Continuation of tree (8th child of Jeremie Pitre/Anne Arseneau); all known surname descendants:
9 Stanislaus 'Kenneth' Pitre b: 7 February 1892 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 28 July 1973 Lowell, Middlesex, MA
+Rosalina Mary J. Boisvert b: 17 March 1898 Lowell, Middlesex, MA; m: 8 August 1926 Lowell, Middlesex, MA [Eugene/Julie Cavette]; d: 21 September 1967 Lowell, Middlesex, MA
10 Florence Rita Peters b: 13 January 1928 Lowell, Middlesex, MA; d: 22 July 1978 Lowell, Middlesex, MA
+Raymond Edward Walsh b: 6 January 1922 Lowell, Middlesex, MA; m: Abt. July 1949 [John S./Helen Gertrude Fitzgerald]; d: 23 April 1989 Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
10 Mary J. Peters b: Abt. 1931; d: Aft. 1950
Notes for Stanislaus Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Emigrated October 1900
- 1910 Rumford, Oxford, Maine: Jeremiah Peters 53 (driver/milk wagon), wife of 32 years Annie 51, Dennis 21 (driver/wood wagon), Arthur 12; daughter Mary 18, her husband of 2 years John Fitzgerald 21. [477 High Street]
- 1920
- 1930 Lowell, Middlesex, Massachusetts: Kenneth Peters 34 (ME) carpenter/construction, wife Mary 33, Florence 1 year 3 months.
- 1940 Lowell, Middlesex, MA: Kenneth Peters 41 carpenter/own business, wife Mary 38, Therese 13, Mary 11. [184 Totman Street]
- 1950 Lowell, Middlesex, MA: Kenneth Peters 55 (mar) carpenter/contractor, Mary J. 18 general office woman/woolen mill.
Misc: Maine birth record is a 'delayed return of birth' with information provided by Mrs. Peter Coughlin, Quincy, MA, on 3 Feb 1943: Tennis Peters, b. 14 Feb 1895 Rumford, ME; 2nd child of married parents Jeremiah Peters (b. Can), res. Rumford, milkman & Hannah Arsenault (b. Can).
Maine Naturalization record: Tennis Peters, age 21, farm worker, 5'8", 150 lbs., dark brown hair, blue eyes, b. Lot 5 PEI 29 Oct 1894; reside Rumford Falls, ME; emigrated from St. John, NB on Canadian Pacific Railway; arrived at Vanceboro, ME 15 Oct 1900; signed Tennis Peters 12 Nov 1915.
WWI Registration Records: Tennise Peters, res. 72 Free St., Portland, ME; b. 22 Oct 1895 Rumford Falls, ME; boiler maker; single; claims exemption - lost sight in one eye; signed: Tennis Peters; medium height, medium build, blue eyes & light brown hair; 5 Jun 1917 Portland, ME
WWII Records: Kenneth Peters, res. 184 Totman Rd., Lowell, MA; b. 14 Feb 1895 Smith's Crossing, ME; contact Mary Peters (same address); unemployed carpenter; 5' 9", 168 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light brown complexion; 26 Apr 1942 Lowell, MA.
Obituary: The Lowell Sun (Lowell, MA), Sunday, 29 July 1973: Kenneth T. Peters...retired carpenter - Kenneth T. Peters of 184 Tolman Road died yesterday at the Lowell General Hospital. He was the husband of the late Mary (Boisvert) Peters. He was born in Rumford, Maine, Feb. 14, 1895, and had made his home in Lowell for more than 50 years. He was a retired carpenter and had worked for many construction firms in the area and was a member of the Carpenters and Joiners Union local of Woburn. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Raymond E. (Florence) Walsh of Nabnasset and four grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton, Middlesex, MA: PETERS / Kenneth / 1895 - 1973 / Mary / 1897 - 1967
Notes for Rosaline Mary J. Boisvert:
Obituary: The Lowell Sun (Lowell, MA), Friday, 22 September 1967: Peters - Of Lowell, Sept. 21, Mrs. Mary (Boisvert) Peters of Totman Road. Services at the Badger Funeral Home, Littleton, Saturday at 10 a.m. No visiting hours. Interment in Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton. Funeral Director William A. Badger.
Obituaries for the children:
Florence Rita Peters: The Sunday Sun (Lowell, MA), Sunday, 23 July 1978: Walsh - In Lowell, July 22 at the Lowell General Hospital, Mrs. Florence R. (Peters) Walsh of 184 Totman Rd. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday. Funeral services will be held at the O'Donnell Funeral Home, Tuesday at 12 o'clock noon. Burial in the Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton under the direction of Funeral Directors James F. O'Donnell and Sons.
Tombstone Inscription, Westlawn Cemetery, Littleton, MA: WALSH / Florence Peters / 1929 - 1978. Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, NM: Raymond E. Walsh / PFC US Army / World War II / Jan 6, 1922 - Apr 23, 1989
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Last updated: 8 September 2024.