1877 L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia – 1964 L'Ardoise, NS
Continuation of tree (1st child of Maurice Vincent Pitre/Eulalie Rebecca Mombourquette); all known surname descendants:
9 Daniel Pitre b: 28 December 1877 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 30 October 1964 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Emma Jane Marchand b: 6 August 1882 Louisdale, NS; m: 16 February 1903 Arichat, Richmond, NS [Elias/Virginia Langlois]; d: 8 October 1960 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Albert Pitre b: 20 December 1903 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: Aft. 1911
10 Margaret Mary Pitre b: 10 May 1905 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 1 August 1985 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Barnaby George Samson b: 1 March 1895 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 13 February 1922 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS [George/Sarah Prejean]; d: 25 February 1981 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Mary Natalie 'Emeline' Pitre b: 29 January 1907 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 12 May 1995 Evanston Richmond, NS
+Wilfred Charles Samson b: 2 December 1894 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 18 December 1923 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS [Jules/Sabrine Mombourquette]; d: 29 January 1973 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Wallace Joseph Peters b: 5 October 1908 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 3 September 1962 Sydney, Cape Breton, NS
+Mary Margaret Robertson b: 4 July 1915 Sydney, Cape Breton, NS; m: 2 November 1937 Sydney, Cape Breton, NS [Joseph/Mary Potter]; d: Aft. September 1962
10 Mary Elvina Peters b: 15 May 1910 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 23 June 1910 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Catherine Rebecca Peters b: 30 October 1911 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 1 March 1996 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Murdock Birette b: 23 August 1912 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 9 February 1932 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS [Samuel/Victoria Landry]; d: 16 January 1997 Cape Breton, NS
10 Mary Martha Pitre b: 14 December 1913 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: Bef. June 1995
+Vincent Brophy b: Abt. 1910 Sydney, Cape Breton, NS; m: 29 November 1934 Sacred Heart, Sydney, Cape Breton, NS [Michael/Catherine Dwyer]
10 Daniel Pitre b: 28 February 1915 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: Bef. June 1995
10 Elias Pitre b: 5 June 1917 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 3 September 1920 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Beatrice Pitre b: 1919 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 20 November 2000 Chateauguay, QUE
+ George Briand
10 Mary Serena Pitre b: Abt. 1923 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 1 February 2005 St. Eustache, Quebec
+Joseph Leonard Landry b: Abt. 1920 Louisdale, Richmond, NS; m: 8 February 1943 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS [George/Roseann Poirier]; d: Aft. February 2005
10 Alphonso Charles Peters b: Abt. 1926 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 7 September 2010 Halifax, NS
+Lorraine Henneberry b: Abt. 1930; m: Abt. 1953; d: Aft. September 2010
10 Maurice Elias Peters b: Abt. 1929 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 21 June 1995 Halifax, Halifax, NS
+Loretta Pottie d: Aft. June 1995
Notes for Daniel Pitre:
Census
- 1911 L'Ardoise, Richmond, Nova Scotia: Daniel Peters 33 (fishing), wife Emma J. 28, Albert 7, Margaret 6 , Mary E. 5, Joseph 2.
- 1921 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Dan Peters 48 farmer, wife Emma 37, Maggie 16, Emeline 15, Joe 14, Chalie 9, Martha 8, Annie 5, Bella 2.
- 1931 L'Ardoise, Richmond-West Cape
Breton, NS: Daniel Peters 53 fisherman, wife Emma 47, Cathrine 20, Daniel
Dan 16, Beatrice 12, Serena 8, Alphonse 5, Maurice 3, widowed mother Rebecca
Peters 79.
Obituaries for the children:
Mary Natalie 'Emeline' Pitre: 13 May 1995: Mary Nataline Sampson, 88, Lower L'Ardoise, died May 12, 1995, in Strait Richmond Hospital, Evanston. Born in Lower L'Ardoise, she was a daughter of the late Dan and Emma (Marchand) Peters. Surviving are sons, Angus, Jules, Louis, Abraham, Ambrose, Ardoise; John, Massachusetts; daughters, Serena (Mrs. Walter Barrette), Del Morgan, Catherine (Mrs. Doug Romans), Angie Matheson, Agnes (Mrs. Howard MacLean), Halifax; Carol (Mrs. Wesley Eager), Cleveland; brothers, Alphonse, Morris, Halifax; sisters, Catherine Barrette, L'Ardoise; Serena Landry, Beatrice Briand, Montreal. She was predeceased by her husband, Wilfred; son, Charles; daughter, Irene; brothers, Albert, Joseph, Daniel; sisters, Martha Brophy, Margaret Sampson. Visitation 7-9 p.m. tonight, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday in L'Ardoise Parish Funeral Parlour. Funeral 10 a.m. Monday in Holy Guardian Angels Church, L'Ardoise, Rev. Robert Donnelly officiating. Burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to Richmond Villa or any charity. Arrangements under the direction of Alex A. Morrison Funeral Home, St. Peter's.
Catherine Rebecca Peters: 4 March 1996: Catherine Rebecca Birrette, 84, L'Ardoise, died March 1, 1996, at home. Born in L'Ardoise, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Emma (Marchand) Peters. Surviving are her husband, Murdock; sons, Albert, Gerard; brother, Alphonse; sisters, Beatrice, Serina. She was predeceased by daughter, Elma; brothers, Albert, Joseph, Danny, Maurice; sisters, Emiline, Margaret, Martha. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Alex A. Morrison Funeral Home, St. Peter's. Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday in Holy Guardian Angels Church, L'Ardoise, Rev. John MacIntyre officiating. Burial in Mount Calvary Cemetery, L'Ardoise. Donations to Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or The Lung Association.
Beatrice Pitre: Briand, Beatrice (nee Pitre), 1919-2000, She will be sadly missed and never forgotten. In Chateauguay on Monday, November 20, 2000 at the age of eighty-one, passed away Mrs. Beatrice Pitre, beloved wife of the late George Briand. She also leaves to mourn her daughters Alma (Yvon Paquette) and Shirley (Gordie Pitts), her grandchildren Lyne, Alain, Chantal, Elaine, Maeghan and Chelsea as well as her great-grandchildren Karine and Gabriel, relatives and friends. Resting at La Maison Darche, Longueuil. Visitation on Wednesday, November 23 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 2 to 5 p.m. and also from 6 to 8:30 p.m. A Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday, November 22 at 8:30 p.m. in the chapel of the Funeral Home, thence to the Darche Crematorium.
Mary Serena Pitre: Halifax Herald, Thursday 3 February 2005: Landry (Peters), Mary Serena - 1923 - 2005, passed away peacefully in Saint-Eustache, Que., on Tuesday, February 1, 2005. She leaves behind her beloved husband of 62 years, Joseph Leonard; her sons, Cyril (Kaye), Joseph (Rita), Donald, Gerald (Helen) and Richard (Marge); her daughter, Sharon (Thanasis); her only surviving sibling, Alfonso Peters, Halifax; and brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. She will be sadly missed by her loving grandchildren, Allen, Cindy, Mark, Stephanie, Amy, Jason, Shawn, and Sabrina; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Melissa, Victoria, Julian, Madison and Benjamin; and many nieces and nephews. Resting in Guay Funeral Home, 146 Saint-Louis St., Saint-Eustache, Que., J7R 1Y2. Visitation from 2-4 and 7-10 p.m. today and on Friday, February 4. Funeral service in Holy Family Parish, 1001 Oka Rd., Deux-Montagnes, Que., at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 5.
Maurice Elias Peters: 23 June 1995, Maurice Elias Peters, 66, Halifax, died June 21, 1995, in the Halifax Infirmary. Born in L'Ardoise, he was a son of the late Daniel and Emma (Marchand) Peters. He was a member of ILA, local 269 for over 32 years. Surviving are his wife, the former Loretta Pottie; son, Jerome, Williamswood; daughter, Brenda (Mrs. Gary Thompson), Hatchet Lake; brother, Alfonso, Halifax; sisters, Katie (Mrs. Murdock Barrett), L'Ardoise; Mrs. Beatrice Briand, Quebec; Serena (Mrs. Leonard Landry), Montreal; grandchildren, Brycen, Natalie, Kristy, Jillian. He was predeceased by brothers, Albert, Joseph, Daniel; sisters, Nataline, Martha, Maggie. Cremation has taken place under the direction of J. Albert Walker Funeral Home, Halifax. Memorial service 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Rev. Eric Theriault officiating. Burial in Gate of Heaven Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to palliative care unit of the Halifax Infirmary.
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Items in RED sourced from Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise registers provided on Patrick B. Burke's website, L'Ardoise Cemetery and Memorial Records, and from birth registrations/baptismal records, marriage/death certificates online at Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics.
- Births/marriages/deaths in RED also be from Nova Scotia Antigonish Catholic Diocese (1823-1905) online records.
Last updated: 5 December 2023.