Continuation of tree (3rd child of Charles Pitre/Mary Bowen); all known surname descendants:
8 Nelson J. Peete b: July 1864 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 21 September 1923 Owl's Head, Franklin, NY
+Delia Benoit (aka Benware) b: 2 April 1867 Owl's Head, Franklin, NY; m: 4 January 1886 Titus, Franklin, NY [Alexander/Delia Ashlaw]; d: 29 June 1941 Lake Clear, Franklin, NY
9 Theodore Peete b: 8 September 1890 Owl's Head, Franklin, NY; d: 11 January 1990 Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY
+Beulah H. Steele b: September 1893 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY; m: Abt. 1910 [Milton Daniel/Nellie J. Duell]; d: 21 April 1913 The Geysers, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga, NY
*2nd Wife of Theodore Peete:
+Gertrude Mildred Lyons b: 10 July 1891 Willsboro, New York; m: 19 April 1924 [S. Charles/Louise ---]; d: 30 March 1986 Lake Clear, Franklin, NY
9 Frank Edward Peete b: 12 February 1893 Owl's Head, Franklin, NY; d: 27 July 1958 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY
9 Effie Delphine Peete b: 19 March 1896 Owls Head, Franklin, NY; d: 5 January 1967 Saranac Lake, Clinton, NY
+Napoleon Joseph Minney b: 30 November 1890 Chazy Lake, Clinton, NY; m: 7 February 1912 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY [Moses/Nellie St. Germain]; d: 6 February 1947 Tonawanda, Erie, NY
9 Florence Peete b: 2 March 1899 Owl's Head, Franklin, NY; d: 7 October 1975 Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY
+Wilbur Sewall Brown b: 13 November 1891 Bloomingdale, Essex, NY; m: 19 November 1923 Waterbury, Washington, VT [Christophe J./Isabell Labounty]; d: 9 July 1944 Fulton, Oswego, NY
9 Genevieve Peete b: 11 March 1902 Owl's Head, Franklin, NY; d: 28 July 1960 Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY
+Ulysses Raymond (aka Reyome) b: 15 August 1900 Chasm Falls, Franklin, NY; m: 11 October 1922 Owls Head, Franklin, NY [Edward/Flora Disotell]; d: 30 November 1947 Utica, Oneida, NY
Notes for Nelson J. Peete:
Census
- 1900 Bellmont, Franklin, New York: Nelson Peat 35, wife of 14 years Delia 33 (4 of 5 children still living), Theodore 9, Frank E. 7, Effie D. 4, Florence M. 1, and 2 boarders.
- 1905 Belmont, Franklin, NY: Nelson Peat 40 (day laborer), wife Delia 38, Theador 14, Frank E. 12, Effie D. 9, Florence M. 6, Genevieve E. 3; boarder Newil Benware 20.
- 1910 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY: Nelson Peete 46 (RR section foreman), wife of 24 years Delia 42, 5 of 6 children still living: Theodore 19, Frank E. 17, Effie 14, Florence 11, Genevieve 8.
- 1915 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY: Nelson Peete 50
foreman section RR, wife Delia 48, Frank 21 laborer RR, Florence 16, Genevieve
13, Theodore 25 painter, granddaughter Hazel P. 4
- 1920 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY: Nelson Peete 55 (RR foreman), wife
Delia 52, Genevieve 17, adopted daughter Pauline 1 year 6 months (Florence's
daughter), granddaughter Hazel 8 (Theodore's daughter).
- 1925 Harrietstown, Franklin, NY: Wilbur Brown 34 carpenter, wife Florence 26, Pauline 6, lodger Frank Peete 32, mother Delia Peete 58
- 1930 Saranac Lake, Franklin, NY: Wilbur S. Brown 39, wife Florence M. 31, stepdaughter Pauline A. 11, son Howard S. 3 years 3 months, boarder Edward M. Reyome 9, brother-in-law Frank E. Peete 37, boarder Foster C. Benware 17 boarder.
- 1940 Lake Clear Junction, Harrietstown, Franklin, NY:
Widow Delia Peets
73, daughter Genevieve Reyome 38, husband Ulysses Reyome 39 chauffeur / NY State
Railroad Co., their 3 children; great-granddaughter Audrey Murray 9. Also
at Lake Clear Junction is Frank Peets 48.
MISC: Franklin Gazette, 21 Jan 1886, South Malone: Mr. Nelson Peat, of
Hopkinton and Miss Delia Benware, of Ringville, were married at Titus, the 4th
inst.
Obituary: Malone Farmer (NY), Wednesday, 26 September 1923: Owls Head:
Sudden Death of Nelson Peete: Sept. 24 - This community was shocked to
learn of the death of Nelson Peete Friday afternoon. Mr. Peete was
going for his horses in the pasture and was afterwards found dead, the result of
heart disease. He was a highly respected neighbor and a kind and loving
husband and father and will be greatly missed by all. He was a member of
St. Joseph’s church of this place. Mr. Peete was born in Hopkinton but had
resided here many years, where he had followed farming. He had been
employed the past summer as section foreman on the Oval Wood Dish Co.’s railroad
at Tupper Lake but came home recently to dig his potatoes. He is survived
by his wife and two sons, Theodore and Frank, of Lake Clear; three
daughters, Mrs. Genevieve Raymond, of Saranac Lake, Mrs. Effie Minnie
of Lake Clear and Miss Florence Peets, of Saranac Lake; three brothers,
William and Henry of Hopkinton, Edward, of Potsdam, and one
sister, Mrs. Melinda Currier, of Hopkinton. The funeral services
were held at Chasm Falls at St. Helen’s church Sunday at ten o’clock.
Tombstone Inscription: St. Helens Cemetery, Malone (Chasm Falls), NY: Nelson J. PEETE / 1864 - 1923 / Delia / his wife / 1867 - 1941
Misc.: Malone Evening Telegram (NY), Friday,
19 May 1922: Frank E. Peete, Napoleon Minney and Ulysses Reyome are
in custody in the county jail today, charged with breaking into summer camps at
Paul Smiths and vicinity. The three men named have already been held for
the action of the Franklin county grand jury. Stanley Rowe, said to
be a resident of Owls Head, is also in custody, but is not under any charge,
being held as a material witness. The three men held for the grand jury
were brought to Malone today. This afternoon State Troopers were provided with
search warrants and have gone to Paul Smiths in further work on the case in
finding and identifying property stolen from camps. It is believed that
other arrests will follow in connection with future developments and
proceedings.
Notes for Delia Benoit:
- Misc. Items:
- Malone Farmer (NY), 13 September 1902: Owl’s Head: Mrs. Nelson Peets is very ill with cholera morbus.
- Malone Evening Telegram (NY), Friday, 4 April 1941 - Lake Clear: Mrs. Delia Peets of Lake Clear Junction, is as well as can be expected at this writing.
- Obituary: Malone Evening Telegram (NY), Tuesday, 1 July 1941: Mrs. Delia Peete, 74, died at her home in Lake Clear Jct., at 2 a.m. Sunday. She had been in failing health for a year and had been critically ill for the past month. Mrs. Peete, a daughter of the late Alec Benware and Delia Ashlaw, was born in Owls Head. She married the late Nelson Peete in 1886. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Florence Brown, Mrs. Nap. Minney and Mrs. Ullysses Reyome, and two sons, Theodore and Frank, all of Clear Lake. She also leaves three sisters, Mrs. Delphine King, of Chasm Falls, Mrs. David Cousineau, of Savannah and Mrs. Phelina Benware of Owls Head, two brothers, Eugene Benware of Owls Head; and Jerry Benware, of Florence, Mass., and 10 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at St. John's of the Wilderness Church and the Rev. Edgar Gallaghar officiated. Burial was at St. Helen's Cemetery at Chasm Falls.
WWI Registrations (sons):
Theodore Peete: Theodore Peete, res. Lake Clear Junction, NY; b. 8 Sep 1891 Owl's Head, NY; single with 1 child to support; medium height, medium build, blue eyes & black hair; 5 Jun 1917 Franklin Co., NY.
Obituaries for the children:
Theodore Peete: Adirondack Daily Enterprise (Saranac Lake, NY), Friday, 12 January 1990: Lake Clear - Theodore Peete, 99, died Thursday morning, Jan. 11, 1990, at the General Hospital of Saranac Lake. He was born in Owls Head on Sept, 8, 1890, the son of Nelson and Delia Peete. He had lived in Lake Clear since 1907. Mr. Peete married Gertrude Lyons on April 19, 1924. She died March 30, 1986. He worked as a caretaker at the Lake Clear Inn for 20 years and as a caretaker at the Weld Camp for 50 years. He was a member of the Elks Lodge 1508. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Hazel McCullough of Saranac Lake; one granddaughter and several nieces and nephews. There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Fortune Funeral Home with the Rev. Thomas Moody, pastor of St. John’s Church in Lake Clear, officiating. Interment will be in the Brighton Cemetery in May.
Tombstone Inscription:
Mountain View Cemetery, Gabriels, Franklin, NY: PEETE / LYONS / Lois Lyons
/ 1853 - 1948 / Gertrude / 1891 - 1986 / Theodore / 1890 - 1990
Frank Edward Peete: Adirondack Daily Enterprise (NY), Tuesday, 29 July 1958: Frank Edward Peete passed away Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at Sunmount VA Hospital, where he had been a patient for four months. He was born on Feb. 12, 1893, in Owl's Head, son of Nelson and Delia Benware Peete. He was a veteran of World War I, having served overseas with the 311th Infantry. He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Florence Brown, Mrs. Genevieve Reyome and Mrs. Effie Minney and a brother, Theodore, all of Lake Clear. The body is reposing at the Fortune Funeral Home where there will be a Rosary service this evening at 8 o'clock. There will be a VFW service at 8:15. A Mass will be offered tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock at St. John's-in-the-Wilderness, Lake Clear, with the Rev. Joseph Dowd officiating. Interment service will be at St. Helens' Cemetery in Chasm Falls. Father Peter Ward will officiate.
Effie Delphine Peete: Adirondack Enterprise
(NY),
Friday, 6 January 1967: Mrs. Effie Minney, 70, a resident of Lake Clear
for 50 years, died at 6 a.m. Thursday at Saranac Lake General Hospital after a
long illness. She was born March 19, 1896, in Owls Head, a daughter of
Nelson and Delia Benware Peete, and was the widow of Napoleon J. Minney.
She had been a cook and a nursing companion. Survivors are two sons,
Earl and Gordon of Tonawanda; two daughters, Mrs. Bernard (Cleo) Vogt
of Tonawanda and Mrs. Benjamin (Geraldine) Goff of Lake Clear; 14
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Florence Brown and
a brother, Theodore Peete of Lake Clear. The Rosary will be said at
8:30 this evening at the Fortune Funeral Home. A Requiem Mass will be
offered at 9 a.m. Saturday at St. John in the Wilderness Church at Lake Clear by
the Rev. Paul LaRocque. Interment will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery in May.
Florence Peete: Adirondack Daily Enterprise (NY), Tuesday, 7 October 1975: Lake Clear: Florence Brown, 76, a resident of Lake Clear for 50 years, died early today at Saranac Lake General Hospital. Mrs Brown was born in Owls Head, Nelson and Delia Benware Peete. Her husband, Wilbur, died in 1944. Surviving are: a son, Howard of Morrisville; a daughter, Pauline Fletcher of Lake Clear; a brother, Theodore Peete of Lake Clear, 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Fortune Funeral Home after 7 o'clock this evening and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday. A Bible Vigil will be held at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. A Mass of the Resurrection has been scheduled tentatively for 9 a.m., Thursday at St. John's Church in Lake Clear. Interment will be in St. John's Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription: St. Johns In The Wilderness Cemetery, Paul Smiths, Franklin, NY: Mother of Christ pray for us / BROWN / (reverse) Florence P. Brown / Mother / Mar. 2, 1899 / Oct. 7, 1975. In Mount Adnay Cemetery, Fulton, NY: Wilbur S. Brown / 1891 - 1944
Genevieve Peete: Adirondack Daily (NY), Saranac Lake, Friday, 29 July 1960: Mrs. Genevieve Reyome of Lake Clear Junction died at 5 o'clock last night at the Saranac Lake General Hospital where she had been a patient since July 17. She was born March 11, 1902 at Owl's Head, the daughter of Nelson and Delia Benware Peete. She was the widow of Ulysses Reyome and is survived by a son, Edward of Pyramid Camp, Tupper Lake and a daughter, Mrs. Jean Marten of Charleston, S.C. She is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Effie Minnie, Mrs. Florence Brown and a brother, Theodore, all of Lake Clear and five grandchildren and one great-grandchild. There will be a rosary service this evening at 8 o'clock at the Fortune Funeral Home. A Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St. John's-In-The-Wilderness Catholic Church in Lake Clear with Father James Dowd officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery, Bloomingdale.
Tombstone Inscription: St. Paul's Cemetery, Franklin Falls, NY: Genevieve Reyome / 1902 - 1960 / CALLAGHAN / Flora / 1924 - 1944 / Frank / 1920 - 1983 / Timothy F. / 1946 - (blank)
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- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 31 January 2023.