Mary Endicott (Peabody) Tree (1917 - 1991)

Born 12 Apr 1917 in Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Died 15 Aug 1991 at age 74 in New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Mary (Peabody) Tree is Notable.

"Marietta" Endicott (Peabody) Tree was an American socialite and political supporter, who represented the United States on the United Nations Commission on Human Rights, appointed under the administration of John F. Kennedy. ^[1] Her birth record and early census records show her name as "Mary" -- she was born 12 Apr 1917 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the daughter of Malcolm Peabody. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

In 1939, she married Desmond FitzGerald, a lawyer and conservative Republican. The marriage ended in divorce in 1947. ^[5]

She then married Ronald Tree, a former Conservative member of the British Parliament. He died in 1976.

Mrs. Tree was appointed a representative to the U.N. Commission on Human Rights in 1961 and served as a special adviser to the U.S. delegation. She remained at the United Nations until 1967. ^[5]

In the 1980s, she was chairwoman of the Citizens Committee for New York City, a city-wide organization that tries to help neighborhood groups improve their communities. ^[5]

She died of cancer at New York Hospital Thursday, 15 Aug 1991. ^[5][6]

Notes

Mary's middle name Endicott was her great grand mother's maiden name and she was a descendant of Gov. John Endecott

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Marietta Peabody Tree," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marietta_Peabody_Tree (accessed July 15, 2017 ).
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23TY-Y4L : 13 March 2018), Mary Endicott Peabody, 12 Apr 1917; citing Birth, Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 877, page 20, State Archives, Boston.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYN-2GW : accessed 15 July 2017), Mary E Peabody in household of Malcolm E Peabody, Lawrence Ward 1, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 95, sheet 9A, line 21, family 213, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 692; FHL microfilm 1,820,692.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH7K-LBH : accessed 15 July 2017), Mary E Peabody in household of Malcolm E Peabody, Philadelphia (Districts 0501-0750), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 615, sheet 6A, line 29, family 80, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2104; FHL microfilm 2,341,838.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "Marietta Tree." St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Missouri), Saturday, August 17, 1991. GenealogyBank.com (subscription required). Accessed 15 July 2017.
6. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J5Y1-GPL : 20 May 2014), Mary E Tree, 15 Aug 1991; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

See also:

• Wikidata: Item Q6763245
• "United States Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1895-1956," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XPWN-WZG : 27 November 2014), Mary Peabody, 29 Aug 1924; from "Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1954," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2010); citing Ship Caronia, arrival port Quebec, England, line 24, NARA microfilm publication M1464, Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 511.
• "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3T-PC14 : 9 October 2015), Mary Peabody, 1924; citing M1464, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 511, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 2,155,281.