Peter Lewis Peets

1896 Lyon Mountain, New York – 1954 Union Hill, NY

 

 

Continuation of tree (5th child of Francis Peets/Amelia Brosseau); all known surname descendants:

                10          Peter Lewis Peets  b: 22 August 1896  St. Bernard, Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: 6 January 1954  Union Hill, Wayne, NY

                                     +Viola Mae Provost  b: 21 January 1897  Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; m: 15 February 1917  Ellenburg Center, Clinton, NY [Phillip/Cora M. Duval]; d: 31 March 1988  Union Hill, Wayne, NY

                            11          Russell Ernest Peets  b: 26 July 1917  Dannemora, Clinton, NY; d: 19 November 1972  Ontario, Wayne, NY

                                             +Eleanor E. Sherman  b: 20 February 1919; m: 24 January 1938  Penfield, Monroe, NY; d: 7 November 2012  Union Hill, Wayne, NY

                            11          Madora Mae Peets  b: 30 September 1919  Merrill, Clinton, NY; d: 31 October 1990  Ontario, Wayne, NY

                                             +Franklin Donald Corwin  b: 28 July 1915  Pennsylvania; m: 11 November 1937  [John Niles/Bessie Coleman]; d: 23 October 2012  Toccoa, Stephens, GA

                            11          Viola F. Peets  b: 26 November 1922  Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; d: 15 November 2009

                                             +Richard G. Krenzer  b: 22 October 1922  Rochester, Monroe, NY m: 11 April 1942  Holy Trinity Church, Webster, NY  [Leo/Leticia Yager] d: 24 May 2009

                            11          Beatrice B. Peets  b: 8 October 1924  East Rochester, Monroe, NY; d: 23 December 2007  Ontario, Wayne, NY

                                            +Ralph Moak  b: 5 September 1926; m: Abt. 1945; d: 8 June 2011  Ontario, Wayne, NY

                            11          Rolin Peter Peets  b: 22 January 1929  East Rochester, Monroe, NY; d: 6 April 1992  Union Hill, Wayne, NY

                                            +Marion H. Lonneville  b: 13 June 1932; m: Aft. 1950; d: 17 September 1996  Union Hill, Wayne, NY

                            11          Rodney C. Peets  b: 14 June 1931  Rochester, Monroe, NY; d: 17 July 2010

                                            +Clara ---  b: 8 March 1930; m: Aft. 1950; d: 15 November 2009

                            11          Richard Prosper Peets  b: 28 October 1936  Union Hill, Wayne, NY; d: 20 March 2004  Sodus, Wayne, NY

                                            +Joann Mosher    m: Abt. 1956; d: Aft. November 2012

 

 

Notes for Peter Lewis Peets:

Census

- 1920 Dannemora, Clinton, New York:  Peter Peets 23, wife Viola 22, Russell 2, Thadora 3 months; boarders Rex Stone 61 & Philip Provost 42.

 

- 1925 Dannemora, Clinton, NY:  Peter Peets 28 iron miner, wife Viola 28, Russell 7, Madora 5, Viola 2, Beatrice infant.

 

- 1930 East Rochester, Monroe, NY:  Peter L. Peets 33, wife Viola M. 33, Russel E. 12, Madora M. 10, Viola F. 7, Beatrice B. 5, Rowland P. 1 year 2 months.

- 1940 Penfield, Monroe, NY:  Peter Peets 43 carpenter, wife Viola 43, Viola 17, Beatrice 15, Rolin 11, Rodley 8, Richard 3, brother Delore 46.  [Five Mile Line Road]

- 1950 Ontario, Wayne, NY:  Peter L. Peets 53, wife Viola M. 53 serve lunch room/lunch room, Roland P. 21 shipping clerk/mfg. gauges, Rodney C. 18 waiter of Ford/canteen, Richard P. 13, son-in-law Ralph C. Moke 23 sells gas/gas station, wife Beatrice B. 25, Ralph D. 3.

WWI Registration Records:  Peter L. Peets; Clinton, NY; b.22 Aug 1896 (Ellenburg); Viola Peets - wife; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & black hair.

WWII Records:  Peter Lewis Peets, res. Union Hill, NY: b. 22 Aug 1896 Ellenburg, NY; contact Wayne Merrill (Victor, NY); 5'7", 196 lbs., brown eyes & gray hair, light complexion; 26 Apr 1942 Wayne, NY.

 

Obituary:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Thursday, 7 January 1954:  Peets - Peter, on Jan. 6, 1954, of Union Hill, N.Y.  He leaves his wife, Mrs. Viola Peets; three daughters, Mrs. Franklin Corwin of Ontario, Mrs. Richard Krenzer of Waterloo, and Mrs. Ralph Moak of Webster; four sons, Russell of Ontario, Rolland, Rodney and Richard of Union Hill; one sister, Mrs. Carl Ashline of Merrill; four brothers, Frank of Lyon Mt., Delore of Webster, Dennis of East Rochester and Prosper of Fairport, also twenty-one grandchildren.  Friends may call at the Ward L. Tinkiepatigh Funeral Home, 12 South Ave., Webster.  Funeral services will be held 9:30 a.m.  Interment Holy Trinity Cemetery.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Webster, NY:  PEETS / Peter L. / 1896 - 1954 / Viola M. / 1897 - 1988
 

Notes for Viola Mae Provost:

Obituary:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Saturday, 2 April 1988:  Peets, Viola M. - Union Hill:  Age 91, Thurs., March 31, 1988.  She leaves 3 daughters, Mrs. Frank (Dora) Corwin, Mrs. Richard (Viola) Krenzer and Mrs. Ralph (Beatrice) Moak; 3 sons and 4 daughters-in-law, Rolin and Marian, Rodney and Clara, Richard and Joann and Eleanor Peets; many grand-, great-grand- and great-great-grandchildren; a sister, Florence Lehr.  Friends may call Friday 2-4,7-9 and Saturday 1-3pm at the Willard H. Scott Funeral Home, 12 South Ave., Webster where Services will be held 3pm Saturday.  Memorials Union Hill Ambulance Fund.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Russell Ernest Peets:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Monday, 20 November 1972:  Russell E. Peets, 55, of 1220 Ridge Rd., Ontario, on Sunday, Nov. 19, 1972.  He leaves his wife, Eleanor (Sherman) Peets; his mother, Mrs. Viola Peets of Union Hill; six daughters, Mrs. Robert (Constance) Doyle, Macedon, Mrs. Bonnie Danner, Ontario, Mrs. Steve (Donna) Stramonine, Sodus, Mrs. Howard (Cheryl) Spence, Ontario Center, Mrs. Charles (Patricia) VanCassele, Webster, Miss Terri Peets, at home; three sons, Ronald, Ontario, Lonnie and Gary, both of Union Hill; three brothers, Rolin, Rodney and Richard, all of Union Hill; three sisters, Mrs. Franklin (MaDora) Corwin, Ontario, Mrs. Richard (Viola) Krenzer, Dexter, N.Y., Mrs. Ralph (Beatrice) Moak, Ontario; fifteen grandchildren; several nieces and nephews.  Friends may call at the Tinklepaugh and Scott Funeral Home, 12 South Ave., Webster, from 2-4 and 7-9, Monday and Tuesday, where services will be held Wednesday, at 11 a.m.  Contributions may be made in his memory to the Union Hill Fire Department, or the American Cancer Society.

Tombstone Inscription, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Webster, NY:  PEETS / Russell / 1917 - 1972 / Eleanor / 1920 - 2012

 

Madora Mae Peets:  Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Friday, 2 November 1990:  Corwin, Madora P.  Ontario - Age 71.  Wednesday October 31, 1990.  She leaves her husband, Frank, Ontario; 3 sons and daughters-in-law, Russell, Roger and Gloria, Wallington, Richard and Karol, Ontario, Ruth Ann VanSlyke, Ontario; 13 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; 3 brothers; 2 sisters, many nieces, nephews and cousins.  Friends may call Friday 2-4, 7-9 at Willard H. Scott Funeral Home, Webster where Funeral Services will be held Saturday 10:30 AM.  Contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society or Meyers Community Hospital.

Tombstone Inscription, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Webster, NY:  CORWIN / Franklin D. / 1915 - (blank) / Madora P. / 1919 - 1990

 

Viola F. Peets:  Watertown Daily Times (NY), Tuesday, 17 November 2009:  Altmar - Viola F. Krenzer, age 86 resident of Altmar passed away Sunday at Senecal Hill Manor with her family at her side.  Viola was born November 26, 1922 in Lyon Mountain, NY.  She lived in Altmar since 1986, previously living in Pillar Point.  She attended school in East Rochester.  She married Richard G. Krenzer on April 11, 1942 at Holy Trinity Church in Webster, he died May 25, 2009.  She owned and operated a dairy farm for 42 years, retiring in 1984.  Surviving: two sons, Richard W. (Karen) of Altmar, Thomas (Ronnie) of New Haven; four daughters, Mary Lou (Robert) Bates of Chaumont, Patricia (James) Peters of Pulaski, Betty (Scott) Pool of Camden, and Lyn (Ronald) Cornell of Chaumont; one brother, Rodney Peets of Union Hill, NY; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.  She is predeceased by one son, William G. who died in 1991.  Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday at the Foster-Hax-Funeral Home 52 Park Street, Pulaski with burial in Holy Trinity Cemetery, Webster.  Calling hours will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.  Donations may be made to the Defiance Rescue Squad, Altmar, NY 13302 or Order of the Eastern Star, payable to W.H. Albery Society PO Box 391 Laurel, NY 11948.

 

Beatrice Peets:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Tuesday, 25 December 2007:  Moak, Beatrice "Teeny" - Ontario:  Died on December 23, 2007, at age 83.  Survived by her husband, Ralph of 62 years; children, Ralph D. Moak, Diane DeFisher; grandchildren, Ken (Lisa) Moak, Leslie (Adrian) Twist, Carrie (Brad) Miller, Kelly (Eddie) DeFisher, Christine (Ryan) DeFisher; 7 great grandchildren (2 on the way); brother, Rodney (Clara) Peets; sister, Polly (Dick) Krenzer; sisters-in-law, Joani Peets, Eleanor Peets; brother-in-law, Frank Corwin; many nieces and nephews.  Friends are invited to call Thursday, 2-4 & 7-9 PM at Murphy Funeral Home, 1961 Ridge Rd., Ontario, where her Funeral Service will be held 10AM Friday.  Burial at Holy Trinity Cemetery.  Donations may be made to American Lung Assoc. in her memory.

 

Rolin Peets:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Tuesday, 7 April 1992:  Peets, Rolin (Bud) - Union Hill - Monday, April 6, 1992.  He leaves his wife, Marian (Lonneville) Peets; 3 children, Peter (Judy), Webster, Elaine (Larry) Baranek, Pultneyville and Rolin "Bud" (Lisa), Irondequoit; 1 grandson, Aaron Peets; sisters, Viola (Richard) Krenzer and Beatrice (Ralph) Moak; brothers, Rodney (Clara) and Richard (Joann); nieces and nephews.  Past Chief, Union Hill Fire Dept. and mason contractor in Monroe-Wayne Co. areas.  Friends may call 2-4,7-9, Wednesday & Thursday at the Willard H. Scott Funeral Home, 12 South Ave., Webster.  Mass of Christian Burial, 10:00am Friday, Holy Trinity Church, Webster.  Interment, Holy Trinity Cemetery.   Memorials may be made to Ontario or Union Hill Ambulance Fund.

Tombstone Inscription, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Webster, NY:  PEETS / Rolin P. / 1929 - 1992 / Marian H. / 1932 - 1996
 

Rodney Peets:  Rodney C. "Babe" Peets - Saturday, July 17, 2010, age 79.  Predeceased by his wife, Clara and daughter, Cathy Ann Peets.  He leaves his children, Debbie (Mike) Pellett, Sue (Mark) Hanlon, Rod (Connie) Peets, David (Kim) Peets; grandchildren, Jaime & Carrie Pellett, Kyle, Max & Hailey Hanlon, Stephanie & Jeremy Peets, Rachael, Julianne & Janine Larner, Marissa & Morgan Peets, Sean, Nicolas & Joe Wahl; great-grandchildren, Carter, Caleb, Alexis, Julia & Aiden; nieces & nephews.  Babe was a longtime member of Union Hill Vol. Fire Dept.  Burial: Holy Trinity Cemetery, Webster, Monroe Co., NY
 

Richard Peets:  Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (NY), Sunday, 21 March 21 2004:  Peets, Richard P. - Sodus:  Entered into rest on March 20, 2004, in his 67th year.  A retired self-employed carpenter.  Survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Joann (Mosher) Peets; loving children: son, Rick (Kathleen) Peets of Marion; daughter, Sandee (Charlie) York of Williamson; special grandchildren, Taylor, Jaclynn, Danielle and Corey; sisters, Beatrice (Ralph) Moak of Ontario, Viola (Richard) Krenzer of Altmar; brother, Rodney (Clara) Peets of Ontario; sister-in-law, Eleanor Peets; brother-in-law, Frank Corwin; nieces and nephews.  Predeceased by his brothers, Russell, Rolin; sister, Dora; and sister-in-law, Marion.  Family and friends are invited to call Tuesday, 2-4 & 7-9 at the Young Funeral Home, 4025 W. Main St., Williamson.  A Celebration of his Life will be held at the Williamson United Methodist Church, Wednesday morning at 11 AM.  Courtesy of no flowers.  Expressions of sympathy may be directed in his memory to Rochester General Hospital Foundation, Pulmonary Medicine Fund, Rochester, NY.

 

 

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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.

- Using death dates from obituaries/tombstones, cross referenced with social security index for birth date in RED.

 

Last updated:  3 March 2023.