Continuation of tree (2nd child of John Peets/Delia St. Germaine); all known surname descendants:
10 Walter Bernard Peets b: 9 August 1895 Merrill, Clinton, NY; d: 11 August 1967 Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY
+Lula E. Collins b: 3 November 1895 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; m: 2 October 1915 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY [Orson/Josephine Lapointe]; d: 15 July 1970 Albany, Albany, NY
11 Catherine G. Peets b: 28 January 1916 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: July 1978 Albany, Albany, NY
+ Earl Vivian Dubray b: 31 July 1913 Worcester, Washington, VT; m: 20 August 1933 Standish, Clinton, NY [Victor E./Victoria LaFountain]; d: 20 December 1953 Troy, Rensselaer, NY
*2nd Husband of Catherine G. Peets:
+ John Francis Garvin b: 19 December 1919 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; m: unknown [John/Maude Harris]; d: 14 January 2005 Albany, Albany, NY
11 Patricia Peets b: 23 December 1916 Dannemora, Clinton, NY; d: 1 February 2000 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+ Roy Bosjolie b: 6 December 1913 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY; m: 7 March 1938 Standish (Lyon Mountain), Clinton, NY [Peter/Margaret LaGoy]; d: 6 January 1980 Potsdam, St. Lawrence, NY
Notes for Walter Bernard Peets:
Census
- 1920 Dannemora, Clinton, New York: Walter Peets 24, wife Lula 24, Catherine 4, Patricia 3; sister Maud Peets 19.
- 1925 Dannemora, Clinton, NY: Walter Peets 28 miner/iron, wife Lula 28, Katharine 9, Patricia 8.
- 1930 Dannemora, Clinton, NY: Walter Peets 34, wife Lulu 34, Catherine 14, Patricia 13.
- 1940 Clinton, Dannemora, NY: Walter Peets 43 ship loader/iron mines, wife Lula 44, boarder Robert Alexander 21 car loader/iron mines. [Third Street]
- 1950 Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY: Walter Peets 54 patrolman/iron mine, wife Lula 54.
WWI Registration Records: Walter Peets; Clinton, NY; 9 Aug 1895; wife & 2 children; medium height, medium build; light blue eyes & dark brown hair.
WWII Records: Walter Bernard Peets, res. Lyon Mountain, NY; b. 9 Aug 1896 Merrill, NY; contact Mrs. Lula Peets (same address); 5'8", 185 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Plattsburg, NY.
Obituary: Chateaugay Record (NY), Thursday, 17 August 1967: Walter Peets, 72, died at Physicians Hospital Friday after a long illness. A lifelong resident of this area, he was born in Merrill, the son of John and Delia Peets. He was a retired employee of Republic Steel. He is survived by his wife, Lula Collins Peets of Lyon Mt., two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Garvin of Albany and Mrs. Patricia Bosjolie of Norfolk, N.Y.; his mother of Lyon Mountain; three brothers, John of Merrill, Ralph of Rochester; four sisters: Mrs. Maude Gadway of Pulaski and Mrs. Irene Bracey, Mrs. Marie Hamelin and Mrs. Eleanor Bozedlowski, all of Lyon Mountain; 10 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at St. Bernard's Church in Lyon Mountain on Monday at 9:30 a.m.
Tombstone Inscription: St. Bernard's Cemetery, Lyon Mountain, NY: PEETS / Walter B. / 1895 - 1967 / Lula E. / 1895 - 1970
Notes for Lula E. Collins:
Obituary: Chateaugay Record (NY), Thursday, 23 July 1970: Mrs. Lulu (Walter) Peets, 74, died Wednesday, July 15 at the Albany Memorial Hospital. She was born in 1895, the daughter of Orson and Josephine (LaPointe) Collins of Chateaugay Lake. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Catherine Garvin of Albany and Mrs. Patricia Bosjolie of Norfolk; two sisters, Mrs. Mabel Fountain and Mrs. Bessie Hall, both of Lyon Mountain; ??? grandchildren; several great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held on Saturday at 10 a.m. from St. Bernard's Church. Burial took place in the parish cemetery.
Obituaries for the children:
Patricia Peets: Watertown Daily Times (NY), Wednesday, 2 February 2000: Patricia P. Bosjolie, 83, died Tuesday morning in Massena Memorial Hospital. Mrs. Bosjolie was a homemaker and a former cafeteria aide at Norwood-Norfolk Central School's elementary school. Born Dec. 23, 1916, in Lyon Mountain, a daughter of Walter and Lula Collins Peets, she married Roy J. Bosjolie on March 7, 1938. Mr. Bosjolie died Jan. 6, 1980. She was a communicant of the Church of the Visitation, a member of its Altar and Rosary Society, a member of the Jolly Agers Senior Citizens Club, a member of the Home Bureau and a past member of Norfolk Birthday Club. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and camping. Surviving are three sons, Ronald, Marvin and Donald; four daughters, Mrs. Thomas (Cynthia) Rheaume, Mrs. Neil (Darlene) Goulette, Mrs. Gilbert (Janet) Simons and Peggy Crosby; 18 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. A sister, Katherine Garvin, died before her. The funeral was held at the Church of the Visitation with the Rev. Andrew Amyot, pastor, officiating. Spring burial was made in Visitation Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Visitation Cemetery, Norfolk, NY: BOSJOLIE / Roy J. / 1913 - 1980 / Patricia P. / 1916 - 2000 / Peter / 1886 - 1962 / Margaret / 1891 - 1979
Back one generation to parents of Walter Bernard Peets
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
- Early New York births/marriages/deaths in RED from transcription of St. Bernard & Chateaugay Mission registers.
Last updated: 8 February 2023.