John Peters

1905 Gardiner, Maine – 1969 Sanford, Maine

 

 

Continuation of tree (10th child of Firmin Pitre/Louise Splude); all known surname descendants:

               9          John Peters  b: 1 April 1905  Gardiner, Kennebec, ME; d: 21 December 1969  Sanford, York, ME

                                  +Arline Thibeault (Rousseau)  b: 16 October 1905  Quebec; m: 25 April 1933  Maine [Moses/Marguerite Pitre]; d: 6 May 1975  Brunswick, Cumberland, ME

 

 

Notes for John Peters:

Census

- 1930 Brooks Field, Bexar, Texas (62nd Service Squadron):  John Peters 25 soldier/Army

 

- 1940 Pittston, Kennebec, Maine:  Moses Thebeau 72 [$2800 house value] farmer/farm, wife Margaret 73, son-in-law John Peters 35 repair man/Maine Central Co., wife Arline 34 shoe worker/shoe shop.

- 1950 U.S. Veterans Administration Facility, Kennebec, ME:  John Peters 45 refrigeration mechanic/Veterans Administration, wife Arline 44, widowed father-in-law Mose Thibeault 82.

Obituary:  Kennebec Journal (Augusta, ME), Monday, 22 December 1969:  Sanford - John Peters, 64, died unexpectedly in Goodall Hospital Sunday morning.  He was born April 1, 1905, in Gardiner, the son of Freeman and Louise Splourd Peters.  A former Gardiner resident, he had been emloyed here for 30 years by the Federal Government as an electrician.  Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Arline Thibeault Peters of Sanford; a brother, Joseph M. Peters of Haverhill, Mass.; a sister, Mrs. Josephine McCourtney of Augusta; an uncle, Dennis Bishop of West Gardiner; several nieces, nephews and cousins.  A requiem Mass will be sung at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Gardiner.

 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Gardiner, ME:  John Peters / 1905 - 1969 / his wife / Arline Thibeault / 1905 - 1975

 

 

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Last updated:  1 October 2024.