1903 L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia – 1983 Worcester, Massachusetts
Continuation of tree (1st child of Daniel Pitre/Emma Jane Marchand); all known surname descendants:
10 Albert Pitre b: 20 December 1903 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 3 January 1983 Worcester, Worcester, MA
+Ella Valerie Lapointe b: 20 August 1908 South Grafton, Worcester, MA; m: 30 June 1934 St. Anne's Church, Three Rivers, Palmer, Hampden, MA [Henry Dolore/Aurelia M. Loranger]; d: 22 May 2000 Worcester, Worcester, MA
Notes for Albert Pitre:
Census
- 1911 L'Ardoise, Richmond, Nova Scotia: Daniel Peters 33 (fishing), wife Emma J. 28, Albert 7, Margaret 6 , Mary E. 5, Joseph 2.
- 1921
- 1930 Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts: Albert J. Peters 26 weaver/drapery mill, boarding with Gauthier family.
- 1940 Grafton, Worcester, MA: Albert Peters 36 cord grinder/cotton district, wife Ella V. 31 winder/cotton district [224 Main Street]
- 1950 Grafton, Worcester, MA: Albert Peters 46 shear attended/textile mill, wife Ella V. 41, widowed mother-in-law Aurelia M. Lapointe 64 (224 Main Street)
Border crossing from Can to US, May 1923: Albert Peters, 18 (b. L'Ardoise), steward, father Dan; dest. Westborough.
WWII Records: Albert Peters, res. 224 Main St., Fisherville, MA; b. 20 Dec 1903 Lardoise, NS; contact Mrs. Ella V. Peters (same address); 5'10", 170 lbs., hazel eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 15 Feb 1942 Grafton, MA.
Obituary: Worcester Telegram (Worcester, MA), Tuesday, 4 January 1983: Sutton - Albert Peters, 79, of 8B Orchard Apartments, Church Street, Wilkinsonville, died yesterday in St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He was a laboratory tester at Wyman-Gordon Co. in North Grafton for 10 years, retiring in 1968. He leaves his wife, Ella V. (Lapointe) Peters; three brothers, Daniel, Maurice and Alphonso Peters, all of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; five sisters, Margaret, wife of Barnaby Sampson of Halifax, Nova Scotia; Katherine, wife of Murdoc Barrette, and Emeline, wife of Wilfred Sampson, both of L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia, Beatrice, wife of George Briand, and Serena, wife of Leonard Landry, both of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and several nephews and nieces. He was born in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, son of Daniel and Emma (Marchand) Peters, and lived 50 years in South Grafton before moving to Wilkinsonville 11 years ago. Mr. Peters was a member of St. James Church in South Grafton. The funeral will be held tomorrow from Mislaszek Funeral Home, South Grafton, with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. James Church, South Grafton. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery, Whitinsville. Calling hours at the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Patrick's Cemetery, Northbridge, MA: LAPOINTE / PETERS / (reverse) Henry D. Lapointe / 1883 - 1949 / his wife / Aurelia Loranger / 1885 - 1964 / Albert Peters / 1903 - 1983 / his wife / Ella V. Lapointe / 1908 - 2000
Notes for Ella Valerie Lapointe:
Obituary: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA), Wednesday, 24 May 2000: Sutton - Ella V. (Lapointe) Peters, 92, formerly of 5 Church St., Orchard Apartments, Wilkinsonville, a retired salesclerk and former winder, died Monday, May 22, in Worcester Medical Center, Worcester. Her husband, Albert Peters, died in 1983. She leaves a brother, Edmund A. Lapointe of Northbridge; nephews and nieces. She was born in South Grafton, daughter of Henry D. and Aurelia (Loranger) Lapointe, and lived most of her life in Grafton. Mrs. Peters was a salesclerk at Mart Department Store, North Grafton, retiring in 1973. She previously was a winder in the textile factories in South Grafton. She was a member of St. James Church, South Grafton and the Sutton Council on Aging.
Back one generation to parents of Albert Pitre
Items in RED sourced from Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise registers provided on Patrick B. Burke's website, L'Ardoise Cemetery and Memorial Records, and from birth registrations/baptismal records, marriage/death certificates online at Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics.
- Births/marriages/deaths in RED also be from Nova Scotia Antigonish Catholic Diocese (1823-1905) online records.
Last updated: 23 June 2025.