- 1950 Limington, York, ME:  Maxime Peters 50 farmer/farm, wife Nellie H. 46 ring spinner/yarn mill, Robert M. 17, widowed mother Lucy Peters 86.

WWI registration records:  Maxime Joseph Peters; York, ME; born 29 May 1899; Robert Peters; medium height, slender build; brown eyes & black hair.

Obituary:  Journal Tribune (Biddeford, ME), Monday, 19 February 1979:  Cornish - Maxime Joseph Peters, 79, of Route 5, died Sunday at his home following a long illness.  He was born in Westbrook on May 29, 1899, the son of Robert and Lucy Hebert Peters.  He was a retired mill worker, and a communicant of St. Matthew Church, Limerick.  He and his wife Nellie Carroll Peters observed their 55th wedding anniversary on Feb. 13th.  He is survived by his wife of Cornish; a son, Robert M. Peters of Cornish; a grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.  A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m., at St. Matthew Church.  Interment will be in the spring in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford.  Calling hours will be held today, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Dockendorff Funeral Home, Limerick.

Tombstone Inscription, St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford, ME:  PETERS / 1899  Maxime Peters  1979 / his wife / 1904 Nellie H. Carroll 1986 / in loving memory

Notes for Nellie Helen Carroll:

Alien Registration, 29 June 1940, Limington, ME; Helen Nellie Peters, Limington; in US/ME 29 years; b. 16 Feb 1904 Kinglsley, England; mar w/1 child; textile worker at Limerick Yarn Mills; signed Hellen Nellie Peters.

Obituary:  Journal Tribune (Biddeford, ME), Thursday, 12 June 1986:  Cornish - Nellie H. Peters, 82, of Cornish, died Tuesday at Mercy Hospital, Portland.  She was born in Yorkshire, England, Feb. 16, 1904, daughter of William and Maryann Fox Carroll.  Mrs. Peters came to Cornish 25 years ago.  She had previously lived in Limington and Limerick.  She was formerly employed by the Limerick Yarn Mills and Goodall-Sanford textile mills of Sanford.  Mrs. Peters most recently was employed as a nurse.  Her husband, Maxine Peters, died in 1979.  Surviving are a son, Robert M. Peters Sr. of Cornish; five brothers, John Carroll Sr., Bernard Carroll and George Carroll, all of Limerick, Thomas Carroll of Burbank, Calif., and Sylvester Carroll of York Beach; a sister, Agnes Ridley of Limerick; and a grandson.  A Mass of Christian Burial will take place Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Matthew's Church, Limerick.  Interment will be in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford.  Calling hours are today, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at Dockendorff Funeral Home, Limerick.

Obituary for the son:

Robert M. Peters:   Journal Tribune (Biddeford, ME), Monday, 16 December 1991:  Cornish - Robert M. Peters Sr., 58, of Route 5, died Thursday at Mercy Hospital, Portland, after a long illness.  He was born in Limington on Jan. 16, 1933, a son of Maxine and Nellie (Carroll) Peters.  He attended local schools and graduated from Limington High School.  He served in the Navy during the Korean War and worked for 12 years at Mercy Hospital, retiring in August due to ill health.  Mr. Peters was a member of the Mountain View Baptist Church of South Cornish.  He enjoyed working with computers and built his own system four years ago.  He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Mona Hibbard Peters of Cornish; a son, Robert Jr. of Cornish; two stepsons and two stepdaughters; 10 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.  A funeral service was held today at the Mountain View Baptist Church.  Pastor Glenn Speed officiated.  Burial will be in the Maine Veterans Cemetery, Augusta.  Arrangements are by the Neal & York Funeral Home, Kezar Falls.

Tombstone Inscription, Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta, ME:  Robert M. Peters / ETR1  US Navy / Korea / Jan 16, 1933 - Dec 12, 1991

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