Continuation of tree (7th child of Jerome Pitre/Catherine Gallant); all known surname descendants:
10 Joseph Pitre b: 20 May 1918 Amherst, Cumberland, NS; d: 23 June 2007 E. Boothbay Harbor, Lincoln, ME
+Florence Catherine Howell b: 27 June 1920 Revere, Suffolk, MA; m: 19 February 1939 Revere, Suffolk, MA [William Davis/Margaret Matilda McVane]; d: 20 August 1988 Wilmington, Middlesex, MA
11 Joseph F. Peters b: 2 June 1941; d: Aft. June 2007
+Trudy ---
11 Mark D. Peters b: September 1949; d: Aft. June 2007
+Andrea ---
Notes for Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Chelsea, Suffolk, Massachusetts: Joseph J. Peters 21 bullard operator/railroad, wife Florence 19.
- 1950 Wilmington, Middlesex, MA: Joseph J. Peters 31 machinist/diesel engine co., wife Florence C. 30, Joseph F. 9, Mark D. (Sep)
Obituary: The Boston Globe (MA), Monday, 25 June 2007: Peters, Joseph J. - of East Boothbay, ME, formerly of Wilmington, June 23. Beloved husband of the late Florence (Howell) Peters; father of Joseph Peters and his wife Trudy of North Andover and Mark Peters and his wife Andrea of East Boothbay, ME; grandfather of Douglas of Merrimack, NH, Scott of Tewksbury, Kimberly of Haverhill, Kellie of Shirley, Melissa of Lexington and Christine of Boothbay, ME; brother of Rose Holland of Tyngsboro, the late Albert, the late Francis, the late Henry, the late Wilfred, the late Emily, the late Margaret and the late Edna Peters. Also survived by 13 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visiting hours at the W.S. Cavanaugh & Son Funeral Home, on Tuesday afternoon from 12:00-1:00, followed by a Funeral Service in the Funeral Home at 1 pm. Interment will follow in the family lot Wildwood Cemetery, in Wilmington. Memorial donations in Mr. Peters' name may be made to Boothbay Region YMCA, Boothbay Harbor, ME or St. Andrews Hospital Palliative Care, Boothbay Harbor, ME. WWII Marine Veteran.
Tombstone Inscription, Wildwood Cemetery, Wilmington, MA: Joseph J. Peters / CPL US Marine Corps / World War II / May 20, 1918 - Jun 23, 2007
Notes for Florence Catherine Howell:
Obituary: The Boston Globe (MA), Monday, 22 August 1988: Peters - Of Wilmington, August 20, Florence C. (Howell). Beloved wife of Joseph J. Mother of Joseph F. of Somerville and Mark D. of Wilmington. Funeral from the W.S. Cavanaugh & Son Funeral Home, Wilmington, on Tuesday morning at 9:15. Funeral Mass at St. Thomas Church at 10 a.m. Friends may call Monday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Memorials in her name may be made to the American Cancer Society, Tewksbury, MA.
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Last updated: 8 September 2024.