Continuation of tree (5th child of Ignace Pitre/Adelaide 'Eulalie' Gadois); all known surname descendants:
9 Alfred Peets b: 1 January 1877 Merrill, Clinton, NY; d: 17 November 1934 Chateaugay, Franklin, NY
+Ellen L. Gadway b: 24 March 1880 Merrill, Clinton, NY; m: Abt. 1896 [John/Mary Vaudrin]; d: 1956 Chateaugay, Franklin, NY
10 Sarah Peets b: May 1897 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: Aft. 1900
10 Marguerite Eva Peets b: 1902 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: 29 August 1938 Merrill, Clinton, NY
10 Lenora Diane Peets b: 26 February 1905 Merrill, Clinton, NY; d: 25 October 1992 Dannemora, Clinton, NY
+Henry Tatro m: 28 September 1935; d: 10 September 1936
10 Gerald Alfred Peets b: 6 March 1911 Merrill, Clinton, NY; d: 12 November 1992 Constable, NY
+Madeline Vaughn b: 1913; m: 19 January 1933 Chateaugay Methodist Church, Chateaugay, Franklin, NY; d: Aft. November 1992
10 Fremont Joseph Peets b: 4 May 1914 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: 16 October 1988 Malone, Franklin, NY
+Maida Bruso b: 5 August 1918 Lyon Mountain, Clinton, NY; m: 9 March 1935 Chateaugay, Franklin, NY [Desford/Minerva Gadway]; d: 19 December 1994 Burlington, Chittenden, VT
10 Deborah Ruth Peets b: 24 June 1921 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY; d: 17 January 2008 Chateaugay, Franklin, NY
+Leonard Tallman b: 23 May 1913 Merrill, Clinton, NY; m: February 1935 Merrill, Clinton, NY [Alexander/Mary Tatro]; d: 10 November 1956 Merrill, Clinton, NY
*2nd Husband of Deborah Ruth Peets:
+--- Ard m: Bef. 1988
Notes for Alfred Peets:
Census
- 1900 Ellenburg,
Clinton, NY: Fredrick Petes 23, his wife of 4 years Ellen 20. They have
had 3 children but only 1 still living: Sarah 3.
- 1910 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY: Alfred Peets 33, his wife of 12 years Ellen L.
32. They now claim to have had 4 children with 2 still living: Margret E.
8, & Leonora D. 6. [Despite claiming to have been married for 4
years in the 1900 census, both now claimed to have married in 1898. Their
daughter Sarah seems to have disappeared from both their count and the census.]
- 1920 Ellenburg, Clinton, NY: Alfred Peets 43, wife Ellen 39, Marguerite E. 17,
Lenora D. 14, Gerald A. 8, Fremont J. 5.
- 1930 Chateauguay, Franklin, NY: Alfred Peets 53, wife Ellen 50, Lenora 25,
Margaret 28, Fremont 16, Deborah 8.
Obituary: Chateaugay Record, Friday, 23
November 1934: A death which brought sorrow
was that of Alfred Peets which took place at his home in the north part
of the town last Saturday morning after an illness of six weeks. The
deceased was born at Merrill 57 years ago and for the past six years has resided
here. He followed the occupation of farming and was well known and highly
respected by all. Mr. Peets espoused the Seventh Day Adventist religion
and followed faithfully the teachings of this creed. He is survived by his
widow, three daughters, Marguerite, Lenora and Deborah and two sons,
Gerald, of Burke and Freemont, who resides at home; four brothers,
Henry of Elliston, Mont., William of East Rochester, Joseph of
Saratoga Springs and John of Merrill. Funeral services were
conducted by Elder Schnitzler, of Watertown, at his late home on Monday
afternoon and interment was made on the Lakeside cemetery on Lower Chateaugay
Lake.
Obituaries for the children:
Marguerite Eva Peets: Chateaugay Record, Friday, 9 September 1938: Miss Margaret Peets died at her home at Merrill on Tuesday, August 29th, after a long illness. The deceased was 36 years old and was a young lady of beautiful Christian character and her death is mourned by a wide circle of friends. She received her early education at the Owshaw Missionary School, graduated from Chateaugay High School and the Plattsburgh Normal. The survivors are her mother, Mrs. Ellen Peets of Merrill, two sisters and two brothers, Mrs. Leonard Tallman of New York, Mrs. Henry Tatro of Washington D.C., Gerald of New York and Freemont of Chateaugay. Funeral services were held at St. John's church at Merrill last Thursday, and interment was made at Lakeside cemetery.
Lenora Diane Peets:
Plattsburgh Press-Republican, Monday, 26 October 1992: Dannemora: Lenora P.
Tatro, 87, of 127 Cook St., Dannemora and formerly of Merrill, died
Sunday, Oct. 25, 1992, at Massena Memorial Hospital. She was born Feb. 26,
1905 in Merrill, the daughter of Alfred and Ellen (Gadway) Peets.
In her earlier years, she was a group parent at the Children's Home in
Plattsburgh before retiring in 1965. She had lived on the Bigelow Road in
Merrill and has lived with her son and daughter-in-law in Dannemora for the past
20 years. She married Henry Tatro, Sept. 28, 1935. He died
Sept. 10, 1936. Mrs. Tatro is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law,
Roland and Betty Tatro of Dannemora and Garth and Shirley King of
New London, Conn.; a daughter, Freida Green of New London, Conn.; a
brother, Gerald Peets of Constable; a sister, Deborah Ard of Chase
Mills, N.Y.; seven grandchildren and several great-grandchildren and nieces and
nephews. A brother, Fremont Peets; a sister, Marguerite Peets; and a grandson, Garth King Jr.; all died before
her. There will be no calling hours. Funeral services will be 7 p.m.
Thursday at Chateaugay Funeral Home with the Rev. David O. Stanton officiating.
Burial will be in Lakeside Cemetery, Chateaugay Lake. Memorial donations
may be made to the American Heart
Association.
Gerald Alfred Peets: Plattsburgh Press-Republican, Friday, 13 November 1992: Constable: Gerald A. Peets Sr., 81, died Thursday Nov. 12, 1992, at the home of his granddaughter, Dianne Shantie, on Fountain Street in Constable. He was born March 6, 1911, in Merrill, the son of Alfred and Ellen (Gadway) Peets. In his earlier years, he had been employed with the Grumann Corporation on Long Island. He had been employed with Coca-Cola Company in Connecticut, and had been a dairy farmer in Chateaugay for many years. He is survived by his wife, the former Madeline Vaughn, whom he married Jan. 19, 1933, at the Chateaugay Methodist Church; two sons and a daughter-in-law, Gerald Peets Jr. of Wingdale and William and Helen Peets of Middletown, Conn.; a sister, Deborah Ard of Chase Mills; two grand-children; four great-grand-children, and one great-great-granddaughter. Two sisters, Lenora Tatro and Marguerite Peets; and a brother, Fremont Peets, died earlier. A funeral service will be held at the convenience of the family at the Chateaugay Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eastside Cemetery, Chateaugay. Memorial donations may be made to Caring Friends of Hospice.
Fremont Joseph Peets:
Plattsburgh Press-Republican, Monday, 17 October 1988: Chateaugay:
Fremont
Joseph Peets, 74, of the Earlville Road, Chateaugay, died Sunday Oct. 16,
1988, in Alice Hyde Hospital, Malone. He was born May 4, 1914 in Ellenburg,
the son of Alfred and Ellen (Gadway) Peets. He had been employed by
the town of Chateaugay for 16 years between 1949 and 1965. He then moved
to Massachusetts where he had worked for various plastic companies for 11 years
before returning to Chateaugay in 1976 to the farm on the Earlville Road.
He was an elder with the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Brainardsville.
Survivors include his wife, the former Maida Bruso, who he married March
9, 1935 in Chateaugay; one son, Fremont Joseph Peets Jr. of Clinton,
Mass.; three daughters, Mrs. Robert (Jeannet) Rousell of Dracut, Mass.,
Elizabeth Virginia Peets of Chateaugay and Kathryn Marie Peets of
Chateaugay; one brother, Gerald of Chateaugay; two sisters, Lenora
Tatro of Dannemora and Deborah Ard of Chateaugay Lake; and two
grandsons, Fremont Peets III and David Peets, both of Massachusetts.
One son, David, died in July 1975, and a sister, Marguerite Peets,
also died earlier. Calling hours will be today, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the
Chateaugay Funeral Home. The funeral will be Tuesday at the funeral home
chapel at 11 a.m. Entombment will be in Whispering Maples Memorial Gardens
Mausoleum in Ellenburg Depot.
Back one generation to parents of Alfred 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. In a few obituaries, the birth/marriage year given may not match up to census notations/childrens' births, so I have adjusted those accordingly.
Last updated: 13 August 2009*