Continuation of tree (4th child of Joseph Pitre/Catherine Boudreau); all known surname descendants:
10 Alphonse Leonard Pitre b: 20 December 1909 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 15 May 1985 Presque Isle, Aroostook, ME
+Edwina Julie Viel b: 15 June 1915 Fort Kent, Aroostook, ME; m: 29 November 1939 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME [Isidore/Delina Theriault]; d: 17 July 2004 Caribou, Aroostook, ME
11 Nancy Marie Peters (adopted) b: 21 February 1946 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME; d: 26 February 2011 Caribou, Aroostook, ME
+Leon Merchant m: 1962; d: Aft. February 2011
Notes for Alphonse Leonard Pitre:
Census
- 1911 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Joseph Pitre 27 laborer/works at mines, wife Catherine 30, Joseph 6, Eveline 5, Jean 3, Alphonse 1), cousin John Briar 23 laborer at mines.
- Immigrated 2 April 1919, as Leonard Petre, on the Footbridge at Van Buren, ME, heading to Stockholm, ME, accompanied by mother & 5 siblings.
- 1920
- 1930 Woodland, Aroostook, Maine: Paul St. Peter 49, wife Catherine 52, Donald 23, Rose 25, Ida 21, stepchildren Laura Peters 18, Eddie Peters 22, Alphonse Peters 21, Leo Peters 16 & Avilla Peters 13.
- 1940 Houlton, Aroostock, ME: Paul St. Peter 60 mill hand/plywood mill, wife Catherine 68, Ida 29 maid/private family, stepson Alphonse L. Pitre 30 mill hand/plywood mill, wife Edwina M. 24 [6 Willard Street]
- 1950 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME: Alphonse L. Peters 40 trucking pulpwood/pulp mill, wife Edwina J. 34, stepdaughter Nancy L. Plourde 4.
Alien Registration, 6 Aug 1940 at Houlton, ME: Alphonse L. Peters, Military St., Houlton; in US 20 years; b. 20 Dec 1909 Bathurst NB; laborer at Plywood Corp.
Obituary: The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Friday, 17 May 1985: Alphonse L. Peters. Presque Isle - Alphonse L. Peters, 75, died May 15, 1985, at a local hospital. He was born Dec. 20, 1909, of Bathhurst, New Brunswick, Canada, the son of Joseph and Catherine (Boudreau) Peters. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he received the EAME Theatre Ribbon with four bronze stars and the Victory medal. He was a member of Post No. 136 American Legion in Stockholm and had been employed by U.P.S. as a maintenance mechanic. He is survived by his wife, Edwina (Viel) Peters of Presque Isle; one daughter, Mrs. Leon (Nancy) Merchant of Caribou; one brother, Eddie Peters of Stockholm; two sisters, Evelyn Long of Bridgeport, Conn. and Laura Pelletier of Caribou; three stepsisters, Ida St. Peter of Caribou, Rose Martin of Houlton and Estella Beaulieu of Greenville; five grandchildren, two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at Groves Funeral Home 7-9 p.m. Friday. Prayers will be said at the funeral home 8:15 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Presque Isle, with the Rev. Claude Albert, celebrant. Interment will be in North Main Street Catholic Cemetery. Friends who wish may contribute in his memory to the American Cancer Society, Maine Division, Brunswick, Maine.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Presque Isle, Aroostook, ME: May the hand of God be upon you / PETERS / Dad / Alphonse / Dec. 20, 1909 / May 15, 1985 / Mom / Edwina J. / June 15, 1915 / July 17, 2004
Marker: Alphonse L. Peters / US Army / World War II / Dec. 20, 1909 - May 15, 1985
Notes for Edwina Julie Viel:
Obituary: Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Monday, 19 July 2004: (photo) Presque Isle - Edwina Julia Peters, 89, died Saturday morning, July 17, 2004, at the Maine Veterans Home, Caribou. She was born June 15, 1915, at Fort Kent, the daughter of Isidore and Delina (Theriault) Viel. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. Edwina was a communicant of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Presque Isle, and was adopted by the Caribou VFW while she was a resident of the Maine Veterans Home. She is survived by a daughter, Nancy Merchant and her husband, Leon of Caribou; two brothers, Edmund and Milton Viel of Van Buren; three sisters, Pearl Rowland and Bella Michaud, both of Van Buren, and Doris Karcher of Waterbury, Conn.; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband, Alphonese in 1985. Relatives and friends may call 7-9 p.m. Monday, at the Duncan-Graves Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday, at St. Mary's Catholic Church with the Rev. David Raymond officiating. Interment will be in North Main Street Catholic Cemetery, Presque Isle. Donations may be made in her memory to the American Cancer Society Maine Division, Brunswick, ME or to the charity of one's choice.
Obituary for the daughter:
Nancy Marie Merchant: Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Tuesday, 1 March 2011: (photo) Caribou - Nancy Marie Merchant, 65, died Feb. 26, 2011, with her family by her side after a brief illness. She was born Feb. 21, 1946, in Stockholm, the daughter of Alphonse and Edwina Peters. Nancy was raised in Presque Isle. In 1962 she married Leon Merchant and moved to Caribou, where together they raised five children and have made their home for 48 years. Nancy cherished the time spent with her family, whether at home, at nana and dada's camp or up on the woods on their property. Nancy was employed at Save-a-Lot since the opening of the store in Caribou. She leaves behind her husband, Leon; daughter and son-in-law, Kathryn and John Lyons, and grandson, Richard; daughter and son-in-law, Patty and Kent Cousins, granddaughters, Heather and Logan, and great-granddaughters, Keegan and Brooklyn; daughter, Lisa, granddaughter, Kilee, and great-granddaughter, Zoe; daughter and son-in-law, Sheila and Mitchell Green, grandsons, Joshua and Dustin, granddaughter, Emma, and great-grandson, Issac; and son and daughter-in-law, Lee and Kim Merchant, and grandsons, Brock and Blake. Friends may call 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, at Lancaster Morgan Funeral Home, Caribou, where funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, March 3, with the Rev. Aaron Damboise officiating.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938). death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 11 August 2023.