Continuation of tree (7th child of Joseph Pitre/Catherine Boudreau); all known surname descendants:
10 Cleophas Avila 'William Avila Peters' Pitre b: 8 July 1916 Beresford, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 2 November 1950 Moro Plantation, Aroostook, ME
+Rose Anna Viel b: 19 January 1924 Fort Kent Mills, Aroostook, ME; m: 26 November 1941 Ste. Theresa, Stockholm, Aroostook, ME [Isadore/Delina Theriault]; d: 28 February 1992 Andrews AFB, Camp Springs, Maryland
11 Joyce Marie Peters b: 19 July 1942 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME; d: 14 October 2019 North Kingstown, Washington, RI
+Delmer Rene Joseph Levesque b: 11 June 1939 Van Buren, Aroostook, ME; m: 15 April 1961 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME [Rosaire Henry/Odelie Marie Madore]; d: 19 April 2022 Warwick, Kent, RI
11 Michael Theodore Peters b: 17 June 1943 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME; d: 16 September 1943 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME
11 Thomas W. Peters b: 25 May 1944 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME; d: Aft. March 1992 Presque Isle, ME
+Diane L. Conant m: 28 December 1964 Caribou, Aroostook, ME [Robert/Marie Wright]
11 James Joseph Peters b: 20 July 1945 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME; d: 26 August 1945 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME
11 Marleen Delina Peters b: 5 March 1947 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME; d: d: Aft. March 1992 Fairbanks, Alaska
+Raymond Perron
11 Mona Catherine Peters b: 7 July 1950 Stockholm, Aroostook, ME; d: d: Aft. March 1992 Caribou, ME
+John Theriault
Notes for Cleophas Avila Pitre:
Census
- 1920
- 1930 Woodland, Aroostook, Maine: Paul St. Peter 49, wife Catherine 52, Donald 23, Rose 25, Ida 21, stepchildren Laura Peters 18, Eddie Peters 22, Alphonse Peters 21, Leo Peters 16 & Avilla Peters 13.
- 1940 Wahiawa, Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii: William A. Peters 23 soldier [ Schofield Barracks, 21st Infantry]
- 1950 Stockholm, Aroostook, Maine: William A. Peters 32 woodcutter/cutting hardwood, wife Rose A. 26, Joyce M. 7, Thomas W. 5, Marlene D. 3.
Alien Registration, 27 Jul 1940 at Houlton, ME: William A. Peters, 2 Willard St., Houlton; in US 22 years; b. 8 Jul 1916 Campvellton NB; laborer; military service Hawaii Islands 18 Oct 1937 - 23 May 1940.
Obituary: The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Saturday, 4 November 1950: Woodsman Killed by Log near Moro - Moro, Nov. 3 - A 34-year old Stockholm Woods worker was almost instantly killed here Thursday when he was crushed beneath a heavy log. County Medical Examiner Bernard H. Gagnon of Houlton, said that William D. Peters was yarding logs with a team of horses when the mishap occurred. Everard L. Bates of Moro, by whom Peters was employed, discovered the fatally-injured workman. Gagnon said that the heavy log apparently rolled over on the woodsman, fracturing his skull. He was born at Campbellton, N.B., son of Joseph and Catherine (Budreau) Peters, coming to the United States in 1918. He had been a resident of Stockholm for the past 10 years. Remains are at Morgan's funeral home. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Paul St. Peter, his wife, Mrs. Rose (Viel) Peters; three daughters, Joyce, Merlene and Mona; and one son, Thomas, all of Stockholm; two sisters, Mrs. Leo Pelkey of Caribou and Mrs. Evelyn Bishop, of Stockholm; and four brothers, Joseph, of Fort Kent, Edward, of Colby, and Alphonse and Leo of Stockholm. A high mass of requiem will be celebrated Saturday at 9 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic church, Stockholm, with the Rev. Gaston Auger, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in the Catholic cemetery at Stockholm.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Theresa's Cemetery, Stockholm, Aroostook, ME: Husband / William A. / Peters / 1916 - 1950
Notes for Rose Anna Viel:
Obituary: Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Monday, 2 March 1992: Stockholm - Rose A. Johnson, 68, beloved wife of Aras L. 'Al' Johnson, and the late William Avilla Peters, died Feb. 28, 1992, at an Andrews AFB hospital, Camp Springs, Md., after a brief illness. She was born at Fort Kent Mills, Jan. 19, 1924, the daughter of Isadore and Delina (Theriault) Viel. She had been a resident of Stockholm for 65 years, where she had resided at her Main Street home. She attended Stockholm schools and was a devoted lifelong member of St. Theresa's Catholic Parish, Stockholm. She was a lifetime member of the Stockholm PTA; a member of the American Legion Auxiliary of Perkins-Plourde Post No. 136 of Stockholm; and will be remembered as an avid Bingo player. She was employed by Anderson's Grocery in Stockholm for 18 years, and worked for several years at Converse Rubber Company in Presque Isle. She was married to Aras L. 'Al' Johnson on May 10, 1969, and accompanied him on overseas assignments in Libya and Germany. She had traveled widely in Europe and the United States. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of Stockholm; one son, Thomas W. Peters of Presque Isle; three daughters, Mrs. Delmer (Joyce) Levesque of Coventry, R.I., Mrs. Raymond (Marleen) Perron of Fairbanks, Alaska, and Mrs. John (Mona) Theriault of Caribou; two brothers, Edmond Viel of Topsham and Milton Viel of Van Buren; five sisters, Edwina Peters of Presque Isle, Alphina Erickson of Caribou, Doris Karcher of Oakville, Conn., Mrs. Claude (Bella) Michaud and Pearl Rowland, both of Van Buren; 12 grandchildren, Staff Sgt. Mark Levesque of Chicksands, England, Kim King and Dennis Levesque of West Warwick, R.I., Jennifer Peters of Portsmouth, R.I., William 'Billy' Perron of Fairbanks, Alaska, Lisa Currie, Carman Peters and Thomas Peters, all of Presque Isle, Heather Perron of Bangor, Ricky Theriault, Scott Theriault and Kristi Theriault, all of Caribou; three great-grandchildren, Alexander King, Bobby Levesque and Danielle Levesque. She was predeceased by her first husband in November of 1950; two sons, James Peters and Michael Peters; a brother, Gilman Viel; a sister, Helena Raymond; and a grandson, Scott Perron. Friends may call 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Monday at Lancaster-Morgan Funeral Home, Caribou. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Theresa's Catholic Church, Stockholm, with Father Bernard Nicknair, pastor, officiating. Spring interment will be in St. Theresa's Catholic Cemetery, Stockholm. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Stockholm Historical Society.
Obituaries for the children:
Joyce Marie Peters: Providence Journal (RI), Wednesday, 16 October 2019: Levesque, Joyce M. (Peters) 77, passed away on October 14, 2019. Wife of Delmer R. "Del" Levesque. Mother of Mark Levesque, Kim King-Field, and Dennis Levesque. Visitation on Saturday, October 19, 2019 from 10 am to 12 pm with a prayer service at 12 pm in the Potvin-Quinn Funeral Home, West Warwick.
Michael Theodore Peters: Tombstone Inscription, St. Theresa's Cemetery, Stockholm, Aroostook, ME: Michael T. Peters / 1943 - 1943
James Joseph Peters: Tombstone Inscription, St. Theresa's Cemetery, Stockholm, Aroostook, ME: James J. Peters / 1945 - 1945
Back one generation to parents of Cleophas Avila Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938). death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 8 August 2023.