Continuation of tree (1st child of William Peete/Jane Sobrey); all known surname descendants:
9 Raphel Joseph Peet b: 1 January 1897 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 2 July 1973 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
+Emma Belle Russell b: 21 March 1901 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 23 January 1918 Nicholville, St. Lawrence, NY [Henry/Fidelia Young]; d: 24 March 1993 North Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Durwood Peet b: 30 August 1927 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 25 December 1975 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY
+Ann Corwin b: 27 May 1935 Nicholville, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 17 July 1953 Ft. Jackson, St. Lawrence, NY [Fullom/Myrtle Fisk] (divorced); d: 14 August 2014 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
Notes for Raphel Joseph Peet:
Census
- 1920 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, New York: J. Raphel Peet 23 (lumber woods/laborer), wife B. Emma 19.
- 1930
- 1940 Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY: Raphel Peets 44 [$2500 house value] operator/own gas station, wife Emma 39, Durwood 12, mother Jane Peets 63 widow, brother Thomas 38 mechanic/garage. [Nicholville]
- 1950 Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY: Raphel J. Peets 52 foreman/highway maintenance, wife Irma B. 49, Durwood T. 22 workman/highway maintenance, widowed mother Jane Peets 74.
WWI Registration: Raphel Joseph Peat; Potsdam, NY, 5 Jun 1918; 1 Jan 1897 (Hopkinton, NY); res. Hopkinton, NY; rel. Emma Peat; short/slender; brown eyes; dark brown hair.
WWII Records: Raphel Joseph Peet, res. Nickolville, NY; b. 1 Jan 1896 Hopkinton, NY; contact Emma Belle Peet (same address); 5'7", 165 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 26 Apr 1942 Potsdam, NY.
Obituary:
Massena Observer (NY), Thursday, 5 July
5 1973: North Lawrence - Raphael J. Peet, 76, Hopkinton, died early Monday
morning, July 2, 1973, at the Charlebois Nursing Home following an illness of two
years. The funeral was held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the Church of the Holy
Cross, Hopkinton. Burial was made in Mound
Hill Cemetery, Nicholville. Mr. Peet is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma
Peet; a son, Durwood Peet, Hopkinton; two grandchildren, Thomas
and Nancy, and a brother, Thomas, Hopkinton. Mr. Peet was born
in the Town of Hopkinton Jan. 1,1897, son of William and Jane Savery Peet.
He married Emma Russell Jan. 23, 1918. For 20 years, he was employed
by the State Highway Department, retiring in 1962. He was a communicant of
the church of the Holy Cross, Hopkinton.
Tombstone Inscription, Mound Hill Cemetery, Nicholville, NY: Raphael Peet / 1896 - 1973 / his wife / Emma Russell / 1901 - 1993
Notes for Emma Belle Russell:
Obituary: Watertown Daily Times (NY), Thursday, 25 March 1993: EMMA B. PEET, 92, ONCE OF HOPKINTON, DIES - Emma B. Peet, 92, formerly of Mayfield Apartments and Hopkinton, died Wednesday evening at the Community Nursing Home. The funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Church with the Rev. Raymond Moreau officiating. Burial will be in Mound Hill Cemetery, Nicholville, later in the spring. Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at the Anderson Funeral Home, North Lawrence. Contributions may be made to St. Mary's restoration campaign. Surviving are a grandson, Thomas C. Peet, Potsdam; a granddaughter, Nancy L. Peet, Seattle, Wash.; two great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. A son, Durwood T., died Dec. 25, 1975. Four brothers, Earl, Ernest, Edward and Emory, and a sister, Edith Tebo, also died before her. Born March 21, 1901, in Hopkinton, daughter of Henry and Dalia Young Russell, she was educated in Hopkinton schools and married Raphael J. Peet Jan. 23, 1918, in Nicholville. Mr. Peet died July 2, 1973. Mrs. Peet was a communicant of St. Mary's Church and a member of the Sandstoners Senior Citizens.
Obituary for the son:
Durwood Peet: Tombstone Inscription, Mound Hill Cemetery, Nicholville, NY: Durwood T. Peet / PFC US Army / World War II / 1927 - 1975
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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.