Continuation of tree (13th child of Gilbert Pitre/Emelia Johnson); all known surname descendants:
8 Edward Clement Petrie b: 6 October 1887 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 24 November 1966 Berlin, Coos, NH
+Mary Ellen 'Minnie' Savoy b: 30 November 1892 Pokemouche, Gloucester, NB; m: 21 July 1909 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB [William/Jane Glidden] (divorced 14 October 1921 Berlin, NH); d: 8 January 1972 Bronx, NYC, NY
9 Mary Beatrice Petry b: 26 December 1910 Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: Bef. May 1934
9 Mary Leona Petry b: 26 December 1910 Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 7 September 1911 Berlin, Coos, NH
9 Mary Jane Louisa Petry b: 7 June 1913 Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 10 March 1987 Danbury, Fairfield, CT
+Edward F. Gillen b: Abt. 1911 New York; m: Abt. 1939; d: 1980 Bronx, NY
*2nd Wife of Edward Clement Petrie:
+Hellen Rhubena McCosh b: 29 March 1903 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB; m: 12 June 1934 Berlin, Coos, NH [George/Margaret A. Palmer]; d: 11 October 1994 Berlin, Coos, NH
Notes for Edward Clement Petrie:
Census
- 1911
- 1921
- 1930 Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire: Clement Petrie 43 (div.) cook/sulphite mill, lodger with Gertrude Willoughby 43 (widow)
- 1940 Berlin, Coos, NH: Clement Petrie 53 sulphite dept./paper mill, wife Helen 37, widowed sister Mary Commo 68 [151 Bridge Street]
- 1950 Berlin, Coos, NH: Clement M. Petrie 63 stock runner foreman/paper mill, wife Ellen R. 47 (152 Bridge)
WWII cards (1942): Clement M. Petrie, 152 Bridge Street, Berlin, NH, age 55, b. Can 10 Oct 1886, wife; 5'8", 202 lbs., hazel eyes, grey hair, ruddy complexion
Obituary: Manchester Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Friday, 25 November 1966: Berlin - Clement M. Petrie, 80, of 105 Pine St., died yesterday morning in St. Louis Hospital after a long illness. Born in Chatham, N.B., he lived in Berlin for 55 years, and was a retired employee of Brown Co. He was a member of the Mt. Forist Methodist Church. Members of the family include his wife, Mrs. Ellen (MacCosh) Petrie, and a daughter, Mrs. Louise Gillen of the Bronx, N.Y. Services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at the Parker and Holmes Funeral Home. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening.
Tombstone Inscription: Russian City Cemetery, Berlin, Coos, NH: PETRIE / (reverse) Clement M. / 1886 - 1966 / Ellen R. / 1903 - 1994 / Bertha A. / Robichaud / 1905 - 1984
Notes for Mary Ellen Savoy:
- Border crossing 20 August 1917: Minnie Petrie, at Vanceboro, ME; b. Pokemouche, NB, age 24, father William Savoie of Chatham, NB; was in US from 1910 to 5 July 1917; husband Clement of 170 Green St., Berlin, NH
- Mary Savoy remarried to Lyonel William McCosh 8 September 1923 in Manhattan, NY.
- 1930 Manhattan, NY, NY: Lyonel McCosh 33 (ME), wife Minnie 33 (Can), Louise 17, Shirley 4y7m, Doris 3y4m.
- 1940 Manhattan, NY, NY: Lionel McCosh 44 elevator repair man, wife Minnie 44, Shirley 15, Doris 13, son-in-law Edward Gillen 29 maintainer/subway, wife Louise 27
- 1950 New York, Bronx, NY: Lyonel McCosh 54 elevator mechanic, wife Mary Ellen 56 waitress/restaurant, Doris 22 filler/woolen mfg.
- Obituary: Daily News (New York, NY), Tuesday, 11 January 1972: McCosh - Mary E. (nee Savoy). On Jan. 8, 1972. Beloved wife of Lyonel. Loving mother of Louise Gillen, Shirley Halk and Doris Hill. Also survived by 9 grandchildren. Reposing at Walter B. Cooke Funeral Home, Bronx, until Thursday, 9:30 A.M. Mass of the Resurrection, St. Raymonds R.C. Church, 10 A.M. Interment, L.I. National Cemetery.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 22 October 2025.