Continuation of tree (4th child of Ralph Waldo Peters/Martha J. Noble); all known surname descendants:
9 Ralph Waldo Peters b: 13 August 1897 Dorchester, Suffolk, MA; d: 5 June 1946 Wellesley, Norfolk, MA
Mary Grace Bellefontaine b: 28 January 1904 Halifax, NS; m: 19 April 1936 Natick, Middlesex, MA [Duodona/Sarah ---]; d: 9 December 1985
10 Sarah Jane Peters b: 9 April 1937 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 4 July 2012 Natick, Middlesex, MA
10 Ralph W. Peters b: 18 July 1938 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: Aft. July 2012
+Karen ---
10 Anne M. Peters b: 18 July 1938 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: Aft. July 2012 Nova Scotia
+Carl Conrad
Notes for Ralph Waldo Peters:
Census
- 1930 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts: Ralph Peters 60 (furniture/mill hand), wife Martha 58, Ralph 32 (machine operator), Martha 28 (radio assembler), Helen 20, Mildred 14.
- 1940 Boston, Suffolk, MA: Ralph Peters 42, wife Mary 36, Sarah 3, Ralph 1.
- 1950 Wellesley, Norfolk, MA: Widow Sarah J. Bellefontaine 73, Donna J. 39 auto mechanic/auto repair shop, widowed daughter Grace M. Peters 45, Sarah Jane Peters 12, Ralph Peters 11, Anne Peters 6.
WWII Records: Ralph Waldo Peters, res. Dorchester, MA; b. 13 Aug 1897 Boston, MA; Mrs. Mary G. Peters (same address); 5'10 1/2", 178 lbs., brown eyes & gray hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Feb 1942 Boston, MA.
Obituary: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Thursday, 6 June 1946: Wellesley, June 5 - Ralph W. Peters Jr., 48, veteran of World War I, and a machinist at the Hingham Shipyards, died suddenly tonight at his home, Highledge av. Born in Dorchester, he had resided there until one montha go, when he came to Wellesley. Enlisting in the Navy in World War I, he served for five years. He leaves a wife, Mary; three children, three brothers and a sister. The funeral will be held from the George F. Doherty funeral home, with a solemn high requiem mass at 9:30 a.m..Friday, at St. Paul's Church. Burial will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Roxbury.
Obituaries for the children:
Sarah Jane Peters: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Friday, 6 July 2012: Peters, Sarah Jane, of Natick, formerly of Wellesley, July 4, 2012. Beloved daughter of the late Ralph W. Peters Jr. and Mary G. (Bellefontaine) Peters. Loving sister of Ralph W. Peters and his wife Karen of Bellingham and Anne M. Conrad and her husband Carl of Nova Scotia. Also survived by several nieces and nephews. Best friend and cousin of Mary Dearden of Natick. Godmother of Jed Dearden of Wayland. Services private. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Sarah's memory to the Natick Service Council, Natick, MA.
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Last updated: 10 September 2024.