Continuation of tree (6th child of Leon Pitre/Baltide Arsenault); all known surname descendants:
8 Benedict ‘Benoit’ Peters b: 4 September 1872 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 8 March 1968 St. Roch, PEI
+Marie Josephine Chiasson b: 18 May 1877; m: 11 November 1896 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI [Michel/Judith Richard]; d: 4 April 1902 Tignish, PEI
9 Marie Philomene Pitre b: 9 January 1898 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 26 June 1898 Little Tignish, PEI
*2nd Wife of Benedict 'Benoit' Peters:
+Marguerite Bernard b: 24 November 1892 Palmer Road, PEI; m: 15 August 1910 Rumford, Oxford, ME [Pierre/Marie Bernard]; d: 4 June 1956 Tignish, PEI
9 Emily Peters b: 30 September 1913 Rumford, Oxford, ME; d: 25 September 1999 St. Catherines, Niagara, ONT
+Joseph Henry Arsenault b: 28 February 1907 St. Louis, PEI; m: 24 June 1931 PEI [Jean/Elizabeth Basque]; d: 4 June 1957 Port Dalhousie, Niagara, ONT
9 Mae Peters b: 4 November 1915 Rumford, Oxford, ME; d: 1983
+Frederick John Richard b: 26 May 1912 Norway, Prince, PEI; m: unknown] [Joseph/Mary Ursule Leclair]; d: 1994 PEI
9 Joseph Leon Peters b: 12 February 1918 Palmer Road, PEI; d: Aft. 1931
9 Joseph Melven Peters b: 5 April 1919 Palmer Road, PEI; d: 1986
9 Frank J. Peters b: 22 June 1921 Tignish, PEI; d: 28 October 1988 Tignish, Prince, PEI
+Emilda Mary Leclair b: 14 May 1925; m: unknown [Timothy/Emma Doucette]; d: 16 December 2015 St. Roch, PEI
9 Olive Mary Peters b: 8 May 1923 St. Roch, PEI; d: 7 September 2014 Alberton, PEI
+Joseph Albert Arsenault b: 7 June 1911 Palmer Road, PEI; m: Abt. 1945 [Joseph/Marie Helene Richard]; d: 6 August 1968
*2nd Husband of Olive Mary Peters:
+Romey Gavin d: 1991
9 Theresa Peters b: Abt. 1929; d: 29 August 2020 Newcastle, Durham, ONT
+William Coles d: Bef. August 2020
Notes for Benedict 'Benoit' Peters:
Census
- 1901 PEI, Lot 2B1: Benoit Petres 27, wife Josephine 23; boarder widower Michille Chaisson 63; domestic Margrite Richard 24; adopted child Charly Ed Caseley 1.
- 1910 Rumford, Oxford, Maine: John Bernard 39 laborer/paper mill, wife Mary Jane 37, Sylver 10, Bertha 3, Leonie 5 months; widowed lodger Benjamin Peters 29 laborer/paper mill, lodger Mike Chisholm 27 laborer/paper mill, lodger Maggie Bernard 17 bag worker/bag mill, widowed step-mother Jennie Bernard 81.
- 1921 PEI, Lot 2, Deblois: Benjamin Peter 44 farmer, wife Margetta 29, Emely 8, May 6, Leo 3, Melvin 2.
- 1931 St. Roch, Greenmount, Prince, PEI: Benoit Pitre 52 farmer, wife Marguerite 38, Emelia 18, Mae 16, Leo 13, Melvin 12, Frank 10, Olive 9, Therese 2.
Notes for Marie Josephine Chiasson:
Obituary: L'Impartial (PEI), Thursday, 10 April 1902: At St. Joseph, Tignish, 4 April, died at the age of 24 years 10 months and 15 days, Mrs. Benoit Pitre, nee Josephine Chiasson, after an illness of one year, suffered with the greatest resignation and after having received all the help of the Church. The funeral took place on Sunday the 6th at the church in Tignish, in the midst of a large number of relatives and friends. The bearers were: Moise Martin, Eugene Martin, Joseph F. Buote, Jean F. Buote, Rufin Buote and Patrick McCue. She belonged to the following societies: Ste. Famille, le Rosaire Perpetuel, le Sacre Coeur and la Ligne de la Croix. Her funeral service was sung this morning on Thursday. The deceased was the daughter of Michel Chiasson; the sister of Mrs. Agape Gaudet and Mrs. Charles H--k who preceded her to the grave within about 15 months ago. She was the niece of M l'abbe J. Chiasson, priest of the parish of Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road.
Notes for Marguerite Bernard:
MISC: The Guardian (PEI), Thursday, 8 March 1950: Mrs. Benjamin Peters, who for the past week had been a patient in Western Hospital, Alberton, has returned to her home in St. Roch, much improved in health.
Obituaries for the children:
Emily Peters: The Standard (St. Catherines, ONT), Monday, 27 September 1999: Arsenault, Emily - It is with great sadness we announce the loss of our sweet mother Emily Arsenault at Versa Care Center on September 25, 1999, 5 days before her 86th birthday. Beloved wife of the late Henry (1957). Dearest mother of Norma Lawrenson, and Val and her husband Fred Tymochko. Loved mother-in-law of Gerard Arsenault. Special aunt and godmother of Irene Gallant, and dear friend Bernice Lacasse. Nanny will also be missed by 13 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Also survived by 2 sisters, Olive Gavin, P.E.I., and Theresa Coles of Newcastle, Ont. Predeceased by daughter Janet Arsenault (1985), son Ernest (1963), granddaughter Gloria (1974) and son-in-law Jim Lawrenson (1996). Mrs. Arsenault was a member of Star of the Sea Church and a past member of CWL. Mrs. Arsenault will be resting at the George Darte Funeral Chapel, until Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated at Star of the Sea Church at 11 a.m. Rite of committal will take place at Victoria Lawn Cemetery. Visiting hours Monday 6-9 p.m. Vigil prayers for the deceased will be held in the funeral home Monday at 8:30 p.m. Memorial remembrances to the Canadian Diabetes Association would be appreciated by the family.
Tombstone Inscription, Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catherines, ONT: In loving memory / ARSENAULT / Henry / Feb. 28, 1907 - June 4, 1957 / Emily / Sept. 30, 1913 - Sept. 25, 1999 / together again
Marie Philomene Pitre: L'Impartial (PEI), Thursday, 30 June 1898: Died 26 June, at Little Tignish, at the age of 5 months and 17 days, Marie Philomene, darling child of Mr. and Mrs. Benoit Pitre. Her mortal remains were buried, Monday, 27th. The bearers were: Jacques Chaisson, Emmanuel Godin, Louis Godin and Pierre Blanchard.
Frank J. Peters: Tombstone Inscription, St. Simon & St. Jude Cemetery, Tignish, PEI: PETERS / 1921 Frank J. 1988 / his wife / 1925 Milda LeClair 2015 / Most holy apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus
Olive Mary Peters: Rooney Funeral Home (PEI): Olive Gavin, born In: St. Roch May 8th, 1930, passed in: Alberton, Prince Edward Island on: September 7th, 2014: Peacefully at the Palliative Care unit, of the Western Hospital, Alberton, on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014, with her loving family by her side of Olive Mary Gavin of the Tignish Seniors Co-op Home and formerly of Anglo-Tignish, age 91 years. Born at St. Roch on May 8, 1930, she was the daughter of the late Ben and Margaret (nee Bernard) Peters. She was predeceased by her first husband the late Albert Arsenault in 1968 and by her second husband the late Romey Gavin in 1991. Lovingly remembered by her children, Marie (Kevin) DesRoches of Tignish; Wesley (Janet) of St. Edwards; Cecil of Anglo-Tignish; Linda (Fred) Doucette of Skinners Pond; Austie (Phyllis) of Nail Pond; Andrew (Angie) of Charlottetown; Brian of Anglo-Tignish; Connie Carragher of Tignish; Joseph (Anne) of Anglo-Tignish. She will be sadly missed by her 33 grandchildren and by her many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her dear sister Theresa Coles of New Castle, Ont., a sister-in-law Emilda Peters of St. Roch and son-in-law Eugene Doucette of Ontario. She was predeceased by children, Janet, Albert Joseph, Donna Marie and Kenny Joseph, as well as siblings, Mae Richard, Emily Arsenault, Leo, Frank and Melvin Peters and by a son-in-law Eric Carragher. Resting at the Rooney Funeral Home, Alberton. Visiting hours Wednesday 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral Thursday morning from St. Simon and St. Jude Church, Tignish, for funeral mass at 10:30 a.m. Interment to follow at the Immaculate Conception Cemetery, Palmer Road. As an expression of sympathy, memorials to the Canadian Diabetes Association or to the Tignish Seniors Co-op Home would be gratefully appreciated. The Tignish Council of the CWL will hold a prayer vigil at the funeral home Wednesday evening at 6:45 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Immaculate Conception Cemetery, St. Louis, PEI: ARSENAULT / mother / Olive Mary / Peters / May 8, 1923 / Sept. 7, 2014 / father / Albert Joseph / Arsenault / June 7, 1911 / Aug. 6, 1968
Theresa Peters: Durham Region News (ONT), 4 September 2020: Theresa Coles passed on Saturday, August 29, 2020 at home surrounded by family. Wife of the late William Coles. Mother of Debbie, Dan, Ron and Jason. Grandmother of Steve, Camille and Harley. Great-grandmother of Austin, Isabella and Teegan. Mother-in-law to Karen, Bonnie and Debbie. She will be greatly missed by all. Loved by her family in Prince Edward Island. A private family service will be held with interment at Orono Cemetery. If so desired donations may be made to The Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Lakeridge Health Bowmanville Hospital Foundation. Newcastle Funeral Home, Newcastle, ONT.
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Last updated: 18 July 2025.