Continuation of tree (1st child of Augustin Pitre/Louise Elizabeth Daigle); all known surname descendants:
8 Antoine Pitre b: 15 April 1860 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 19 February 1932 Owen, Clark, WI
+ Irene Victoria 'Rena' Arquette b: 6 August 1868 Necedah, Juneau, WI; m: 2 July 1890 Necedah, Juneau, WI [Michael/Victoria Laplante]; d: 21 April 1955 Ladysmith, Rusk, WI
9 Samuel James Pete b: 25 November 1892 Necedah, Juneau, WI; d: 22 October 1918 Ladysmith, Rusk, WI
+Cordelia M. Green b: 6 December 1896 Victor, Clinton, MI; m: 28 August 1915 Rusk Co., WI [George/Lena Harter]; d: 24 February 1970 McHenry, McHenry, IL
9 Robert Henry Pete b: 25 June 1895 Necedah, Juneau, WI; d: 3 February 1965 Madison, Dane, WI
+Bernice Horton b: 27 April 1877 Fredericks, NB; m: 14 January 1935 Vandalia, Fayette, IL [Ebenezer/---]; d: 1 July 1956 Wausau, Marathon, WI
*2nd Wife of Robert Henry Pete:
+Josephine Meurett (Olson, Gaulke) b: 8 March 1901 Rib Mountain, Marathon, WI; m: 19 December 1959 [Louis/Elsie Hintz]; d: 2 July 1980 Appleton, Winnebago, WI
9 William Mitchell Pete b: 15 July 1897 Vesper, Wood, WI; d: 17 August 1955 Wood, Wood, WI
+Emma Marie Mathison b: 10 May 1888 Fulton, Rock, WI; m: Abt. 1929 [Peder Mattison/Jacobina Jaconson] (divorced); d: 16 June 1963 Janesville, Rock, WI
*2nd Wife of William M. Pete:
+Louise Maegli (Nolte) b: February 1896 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI; m: 17 May 1938 Dubuque Co., Iowa [Robert/Louise Felber]; d: 9 May 1945 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
*3rd Wife of William M. Pete:
+Edna E. Markofski b: 18 January 1909 Wisconsin; m: 6 February 1946 Johnson Co., Iowa [Fred W./Caroline ---]; d: 22 December 1995 Wausau, Marathon, WI
9 Exilda Louise Pete b: 17 June 1900 Arpin, Wood, WI; d: 1 April 1996 Rice Lake, Barron, WI
+Fred Lawrence Grendahl b: 10 November 1893 River Falls, Pierce, WI; m: Abt. 1922; d: 22 October 1971
9 Ruby Margarette Pete b: 2 October 1903 Vesper, Wood, WI; d: 19 December 1923 Marshfield, Wood, WI
+Vernon Albert Douphner b: 10 September 1899 Withee, Clark, WI; m: 1 July 1922 St. Paul, MN [Albert Felix/Mayme Tuttle]; d: 25 June 1985 Eau Claire, Eau Claire, WI
Notes for Antoine Pitre:
Census
- 1861 Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick: Ustan Pitre
39 (farmer/laborer), wife Louisa 27, Margaret 2, Antoine 5 months.
- 1871 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Huston Pitre 50 (farm laborer), wife
Louisa 32, Antoine 13, Margaret 12, Mary 10, James 5, Sarah 2; widowed father
Huston Pitre 80and sister Ellen 27.
- 1881 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Huston Pete 60 (farmer), wife Louisa 50,
Antoine 21, Maggie 19, Minnie 17, Sarah 15, Samuel 12, Mary Ann 5, Joseph 4.
- 1900 Vesper, Wood, Wisconsin: Antwine Pete 40 (cager), wife of 10 years Rene V. 32, Samuel J. 7, Robert H. 4, William M. 2.
- 1910 Atlanta, Rusk, WI: Anton Pete 49, wife of 20 years Rena V. 41, James S. 17, Robert H. 15, William M. 12, Exilda L. 9, Ruby M. 6.
- 1920 Owen, Clark, WI: Anton Pete 55, wife Rena 51, Robert 24, William 21, Exilda 19, Ruby 16.
- 1930 Owen, Clark, WI: Anton Pete 66, wife Irene V. 61, granddaughter Evelyn 7.
- 1940 Wausau, Marathon, WI: Widow Rena Pete 71, granddaughter Evelyn Douphner 17.
- 1950 Sheldon, Rusk, WI: Frederick L. Grendahl 56 depot agent/Soo Line Railroad, wife Exilda L. 49 post master / post office dept., widowed mother-in-law Rena V. Pete 81.
Obituary: Owen Enterprise (Owen, WI), 25 February 1932: 15 Apr 1865 - 19 Feb 1932: Anton Pete, age 66, died at his home in this city (Owen, Clark Co., Wis.) Friday morning of heart trouble, following an illness of many months. Mr. Pete came to Owen in the year 1915, and since that time until his recent illness has been in the employ of the John S. Owen Lumber Co. He was born April 15, 1865 at Bathurst Village, New Brunswick, Canada, and was united in marriage to Miss Rena Arquett at Necedah, Wis., in 1890. To this union were born five children; James (deceased), Robert of Wausau, William of Milwaukee, Mrs. Exilda Grendell, Sheldon, and Ruby (deceased). Funeral services were conducted Monday morning from the Holy Rosary Church at 10 o'clock, Rev. Fr. McGuire of Abbotsford, officiating, and interment took place in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pete of Milwaukee, Robert Pete of Wausau and Mrs. Grendell of Sheldon, all were here to attend the funeral.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodlawn Cemetery, Sheldon, Rusk, WI: Mother / Rena C. Pete / 1868 - 1955
WWI registration records (sons):
Samuel James Pete: James Pete, b. 25 Nov 1892 Necedah, Wis; common labor; wife & child; tall/stout; brown eyes & black hair; 5 Jun 1917 Rusk, Wis
Robert Henry Pete: Robert Henry Pete; 5 Jun 1917 (lives Owen); 25 Jun 1895 (Necedah, WI); single; assistant millwright (enlisted in Co. A, 2nd Regt., Marshfield); tall/medium; dark brown eyes; black hair
Obituaries of the children:
Samuel James Pete: Ladysmith news budget (Ladysmith, WI), Friday, 25 October 1918: Dies at Hospital: James Pete, of Bruce, who was brought to St. Mary's hospital Sunday suffering from influenza, died Tuesday evening from pneumonia. Deceased leaves a wife and two children. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been made.
Robert Henry Pete: Wausau Daily Herald (Wausau, WI), Thursday, 4 February 1965: Robert H. Pete. Funeral services for Robert H. Pete, 69, 806 McClellan St., who died Wednesday at Madisan, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in St. Anne's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Anthony Fischer officiating, and burial in Pine Grove Cemetery. The body will be at Helke East Chapel after 2 p.m. Friday, where the rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Mr. Pete was born June 25, 1895, in Necedah, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Anton Pete. He moved to Wausau in 1907 and was employed as an incinerator plant operator by the City of Wausau until his retirement in 1960. He was married Jan. 22, 1956, in Wausau to Josephine Meuret Olson, who survives. Mr. Pete was a member of Headquarters Company, 121st Field Artillery, 32nd Division, and served in France during World War I. He was a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Surviving besides the widow are three stepsons, Lawrence Olson, Dubuque, Iowa, Donald Olson, Black Creek, and David Jack Olson, Appleton, and a sister, Mrs. Fred Gruendahl, North Miami Beach, Fla.
William Mitchell Pete: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel (WI), Saturday, 20 August 1955: Pete: William M., aged 58, 2001 1/2 7th st., Wausau, formerly Milwaukee, passed away Aug. 17, 1955 at Veterans' hospital, Wood, Wis.: survived by wife, Edna; sister, Mrs. F.L. Grendahl, Sheldon, Wis.; 1 brother, Robert Pete, Wausau, Wis. In state Sun., Aug. 21, at the chapel at Veterans' Administration. Memorial services by VFW, City of Milwaukee Post No. 2874, 7 p.m., Sun., Aug. 21. Funeral services 9 a.m. Mon., Aug. 22 at the chapel. Veterans' Administration, Wood, Wis.
Tombstone Inscription, Wood National Cemetery, Milwaukee: William M. / Pete / Wisconsin / PVT / Co A 128 Infantry / World War I / July 15, 1897 / August 17, 1955
Exilda Louise Pete: Leader Telegram (Eau Claire, WI), Wednesday, 3 April 1996: Exilda L. Grendahl, 95, of Rice Lake, and formerly of Sheldon, died Monday at Rice Lake Convalescent Center. Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rice Lake, with burial in the Sheldon Cemetery. Appleyard's Home for Funerals, Rice Lake, is handling arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodlawn Cemetery, Sheldon, WI: GRENDAHL / Fred L. / Nov. 10, 1893 / Oct. 22, 1971 / Exilda L. / June 17, 1900 / Apr. 1, 1996
Ruby Margarette Pete: Marshfield News Herald (Marshfield, WI), Friday, 21 December 1923: Owen Lady Dies Here - Mrs. Ruby Douphner of Owen, died at the hospital Wednesday evening. Her remains were taken to Owen for burial.
Tombstone Inscription, Riverside Cemetery, Withee: Mother / Ruby Margaret Douphner / 1903 - 1923
Back one generation to parents of Antoine Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).
Last updated: 24 August 2023.