Continuation of tree (9th child of Etienne Pitre/Rose Gallant); all known surname descendants:
9 Michael Frederick Peters b: 29 September 1897 Ste. Anne, Hope River, PEI; d: Bet. 1944 - 1950
+Myrtle Dorothy Fogerty b: 14 June 1902 Gloucester, Essex, MA; m: Abt. 1924 [Lawrence/Lavinia Hayden]; d: 27 October 1975 Brookline, Norfolk, MA
10 Ruth Lavinia Peters b: 19 March 1925; d: 27 November 2012 Port Washington, Ozaukee, WI
+Ambrose Mayer b: 12 January 1924; m: 6 May 1945 Brighton, Suffolk, MA; d: 4 July 2000 Port Washington, Ozaukee, WI
10 Eleanor R. Peters b: 14 October 1926; d: 13 December 2007 Brookline, Norfolk, MA
+Joseph DiGiovanna b: 17 December 1928; m: 1950 Brookline, Norfolk, MA; d: 19 October 1968 Brookline, Norfolk, MA
10 Barbara Ann Peters b: 1930 Brookline, Norfolk, MA; d: 3 May 2020 Dedham, Norfolk, MA
+George Edward Grieve b: 30 November 1929 Arbroath, Scotland; m: 12 December 1950 Nashua, Hillsborough, NH [William T./Mary Sphinx Cargille]; d: 1 November 1997 Florida
*2nd Husband of Barbara Ann Peters:
+John Arancio b: 24 December 1931; m: unknown; d: 11 May 2017 Dedham, Norfolk, MA
10 John Gary Peters b: 26 April 1946 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: Aft. May 2020
+Kathy ---
Notes for Michael Frederick Peters:
Census
- 1921 PEI, (Lot 23) New Glasgow: Stephen Peters 66 farmer, wife Rose 58, Frederick 23 lumberman.
- 1930 Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts: Frederic M. Peters 32 delivery man/ice company, wife Myrtle E. 27, Ruth L. 5, Eleanor R. 3 [Harvard St.]
- 1940 Brookline, Norfolk, MA: Myrtle Peters 37 (mar.) housemaid/household aid/W.P.A., Ruth 15, Ellen 13, Barbara 9. (Frederick 43?)
- 1950 Brookline, Norfolk, MA: Widow Mytiel Peters 48, Elanor 24, Barbra 20 operator/telephone co., John 3.
Alien Case Files: Fred Peters, b. 29 Sep 1897 Can., arrival 1 Aug 1922 Boston, MA
WWI Attestation: Frederick Peters, res. New Glasgow, PEI; b. 29 Sep 1897 New Glasgow, PEI; farmer; single; currently belong to 82nd Regt.; father Stephen Peters; 10 Dec 1915 Charlottetown, PEI.
WWII Records: Michael Frederick Peters, res. 91 Gainsboro St., Boston, MA: b. 29 Sep 1897 PEI; contact manager, State Realty Trust (Boston, MA); 5'8", 150 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Feb 1942 Boston, MA.
Notes for Myrtle Dorothy Fogerty:
Obituary: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Wednesday, 29 October 1975: Peters - In Brookline, suddenly, Oct. 27, Myrtle D. (Fogerty); beloved wife of the late Frederick M. Peters. Residence 212 Chestnut St.; mother of Mrs. Ruth Mayer, Mrs. Eleanor DiGiovanna, Mrs. Barbara Arancio and Gary Peters; also survived by 10 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. Funeral from the George J. Lacy Funeral Home, Brookline, Thursday morning at 8:10, followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Church at 9:00. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours Wednesday 2-4 and 7-9. Interment Walnut Hills Cemetery.
Obituaries for the children:
Ruth Lavinia Peters: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (WI), Thursday, 29 November 2012: Ruth L. Mayer (nee Peters) November 27, 2012, age 87. Beloved wife of the late Ambrose P. Mayer. Loving mom of Bonnie, Dennis (Linda), Jim (Lorraine) and Jeanne Mayer. Further survived by 6 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, sister Barbara (John) Arancio, brother Gary (Kathy) Peters, sisters-in-law Angela (Al) Kultgen and Ruth (the late David) Mayer, other relatives and friends. Funeral Mass 1PM Saturday, Dec. 1, at St. Mary Catholic Church, Port Washington. Visitation 11AM-1PM Saturday at church with an 11AM rosary. Memorials to Wisconsin Humane Society Ozaukee Campus, Saukville, WI appreciated.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Port Washington, WI: MAYER / Ambrose P. / Jan. 12, 1924 / July 4, 2000 / Ruth L. / nee Peters / Mar. 19, 1925 / (blank)
Eleanor R. Peters: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Monday, 17 December 2007: DiGiovanna, Eleanor R. (Peters) - of Brookline, December 13, 2007. Beloved wife of the late Joseph DiGiovanna. Loving mother of Gail Quartarone and her husband Ronald of Medway, Karen Connors and her husband William of East Walpole, Debra Hanley of Boscowen, NH, and Donna Fitzgerald and her husband Michael of Mansfield. Dear sister of Ruth Mayer of Port Washington, WI, Barbara Arancio of Dedham and Gary Peters of Weymouth. Also survived by her nine devoted grandchildren, Charles, Joelle, Michael, William, Joseph, Robert, Christopher, Laura and Kelly. Funeral from the Bell-O'Dea Funeral Home, Brookline, Tuesday morning at 9:10 followed by a Funeral Mass in St. Mary of the Assumption Church, Brookline at 10:00. Relatives and friends are kindly invited. Visiting hours Monday from 4-6. Interment Walnut Hills Cemetery. In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Eleanor may be made to American Diabetes Association, Boston, MA
Tombstone Inscription, Walnut Hills Cemetery, Brookline, MA: DiGIOVANNA / 1928 Joseph 1968 / 1926 Eleanor 2007 / Charles F. Quartarone / 1986 - 2013
Barbara Ann Peters: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Sunday, 10 May 2020: (photo) Arancio, Barbara A. (Peters) of Dedham, formerly of Roslindale, passed away on May 3, 2020. Beloved wife of the late John Arancio. Devoted mother of John Arancio and his wife Ann of West Roxbury, and Richard Arancio and his wife Donna of Clinton, NY. Loving grandmother of Patrick, Caroline, Nora, and Erica Arancio. Dear sister of Gary Peters of Weymouth, and the late Ruth Meyer and Eleanor Digiovanna. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Longtime telephone operator for New England Telephone. Member of the Telephone Pioneers. Due to the pandemic, funeral services will be private. Private burial at St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Barbara's memory to the Alzheimer's Association, Waltham, MA
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, West Roxbury, MA: ARANCIO / 1931 John 2017 / 1930 Barbara A. 2020
Back one generation to parents of Michael Frederick Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 6 July 2025.