Continuation of tree (7th child of Louis Pitre/Ann Dunn); all known surname descendants:
7 Joseph Henry Legembre b: 9 December 1849 Fort Covington, Franklin, NY; d: 6 October 1913 Red Deer, Alberta
+Larilla --- b: Abt. 1858 California; m: Abt. 1874; d: Bet. 1880-1900
8 Joseph Peets b: Abt. 1875 Fremont, Santa Clara, CA; d: Aft. 1880
8 Edwin Peets b: Abt. 1877 Fremont, Santa Clara, CA; d: Aft. 1880
8 Albert Peets b: 1879 Fremont, Santa Clara, CA; d: Aft. 1880
*2nd Wife of Joseph Henry Legembre:
+Alice M. Kingsley b: 27 September 1859 Massena Springs, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 9 June 1906 parsonage, Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY [Leander/Chloe Hutchins]; d: 26 August 1952 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
8 Olive Glatha Young (aka Peets) (adopted) b: 15 December 1903 Ponoka, Alberta; d: May 1975 West Palm Beach, FL
+Warren William Delpit b: 6 September 1898 Cohoes, Albany, NY; m: 29 June 1925 Norwood, St. Lawrence, NY [William H./Rose Walch]; d: November 1987
Notes for Joseph Henry Legembre:
Census
- 1850 Bombay, Franklin, NY: Louis LaShomb 30, wife Ann 36, Susan 16, Catherine 12, Mary 10, John 7, Phebe 5, Peter 3, Joseph 8 months, and his mother Mary Lashaw 66 (insane - presumably dementia).
- 1860 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY: Lewis Lashaume 40 (farmer), wife Anne 46, Mary A. 20, John 18, Phebee 16, Peter 12, Joseph 8, Fanny 7. (listed in census as Lshnamo)
- 1870
- 1880 Village of Old Mountain Vein, Fremont, Santa Clara, California: Joseph Peets 30 (barkeeper at the hotel), wife Larilla 22 (dressmaker), Joseph 4, Edwin 3, Albert 11 months.
- 1900 Grant, Antelope, Nebraska: Peter Prevo 58 (farmer), wife of 36 years Josepha 59, only child John J. 32, his wife of 10 years Lulu M. 28, their 3 children; George Haines 24, his wife Nellie 17 and son Earl 1; & widower Joseph Peets 50 (farm laborer).
- 1901 Red Deer, Alberta: Joseph H. Peets 50, guest of William H. Prevo 34, wife Francis 34, & their family.
- 1911 Red Deer, Alberta: Joseph H. Peets 58 farmer, wife Alice 52, Olive 8; lodger Bert Atwater 20 schoolteacher.
[April 1914 - border crossing: Widow Alice Peets 55, Olive Peets 10 from Red Deer, Alberta headed for Massena, NY]
- 1920 widow
- 1925 Louisville, St. Lawrence, New York: Alice A. Peets 65 housework, Olive G. 21 schoolteacher [next door to Henry Kirkey 54 & wife Rose L. 74]
- 1930 widow
- 1940 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY: Myron Richards 68 farmer, brother Fred 64 farmer, brother Walter 59 farmer, widowed aunt Alice Peets 80, servant Addie Jandrew 62 maid (widow)
- 1950 widow
- Misc: California Voter Registers: Santa Clara 1880-1890: Joseph Petes 30 (b. NY), farmer, res. Mountain View, registered 19 June 1880.
- Alberta Homestead Records, 3 August 1905: Joseph Henry Peets, formerly of California, USA, now of near Red Deer in the NW Territories of Canada, age 50, farmer, 4 years (from March 1901 - present); becomes Canadian citizen (12 June 1905)
- Massena Observer (NY), Monday, 2 September 1946: 40 Years Ago - Ernest E. Hutchins has purchased the Alice Kingsley-Peets house and lot at Massena Springs, opposite the Smith House, and will move his family there. Mr. and Mrs. Peets intend going west to live.
Obituary: Massena Observer (NY), Thursday, 20 November 1913: Joseph Peets. The local paper of Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, has the following account of the death of Joseph H. Peets, a former resident of Massena. Mr. Peets died October 6. The news of the death of Mr. Joseph H. Petts, of North Red Deer, on Monday came as a great shock to his many friends and acquaintances in city and district. He had not been in any too good health this summer, but it was only last week that he was taken down with bronchial pneumonia, and the disease progressed very rapidly to the end. Mr. Petts was always ready with a cheery word and a kindly act. He had seen many shades of life in the States, being born in New York state and living as far west as the Pacific Coast. He took up land in the Poplar Ridge district thirteen years ago, moved to North Red Deer last year. He had been a member of the L.I.D. Council of his district, and was an energetic and valuable man on road work, being chosen by North Red Deer Council last year to look after that work for them. He was 62 years of age when he died, and he leaves a widow and adopted daughter. Among other relatives is Mrs. Peter Prevo, Sylvan Lake, a sister. The funeral took place from his residence to the Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon, Rev. John Bennett, the pastor, and Rev. W. B. Tait took part in an impressive and helpful service. Mr. Bennett spoke of the kindly manner and sterling character of the deceased. Reeve Kent, Councillor Rich, and Secretary-Treasurer Welton, of the North Red Deer council, were present, with a large gathering of friends, to pay their last respects to the deceased.
Notes for Alice M. Kingsley:
- Massena Observer, Thursday, 18 November 1926: Mrs. James Richards is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Alice Peets of Massena.
- Ogdensburg Journal, Saturday, 20 August 1949: About a mile south of Raymondville came upon a sad scene. The day before, the long hoped for rain storm came, and there was much lightning. One bolt struck the Richards brothers' modern barn and instantly put it on fire. Myron Richards is 75, and Walter is 63, and when they saw their barn aflame, they rushed out to save their cattle and horses. But they weren't young any more and couldn't move as fast as they would have liked to, yet they rescued all heads but a young blooded bull, a team of colts, a 600 pound pig (dressed) and a young cow. When they saw them the day after the fire, on last Thursday, the ruins were still smouldering and gloom had fallen over the Richards bachelor household. Neither of the two old brothers is married and the feminine touch was provided by their 90 year old aunt, Mrs. Alice Peets. Aged, although not feeble, she sat by the window, looking with sad, old eyes on the undeserved, wanton destruction that angry heavens had brought upon their handiwork, yet taking it with calm and remarkable stoicism. Myron, the older brother who, incidentally, sprouts a pair of mighty walrus moustachios, told us that once before and not so many years ago, this very barn had been struck by lightning. And then there are folks who say that lightning never strikes twice in the same place. Baloney!
- Massena Observer, 14 August 1950: Mrs. Alice Peets will be 91 years on Sept. 27. She lived at Massena Springs for many years. She is now boarding at the home of Horace Richards in Norfolk, after having spent eight weeks in Potsdam Hospital.
Obituary: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Thursday, 28 August 1952: Norwood, Aug. 28 - Mrs. Alice Peets, 92, widow of Joseph H. Peets, died Tuesday at the Charlebois nursing home, Potsdam, where she had been a patient for the past six weeks. She had previously been housekeeper at the Richards home at Norfolk, and then lived at the home of Mrs. Florence McColl. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at the Buck funeral home, Norwood, with Rev. Ernest Droppa pastor of the Norfolk Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in the Raymondville cemetery. Surviving are an adopted daughter, Mrs. Warren (Olive) Delpit, Union, N.J., and a nephew, Walter Richard, Norfolk. Mrs. Peets, the former Alice A. Kingsley of Massena, was born Sept. 27, 1859. She was married June 10, 1906 to Joseph H. Peets. The late Charles Woodley, pastor of the Massena Methodist church, performed the ceremony.
Tombstone Inscription, Raymondville Cemetery, Raymondville, NY: R / 1876 Fred A. 1949 / 1880 Walter 1964 / 1859 Alice A. Peets 1952
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Henry Legembre
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.
Last updated: 5 February 2022.