Continuation of tree (1st child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/1st wife Clara Maillou); all known surname descendants:
6 Athanase 'Dennis' Pitre b: 7 December 1809 Assumption, Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 14 September 1865 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Phoebe Bechard (Palain) b: 16 April 1815 Ste. Marguerite, L'Acadie, St. Jean, Quebec; m: 8 May 1838 Assumption, Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, ONT [Basile/Josette Giroux]; d: 30 September 1854 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Justine 'Christine' Pitre b: 26 March 1839 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 2 March 1905 West Bay City, Bay, MI
+Nelson M. Brouillet (aka) Bruette b: 26 April 1826 St. Cyprien, Napierville, Quebec; m: Abt. 1855 [Maurice/Elisabeth May]; d: Bet. 1886-1889
7 John Baptist Pitre b: 10 January 1841 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 21 April 1917 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Celine Ursula Tremblay b: 10 October 1849 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 29 April 1872 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI [John Baptist/Ursula Thibault]; d: 29 August 1916 Bay City, Bay, MI
7 Moyse Pitre b: 9 January 1843 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: Aft. 1850
7 Marie Philomene Pitre b: 22 October 1845 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: Aft. 1850
7 Narcisse David Pitre b: 15 November 1847 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 10 April 1924 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT
+Annie Jane Fowler b: 31 October 1867 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT; m: 25 December 1882 Marine City, St. Clair, MI [John/Salina McDougall]; d: 21 January 1917 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT (tuberculosis)
*2nd Wife of Narcisse David Pitre:
+Annie Pickings (Brown) b: 25 December 1843 Belleville, ONT; m: 28 February 1918 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT [Robert/Margaret McGillvray]; d: 21 June 1927 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Charles Pitre b: 3 November 1849 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: Aft. 1850
Notes for Athanase 'Dennis' Pitre:
Census
- 1840 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Dennis Peters 30, wife
Phoebe 26, Justine 1, Florence (Palain) 8 (Phoebe's daughter from 1st marriage)
- 1850 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Dennis Peters 50 (laborer), Phebe 45, Florence
17, Christine 11, John 9, Moses 7, Mary 4, David 3, Charles 8 months.
- 1860
Obituaries for the children:
Justine 'Christine' Pitre: The Evening Times (Bay City, MI), Friday, 3 March 1905: West Side - Mrs. Nelson Bruette, aged 68, died yesterday morning after a two months' illness. Mrs. Bruette was an old resident of West Bay City, having lived here 40 years. She is survived by six children, George and Charles, of Cleveland; Thomas, of Texas; Marion and Peter Bruette, and Mrs. Miller, of this city. The funeral will take place from St. Joseph's church.
John Baptist Pitre: Bay City Times (Bay City, MI), Monday, 23 April 1917: Joseph Peters, 77 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roland Everson, 400 Smith street, Saturday. Mr. Peters was a veteran of the civil war. He is survived by six children. Funeral will be held from Visitation church Tuesday morning.
Narcisse David Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Friday, 11 April 1924: Veteran of 3 Wars is Dead - Served in Civil War, Fenian Raid, Riel Rebellion - Wallaceburg, April 11 - David Nelson Peats, 85, veteran of the American Civil War, the Fenian Raids and the Reil Rebellion in the west, passed away last night after having been in failing health for the past two years. Mr. Peats was born in Detroit. During the Civil War he served in the Union forces in the ammunition column. Shortly after the war he came to Canada and served in the Fenian raids in 1866, being awarded a medal for bravery, also a bounty from the government of Canada. After the Fenian excitement he located in Wallaceburg. He went to the west with the regiment raised in these parts to put down the Riel rebellion of 1885-85. By profession Mr. Peats was an engineer. He was twice married and is survived by his widow, two sons, David and Arthur, of this place, and a brother in Bay City, Michigan. Funeral arrangements are not yet complete.
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