Joseph Peets

1905 Ellenburg, New York – 1987 Poughkeepsie, New York

 

 

Continuation of tree (4th child of Salmon 'Benjamin' Peets/2nd wife Jennie Vevia); all known surname descendants:

                 9         Joseph Peets  b: 6 August 1905  Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: 8 May 1987  Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, NY

                                 +Marie Anna Marguerite Denault  b: 27 February 1901  St. Romain, Hemmingford, Huntingdon, Quebec; m: 26 May 1927  Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY [Mederic/Euphrosine Bourdeau]; d: 31 March 1979  Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY

                           10        Leonard B. Peets  b: 14 August 1928  Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; d: 25 January 1995  Shreveport, Caddo, LA

                                          +Virginia E. LeCouver  b: 6 November 1930  Binghamton, Broome, NY; m: 1 October 1949  St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [Hilton/Eleanor M. Smith] (divorced); d: 26 August 1958  Binghamton, Broome, NY

                                        *2nd wife of Leonard B. Peets:

                                          +Eletha Eugenia Hauskin (Tibbits)  b: 9 August 1920  Brooks, Alberta; m: 15 August 1955  Great Falls, Cascade, MT [Christopher C./Althea Hale]; d: 23 January 2001  Marshall, Harrison, TX

                           10        Raymond Joseph Peets  b: 14 February 1934  Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; d: 1 December 2019  Citrus Springs, Citrus, FL

                                          +Carol Ann Madore  b: 1 November 1935  Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; m: 8 July 1956  St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [Leo/Marie Anna Caron]

                           10        Jeanette M. Peets  b: Abt. 1936  Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY

                                          +Richard Shinnock  b: 1 May 1934  Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; m: 16 September 1956  St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [George/Nina Arsenault]

                           10        Leroy M. Peets  b: Abt. 1945  Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY   

                                          +Caroline Annette  b: Abt. 1944  NY; m: 22 October 1966  St. Alphonsus, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY [Ernest/Gloria M. Burnham]; d: Aft. October 1991

 

   

Notes for Joseph Peets:

Census

- 1930 Tupper Lake, Franklin, New York:  Joseph Peets 24, wife Annie 29, Leonard 1 year 8 months.

- 1940 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY:  Joseph Peets 34 machine operator/factory [$2500 house value], wife Anna 39, Leonard B. 11, Raymond J. 6, Janet M. 3.  [Altamont, 41 Railroad Street]

- 1950 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY:  Joseph Peets 44 sevler woods/wood work mfg., wife Anna 49, Raymond 16, Jeannette 13, Leroy 4.

WWII Records:  Joseph Peets, res. 41 Railroad St., Tupper Lake, NY; b. 6 Aug 1905 Ellenburg, NY; contact wife Mrs. Annie P. Peets; 5' 6 1/2", 145 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Tupper Lake, NY.

Obituary:  Tupper Lake Free Press (NY), Wednesday, 13 May 1987:  Joseph Peets, 81, of 41 Pleasant Ave. died suddenly Friday night May 8, at Poughkeepsie, N.Y., where he was spending a week visiting at the home of his son, Raymond Peets.  Stricken ill there, he was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he was pronounced dead on arrival.  Death was attributed to a heart attack.  Mr. Peets had planned to leave the next day, Saturday, to fly to Marshall, Texas to visit at the home of another son, Leonard Peets of that city.  He was born at Forest, N.Y. on August 6, 1905, a son of Bennie Peets and Jennie Veivia Peets.  The family moved to Tupper Lake in his early childhood and he attended Holy Ghost Academy.  On May 26, 1926 he was married at Niagara Falls, N.Y. to Miss Anna Deneault, who predeceased him on March 31, 1979.  Mr. Peets was employed at Sunmount VA Hospital, and at the Oval Wood Dish plant here for many years.  Thereafter he worked as custodian and later as truant officer for the Tupper Lake schools.  He was a member of Tupper Lake Council 2177, Knights of Columbus, which held a memorial service Monday night at the Rennell Funeral Home.  Surviving are three sons: Leonard of Marshall, Texas; Raymond of Poughkeepsie and LeRoy Peets of Newton Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Jeannette) Shinnock of Massena; two sisters, Mrs. Gertrude LaBarge, Tupper Lake and Mrs. Lavina Pharand of Masson, Quebec; ten grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.  A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated by Msgr. Edmund H. Dumas at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Alphonsus Church, and interment was in St. Alphonsus Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be made to the Tupper Lake Emergency Squad.  Funeral arrangements were with the Rennell Funeral Home.

 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Alphonsus Cemetery, Tupper Lake, NY:  PEETS / Joseph 1905-1987 / Anna Deneault 1901- his wife - 1979

 

Notes for Anna Deneault:

Obituary:  Tupper Lake Free Press (NY), Wednesday, 4 April 1979:  Mrs. Anna Peets, 72, of 41 Pleasant Ave., died at 6:50 a.m. Saturday at the Saranac Lake General Hospital where she had been taken by the Tupper Lake Emergency Squad about 3 a.m.  She had been in failing health for some time suffering from a heart condition.  A Mass of the resurrection was celebrated at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Alphonsus Church, and interment will be in St. Alphonsus Cemetery in May.  She was born Feb. 27, 1907 in Hemmingford, Que., the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mederick Deneault, and had resided in Tupper Lake since 1924.  Surviving are her husband, Joseph Peets, to whom she was married in 1927 at Niagara Falls, N.Y.; 3 sons: Leonard Peets of Marshall, Texas; Raymond of Poughkeepsie, and Leroy Peets of Newton Falls; one daughter, Mrs. Richard (Jeannette) Shinnock of Massena; two brothers: Mederic Deneault of LaColle, Que. and Romain Deneault of St. Constant, Que.; seven sisters: Mrs. Veronica Duquette and Mrs. Alexina Bouchard, both of Hemmingford; Mrs. Bernadette Poirier and Mrs. Agnes LaFave, both of Cornwall, Ont.; Mrs. Janna Gagne and Mrs. Evette St. Pierre, both of LaColle, Que. and Mrs. Lucien Tobin of Ormstown, Que.; nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. 

 

Obituaries for the children:

Leonard B. Peets:  Tupper Lake Free Press (NY), Wednesday, 8 February 1995:  Leonard B. Peete, 66, of Marshall, Texas, formerly of Tupper Lake, died Wednesday, Jan 25, 1995 at the Schumpert Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana, after an ex-
tended illness.  A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 30, at St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Ron Diegel officiating.  Interment was in Colonial Gardens Cemetery at Marshall, TX.  Military honors were accorded at the graveside under the auspices of Barksdale Air Force Base.  He was born in Tupper Lake on August 14, 1928, a son of Joseph and Anna Deneault Peets, and attended Holy Ghost Academy.  He was a veteran of 20 years service with the U.S. Air Force, retiring with the rank of technical sergeant.  Thereafter he was employed by the City of Marshall Water Department until his retirement in 1984.  Other previous employment include the Mitsubishi Aircraft plant in San Angelo, Texas.  Surviving Mr. Peete are his wife, the former Eletha Eugenia Tibbits of Marshall, to whom he was married on Aug. 15, 1955 at Great Falls, Montana; a son and daughter-in-law, Bruce and Amy Peete of Longview; stepsons and step daughters-in-law, Jerry Tibbits of Montana, Tom and Judy Tibbits of St. Augustine, Florida, Dennis and Bebe Tibbits of Marshall; a stepdaughter Sharon Smith of Missouri City, MO; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Raymond and Carol Peete of Poughkeepsie, NY and LeRoy and Carolyn Peete of Newton Falls, NY; one sister and brother-in-law, Jeanette and Richard Shinnock of Massena, NY; 17 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and 9 nieces and nephews.

Tombstone Inscription, Colonial Gardens, Marshall, TX:  Leonard B. Peete / T SGT  US Air Force / Korea  Vietnam / Aug. 14, 1928 - Jan. 25, 1995

 

Raymond Joseph Peets:  Tombstone Inscription, Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, FL:  PEETS / Raymond J. / PFC  USA / Korea / 1934 - 2019 / forever / loved

 

 

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- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements. 

- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.

 

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