Continuation of tree (10th child of Francois Xavier Lepitre/Marie Emma Pepin); all known surname descendants:
9 Amedee Gedeon Lepitre b: 7 November 1889 Sacre Coeur, Stanstead, QUE; d: 22 February 1958 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Olivine Beaudoin b: 3 January 1896 Woonsocket, Providence, RI; m: 29 December 1912 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH [Frank/Marie Cloutier] (divorced 1 February 1916 Manchester, NH); d: 1 July 1949 Goffstown, Hillsborough, NH
*2nd Wife of Amedee Gedeon Lepitre:
+Adelia Martel (Cammel) b: 11 February 1891 Barton, Orleans, VT; m: 6 April 1918 Barton, Orleans, VT [Fred/Aurilla Valley]; d: 1 January 1953 Detroit, Wayne, MI
10 Irene Madeline Lapete b: 10 November 1918 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH; d: 9 April 1983 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Carl Homer Beachum Barnes b: 30 July 1878 Le Sueur, Le Sueur, MN; m: 13 July 1934 Redford, Wayne, MI [Frank/Florence Ross]; d: 11 January 1963 Detroit, Wayne, MI
10 Alice Mabel Lapete b: 8 January 1920 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH; d: June 1979 Darien, DuPage, IL
+Lynn A. Van Alstine b: 20 December 1888 Salem, Kenosha, WI; m: 2 September 1938 Indiana [Sylvester/Ellen Myers]; d: 25 November 1947 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Husband of Alice Lapete:
+Archie Carl Woodard b: 21 June 1899 Cayuga, Vermillion, IN; m: 15 January 1949 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Jacob H./Bertha Lacey]; d: 7 December 1969
*3rd Husband of Alice Lapete:
+--- Bagan
10 Ruth Emma Lapete b: 18 February 1921 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH; d: 12 October 1982 Oregon, Lucas, OH
+George Smith b: 1 January 1900 Utah; m: 15 August 1938 Ohio [Jack/Margaret McGuire] (divorced 24 Sep 1940 MI); d: 5 February 1945 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Husband of Ruth E. Lapete:
+Arthur Henry Mock b: 11 October 1911 Toledo, Lucas, OH; m: 14 May 1945 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Joseph/Bessie ---]; d: 21 March 2004 Toledo, Lucas, OH
10 Angela Cora Lapete b: 3 August 1922 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH; d: 14 July 1984 Lakewood, Los Angeles, CA
+John Daniel Champion b: 10 March 1919 Nashville, TN; m: Abt. 1939 Michigan [George W./Mary Eva ---]; d: 30 May 1990 N. Las Vegas, Clark, NV
10 Helen C. Lapete b: 13 July 1923 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH; d: 1 December 1976 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Wayne Eugene Skinner b: 17 January 1920 Broadlands, Champagne, IL; m: 6 January 1945 Detroit, Wayne, MI (divorced 24 June 1947 Detroit, MI); d: 10 January 1986
*2nd Husband of Helen Lapete:
+Leroy Gerald Yeazel b: 17 May 1904 Lake View, OH; m: 2 March 1949 Napoleon, Henry, OH [David/Eva Knouse]; d: November 1965 Michigan
10 Dora Belle Lapete b: 25 September 1925 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH; d: 13 November 1925 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
10 Ester Laura Lapete b: 9 April 1928 Hartford, Orleans, VT; d: 7 May 1972 Cook Co., IL
+Edward Donald Lair b: 6 May 1924 Indianapolis, Marion, IN; m: 9 August 1947 Detroit, Wayne, MI [William T./Viola Mounce]; d: January 1975 Cook Co., IL
10 Grace La Pete b: 27 August 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 7 January 1931 Detroit, Wayne, MI
10 Eileen Mary Lapete b: 21 December 1932 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 19 July 1997 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Joseph John Barbara b: 25 June 1929 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 5 May 1951 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Fortunato/Rose Caruana] (divorced 27 August 1951 Detroit, MI); d: 31 October 2007 St. Clair Shores, Macomb, MI
*2nd Husband of Eileen Mary Lapete:
+Frank Mendoza b: 23 October 1930 West Virginia; m: 8 September 1979; d: 5 September 2013 Detroit, Wayne, MI
Notes for Amedee Gedeon Lepitre:
Census
- 1910 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire: Jed LaPete 21, living with brother George's family.
- 1920 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH: Jedeon Lapete 31, 2nd wife Dellia 29, Irene 1 year 2 months.
- 1930
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Giedon La Pete 54 laborer/WPA sewer project, wife Delia 50, Helen 17, Ester 12, Eileen 7; Lynn Vanslystine 48 dye maker/automobile mfg. co., wife Alice 20, James 1; Ruth Smith 19, Patricia Ann 10 months; widowed sister Clara Muth 57 [1120 Charlotte]
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Gideon La Pete 63 stock handler/factory, wife Delia 59, Eileen M. 17, grandson Kenneth J. La Pete (July), daughter Alice M. Woodard 30 (NH) (mar), grandson James L. Van Alstine 11, granddaughter Ruby M. Van Alstine 6, granddaughter Joanne T. Van Alstine 5, grandson Robert G. Van Alstine 4
Record of
divorce: Gedeon Lapete & Olivine Lapete, mar. 29 Dec 1912; sex of libelant
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male, date of divorce 1 Feb 1916 adultery
WW1 registration records: Gedeon La Pete; Barton, Orleans, VT; born 4 Dec 1887 (Derby, VT); divorced; dependent mother; short height, slender build; gray eyes & light brown hair.
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (MI), Monday, 24 February 1958: Lapete: Gideon, Feb. 22, husband of the late Delia; father of Mrs. Irene Barnes, Mrs. Alice Woodard, Mrs. Ruth Mock, Mrs. Angelus Champion, Mrs. Helen Yeazel, Mrs. Esther Lair and Mrs. Eileen Mendoza. Services from J. Sutton & Son Funeral Home, 4147 Trumbull Ave., Tuesday, 1 p.m.
Notes for Olivine Beaudoin:
- After the divorce from Gedeon, Olivine married Harry L. Schloendorn. Widowed by 1933.
Notes for Adelia Martel:
Obituary: Detroit Times (MI), Sunday, 4 January 1953: La Pete - January 1, Della, beloved wife of Gideon; dear mother of Irene Barnes, Alice Woodward, Angelus Champion, Ruth Mock, Helen Yeazel, Esther Lair, Eileen Mendoza; dear sister of Dolphus and Edgar Martell. Funeral services, Monday, 8:30 a.m., from Maney & Haas Funeral Home, 4458 Joy Road at Martindale, 9 a.m. at St. Boniface Church. Rosary, Sunday, 7 p.m.
Obituaries for the children:
Irene Madeline Lapete: Tombstone Inscription, Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Nov. 10, / 1918 / Apr. 9, / 1983 / mother / Irene Barnes
Ruth Emma Lapete: Detroit Free Press (MI), Thursday, 14 October 1982: Mock, Ruth E. Oct 12. Age 61. Wife of Arthur H.; mother of Mrs. Ruth Ann Rodriguez, Mrs. Judith Mock and Arthur A. and the late Patricia Marisnick; sister of Mrs. Irene Barnes, Mrs. Angela Champion and Mrs. Eileen Mendoza. 16 grandchildren, three great-grandchildren. Funeral from Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack at Outer Drive, Saturday at 11 a.m., and to St. Clare Church at 11:30 a.m. Prayer Friday Evening 7:30.
Alice Mabel Lapete: Tombstone Inscription, Clarendon Hills, Cemetery, Darien, DuPage, IL: Beloved wife / Alice M. Bagan / 1919 - 1979. Hicks Cemetery, Perrysville, IN: Archie C. / Woodard / June 21, 1899 / Dec. 7, 1969
Eileen Mary Lapete: Detroit Free Press (MI), Monday, 21 July 1997: Mendoza, Eileen Mary July 19, 1997. Beloved wife of Frank. Dear mother of Frank (Denise) Mendoza, Jr., Mrs. Tom (Deborah) Allen, Mrs. David (Tina) Bratton, Richard, William (JoAnn) and the late Robert Mendoza. 14 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Services Wednesday 9:15 a.m. from the Detroit Chapel of the Obarzanek Funeral Home 6982 Edward St. and 10 a.m. at St. Anne Church. Scripture service Tuesday 6 p.m. Interment Woodmere Cemetery. Visitation Monday 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 12 noon till 9 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, MI: MENDOZA / beloved husband / & father / Frank / Oct. 23, 1930 / Sept. 5, 2013 / beloved wife / & mother / Eileen / Dec. 21, 1932 / July 19, 1997
Back one generation to parents of Amedee Gedeon Lepitre
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- Vermont birth/marriage/death items in RED taken from online images of records.
Last updated: 25 January 2024.