She lived 103+ years. After James' death, she married his brother, Forrest A Peck.
This from Dawna Westbrook 1/5/2019:
" I'm not sure of her being married to James. Her bio they published stated she came to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest.
Mrs. Peck was proclaimed the states oldest mother just after her 102nd birthday. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Avis E. Thurber. She was 103.
"Ma Peck" was still merry and talkative, despite failing sight and near total deafness. She was still doing for herself up to the end.
Mrs. Peck particularly liked to talk about her memories Abraham Lincoln's assassination, when she was 10 years old. She remembered that the town crier had come through the streets crying the news and carrying a flag draped in black.
The daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Sears) Soutra, she was born in North Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Cape Cod. She moved to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest A. Peck. Mr. Peck as a tool maker.
Mrs. Peck was known for her fine embroidery and for some time she had her own millinery and dress shop in Warren.
She remained living on her own until she was 97. She had enjoyed the independence of keeping house for herself.
She was survived by her daughter and a grandson, George E. Thurber.
Excerpted from Providence Journal (RI) Jan 27, 1957, p.: I-24
Contributor: Dawna Westbrook (47076696)
This from Dawna Westbrook 1/5/2019:
" I'm not sure of her being married to James. Her bio they published stated she came to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest.
Mrs. Peck was proclaimed the states oldest mother just after her 102nd birthday. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Avis E. Thurber. She was 103.
"Ma Peck" was still merry and talkative, despite failing sight and near total deafness. She was still doing for herself up to the end.
Mrs. Peck particularly liked to talk about her memories Abraham Lincoln's assassination, when she was 10 years old. She remembered that the town crier had come through the streets crying the news and carrying a flag draped in black.
The daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Sears) Soutra, she was born in North Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Cape Cod. She moved to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest A. Peck. Mr. Peck as a tool maker.
Mrs. Peck was known for her fine embroidery and for some time she had her own millinery and dress shop in Warren.
She remained living on her own until she was 97. She had enjoyed the independence of keeping house for herself.
She was survived by her daughter and a grandson, George E. Thurber.
Excerpted from Providence Journal (RI) Jan 27, 1957, p.: I-24
Contributor: Dawna Westbrook (47076696)
She lived 103+ years. After James' death, she married his brother, Forrest A Peck.
This from Dawna Westbrook 1/5/2019:
" I'm not sure of her being married to James. Her bio they published stated she came to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest.
Mrs. Peck was proclaimed the states oldest mother just after her 102nd birthday. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Avis E. Thurber. She was 103.
"Ma Peck" was still merry and talkative, despite failing sight and near total deafness. She was still doing for herself up to the end.
Mrs. Peck particularly liked to talk about her memories Abraham Lincoln's assassination, when she was 10 years old. She remembered that the town crier had come through the streets crying the news and carrying a flag draped in black.
The daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Sears) Soutra, she was born in North Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Cape Cod. She moved to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest A. Peck. Mr. Peck as a tool maker.
Mrs. Peck was known for her fine embroidery and for some time she had her own millinery and dress shop in Warren.
She remained living on her own until she was 97. She had enjoyed the independence of keeping house for herself.
She was survived by her daughter and a grandson, George E. Thurber.
Excerpted from Providence Journal (RI) Jan 27, 1957, p.: I-24
Contributor: Dawna Westbrook (47076696)
This from Dawna Westbrook 1/5/2019:
" I'm not sure of her being married to James. Her bio they published stated she came to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest.
Mrs. Peck was proclaimed the states oldest mother just after her 102nd birthday. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Avis E. Thurber. She was 103.
"Ma Peck" was still merry and talkative, despite failing sight and near total deafness. She was still doing for herself up to the end.
Mrs. Peck particularly liked to talk about her memories Abraham Lincoln's assassination, when she was 10 years old. She remembered that the town crier had come through the streets crying the news and carrying a flag draped in black.
The daughter of Benjamin and Rebecca (Sears) Soutra, she was born in North Cambridge, Massachusetts and grew up in Cape Cod. She moved to Providence at age 18 and married Forrest A. Peck. Mr. Peck as a tool maker.
Mrs. Peck was known for her fine embroidery and for some time she had her own millinery and dress shop in Warren.
She remained living on her own until she was 97. She had enjoyed the independence of keeping house for herself.
She was survived by her daughter and a grandson, George E. Thurber.
Excerpted from Providence Journal (RI) Jan 27, 1957, p.: I-24
Contributor: Dawna Westbrook (47076696)
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