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: Aft. 1901
+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: 22 September 1892 Tignish, PEI; m: 15 August 1910 Rumford, Oxford, ME [Pierre/Marie Bernard]; d: 4 June 1956 PEI
9 Emily Peters b: 30 September 1913 Rumford, Oxford, ME; d: 26 September 1999 St. Catherines, Lincoln, ONT
+Henry Arsenault b: 28 February 1907 St. Louis, PEI; m: unknown; d: 4 June 1967 St. Catherines, Lincoln, 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
+Albert Arsenault m: Abt. 1945
9 Therese Peters b: Abt. 1929; d: Aft. 1931
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.
Obituaries for the children:
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
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Last updated: 17 June 2023.