William Eugene Peets

1912 Ellenburg, New York – 1993 Lebanon, New Hampshire

 

 

Continuation of tree (4th child of Louis Peets/Rosalia Lena Senecal); all known surname descendants:

                  9          William Eugene Peets  b: 6 February 1912  Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: 6 November 1993  Lebanon, Grafton, NH

                                      +Mildred Yelle  b: 14 July 1912  Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; m: 19 October 1931  Ellenburg, Clinton, NY [Peter/Agnes Boyea]; d: 1 February 1979  Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY

                              10         Beverly A. Peets  b: 16 November 1934  Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: Aft. November 1993

                              10         Joan A. Peets  b: Abt. 1940; d: Aft. November 1993

                                              +--- Rollier

                                            *2nd Husband of Joan Peets:

                                              +Roger Schmidt

 

Notes for William Eugene Peets:

Census

- 1940 Ellenburg, Clinton, New York:  Eugene Peets 29 farmer, wife Mildred 28, Beverly 5.

- 1950 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY:  Eugene W. Peets 38 farmer/farm, wife Mildred A. 37 farmer’s helper/farm, Beverly A. 15, June A. 9.

WWII Records:  Eugene William Peets, res. Ellenburg, NY; b. 6 Feb 1912 Ellenburg, NY; contact wife Mrs. Mildred Peets; 5' 4", 155 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light brown complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Ellenburg, NY.

 

Obituary:  Plattsburgh Press-Republican (NY), Sunday, 7 November 1993:  Plattsburgh - Eugene W. Peets, 81, died Saturday, Nov. 6, 1993 at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H.  He was born Feb. 6, 1912, in Ellenburg, the son of Louis and Lena (Senecal) Peets.  Survivors include two daughters, Beverly Peets of Plattsburgh and Mrs. Roger (Joan) Schmidt of Smyrna, Del.; three brothers, Floyd Peets of Ellenburg Center and Henry Peets and Donald Peets of Plattsburgh; two grandchildren; two great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  His wife, Mildred Peets, died in 1979, and a sister, Mabel Peets, also died earlier.  Calling hours will be held Monday from 2 to 4 p.m, and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the O'Neill-Redden-Drown Funeral Home in Plattsburgh.  A vigil service will be held Tuesday evening.  A Mass of Christian burial will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. in St. Peter's Church.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Memorial donations may be made to the Heart Fund.

 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Peter's Cemetery, Plattsburgh, NY:  PEETS / Mildred / wife / 1912 - 1979 / Eugene / husband / 1912 - 1993 / Beverly / daughter / 1934 - (blank)

 

Notes for Mildred Yelle:

Obituary:  Plattsburgh Press Republican (NY), Friday, 2 February 1979:  Plattsburgh - Mrs. Mildred Peets, 66, died Thursday morning in the CVPH Medical Center.  She was born July 14, 1912, in Ellenburg, the daughter of Peter and Agnes (Boyea) Yelle.  She is survived by her husband, Eugene Peets of Plattsburgh; two daughters, Miss Beverly Peets and Mrs. Joan Rollier, both of Plattsburgh; a brother, Clifton Yelle of Ellenburg; a sister, Mrs Nelson (Ida) Rollo of Johnson City, N.Y.; and two grandsons.  Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the O’Neill-Redden-Drown Funeral Home here.  Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Peter's Church.  Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery in the spring.
 

 

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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. 

- Records from St. Patrick, Chateaugay, Franklin, NY in RED are transcriptions (by Kelly Townsend) taken from microfilm copies of registers and available online.

 

Last updated:  26 January 2023.