Continuation of tree (3rd child of John Alfred Peters/2nd Wife Annabelle Beatrice McCauley); all known surname descendants:
9 John Mortimor Peters b: 19 May 1911 S. Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 12 March 1980 Arlington, Middlesex, MA
+ Eleanor M. Hill b: 11 June 1915 Arlington, Middlesex, MA; m: 11 November 1944 [John J./Mary Moylan]; d: 28 February 2020 Wellesley, Norfolk, MA
10 John Mortimor Peters b: 29 December 1945; d: Aft. February 2020
10 Andrea Peters b: 15 June 1947 Arlington, Middlesex, MA; d: Aft. February 2020
+Robert Rush
10 Lisa K. Peters b: 4 March 1955; d: Aft. February 2020
Notes for John Mortimor Peters:
Census
- 1940 Arlington, Essex, Massachusetts: John A. Peter 73 (Can) blacksmith/milk company, wife Anna B. 68 (Can), Fred I. 32 clerk typist/WPA Boston office, John M. 28 inspecting food in laboratory/fish frosted foods [9 Robbins Road]
- 1950 Arlington, Middlesex, MA: John Peters 38 manager/wholesale food, wife Eleanor 37, John 4, Andrea 2.
Obituary: Boston Herald (Boston, MA), Thursday, 13 March 1980: John Peters, 68, Arlington - A funeral mass will be said tomorrow at 10 in St. Agnes Church, Arlington, for John M. Peters, 68, who died yesterday. He was retired Chief of the Property Rehabilitation Branch of the General Service Administration, and has been chairman of the Arlington Board of Health since 1969. He served in World War II as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy. Peters, a resident of Arlington for many years, graduated from Arlington High School in 1928. He attended Chauncy Hall, Boston University School of Medicine, and was graduated from Tufts University. He leaves his wife Eleanor (Hill), three children, John M. Jr., Lisa K. of Arlington, and Andrea P. Rush of Conn.; a sister Helen V. O'Rourke of Rockport, and a brother Col. F. I. Peters of Carlisle.
Notes for Eleanor Hill:
Obituary: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Sunday, 1 March 2020: Peters, Eleanor (photo) Age 104, of Arlington and Rockport, Eleanor (Hill) Peters died February 28 at Elizabeth Seaton Residence in Wellesley. Born at home in Arlington on June 11, 1915 to John J. and Mary (Moylan) Hill, she was preceded in death by siblings David, Margaret, Edgar and John and by her husband Lt. Commander John Mortimor Peters. She was a member of the Simmons College Class of 1933, a lifelong hospital volunteer, and an early advocate of hospice care. She is survived by her son John M. Peters, Jr. of Belmont and two daughters, Andrea P. Rush of New Milford, CT and Lisa K. Peters of Arlington. She also leaves two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Services private.
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Last updated: 13 August 2024.