Continuation of tree (5th child of Pierre Pitre/Jeanne Migneron); all known surname descendants:
7 Charles Henry Pitre b: 24 July 1859 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 8 April 1925 Pike Creek, Maidstone, Essex, ONT
+Marie Artemise Duchesne b: 30 June 1861 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; m: 16 February 1879 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Alexandre/Therese Lesperance]; d: 4 July 1947 Pike Creek, Maidstone, Essex North, ONT
8 Charles Alexandre Pitre b: 12 October 1884 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 25 June 1973 Flint, Genesee, MI
+Marie Louise Hebert b: 28 June 1896 Maidstone, Essex, ONT; m: 12 October 1911 Essex, Essex, ONT [Francois/Marie Victoire Paquette]; d: Aft. 1923
*2nd Wife of Charles Alexandre Pitre:
+Dora Evelyn Craven (Carpenter) b: 10 February 1882 Arkansas; m: Bet. 1930-1940 [Felix/Jennie Rosenberry]; d: 4 June 1959 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*3rd Wife of Charles Alexandre Pitre:
+Julia Ann Stevens (Cook) b: 4 July 1895 Isabella Co., MI; m: 10 May 1964 Genesee, MI [Franklin/Caroline Esther Demille; d: 3 February 1980 Flint, Genesee, MI
8 Marie Jeannette Agnes Pitre b: 13 November 1889 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 6 August 1962 Windsor, Essex, ONT
+Henry M. Buckwheat b: 1887 Maidstone, Essex, ONT; m: 12 October 1908 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Levi/Marie Dame]; d: 12 February 1963 Sandwich East, Essex, ONT
8 Marie Emelie Elizabeth Pitre b: 18 September 1891 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 29 July 1927 Pike Creek, Maidstone, ONT
+Joseph Isidore Moise Suzor b: 2 May 1891 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; m: 26 October 1915 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Moise/Louise Jobin]; d: 12 July 1958 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8
Joseph Jimmie Thomas Pitre
b: 18 February
1895 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh,
Essex, ONT; d: 15 March 1981 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
+Marie Louise Corine Rivard
b: 20 October 1897 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; m: 4 December 1922 Windsor,
Essex, ONT [Joseph/Emma Joinville]; d: 7 February 1983 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
Notes for Charles Henry Pitre:
Census
- 1881 Sandwich, Essex, Ontario: Charles Peter 21 (farmer), wife Marie 19.
- 1891 Maidstone, Essex North, ONT: Charles Peters 28
farmer, wife Mary 28, Alex 6, (nephew) Albert 4, Mary J. 2.
- 1901 Maidstone, Essex, ONT: Charles Peters 41 (farmer), wife Mary 38,
Alex 16, (nephew) Albert 14, Mary 11, Emily 9, James 6.
- 1911 Pike Creek, Maidstone, Essex North, ONT: Chas. Petre 51 (farmer),
wife Mary 48, Emily 19, James 16.
- 1921 Maidstone, Essex North, ONT: Chas. Peter 60 farmer, wife Mary 59, James 25.
Obituary: The Windsor Star (Ont), Saturday, 11 April 1925: Pitre - April 8, Charles, aged 65 years, at his late residence, Tecumseh Rd., Pike Creek, Ont., beloved husband of Mary (nee Duchene), dear father of Alex., Albert and Mrs. H. Buckwheat, of Detroit, and Mrs. Isidore Suzor and James Pitre, of Pike Creek. Funeral Monday at 9:30 from above residence and St. Anne Church, Tecumseh, at 10 a.m.
Notes for Marie Artemise Duchesne:
Obituary: The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ont), Friday, 4 July 1947: Mrs. Charles Pitre - Mrs. Mary Pitre, 86, of Pike Creek, widow of Charles Pitre, died today at home following a long illness. She was born in Tecumseh and had lived in that area all her life. She was a member of the Altar Society and the Catholic Women's League of St. Anne's Church, Tecumseh. Mrs. Pitre is survived by three sons, Alex and Albert, both of Detroit, and James of Pike Creek; one daughter, Mrs. Henry Buckwheat (Minnie); and 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted on Monday at 8:30 a.m. from the Janisse Brothers Funeral Home to St. Anne's Church, Tecumseh, at 9:30 a.m. There will be prayers tonight at 9 o'clock at the funeral home. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
WWI registration records (sons):
Joseph Jimmie Thomas Pitre: James Thomas Pitre;
born 18 Feb 1895, Pike Creek, Essex, ONT; R.R. #1, Tecumseh, ONT (farmer); Mr.
Charles Pitre (father); 10 Jun 1918, London, ONT; 5' 7" height, fair complexion,
hazel eyes & dark brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Charles Alexandre Pitre: Flint Journal (Flint, MI), Monday, 25 June 1973: Peters, Alec C. - 818 E. Marengo, age 87, died Monday, June 25, 1973, at Flint Osteopathic Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at the Mt. Vernon Chapel, Brown Funeral Home, Rev. Harold K. Polk officiating. Mr. Peters will lie in state at the Brown Funeral Home. Visitation 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. Mr. Peters was born in Canada, October 12, 1885, and he had been a resident of Detroit, before moving to Flint 10 years ago. He had been employed as a crane operator by Michigan Steel Castings of Detroit, retiring in 1956. Surviving are Wife, Julia A.; brother, James Peters of Ontario, Canada; half-brother, Bert Peters of Roseville, Michigan, nephew, Gordon Buckwheat of Flint, several nieces and nephews.
Tombstone Inscription, Fairview Cemetery, Linden, Genesee, MI: PETERS / Julia A. / 1895 - 1980 / Alexander C. / 1885 - 1973
Marie Jeannette Agnes Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ont), Tuesday, 7 August 1962: (photo) Mrs. Mary Jane Buckwheat, 72, of Emeryville, died Monday in I.O.D.E. Hospital after a seven-week illness. Mrs. Buckwheat was born in Maidstone Twp. and lived in Chatham for 20 years, before coming to Emeryville. She was a member of St. William's Church, Emeryville. Surviving are her husband, Henry; five sons, Gordon, of Davison, Mich., Barney, of Garden City, Mich., Carl, of London, Ont., Lloyd, of Emeryville, and Miles, of Chatham; two daughters, Mrs. Dennis (May) Cavanaugh, of Warren, Mich., and Mrs. George (Mildred) Parent, of Sandwich East Twp.; three brothers, Alex and Albert Peters, of Detroit, and James Pitre of Windsor; and 24 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren. Funeral service will be held 9:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh, and 10 a.m. at St. William's Church, Emeryville. Prayers will be said this evening at 8 o'clock. Burial will be in St. Anne's Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: BUCKWHEAT / in loving memory / Henry M. / 1887-1963 / Father / Mary J. / 1889-1962 / Mother / Carl C. / 1912-2002 / Son
Marie Emelie Elizabeth Pitre: The Windsor Star (Ont), Friday, 29 July 1927: Mrs. Emily Suzor, 35, of Pike Creek, died in Hotel Dieu at noon today, following a brief illness. Mrs. Suzor was admitted to the hospital two days ago. She was the mother of two boys, Ezra, 8, and Clarence, 9 months, and the wife of Isidore Suzor. Her mother is Mrs. Charles Pitre of Pike Creek. Other surviving relatives include three brothers, James, Alex and Bert of Pike Creek, and a sister, Mrs. Henry Buckwheat, of Detroit.
- Detroit Free Press, Saturday, 30 July 1927: Funeral arrangements will be completed today for Mrs. Emily Suzor, 35, of Pike Creek, who died yesterday at Hotel Dieu. Surviving are her husband, Isidore, two sons, Ezra and Clarence, her mother, Mrs. Charles Pitre, and three brothers, James, Alex, and Bert, of Pike Creek, and one sister, Mrs. Henry Buckwheat, of Detroit.
Joseph Jimmie Thomas Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ont), Monday, 16 March 1981: James T. Pitre, 87 yrs., March 15, 1981. Late of 1242 Bedell St., Tecumseh. Beloved husband of Corinne (nee Rivard). Dear father of Mrs. Richard Parent (Mary Jane), Belle River; James, Windsor, 10 grandchildren, 9 great-grandchildren also survive. Mr. Pitre was a retired Chrysler employee. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh. Funeral Tues. 9:30 a.m. to St. Anne Church at 10. Interment St. Anne Cemetery. Prayers Mon., 8 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: PITRE / Mother / Corine M. / 1897 - 1983 / Father / James T. / 1895 - 1981 / in God's loving care
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 18 March 2022.