Continuation of tree (2nd child of Edward Peete/Sadie Mary Pelow); all known surname descendants:
9 Wilfred Lawrence Peat b: 18 August 1909 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 14 December 1997 Live Oak, Suwannee, FL
+Ruth Layden b: 9 August 1911 Melrose, Middlesex, MA; m: 1937 Melrose, Middlesex, MA [--- Layden/Edith ---]; d: 31 December 2007 Live Oak, Suwannee, FL
Notes for Wilfred Lawrence Peat:
Census
- 1920 Hopkinton, St. Lawrence, NY: Edward Peet 48 (lumber woods/laborer, wife Sadie 30, M. Mabel 12, L. Wilfred 10, A. Rachel 7.
- 1930
- 1940 Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts: Widow Edith Porter 63, son-in-law Wilfred Peets 30 salesman/retail auto agency, wife Ruth 28.
- 1950 Effingham, Carroll, New Hampshire: Wilfred L. Peets 40 salesman/hardware wholesale, wife Ruth L. 38, widowed mother-in-law Edith L. Porter 73.
WWII Records: Wilfred Lawrence Peets, res. 155 Laurel St., Melrose, MA; b. 18 Aug 1909 Hopkinton, NY; contact wife Mrs. Ruth Layden Peets (same address); employer Wakefield Buick; 5' 9", 175 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Melrose, MA.
MISC: Watertown Daily Times (Watertown, NY), Monday, 30 September 1935: Carthage, Sept. 30 - Wilfred Peets, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Peets of Carthage, has been appointed manager of a J. J. Newberry store in Wakefield, Mass., it has been learned here. Young Mr. Peets has been associated with the company for the past two and a half years, working in stores in Lowell and Worcester, Mass., Westchester and Philadelphia, Pa., and Asbury Park, N.J.
Death Notice: The Florida Times Union (Jacksonville, FL), Tuesday, 16 December 1997: Peets - Wilfred L. Peets, 88, died Dec. 14, 1997. Daniels Funeral home, Live Oak, FL.
Notes for Ruth Layden:
Death Notice: The Florida Times Union (Jacksonville, FL), Wednesday, 2 January 2008: Peets - Ruth L. Peets, 96, passed away on December 31, 2007. Daniels Funeral Home.
Back one generation to parents of Wilfred Lawrence Peat
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 11 December 2025.