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Children of Lorenzo Bruce and Eva Blanche (Bigelow) Peters:
1592C.116211 Roy Peters, b 9 June 1907 Glace Bay,N.S; d 5 Mar 1973 Digby,NS; m Frances McNutt. Roy is also listed as son of Earl "4th child of 9 children".?? 2 children : (a) Elizebeth Peters b 15 Jul 1946, married and has 1 child. She may have married again, lived in St. Catherines, Ontario; (b) Caroline Peters married Dennis McClafferty and had 4 or 5 children. She runs a shoe store in Digby, N. S. with her mother, Frances (McNutt) Peters.
1592C.116212 Marion Peters, b 6 Sep 1909 Glace Bay,NS; d 1 Dec 1988 Lower Onslow,NS, bur Belmont cemetery, NS; m Louis McLellan, he was a machinist, b 15 Dec 1906; d __ Apr 1976, bur Belmont cemetery, NS; 1 daughter: Rita McLellan, b 22 May 1932 Truro,NS, m Brent Nelson.
1592C.116213 Carl Peters, b 9 Nov 1911 Glace Bay,NS;
d 15 Nov 1987 Moncton,NB; buried Old Barnes Cem.,Clifton,NS; Carl was trouble
shooter for GM in eastern provinces; m Pauline Yuill, b 25 Jul 1906; d 13
Dec 1990; buried Old Barnes Cem.,Clifton,NS; They had 4 children:
1.Gerald Douglas Peters, b 7 May 1934; m Shirley Suttis; 4 children:
Randy,David, Michael, and James.
2.James Carl Peters, b 10 Oct 1937 Truro,NS; d 10 July 1964
Halifax,NS in car accident.
3.Ronald Irving Peters, b 7 Jul 1936; m (1) Sadie Petelsky; (2)
Diane Fawcett; 2 sons: Greg and Andrew.
4.John Amos Peters, b 28 Nov 1940; m __ 1964(Div) Heather Barkhouse.
2 daughters: Tanya Lynn, b 20 Mar 1964
and Tracy Lee, b 23 May 1965 both
in Halifax,NS.
1592C.116214 Earle William Peters, b 6 Mar 1914 Glace Bay,N.S; m 6 Apr 1933/4 Gertrude Alma Hall; b 1 Mar 1914 Lancashire,Eng; d 16 Aug 1986 Gananoque,Ont. 6 children.
1592C.116215 Gerald Fullerton Peters, b
14 Mar 1916; d 03 May 2009 Dartmouth General Hospital, NS (see obit); m ca 1940 Katherine
Spence; Katherine Spence was foster mother for 117 babies. They had
5 children and one adopted son:
1. Patricia "Patsy", b 1941; d
before 2009
2. Margie 1946; m ___ Gillam;
res Halifax;
3. Donna Kay 1945; m Andrew
Anderson; res Halifax;
4. Helen 1950; m Allan Archibald;
res Waverley;
5. Richard 1953; m Tammy ____
; res Dartmouth
6. Fred 1971; m Janet ____ ; res
Glasgow
1592C.116216 Verna Grace Peters, b 22 Dec 1917
Glace Bay,NS; d 11 Aug 1987 Lower Onslow,NS.;
m Charles Fiddes; born 6 Oct 1911; he was a farmer. 5 children:
1.Anne
Fiddes; b ___ 1938 Truro,NS; m Ron ___ ; was a secretary in Truro Township
Office.
2.Lynne
Fiddes; b __ 1943; he was a trucker; m Beverly ____ ; 2 children: Paul and
Pamela.
3.Bonnie
Fiddes; b 26 Jun 1948; she was a secretary; m Bill Hazelton; 2 children:
Fred and Melanie.
4.Valerie
Marion Fiddes; b 10 Oct 1953 Truro,NS; she was a legal Secretary. She
is married and separated
and has two children. A note says "Valarie has Grandma Margaret McNutts
engagement ring.
5.Bruce
Fiddes; b __ Feb 1951; sells farm equipment.
1592C.116217 Florence Peters, b 13 Nov 1919 Glace
Bay,NS; m Blake Montrait; b 6 Feb 1918 he worked for CNR.;
she was secretary to Drug Company. 2 sons:
1.Larry Montrait; b 11 Feb 1952 Scarborough,Toronto,Canada; res Toronto.
2.David Montrait; b 3 Apr 1954 Scarborough,Toronto,Canada;
1592C.116218 Eva Blanche Peters, b 21 Dec 1921
Glace Bay,NS; d ___ ; m 27 Sep 1946 Frank Nowlan, b 11 Feb 1921 Bouctouche,NB;
d ____ ; Eva was secretary to RCMP; Frank Nowlan was in the Army then worked
for Bell Canada in Nova Scotia. 2 daughters:
1.Maureen Joyce Nowlan, b 14 Oct 1948 Fredericton,NB;
m 28 June 1981 in Bridgewater, N.S., Richard Peckham, jr.;
b 16 Oct 1937; He is a Doctor of
Behavioral Psychology. She is a registered nurse, BNSC and has a Masters in
Clinical Specialist in Psychiatry.They
have no children.
2.Barbara Marion Nowlan, b 20 Mar 1951 Fredericton,NB;
m 22 June 1973 in Halifax, Nove Scotia, Mathew A. Vail,
He is a Family Practice Doctor
and works in Industrial Medicine in Austin Texas.She has a Bachelor of Education
degree and taught math. They have
two children listed:
1.Peter Stewart Vail, b 26 Jul
1974 Halifax,NS; attended Texas Christian College.
2.Lisa Maureen Vail, b 16 Feb
1978 Middleton,NS.
1592C.116219 Helen Frances Peters, b 4 May 1924
Glace Bay,NS; d 24 Sep 1991 Stoney Creek,Ont.; m Robert Joseph Jacobs, b
26 Dec 1924; Robert Joseph Jacobs - an electrician Defasco. They had 3 sons:
1.Stephen Robert Jacobs,
b 28 Feb 1952 Stoney Creek,Ont; m Jennifer ____ . 2 sons.
2.Paul Douglas Jacobs, b
11 Jun 1955 Stoney Creek,Ont; m Mary ____ .
3.Greg Allan Jacobs, b 08
June 1957; married with 2 children.
Sources:
Bigelow Society,The Bigelow Family Genealogy, Vol II, pg 423;
Howe, Bigelow Family of America;
records of Bigelow Society historian/genealogist.
1592C.116215 Gerald Fullerton Peters,
b 14 Mar 1916; d 03 May 2009 ; m ca 1940 Katherine Spence; res Bedford,
NS
Subject: PETERS, Gerald
Fullerton (Halifax Herald May 5/09)
PETERS, Gerald Fullerton
Bedford, passed away May 3, 2009, in Dartmouth General Hospital at the age
of 93. Born in Lower Onslow March 14, 1916, he was a son of Bruce and Blanche
(Bigelow) Peters. He was a welder by trade and was involved in the repairing
of both naval and merchant vessels at the Halifax Shipyards during the Second
World War. Later on he had a long career in the construction industry working
for Construction Equipment, Sagadore Cranes and Purdy Brothers in Halifax.
He had a passion for boating and the sea, captaining first the Wasp, followed
by the Sam & Judy and finally the Fundy Tide over a 50 year period. After
moving to Bedford in 1952, he joined the Armdale Yacht Club, where he was
a charter member up until the time of his passing. He served as the Fleet
Captain at the club on several occasions and regularly shared in club cruises
with his family and friends to places such as the Bras D'Or Lakes, and along
the south shore of Nova Scotia spending many summers with family and fellow
sailors at a quiet marina in Back Harbour, Chester. He is survived by his
wife of 69 years, Katherine (Spence), Bedford; daughters, Margie Gillam,
Halifax; Donna (Andrew) Anderson, Halifax; Helen Archibald, Waverley; sons,
Rick (Tammy), Dartmouth; Fred (Janet), New Glasgow; special daughter and
caregiver, Sharmon (Rick) Petrie, Lakeview; sisters, Eva (Frank) Nowlan,
Bridgewater; Florence Montriat, Victoria, B. C.; 11 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by daughter, Patricia;
granddaughter, Angela Burke and son-in-law, Allan Archibald; brothers, Roy,
Carl, Earl; sisters, Helen, Grace, Marian. Memorial services to take place
Wednesday, May 6, at 11 a.m. in Bedford United Church in Bedford, Rev. Diane
Tingley officiating, reception to follow in the church hall. Family flowers
only. Donations can be made to the Autism Care Center of the South Shore
c/o Bridgewater Senior/Junior High, 100 York Street, Bridgewater, NS B4V
1R3. Arrangements entrusted to T. K. Barnard Funeral Home, Bedford. On-line
condolences: tkbarnard@eastlink.ca. Special thanks to all the nurses and
staff of 3 East, Dartmouth General Hospital and especially Dr. Lawless.
From: Larry Baxter larrybaxter@ns.sympatico.ca
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