Continuation of tree (3rd child of Rufin Pitre/Josephine Doiron); all known surname descendants:
7 Ambroise Pitre b: 8 December 1823 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 23 May 1894 Boston, Suffolk, MA
+Sarah Jane Pattison b: January 1835 Ireland; m: Abt. 1853 [Thomas/---]; d: 19 November 1901 Chelsea Hospital, Groton, Middlesex. MA
8 Mary Josephine Peters b: 17 March 1854 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 25 January 1935 Groton, Middlesex, MA
+ John A. Halden b: Abt. 1848; m: 24 December 1872 Boston, Suffolk, MA [ Francis T./Frederika ---]
*2nd Husband of Mary Josephine Peters:
+ Sidney Hubbard Whitney b: 27 October 1848 Tunbridge, Orange, VT; m: 10 October 1888 Boston, Suffolk, MA [Henry/Fannie Banister]; d: 2 September 1912 Groton, Middlesex, MA
8 Thomas William Peters b: 14 January 1861 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 12 September 1900 Boston, Suffolk, MA
+ Caroline M. Niles b: August 1861 Sackville, NB; m: 9 June 1880 Massachusetts [John B./Cynthia Barnes]; d: 1 February 1898 Cambridge, Middlesex, MA
8 Helen Louisa Peters b: 6 December 1862 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 1920 Wakefield, Middlesex, MA
+ Eugene E. Berry b: February 1863 Boston, Suffolk, MA; m: 11 March 1890 Boston, Suffolk, MA [George W./Mary V. Benson]; d: 1 October 1955 Boston, Suffolk, MA
8 Frederick Seward Peters b: 1 June 1865 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 4 December 1916 Boston, Suffolk, MA
+ Mary A. Gilgan b: Abt. 1871 Boston, Suffolk, MA; m: 9 January 1894 Boston, Suffolk, MA [Edward B./Margaret Carrigan]; d: 24 November 1915 Boston, Suffolk, MA
8 Ambrosine 'Amie' D. Peters b: 14 May 1867 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 24 January 1945 E. Boston, Suffolk, MA
+ John A. Garcia b: Abt. 1866 Massachusetts; m: 10 September 1890 Chelsea, Suffolk, MA [John A./Annie A. ---]; d: 17 September 1941 E. Boston, Suffolk, MA
8 Ralph Waldo Peters b: 25 May 1869 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 4 October 1938 Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
+ Martha J. Noble b: 29 May 1870 Co. Cork, Ireland; m: 23 November 1892 Boston, Suffolk, MA [John J./Mary Ann Spriggs]; d: 12 August 1938 Dorchester, Suffolk, MA
8 Sarah Jane 'Sadie' Peters b: 9 April 1873 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 13 March 1942 Groton, Middlesex, MA
+ Charles Herbert Lucy b: 18 November 1865 North Conway, NH, m: 6 January 1897 Chelsea, Suffolk, MA [George/Emma Baker]; d: 6 December 1936 Groton, Middlesex, MA
8 Joseph Cushing Peters b: 5 April 1875 Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 17 November 1879 Boston, Suffolk, MA
Notes for Ambroise Pitre:
Census
- 1855 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts: Ambrose D. Peters 32 (ship carpenter), wife Sarah J. 22, Mary J. 1.
- 1860 Boston, Suffolk, MA: Ambrose Peters 37 (ship carpenter), wife Sarah J. 28, Josephine 7.
- 1865 Boston, Suffolk, MA: Ambrose D. Peters 41 (carpenter), wife Sarah J. 32, Mary J. 11, Thomas W. 4, Hellen L. 2; servant Margaret J. Kerby 19.
- 1870 East Boston, Suffolk, MA: Ambros D. Peters 46 (four s. joiner), wife Sarah J. 36, Mary J. 16 (dressmaking), Thos. W. 9, Helen 7, Frederick 5, Ambrosine 3, Ralph W. 1.
- 1880 Boston, Suffolk, MA: Ambrose D. Peters 57 (ship carpenter), wife Sarah J. 46, Mary J. 26 (best basting), William T. 19 (laborer), Hellen L. 17, Frederick S. 15, Amie 13, Ralph W. 11, Sadie 7.
- 1900 Groton, Middlesex, MA: Sidney H. Whitney 52, wife of 11 years Mary J. 46, widowed mother-in-law Sarah J. Peters 65, widowed boarder Mary L. Beals 81.
Naturalization: 27 Oct 1864 - Ambrose D. Peters of East Boston, ship carpenter, b. PEI 8 Dec 1823, age about 41; emigrated to Bath, ME c1847
Obituaries for the children:
Thomas William Peters: Boston Globe, Tuesday, 11 September 1900: Will probably die from fall - Wm. Peters, 39, 374 Border st., East Boston, is at the city hospital in a dying condition as a result of a fall down stairs at his home yesterday. He sustained a possible fracture of the spine.
Mary Josephine Peters: Tombstone Inscriptions, Groton Cemetery, Groton, MA: WHITNEY / Sidney H. Whitney / 1848 - 1912 / Mary J. his wife / 1854 - 1935
Frederick Seward Peters: Boston Globe (MA), Wednesday, 6 December 1916: Peters - In East Boston, Dec. 4, Frederick S. Peters. Funeral from the parlors of M.J. Kelley, 11 Merdian st., Thursday, Dec. 7, at 2 p.m. Relatives and friends invited to attend.
Ambrosine 'Amie' D. Peters: Boston Globe (MA), Friday, 26 January 1945: Garcia - In East Boston, Jan. 24, Ambrozine D., wife of the late John A. Garcia of 9 Condor st. Funeral services are to be held at the C.A. Rollins' Funeral Home, 300 Meridian st., East Boston, on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 2 p.m. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Sarah Jane 'Sadie' Peters: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Saturday, 14 March 1942: Lucy - At. Groton, March 13, 1942, Sarah J. (Peters), widow of the late Charles Herbert Lucy in her 69th year. Funeral services at the Badger Funeral Home, Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Friends invited.
Tombstone Inscription, Groton Cemetery, Groton, MA: LUCY / (reverse) 1865 Charles Herbert Lucy 1936 / 1873 Sarah Jane his wife 1942
Back one generation to parents of Ambroise Pitre
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Last updated: 12 September 2024..