Continuation of tree (2nd child of Louis Lambert Pitre/Marie Anne Fournier); all known surname descendants:
7 Charles Pitre b: 6 September 1846 Connors Creek, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 10 July 1911 Connors Creek, Wayne, MI
+Marie Adelaide Leduc b: 18 November 1848 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 13 November 1866 Assumption, Greinerville, Wayne, MI [Toussaint/Adelaide Boulay]; d: 25 July 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Mary Elizabeth Peters b: 21 August 1867 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 22 June 1942 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
+Victor Trombley b: 8 August 1863 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 24 May 1890 Assumption, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI [Thomas/Ursula Therese Villers dit St. Louis]; d: 29 March 1932 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
8 Helena Ellen Peters b: 11 October 1869 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 7 February 1911 Gratiot, Wayne, MI
+William Henry Johnson b: 28 December 1867 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 15 February 1890 Assumption, Greinerville, Wayne, MI [John/Elisabeth Vokes]; d: 12 December 1951 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Mary Adelaide Peters b: 9 June 1872 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 8 May 1951 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Victor Stephen Corby b: 19 January 1966 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 9 June 1896 Assumption, Wayne, MI [John/Adeline Tremblay]; d: 9 August 1935 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Agnes Peters b: 27 August 1873 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 18 July 1937 Mt. Clemens, Macomb, MI
+Emil De Clercq (aka DeClark) b: 10 December 1872 Belgium; m: 7 May 1895 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Leo/Emelia Blome]; d: 9 September 1908 Gratiot, Wayne, MI (found shot in the back of the head, in his wagon on Harper Road, Gratiot, MI)
*2nd Husband of Agnes Peters:
+Camille DeHondt b: 18 June 1874 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 19 January 1909 Assumption Grotto, Connors Creek, Wayne, MI [Camille/Emma Droo]; d: 21 May 1945 Pontiac, Oakland, MI
8 Louis Salvador Peters b: 14 February 1880 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 28 September 1881 Greinerville, Wayne, MI
8 Julia Sophia Peters b: 6 April 1882 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 12 July 1957 Windsor, Essex, ONT
+Francis Hubert Drouillard b: 25 February 1880 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; m: 23 November 1904 St. Clair Heights, Wayne, MI [Hubert Gilbert/Ida Ellen Hebert]; d: 28 June 1970 Windsor, Essex, ONT
8 Theodore Alexander Peters b: 13 August 1884 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 3 February 1889 Greinerville, Wayne, MI
8 Emma Winnifred Peters b: 15 August 1887 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 19 November 1974 Windsor, Essex, ONT
+Joseph Moyse Drouillard b: 9 February 1882 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; m: 18 October 1905 St. Clair Heights, Wayne, MI [Hubert Gilbert/Ida Ellen Hebert]; d: 5 April 1972 Windsor, Essex, ONT
8 Henry Victor Peters b: 11 May 1892 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 19 May 1975 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Rose Lachat b: 19 May 1890 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 30 July 1912 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI [Charles/Maria Karr]; d: 29 July 1961 Detroit, Wayne, MI
Notes for Charles Pitre:
Census
- 1870 Connors Creek, Wayne, Michigan: Charles Peters
25 (carpenter), wife Adeline 22, Elizabeth 2, Ellen 8 months.
- 1880 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI: Charles Peters 33 (farm laborer), wife
Adeline 30, Elizabeth 12 Ellen 10, Ida 8, Agnes 5, Salvador 3 months.
- 1900 Gratiot, Wayne, MI: Charles Pitre 53 (carpenter), wife of 34 years
Delia 63, 7 of 9 children still living, Julia 17, Emma 12, Henry 8.
- 1910 Gratiot, Wayne, MI: Charles Peters 63 (house carpenter), wife of 43
years Delia 61, Henry V. 18.
- 1920
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Widow Delia Lachet (sic Peters) 80, living with son Henry Peters 37, wife Rosa 36, their children Edna 16, Madeline 14, & Vincent 7, and Henry's father-in-law Charles Lachet 74.
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Henry V. Peters 47 [$4000 house value] electrician/lighting, wife Rose 49, Vincent 17, Elenor 2, widowed mother Delia 91. [3532 Cadieux Road]
Obituary: Detroit Times, Wednesday, 12 July 1911: Peters - Charles Peters, July 10, beloved husband of Delia and father of Elizabeth Trombley, Addie Corby, Agnes Dount, Julia Drouillard, Emma Drouillard and Henry Peters, aged 64 years. Funeral from residence, Conners Creek, Thursday at 7:30 and St. Bernard's church, Mack ave., at 9. Burial at Grotto.
Notes for Marie Adelaide Leduc:
Obituary: Detroit Times, Tuesday, 30 July 1940: Death Notice: Delia Peters, 3532 Cadieux, 91.
WW1 registration records (son):
Henry Victor Peters: Henry Victor Peters; Detroit, Wayne, MI; born 11 May 1892 (North Detroit); mother, wife & 2 children; medium height; brown eyes & black hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Mary Elizabeth Peters: Tombstone Inscription, St. Paul Cemetery, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI: TROMBLY / mother / Elizabeth / father / Victor (stone slightly buried)
Helena Ellen Peters: Forest Lawn Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Ellen Johnson / wife / died Feb. 7, 1911 / aged 40 years // father / William H. Johnson / 1868 - 1951 / rest in peace
Mary Adelaide Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 10 May 1951: Corby - May 8, Addie D., of 12253 Kilbourne; wife of the late Stephen; dear mother of Arthur S., Mrs. Margaret A. Meehan, William B., Edward J. and Henry G.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive; sister of Mrs. Julia Drouillard, Mrs. Emma Drouillard and Henry V. Peters. Funeral Friday, 9:30 a.m. from A.H. Peters Funeral Home, 12057 Gratiot, and 10 a.m. at St. David's Church. Rosary Thursday 8:45 p.m.
Agnes Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Dear Father / Camille DeHondt / June / 18 / 1874 / May / 21 / 1945
Julia Sophia Peters: The Windsor Daily Star (Windsor, ONT), 13 July 1957: Drouillard - Julia (nee Peters), 129 St. Paul St., Riverside, age 75 years, July 12, 1957, at Riverview Hospital. Member of Altar Society of St. John Vianney. Beloved wife of Frank Drouillard. Four sons, Herman, of Riverside; Arthur and Raymond, of Windsor; Donald, of Sandwich West. Three daughters, Mrs. Theodore Poisson (Valerie), Windsor; Mrs. George Maisonville (Rose), and Mrs. Walter Cecile (Mildred), Riverside. One brother, Henry Peters, Detroit. One sister, Mrs. Mose Drouillard (Emma), of Riverside. Thirty-one grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren. Funeral Monday, July 15, at 8:30 a.m., from Windsor Funeral Home (Formerly Albemy J. Janisse), to St. John Vianney Church at 9:30 a.m. Interment in Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery. Prayers evenings at 8 o'clock. Altar Society of St. John Vianney Parish are requested to meet for prayers Sunday evening at 8:30. (Detroit papers please copy.)
Tombstone Inscription, Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery, Essex, ONT: DROUILLARD / in loving memory / Frank / 1880 - 1970 / father / Julia / 1882 - 1957 / mother
Emma Winnifred Peters: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ONT), Wednesday, 20 November 1974: Drouillard - Emma, 87 years, Nov. 19 at Hotel Dieu, late of 8060 Handy St. Predeceased by her husband Mose (1972). Dear mother of Walter, Wilfred, Edward, Louis, Theodore, Mrs. Rene Reaume (Florence), Mrs. Jerry Miller (Loretta), Mrs. Henry Leblanc (Doris), all of Windsor; Henry, Puce, Mrs. Fred Stone (Hazel), Emeryville, Mrs. Marcel Masse (Frances), Westland, Mich. Sister of Henry Peters, Detroit. 32 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 8 great-great-grandchildren survive. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home. Funeral Thursday, Nov. 21 at 10:45 a.m. to St. John Vianney Church at 11 a.m. Interment Our Lady of the Rosary Cemetery. Prayers 8 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Our Lady of the Lake Cemetery, Essex, ONT: DROUILLARD / in loving memory / Moise J. / 1882 - 1972 / father / Emma W. / 1887 - 1974 / mother
Henry Victor Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 22 May 1975: Peters, Henry V., May 19, age 83, Husband of the late Rose (nee Lachat); father of Mrs. Edna (Huebner) Stoecker, Mrs. Magdalen Marchand, Vincent, and Mrs. Eleanor Gunn; 14 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren. Funeral from the Verheyden Funeral Home, 16300 Mack at Outer Drive, Thursday at 10:30 and to St. Clare Church at 11. Prayers Wednesday evening at 8:45. Memorials may be made to St. Joseph Home for the Aged.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Father / Henry V. Peters / May 11, 1892 - May 19, 1975 // Mother / Rose C. Peters / May 19, 1890 - July 29, 1961
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