Continuation of tree (8th child of Joseph Pitre/Pelagie Arseneau); all known surname descendants:
8 Jean Pitre b: 20 July 1867 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 5 June 1953 Amherst, Hillsborough, NH
+Hermine 'Minnie' Fontaine b: 5 June 1878 St. Venant Hereford, Paquette, Compton, QUE; m: 10 September 1900 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA [Francois/Zoe Desmarais]; d: 10 January 1915 Boston, Suffolk, MA
9 Daniel Henry Peters b: 8 July 1901 Canada; d: 21 March 1972 Wilmington, Middlesex, MA
+Anna Rose Beatrice b: 1916 Boston, Suffolk, MA; m: Abt. 1937 [Joseph/Anna DiOrio]; d: 18 August 1979 Wilmington, Middlesex, MA
9 Gilbert Joseph Peters b: 1 September 1903 Fairfield, Somerset, ME; d: 13 December 1978 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
+Leah H. Leblanc b: 29 December 1905 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; m: 30 July 1923 St. Joseph's, Fitchburg, Worcester, MA [Edward/Cecile Legere]; d: 22 December 1997 Leominster, Worcester, MA
9 Frederick Robert Peters b: 25 September 1907 Fairfield, Somerset, ME; d: 27 September 1949 Amherst, Hillsborough, NH
+Hazel Mary Grassett b: 15 December 1913 Charlotte, Chittenden, VT; m: 16 March 1935 Nashua, Hillsborough, NH [George/Lucy Gervais]; d: 27 August 1995 Santa Barbara, CA
9 Raymond George Peters b: 15 July 1910 Fairfield, Somerset, ME; d: Bet. September 1949-June 1953 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
*2nd Wife of Jean Pitre:
+Exilda Boucher b: 27 November 1878 St. Robert, New Brunswick; m: 16 September 1916 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA [Patrick/Marguerite Mayers]; d: 10 December 1953 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
Notes for Jean Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Fairfield, Somerset, Maine: John Peters 40 pulp mill laborer, wife of 9 years Minnie 32, Daniel 8, Gilbert 6, Frederick 2.
- 1920 Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts: John Peters 52 paper maker/paper mill, wife Exceilda 31, Gilbert 16 sailor/Navy, Daniel 18 laborer/railroad, Frederick 12, Raymond 9. [606 Westminster Street]
- 1930 Amherst, Hillsborough, New Hampshire: John Peters 60 farmer/own place, wife Exilda 52, Frederick R. 22 ship fitter/ships, Raymond G. 19 seaman/ship (listed elsewhere as omitted); widowed mother-in-law Margaret Boucher 75. [3 Reed's Ferry Road]
- 1940 Amherst, Hillsborough, NH: Allan Peters 72 farmer/own farm, wife Exzelda 62. [Ferry Road] (Raymond 29?)
- 1950 Amherst, Hillsborough, NH: John Peters 82 farmer/farm, wife Zelda 72. (Raymond 39?)
Obituary: Nashua Telegraph (NH), Saturday, 6 June 1953: Peters - Died in Amherst, Friday, June 5, 1953, John Peters. Friends may call at the John T. Smith and Son funeral home in Milford from 2-4 and 7-9 on Saturday and Sunday. High mass of requiem will be celebrated at St. Patrick's church on Monday morning at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in the family lot at St. Patrick's cemetery in Amherst.
- Nashua Telegraph (NH), Saturday, 6 June 1953: John Peters - Amherst, June 6 - John Peters died at his home on the Milford rd at Cricket Corner in Amherst Friday after a short illness. He was born on July 20, 1867, in Rustico, Prince Edward Island, the son of Joseph and Pelogie (Arsenault) Peters. He came to Amherst from Fitchburg, Mass. and has resided in Amherst for 26 years. He was a stone mason contractor. He leaves his wife, Exilda Peters; two sons, Daniel Peters of Wellington and Gilbert Peters of Fitchburg, Mass. L. Keeley Smith has charge of funeral arrangements.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Patricks Cemetery, Amherst, NH: PETERS / 1867 - John - 1953 / 1877 - Exzelda - 1953
Notes for Exilda Boucher:
Obituary: Nashua Telegraph (NH), Thursday, 10 December 1953: Mrs. Exelda M. Peters - Amherst, Dec 10 - Mrs. Exelda M. Peters of Cricket Corner, a resident here for the past 26 years, died at a Fitchburg, Mass. hospital Wednesday after a long illness. Her husband, John Peters, died last June. She was born Nov. 27, 1878, the daughter of Patrick and Marguerita (Mahar) Boucher, and was a communicant of St. Patrick's church in Milford. She leaves three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Martin of Windham, Mass; Mrs. Olive Richards and a third sister residing in Canada; two step-sons, Gilbert Peters of Fitchburg and Daniel Peters of Wellington, Mass. Friends may call at the John T. Smith and Son funeral home in Milford after 5 o'clock today.
WWI registration records (sons):
Daniel Henry Peters: Daniel Henry Peters, Fitchburg, MA (12 Sep 1918); b. 8 Jul 1900; John Peters (father); short height, stout build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Daniel Henry Peters: Boston Globe (MA), Thursday, 23 March 1972: Peters - Of Wilmington; unexpectedly, March 21; Daniel H. of 45 Aldrich Rd.; beloved husband of Anna R. (Beatrice) Peters; brother of Gilbert Peters of Fitchburg; also survived by many nieces and nephews. Funeral from the W.S. Cavanaugh & Son Funeral Home, 374 Main St., Wilmington, Friday morning at 9:15. Funeral Mass in St. Dorothy's Church at 10 a.m. Friends may call Wednesday, 7-9, Thursday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. 25 Year US Army veteran.
Tombstone Inscription, Wildwood Cemetery, Wilmington, MA: PETERS / Daniel H. / 1901 - 1972 / Anna R. / 1916 - 1979
Gilbert Joseph Peters: The Evening Gazette (Worcester, MA), Thursday, 14 December 1978: Fitchburg - Gilbert J. Peters, 75, of 631 Rollstone Road died yesterday in Burbank Hospital. He leaves his wife, Leah (LeBlanc) Peters; three daughters, Cecile, wife of Leo Thomas of Fitchburg, Jacqueline Rivard of Ashby, and Claire, wife of Donald Schrock of Townsend; two sons, John J. Peters of Lunenburg, and Donald S. Peters of Newton; 19 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, and two nieces. Born in Fairfield, Maine, he was a son of John and Almenie (Fontaine) Peters, and lived in Fitchburg 60 years. Mr. Peters was a machine tool rebuilder at Raytheon Corp., retiring 11 years ago. He was a Navy veteran of World War I. A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Joseph's Church. His body will be donated to Harvard Medical School. There are no calling hours. Aubuchon Funeral Home is directing arrangements. The family requests flowers be omitted and suggests memorial donations may be sent instead to Fitchburg Center for Brain Injured Children.
Frederick Peters: Nashua Telegraph (NH), Tuesday, 27 September 1949: Frederick R. Peters - Amherst, Sept. 27 - Frederick R. Peters died suddenly early this morning at his home at Cricket Corner. He was born in Fairfield, Me, Sept. 25, 1907, son of John and Minnie (Fontaine) Peters and had been a toolmaker at the Abbott Machine shop for the past 16 years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Hazel L. Peters, and two daughters, Pauline and Elaine, all of Amherst, and three brothers, Daniel Peters of Wilmington, Mass, Gilbert and Raymond Peters of Fitchburg, Mass. Friends and relatives may call at the John T. Smith and Son funeral home, Milford, after 5 o'clock this evening.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some PEI marriages in RED (no church indicated) sourced from marriages registers (no parents listed).
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919), obituaries, tombstones.
- Maine items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
Last updated: 21 August 2024.