Continuation of tree (9th child of Pierre Pitre/Jeannette Miron); all known surname descendants:
7 Donus Pitre b: 26 May 1866 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 10 March 1954 Escanaba, Delta, MI
+ Anne Gillis b: Abt. 1866
8 Denys Albert Pitre b: 4 February 1887 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT; d: 18 May 1974 Warren, Macomb, MI
+Mabel B. Robins b: Abt. 1889; m: 21 October 1922 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Edward/Margaret Leed]; d: 27 March 1928 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Denys Albert Pitre:
+Leona Paula Deary (Belknap) b: 20 January 1893 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 2 June 1934 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Ferdina/Sophie Gauche]; d: 13 August 1945 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*3rd Wife of Denys Albert Pitre:
+Marie Anne Joseph Reseda 'Rose' Francoeur (Monfils) b: 14 March 1883 Notre Dame de la Victoire, Levis, Quebec; m: 7 January 1946 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Noel Leclair dit Francoeur/Marie Josephine Samson]; d: 2 September 1969 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Donus Pitre:
+ Ellen 'Helen' Gouley b: 30 January 1878 Menominee, Menominee, MI; m: 28 September 1897 St. Ann's Church, Escanaba, Delta, MI [Louis Jean Goulet/Adeline Gagnon]; d: 14 April 1966 Escanaba, Delta, MI
8 Ruth A. Peters b: 27 August 1900 Escanaba, Delta, MI; d: 18 May 1982 Escanaba, Delta, MI
+Cecil H. Collins b: 28 February 1898 England; m: 19 August 1921 Escanaba, Delta, MI [Thomas/Lily Johns]; d: 17 January 1973 Escanaba, Delta, MI
Notes for Donus Pitre:
Census
- 1871 Maidstone, Essex, ONT: Peter Peters 44 (farmer), wife Jane 37,
Isireal 18, Ceaser 16, Charles 12, Leuis 9, Dennis 5, Ellen 7, Peter 2, and his
widowed father Mador 82 (farmer)
- 1881 Sandwich, Essex, ONT: Widow Janette Peter 48 (farmer), Israel 29
laborer, Cyrille 19, Dorian 15, Peter 12.
- 1891 Maidstone, Essex North, ONT: Dennis Peters 24 domestic, Fred Dumouchelle 34 & wife Mary J. 32.
- 1900 Escanaba, Delta, Michigan: Dennis Peters 33 saloon keeper, wife Hellen 22, adopted Mary Perry 10; 1 hired man & 6 boarders.
- 1910 Escanaba, Delta, MI: Dennis Peters 43 saloon owner, (3rd) wife of 13 years Ellen 31, Ruth 9; 2 boarders.
- 1920 Escanaba, Delta, MI: Denis Peters 52 car repair, wife Helen 44, Ruth 19 usher/theatre; Mary Blais 36 (mar.), her son Edgard Henry 15 [Sarah Street]
- 1930 Escanaba, Delta, MI: Dennis Peters 63 car repairer/Ottawa Railroad, wife Ellen 51, ward Ronald Sullivan 11.
- 1940 Escanaba, Delta, MI: Dennis Peters 73, wife Ellen 61.
- 1950 Escanaba, Delta, MI: Denis Peters 83, wife Ellen 72, widowed sister-in-law Evelyn McGillis 73.
MISC: The Escanaba Daily Press (Escanaba, MI), Friday, 26 September 1947: Mr. and Mrs. Denis Peters, 314 North 13th street, will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary tomorrow by having a family reunion at their home. Beside the immediate family, relatives from Detroit, Munising and Marinette will attend. Mr. Peters came to this country from Pike Creek, Canada, which is just across the river from Detroit, when he was about thirty years old, directly to Escanaba. Mrs. Peters came here from Marinette at the age of seven. They were married at St. Ann's church by the late Father Joseph Menard, and have lived in the same home all during their married life. The Peters have one daughter, Mrs. Cecil Collins, 113 North 14th street and two grandchildren, Kenneth, 320 North 15th street, and Dona who is employed in Milwaukee. Despite their advanced years of eighty one and sixty nine, Mr. and Mrs. Peters are in good health and able to perform their own household tasks. Mr. Peters retired from St. Paul repair yards twenty years ago. The out-of-town guests who are attending the gathering are Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peters, of Detroit, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sullivan and son, John, of Marinette, and Mr. and Mrs. Peter Chaput, of Munising.
Obituary: The Escanaba Daily Press (Escanaba, MI), Wednesday, 10 March 1954: (photo) Dennis Peters Dies at Hospital - Dennis M. Peters, 87, of 306 N. 13th St., died today at 9 a.m. at St. Francis Hospital. Two weeks ago, he fell on the ice and suffered a fractured hip with complications setting in. Born May 26, 1866 in Pike Creek, Canada, he came to Delta County as a young man and has been a resident of Escanaba for the past 50 years. He was a retired St. Paul Railroad repairman. Mr. Peters was a member of St. Anne's Church and L'Union Canadian French Society. He is survived by his wife, the former Ellen Conley; one daughter, Mrs. Cecil Collins of Escanaba; one son, Bert Peters of Detroit; one foster son, Roland Sullivan of Marinette, two grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Allo Funeral Home beginning at 2 p.m. Friday. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 9 a.m. at St. Anne's Church with Rev. Clifford Nadeau officiating. Burial will be made in Holy Cross Cemetery. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home Friday at 8 p.m.
Obituaries for the children:
Denys Albert Pitre: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Monday, 20 May 1974: Peters, Albert D., age 87, May 18. Husband of the late Rose. Funeral Wednesday 9:30 a.m. from the Buehler Funeral Home, St. David's Church 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Olivet. Visitation Monday after 6 p.m.
Ruth A. Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, Escanaba, MI: COLLINS / Cecil / 1898 - 1973 / Ruth A. / 1900 - 1982
Back one generation to parents of Donus Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 22 November 2022.