John Arthur Peets (1879 - 1959)

Born 5 Jul 1879 in Wallaceburg, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada

Husband of Madeline Izola (Furtah) Peats — married 14 Jun 1919 in Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada

Died 2 Nov 1959 at age 80 in Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Birth

John Arthur Peets was born on July 5, 1879 in Wallaceburg, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada, son of David Nelson Peats (1836–1924) and Anna Jane Fowler (1868–1917).^{[1] [2]}

Siblings

• Archibald Hector Peats (May 04, 1892 – September 22, 1918)
• David Peets (abt. September 15, 1904 – abt. 1911)

Residence

In 1901, Arthur (21) Peats was in the household of his mother, Anna, in Bothwell, Ontario. ^[2]

Marriage

Arthur (39) married Madeline Izola Furtah (19) (born April 18, 1900 in Wallaceburg, Sombra, Kent; daughter of Joseph Cornelius Furtah (1848–1923) and Edith Welhelmina (Robertson) Furtah (1860–1930)) on June 14, 1919 in Wallaceburg.

Death

Arthur died on November 2, 1959 in Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent, aged 80. He was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM86-KJW : 10 August 2017), Arthur Peats, 05 Jul 1897; citing Birth, Wallaceburg, Kent, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,906,132.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH2C-ZF7 : 18 March 2018), Arthur Peats in household of Annie Peats, Bothwell, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 14, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86889431/arthur-john-peats: accessed April 13, 2023), memorial page for Arthur John Peats (1879–2 Nov 1959), Find a Grave Memorial ID 86889431, citing Riverview Cemetery, Wallaceburg, Chatham-Kent Municipality, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Tulips (contributor 47204949).