Henry William PETERS {M} = Emma L. SNOW {F}
Married 19 May 1868, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts,USA1
Henry William
Born 4 September 1846, Kingston, New Brunswick, Canada
Died 14 April 1931, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Buried 16 April 1931, Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan , Massachusetts, USA2
Headstone Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan Suffolk Country, Massachusetts, USA
Henry W Peters he was in charge of all of the horses in the horse drawn trolley system for the City of Boston. West End Street Railway that eventually merged with other railway systems which is now the Mass Bay Transit Authority "The T" per Boston Residents
2nd name may not be William
Emma L.
Born 12 April 1869, Brookline, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States5
Died 1952, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States6
Buried MountMount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusett,USA7
Married Mary Lee m:25 May 1900, Boston, Massachusetts - Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001
Born 26 July 1870, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States8
Died 16 August 1870, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States9
Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA10
Born 2 February 1872, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States11
Died ABT 1938
Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA12
Married: Mina May Woods m:28 Dec 1896 Cambridge, Middlesex,Massachusetts b: 21 Jul 1878 d:13 feb 1930 - Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 - findagrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91648622
Emma Rowena {F} = Stephen Ephraim (Eph) PETERS {M} > Family
Married 18 April 1895, Boston, Massachusetts, USA13
Emma Rowena
Alias Emma R. PETERS
Born 29 January 1876, Boston, Massachusetts, USA14
Died 29 December 1930, Massachusetts, USA
Buried Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusett,USA15
Headstone Mount Hope Cemetery, Mattapan Suffolk Country, Massachusettes, USA
1901 census Westmorland County, NB
Immigrated 1898
Emma Rowena is from a different Peters family
Emma Rowena Peters (Ephraim’s wife) is from Boston, she grew up in the Roslindale section of Boston. Her father is Henry W Peters he was in charge of all of the horses in the horse drawn trolley system for the City of Boston. West End Street Railway that eventually merged with other railway systems which is now the Mass Bay Transit Authority "The T" per Boston Residents.
He was very prominent person in Boston. Emma Rowena’s mom is Emma Snow is from Boston. I am still unsure how Ephraim’s Peters are related to Henry W. Peters’ family. Several people on Ancestry are still trying to figure out the connection. Ephraim and Emma’s baby, Emma Blanche was only about 4 months when Ephraim died. Blanche was born in March and Ephraim died in August 1901. When Blanche married Frederick Oberacker (of German descent) (also an inventor), Henry W. Peters and Emma Snow Peters built a beautiful home for the newlyweds in Needham Mass.
from Regina Pineo, Mar 2017
Stephen Ephraim (Eph)
Born 3 September 1865, Kingston, New Brunswick, Canada16
Died 14 August 1901, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States17
Buried 1901, Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada18
Occupation: Machinists
Headstone Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada
1901 census Westmorland County, NB
Ephraim went to Boston to have surgery on his ear. Pus removed and was fine, then fell and fractured his skull while in Boston.
Was bookkeeper at the Record Foundry Company in Moncton, New Brunswick
Parish of Moncton 1871 census age 5
1870 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States census
Name Gender Age Race Birth Birthplace
William H Peters Male 28 White 1841-1842 New Brunswick
Emma Peters Female 23 White 1846-1847 Massachusetts
Ernest Peters Male 1 White 1868-1869 Massachusetts
Christopher Mccabb Male 21 White 1848-1849 Ireland
Roxanna Mccabb Female 20 White 1849-1850 Ireland
Absalom Peters Male 20 White 1849-1850 New Brunswick
Betsey Snow Female 50 White 1819-1820 New Hampshire
Elizabeth Snow Female 13 White 1856-1857 Massachusetts
1880 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States census shows
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Henry W Peters Self Male 33 Canada
Emma Peters Wife Female 33 Massachusetts, United States
Ernest H Peters Son Male 11 Massachusetts, United States
Henry A Peters Son Male 8 Massachusetts, United States
Emma R Peters Daughter Female 5 Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth M Peters Sister Female 22 Massachusetts, United States
1910 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States census
Name Gende Age Marital Race Relationship Birth Birthplace Imigration
Henry W Peters Male 64 Married White Head 1846 Canada 1861
Emma Peters Female 62 Married White Wife 1848 Massachusetts
Emma R Peters Female 35 Widowed White Daughter 1875 Massachusetts
E Blanche Peters Female 9 Single White Granddaughter 1901 Massachusetts
Elizabeth M Snow Female 52 Single White Sister-in-law 1858 Massachusetts
Betsey Snow Female 89 Widowed White Mother-in-law 1821 New Hampshire
1920 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States census
Name Gender Age Marital Race Relationship Birth Birthplace Imigration
Henry W Peters Male 74 Widowed White Head 1846 Canada 1858
Emma R Peters Female 44 Widowed White Daughter 1876 Massachusetts
E Blanche Peters Female 18 Single White Granddaughter 1902 Massachusetts
Lizzie M Snow Female 62 Single White Sister-in-law 1858 Massachusetts
1930 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States census
Name Gender Age Marital Race Relationship Birth Birthplace
Emma R Peters Female 55 Widowed White Head 1875 Massachusetts
Frederick J Oberackor Male 32 Married White Son-in-law 1898 Massachusetts
Blanche P Oberackor Female 29 Married White Daughter 1901 Massachusetts
Henry W Peters Male 84 Widowed White Father 1846 Canada
1 :
"Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-61XS-MKT?cc=1469062&wc=3PM3-ZNL%3A1063285401 : 24 May 2018), 004279594 > image 65 of 1096; State Archives, Boston.
2 : "Peters, Henry W. Snow, Emma gravestone"; Primary evidence
3 :
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SQW-W3K?cc=1463156&wc=MJC5-RM9%3A1043035001 : 20 May 2014), 2396251 (004283288) > image 2411 of 2537; State Archives, Boston.
3a:
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9JL-5ZX1?cc=2061550&wc=Q4DF-2NL%3A353350401%2C353366201%2C1588802239 : 19 July 2016), Suffolk > Boston > Deaths 1912 no 4001-5500 > image 160 of 1588; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
3b:
Obituary: The Boston Globe - 26 Apr 1912 - Page 6
4 : "Peters, Henry W. Snow, Emma gravestone"; Primary evidence
5 :
"Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Y7-PC3 : 10 February 2018), Ernest Hale Peters, 12 Apr 1869; citing Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 592,871.
7 :
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194881536/ernest-hall-peters
8 :
"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G979-4993-2?cc=2061550&wc=Q4D4-HZX%3A353350401%2C353366201%2C355067701 : 13 July 2016), Suffolk > Boston > Births 1870 no 1-8207 > image 208 of 430; town clerk offices, Massachusetts.
9 :
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-DTR9-9BV?cc=1463156&wc=MJCF-4WL%3A1043009801 : 20 May 2014), 0960197 (004221412) > image 168 of 406; State Archives, Boston.
10 :
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194881578/isabel-peters
11 :
"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67QW-8CB?cc=1536925&wc=M61J-K2H%3A73572801 : 1 March 2016), 004212534 > image 71 of 1089; Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
12 :
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/194882384/henry-arthur-peters
13 : "Peters, Ephriam - Emma Marriage Reg"
13a: "Peters, Stephen E - Peters, Emma R marriage annc 1895"; Primary evidence
14 :
"Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-62QQ-PBX?cc=1536925&wc=M61J-K29%3A73570801 : 1 March 2016), 004096323 > image 1010 of 1058; Massachusetts Archives, Boston.
15 : "Peters, Henry W. Snow, Emma gravestone"; Secondary evidence
16 : "Peters -family record written by F. F. Peters"; Primary evidence
17 : "Peters, Stephen Ephraim Obit"; Primary evidence
17a: "Peters, Stephen Ephraim death record 1901"; Primary evidence
18 : "Peters, Stephen Eph gravestone"; Secondary evidence
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114964177/stephen-ephraim-peters