factory, widowed mother-in-law Karoline Tamashunas 67 (75 Bonney St.)
WWII Records: Joseph Anthony Peters, res. 37 Division St., Rockland, MA; b. 26 Oct 1916 S. Weymouth, MA; mother Mrs. Mary Peters; 6'1", 160 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Rockland, MA.
MISC: Quincy Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA), Thursday, 18 January 1945: Local Infantry Soldiers in First Battle, includes members of the 398th regiment, Pfc. Joseph A. Peters of 37 Division street, Rockland.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Family Cemetery, Rockland, MA: 1916 Joseph A. Peters 1985 / 1920 Virginia M. (blank) / 1910 Edward A. Condon 1991 / 1911 Alyce M. Peters Condon 2011
Notes for Virginia Mary Kasper:
Obituary: The Patriot Ledger (Quincy, MA),
3 June 2009: Randolph - Virginia Mary (Kasper) Peters, 88, of
Randolph, formerly of Middleboro, died on June 1, 2009 in Caritas Norwood
Hospital, Norwood, following a period of declining health. She was born in
Stoughton, daughter of the late Anthony and Mary (Zoris) Kasper,
attending local schools. Mrs. Peters worked at Shawmut Woolen Mills in
Stoughton for 17 years. She later worked at Robertson Factory in
Middleboro for 10 years and retired from Ocean Spray after working 9 years.
She moved to Middleboro in 1963, where she was a member of the Sodality of Our
Lady at Sacred Heart Parish, the Middleboro Senior Citizens, the Nemasket
Tenants Association and the AARP. Mrs. Peters was pre-deceased by her
husband, Joseph Peters. Surviving family members include three
sons: Joseph A. of Randolph, Michael P. of South Carolina and
James R. Peters of Tennessee; one nephew: Francis Kasper of Arizona;
6 grandchildren. Funeral from the O'Neill Funeral Home, Middleboro,
Thursday at 9 AM. Mass of Christian Burial in Sacred Heart Church at 10
AM. Interment Holy Family Cemetery, Rockland. Calling hours
Wednesday, (today) 5-8 PM in the O'Neill Funeral Home.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 2 July 2025.