Continuation of tree (4th child of Ignace Lepitre/Eulalie 'Adelaide' Gadouas); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph M. Peets b: 18 October 1874 Merrill, Clinton, NY; d: 8 July 1941 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
+Laura Elizabeth 'Cora' Gadouas (aka Gadway) b: 7 August 1876 St. Patricks, Chateaugay, NY; m: Abt. 1893 [Dennis/Celina Robert]; d: 2 July 1909 Fort Edward, Washington, NY
10 Catherine Eva 'Kellie' Peets b: 27 November 1895 St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: Aft. 1910
10 Adelia Ethel Peets b: 23 April 1897 St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: 26 October 1918 Whitehall, Saratoga, NY
+Roy Elmer Barber b: 10 February 1897 Ballston Spa, Saratoga, NY; m: 5 October 1915 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY [Elmer/Julia Glen]; d: 22 February 1981 Fort Edward, Washington, NY
10 Joseph Norman Peets b: 23 May 1898 St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: Bef. 1900
10 Lawrence Delevan Peets b: 6 April 1900 St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: 7 October 1980 Argyle, Washington, NY
+Helen 'Ella' C. Hogan b: 1904 Saratoga, NY; m: 26 July 1920 Ballston Spa, Saratoga, NY [John Henry/Catherine Kelly]; d: 5 August 1965 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
*2nd Wife of Lawrence Delevan Peets:
+Mabel Lamphear (Powers) b: 12 June 1907 Bacon Hill, Schuylerville, Saratoga, NY: m: Bet. 1930-1940 [George/Viola G. Smith]; d: 10 January 1986 Ballston Spa, Saratoga, NY
*3rd Wife of Lawrence Delevan Peets:
+Ethel Smith (Cornell) b: 12 April 1908 Cossayuna, Washington, NY; m: 18 January 1946 Schuylerville, Saratoga, NY [Leroy Seth/Bessie N. Brynes]; d: 21 June 2002 Argyle, Washington, NY
10 Martin 'Sheldon' Peets b: 22 June 1904 St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: 5 October 1952 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
+Thelma V. Riley b: 4 September 1908 Rochester, Monroe, NY; m: 4 June 1927 Rochester, Monroe, NY [William/---]; d: 28 October 1977 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
10 Mary Peets b: Abt. 1907 Fort Edward, Washington, NY; d: Bet. 1940-1952
10 Abbie Rose Peets b: 22 June 1909 Hudson Falls, Washington, NY; d: 3 June 1986 Glens Falls, Warren, NY
+Corydon Duane Smith b: 23 November 1905 New York; m: Abt. 1924 [Corydon/Margaret ---] (divorced); d: 8 January 1972 Seattle, King, WA
*2nd Husband of Abbie Rose Peets:
+Charles M. Swatling b: 8 September 1913 Colonie, Albany, NY; m: Bet. 1950-1952 [Bert/Minnie Frances Markham]; d: May 1982
*2nd Wife of Joseph Peets:
+Rose A. Maloney b: 1 December 1880 Glens Falls, NY; m: 4 January 1911 Fort Edward, Washington, NY [Steven/Eliza Jane Lavery]; d: 25 October 1962 Glens Falls, Saratoga, NY
10 Isobel M. Peets b: 26 November 1912 Fort Edward, Washington, NY; d: 8 June 1995 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
+Jerry E. Delaney b: 1911 Saratoga Co., NY; m: Abt. 1941; d: 9 November 1943 Italy
10 Joseph Arnold Peets b: 21 April 1914 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY; d: 21 November 1934 Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY
10 Donald Leonard Peets b: 21 May 1915 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY; d: 6 June 1988 Montreal, Quebec
+Marion Best b: 24 February 1917 Bedford, Quebec; m: 25 June 1942 Bedford, ONT [Frank/Ethel ---]; d: 17 November 2011 Lanark Lodge, Perth, Ont
10 Teresa Peets b: Abt. 1916 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY; d: 3 November 1916 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
Notes for Joseph M. Peets:
Census
- 1900 Ellenburg, Clinton, New York: Joseph Petes 25, wife of 7 years Cora 23, Kellie 4 & Ethel 3. His widowed mother and brother John's family is with them.
- 1905 Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY: Joseph Peets 30 (fireman), wife Mrs. Joseph 30, Kate 10, Ethel 7, Lawrence 5, Sheldon 1.
- 1910 Fort Edward, Washington, NY: Widower Joseph M. Peets 35 (steamship fireman), Catherine 14, Ethel 12, Lawrence 9, Sheldon 5, Mary 2, widowed mother Adelaide 71. Abbie Rose 10 months, living next door as the adopted daughter of Archie Stuart & his wife (her maternal aunt Irene Gadway).
- 1915 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY: Joseph M. Peets 40 engineer RR, 2nd wife Rose A. 34, Ethel A. 18 finisher/mill, Lawrence D. 14, Sheldon M. 10, Mary C. 7, Isabel M. 2, Arnold J. 1, Donald L. 14 days.
- 1920 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY: Joseph M. Peets 45 (RR engineer), wife
Rose A. 39, and children Laurence 20, Sheldon 17, Isabelle M. 7, Arnold 5, &
Donald L. 4.
- 1925 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY: Joseph M. Peets 50 engineer, wife
Rose 44, Isobel M. 12, Joseph A. 11, Donald A. 10 [139 Lincoln]
- 1930 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY: Joseph M. Peets 55 (steam RR engineer),
wife Rose A. 49, and their 3 children Isabel M. 17, Arnold 15, & Donald
14.
- 1940 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY: Joseph Peets 65 [$4000 house value] engineer/railroad, wife Rose 59, Isabel 27 teacher/substitute, Donald 24, lodger Elizabeth Chamberlain 18. [139 Lincoln Avenue]
- 1950 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY: Widow Rose M. Peets 69, widowed daughter Isabel P. Delaney 37 kindergarten teacher/private school.
MISC: Chateaugay Record (NY), Friday, 23 November 1934: Four members of the same family were seriously injured in an automobile accident on the Keeseville-Plattsburgh highway late Sunday afternoon while enroute from their home in Saratoga Springs to Chateaugay to attend the funeral of Alfred Peets. The injured: Joseph Peets, 139 Lincoln Ave., Saratoga, a brother of Alfred Peets, lacerated wounds of face and three fractured ribs. Mrs. Joseph Peets, 54, his wife, lacerated wounds of scalp fractured leg and contusions. Donald Peets, 19, a son, fracture of the upper jaw, fracture of hand, fracture of both bones in right lower leg. Arnold Peets, 20, a son, fractured leg. The four were riding in a Ford V-8 sedan, and at the time of the accident Donald was operating the automobile. The accident happened a short distance north of Ausable Chasm. The car after leaving the cement road skidded on the slippery macadam went into the ditch overturned twice and struck a tree. Passing motorists pulled the injured from the wreckage and brought them to the Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh where they were attended by Dr. L.G. Barton, Jr.
Funeral Book, William J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home Records; Saratoga Springs, NY - 2825 - Peets Joseph M.; age 66y8m19d; born Merrells, NY 19 Oct 1874; died 08 Jul 1941 St. Mary's, buried So. Glens Falls; res 139 Lincoln Ave; RR Engineer, D&HRR; mar; book 1936; page 427; death notice in city 28yrs; Dr. J.L. Kiley; father Zacharias Peets (born Peru, NY); mother Adele Robare (born Peru, NY); wife Rose Maloney
Obituary: The Times Record (Troy, NY), Wednesday, 9 July 1941: Joseph M. Peets, father of Lawrence and Sheldon Peets of Schuylerville, died yesterday afternoon at his residence, 139 Lincoln Avenue, Saratoga Springs. He was a native of Morello but had resided in Saratoga for 28 years. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Rose Peets; two daughters, Mrs. Jerry E. Delaney and Mrs. Abbie Smith of Hudson Falls; another son, Donald Peets of Saratoga Springs, and a brother, Henry Peets of Helena, Mont.
- The Saratogian (Saratoga Springs, NY), Friday, 11 July 1941: The funeral of Joseph M. Peets was largely attended today at his residence, 139 Lincoln, at 9 a.m. and a half hour later at St. Peter's Catholic church, where the Rev. Father Arthur P. Carol was celebrant of the Funeral Mass. There was a profusion of flowers. Burial was in the family plot in St. Mary's Cemetery, S. Glens Falls. Bearers were Joseph Doherty, Joseph Hennessey, David W. Burke, Clive E. Myrameso, Frank Pullman and Frank P. O'Rourke. An honorary escort from the brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers included Jeremiah J. Hayes, John Donahue, John Doherty and Edward Fitzpatrick.
Tombstone Inscription,
St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glens Falls, Saratoga, NY: Joseph M. / 1874 - 1941
// Rose Maloney / Peets / 1880 - 1962
Notes for Laura Elizabeth 'Cora' Gadouas:
Obituary: The Post Star (NY), 3 July 1909 - Mrs. Laura Elizabeth Peets, aged thirty-two years, died yesterday morning at the family home on Marion street. She was born in Malone and had been a resident of this village for four years. She is survived by her husband, two sons and four daughters and her mother, Saliva Gadway, of Lyon Mountain. The remains will be removed to Lyon Mountain, where the funeral will be held Sunday afternoon.
Notes for
Rose A. Maloney: Schenectady NY Gazette (NY), 26 October 1962:
Saratoga Springs: Funeral services for Mrs. Rose A. Peets, 81, widow of
Joseph M. Peets, will be conducted at the residence, 139 Lincoln avenue,
at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. A requiem high mass will be celebrated at St
Peter's Church at 9:30. Burial will be in St. Mary's cemetery, South Glens
Falls. Mrs. Peets died at her home yesterday morning. She was born
in Glens Falls, Dec. 1, 1880, and had been a resident of this city for 49 years.
Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jere Delaney, this city; one son,
Donald Peets; four grandchildren of Montreal; one stepson, Lawrence L.
Peets, Schuylerville; three sisters, Mrs. Isabel Smith, Miami,
Mrs. Sarah Grinnell, Cleveland and Mrs. Margaret Harrington, Hudson
Falls; two brothers, William Maloney of South Glens Falls and Hugh
Maloney of Utlca. Friends may call at the residence.
Obituaries for the children:
Adelia Ethel Peets: The Saratogian (NY), 28 October 1918 - Mrs. Roy E. Barber, formerly Miss Ethel Peets of this city, died at her home in Whitehall Saturday night following a short illness of pneumonia. She was twenty-one years old and leaves to mourn her loss, besides her husband, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Peets; two sisters, Mary and Isabell; and four brothers, Sheldon, Arnold and Donald, all of this city; and Lawrence of the U. S. Training camp of Newport. R. I. The funeral will be held at Lion Mountain, Tuesday and will be private.
Lawrence Delevan Peets: Greenwich Journal, Salem Press (NY), Thursday, 9 October 1980: Laurence Delevan Peets, 80, of Argyle, died Tuesday, October 7, in the Glens Falls hospital after a long illness. Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Friday at the M. B. Kilmer Funeral home, Argyle, and at 11a.m. in Notre Dame de Loures church, Schuylervllle. Interment will be in the Glens Falls cemetery. Friends may call today, Thursday, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. at the funeral home. Born June 6, 1900, in Lyon Mountain, he was the son of Joseph and Cora Gadway Peets. He was a Navy veteran of World War I and had been a produce dealer in the area for several years, retiring in 1962. Mr. Peets was a life member and past commander of Old Saratoga post, American Legion, past commander of the Saratoga County American Legion, and former chef de gare of the 40 and 8 of Saratoga county. He was also a past grand garde de la Porte of New York state 40 and 8. Mr. Peets was a member of the 10 Point Fish and Game club. He had served as a Democratic committeeman in Argyle. He was a communicant of Notre Dame de Lourdes church in Schuylerville. Survivors are; his wife, Ethel Smith Peets; a son, Joseph Peets of Schuylerville; two daughters, Betty Fiaschetti of Syracuse and Madeline Mura of Liverpool, two stepsons, Julian Cornell of Colorado Springs, Colo,, and Bruce Cornell of Schuylerville; 19 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two sisters, Rose Swatling of Hudson Falls and Isabel Delaney of Saratoga Springs; a brother, Donald Peets of Montreal.
Tombstone Inscription, Glens Falls Cemetery, Glans Falls, NY: Laurence D. Peets / US Navy / World War I / 1900 - 1980 // Ethel S. Peets / 1908 - 2002
Martin Sheldon Peets: The Post Star (Glen Falls, NY), Tuesday, 7 October 1952: Saratoga Springs: Sheldon Peets, 480 1/2 Broadway, died Sunday morning at his home after a long illness. He was born In Lyon Mountain and had lived in Schuylerville until 10 years ago when he moved to Saratoga Springs. A member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, he had worked as a trainman for the Delaware and Hudson Railroad until he was taken ill several years ago. He attended school in Saratoga. He is survived by his wife, Thelma Riley Peets; four daughters, Mrs. Veronica Splllane, Saratoga Springs; Mrs. Heien Petro, Corinth; Mrs. Barbara Corp and Miss Karen Peets; two sisters, Mrs. Rose Swatling, Northumberland, and Mrs. Isabella Delaney, Saratoga Springs; two brothers, Laurence D. Peets, Schuylervllle, and Donald Peets, Montreal; a grandson, Donald Sheldon Corp, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday at 9 A.M. at the residence and at 9:30 in St; Peters Church. Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription: St. Peter's Cemetery, Saratoga Springs, NY: PEETS / M. Sheldon / 1904 - 1952 / his wife / Thelma V. Riley / 1908 - 1977
Mary Peets: Misc. - The Saratogian (NY), 15 February 1917: A communication was also received from the Craig Colony for Epileptics that Mary Peets, of Saratoga Springs, aged nine years, had been admitted to that institution. Mary Peets is listed at the Craig Colony for Epileptics in Groveland, Livingston, NY, in censuses for 1920 (age 11, patient), 1925 (age 17, inmate), 1930 (age 21, patient), and 1940 (age 42 sic, inmate). Tombstone marker inscribed Mary Peets in Craig Colony Memorial Cemetery, Sonyea, Livingston, NY (no dates).
Abbie Rose Peets: The Post Star (Glens Falls, NY), Thursday, 5 June 1986: Rose P. Swatling, 76, of the John Burke Apartments, died Tuesday (June 3, 1986) at Glens Falls Hospital. Born June 21, 1909, she was the daughter of Joseph and Cora Gadway Peets and the widow of Charles Swatling, who died in 1982. Survivors include a son and a granddaughter. At Mrs. Swatling's request, her body was donated to Albany Medical College. Arrangements are under the direction of the M. B. Kilmer Funeral Home, Fort Edward.
Isobel M. Peets: The Daily Gazette (Schenectady, NY), Saturday, 10 June 1995: Saratoga Springs - Mrs. Isobel Peets Delaney, 82, of Lincoln Avenue, died Thursday at Saratoga Hospital. Born in Fort Edward, Washington County, Mrs. Delaney lived in Saratoga Springs for many years. She was a graduate of Albany State Teachers College and later received her master's degree from Columbia University. For more than 35 years, she worked at the children's day care center at Columbia University, and she taught night courses in psychology for several years. Mrs. Delaney was also a member of the Church of St. Peter. She was a member of the Catholic Daughters pf the Americas Court McLaughlin and the Historical Society of Saratoga Springs. Her husband, Jeri Delaney, died during World War II. Survivors include a niece, Roberta Peets of Ottawa, and two nephews, Steve Peets of Richmond, British Columbia, and Douglas Peets of Montreal. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Church of St. Peter. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glens Falls. There will be no calling hours. Memorial contributions may be made to the Saratoga Hospital Foundation. Arrangements are by the Wm. J. Burke & Sons Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glen Falls, Saratoga, NY: PEETS (large stone) / Isobel Peets / Delaney / 1912 - 1995
Joseph Arnold Peets: Chateaugay Record (NY), Friday, 30 November 1934: Fatally injured in an automobile accident Sunday afternoon, November 18, Arnold Peets, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Peets of Saratoga, died in the Physicians hospital at Plattsburgh late last Wednesday night. It will be recalled that the young man accompanied by his parents and a younger brother, were enroute from their home to Chateaugay to attend the funeral of the late Alfred Peets, when the car in which they were riding crashed through a guard rail on a long curve in the Ausable Chasm road. The four occupants of the car were injured and being taken to the Plattsburgh hospital, it was not considered that Arnold was seriously injured although he suffered a fractured leg and minor bruises. A more thorough examination however revealed that his condition was critical and he gradually weakened until Wednesday night when the end came. His remains were taken to Saratoga Springs where funeral services were held Saturday morning with solemn requiem high mass at St. Peter's church. The funeral was attended by several undergraduates of the Albany College of Pharmacy where Mr. Peets was on the dean's list and recently elected to Kappa Psi, national honorary fraternity. He was also a member of the finance board and secretary of the staffs of Mortar and Pestle and Alembie Pharmaton, college publication. The parents of the deceased were former residents of Merrill, and numerous relatives of the young man are residents of this community.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glen Falls, Saratoga, NY:
PEETS (large stone) / J. Arnold / 1914 - 1934 (smaller stone)
Donald L. Peets: The Gazette (Montreal, Quebec), Thursday, 9 June 1988: Peets, Professor Donald L. Suddenly and peacefully at Catherine Booth Hospital, on June 6, 1988. Beloved husband of Marion Best and brother of Isobel Peets Delaney of Saratoga Springs, N.Y. Dear father of Steve and Inge (Petersen), Roberta and Yogi (Sepp), Doug, and Michelle Feder and the late Ken and grandfather of Jamie and Kim. A private service was held with the family. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory to the Salvation Army, Montreal, would be appreciated.
Teresa Peets: Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, South Glen Falls, Saratoga, NY: Teresa / infant daughter of / Jos & Rose Peets / Nov. 3, 1916
Back one generation to parents of Joseph M. Peets
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.
- Early New York births/marriages/deaths in RED from transcription of St. Bernard & Chateaugay Mission registers.
Last updated: 11 February 2023.