Continuation of tree (7th child of Joseph Pitre/Marie Rose Arsenault); all known surname descendants:
9 Ralph Thomas Peters b: 9 May 1904 Summerside, PEI; d: 29 May 1976 Hartford, Hartford, CT
+Mary Raye Rogers (Roberts) b: 3 August 1904 Chicopee, Hampden, MA; m: Abt. 1935 [---Rogers/Harriet Cynthia Chapman]; d: 6 April 1992 Wethersfield, Hartford, CT
Notes for Ralph Thomas Peters:
Census
- 1921 PEI, Summerside: Joseph Peters 54 baggage man/railway, wife Marie Rose 56, Mabel 22, Ralph Thomas 17 salesman, Joseph Laurier 15, George 9.
- 1930 Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut: Ralph T. Peters 25 baker/bakery, lodging.
- 1940 Hartford, Hartford, CT: Ralph Peters 35 baker/market, wife Mary 35, step-daughter Marion Roberts 8 [345 Putnam Street]
- 1950 Hartford, Hartford, CT: Ralph Peters 45 clerk/retail grocery store, wife Mary 45 housekeeper/private hospital, step-daughter Marion Roberts 18; lodger Bernard Beal 49 bench work/typewriter factory.
WWII Records: Ralph Thomas Peters, res. 245 Putnam St., Hartford, CT; b. 9 May 1904 Summerside, PEI; contact Mrs. Mary Chapman Peters (same address); 5'1 1/2", 130 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion, initials on right arm; 16 Feb 1942 Hartford, CT.
Obituary: Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT), Sunday, 30 May 1976: Ralph T. Peters, 72, of 98 Montford St., died Saturday in Hartford Hospital. Born in Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada, he lived in Hartford 40 years. He worked for the former A&P supermarket on LaSalle Road in West Hartford. He was a member of St. Augustine's Church, Hartfoed. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Mary Raye Peters; three sons, Arthur C. Roberts of Meriden, Thomas F. Roberts of Rockville, and Wilbur E. Roberts of Epsom, N.H.; a daughter, Mrs. Marion Sulima of Galveston, Tex.; two brothers, George Peters and Lauriet Peters, both in Canada; 21 grandchildren, and eight great-grandchildren. The funeral: Wednesday, 9:15 a.m., Rose Hill Funeral Home, Rocky Hill; Mass of Christian Burial, 10 a.m., St. Augustine's Church. Burial: Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Calling hours: Tuesday, 7 to 9 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill, CT: PETERS / Ralph T. / 1904 - 1976 / together forever / (blank)
Notes for Mary Raye Rogers:
Obituary: Record Journal (Meriden, CT), Tuesday, 7 April 1992: Wethersfield - Mary Rae Peters, formerly of Rockville, died Monday, April 6, 1992, at the Mediplex of Wethersfield. She was the wife of the late Ralph Peters. Born in Chicopee, Mass., Aug. 3, 1904, she was the mother of Marian E. Sulima and Arthur C. Roberts, both of Meriden, and Wilbur E. Roberts of Ocala, Fla. Also survived by 21 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by a son, Thomas Roberts. A memorial mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Thursday at 10 a.m. at Holy Angels Church in South Meriden. There are no calling hours. Arrangements are under the direction of the Yalesville Funeral Home, Yalesville section of Wallingford.
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