Continuation of tree (1st child of Medard Pitre/Mathilde Gouin); all known surname descendants:
7 Charles Pitre b: 2 November 1844 Assumption, Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 19 March 1903 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Marie Louise deLima 'Adelima' Belmarre b: 8 December 1845 St. Joseph, Maskinonge, Quebec; m: 3 September 1867 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Paul/Emerentienne Plante]; d: 2 August 1877 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT
8 Marie Ernestine Pitre b: 24 May 1868 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 30 November 1948 Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA
+Henry Leander Douville b: 3 May 1861 Belleville, Hastings, ONT; m: 4 January 1888 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Odinaus/Harriet Jarvis]; d: 22 January 1944 Mason City, Cerro Gordo, IA
8 Marie Louise Cornelie Pitre b: 15 March 1870 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: Bef. 1880
8 Francois Xavier 'Edward' Pitre b: 18 May 1875 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 10 August 1941 Eloise, Wayne, MI
+Agnes Stieber (aka Steiver) b: 26 January 1878 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 16 June 1903 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Daniel/Christina Hewett]; d: 9 March 1939 Eloise, Wayne, MI
Notes for Charles Pitre:
Census
- 1880 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan: Michael? Peter 60 (carpenter), wife Mindelday 56, Mary 25 (sewing), Clara 20, Theresa 16, Angeli 12; widowed son Charles 36 (works in sawmill), Christine 12, Edmund 5.
- 1900 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Medard Peters 83 (retired), wife of 55 years Mathilda 74, widowed son Charles 54 (fisherman), Eddie 24 (laborer/fish house), widowed son Joseph 52 (fisherman), Mary 43 (tailoress).
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 22 March 1903: Choked to death by meat - Charles Peters was eating it at his supper - muscles contracted and he couldn't breathe - Doctor arrived on scene too late to save him - "Accidental strangulation" was the cause of death noted on a certificate which appeared yesterday at the health office, and bore the name of Charles Peters. Peters was choked to death Thursday by a piece of meat. He was a carpenter and returned to his home, 1009 Monroe avenue, from work on the night in question, in good health and with a good appetite. During the progress of the evening meal, however, a large chunk of meat in some manner became lodged in his throat and refused to go either up or down. The pressure contracted the muscles, entirely closing the windpipe, and the man at once began to show all the symptoms of suffocation. Dr. E. Rodd, of 955 Champlain street, received a hurry-up call and on arrival opened the trachea in order to let in air. Peters, however, was too far gone to rally and his heart action soon failed altogether. The deceased was a widower 57 years old and lived with his parents, who are very aged.
WWI Registration Records (son):
Francois Xavier 'Edward' Pitre: Edward Charles Peters, 895 Bellevue, Detroit; b. 18 May 1873; painter (at Standard Oil Co.); contact Mrs. Edward Charles Peters; medium height, slender build, blue eyes & black hair, minus half little finger on right hand; 12 Sep 1918 Detroit.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Ernestine Pitre: Globe Gazette (Mason City, IA), Friday, 3 December 1938: Douville, Mrs. Ernestine Mary, 80, died at a local nursing home at 5:50 a.m. Tuesday, following a lingering illness. Funeral services will be held Friday at 9 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic church, with Father Alvin Heuring officiating. The Rosary will be said Thursday afternoon by St. Joseph's Tabernacle Society and the parish Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Elmwood cemetery. The Meyer funeral home in charge.
Tombstone Inscription, Elmwood St. Joseph Cemetery, Mason City, IA: DOUVILLE / Henry L. / 1861 - 1944 / Ernestine M. / 1868 - 1948
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Last updated: 16 November 2022.