Emmanuel 'Hunewill' Pitre

1878 Rustico, PEI – 1962 Palo Alto, California

 

 

Continuation of tree (6th child of Jean Pitre/Genevieve Doiron); all known surname descendants:

              8        Emmanuel 'Hunewill' Pitre  b: 24 August 1878  Rustico, PEI; d: 16 November 1962  Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA

                                +Euphemie Catherine 'Cassie' MacNeil  b: 20 May 1884  Nova Scotia; m: Abt. 1906 [Angus John/Catherine Ann MacDonald]; d: 21 June 1920  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

                            9        Albert Angus Peters  b: 15 March 1908  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d: 11 March 1993  Burlingame, San Mateo, CA

                                         +Florence Claire Simas  b: 5 September 1911  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; m: Aft. 1940 [Antone Vieira/Rose Amelia George]; d: 3 December 1967  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

                           9        Richard Hunewill Peters  b: 12 October 1910  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d: 18 September 1964  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

                                         +Pauline Helen Mockel   b: 16 November 1916  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; m: Aft. 1940 [Henry W./Anna M. Otten]; d: 7 April 1991  S. San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

                           9        Agnes Christine Peters  b: 12 January 1913  San Francisco, San Francisco, CA; d: 8 October 2006  San Jose, Santa Clara, CA

                                         +Frank Thomas Derzay  b: 15 October 1903  Radov, Austria; m: Abt. 1936 [Thomas/---]; ; d: 3 June 1959  Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA

 

 

Notes for Emmanuel 'Hunewill' Pitre:

Census

- 1891 PEI, Lot 23:  John Peters 48 (farm laborer), wife Jane 47, Kate 26, Dorice 28 (farm laborer), Honewell 13, Mary 11.

- 1900/1901

 

- 1910 San Francisco, San Francisco, California:  Honeywell Peters 30 laborer/dry dock, wife Cassie 25, roomer Patrick Costello 23 motorman/United Rail Roads

 

- 1920 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA:  Honeywell Peters 40 carpenter, wife Cassie 35, Albert 12, Richard 9, Agnes 7.

 

- 1930 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA:  Widower Hunneywell Peters 52 dockmaster/shipyards, Albert 22 oiler/steamworks, Richard 19, Agnes 17.

 

- 1940 San Francisco, San Francisco, CA:  Widower Hunewill Peters 61 (FC) dockmaster/steel, Albert 30 dockmaster/steel, Richard 28 dockmaster/steel.

- 1950 Palo Alto, Santa Clara, CA:  Fred Derzay 43 horse shoer/horse shoeing, wife Agnes C. 37, Suzanne C. 11, Marie A. 5, widowed father-in-law Hunewell Peters 71.

WWII Records:  Hunewill Peters, 1573 McKinnon Ave., San Francisco; age 63; b. 24 Aug 1878 Canada; rel: Mrs Derzay of 1571 McKinnon Ave., 5' 9 1/2", 180 lbs., brown eyes & grey hair, ruddy complexion, scar on forehead; San Francisco 26 Apr 1942

 

Obituary:  The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA), Sunday, 18 November 1962:  Peters - In Mountain View, Calif., Friday, Nov. 16, 1962, Huneywill Peters of Palo Alto, widower of Cassie Peters; father of Mrs. Agnes Derzay of Palo Alto, Richard and Albert Peters, both of San Francisco; also survived by 5 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren; a native of Prince Edward Island, B.C.; aged 84 years.  Friends are invited to attend the funeral Monday morning at 9 o'clock from Tinney Funeral Chapel, 555 College Ave., Palo Alto, thence to the Church of St. Albert the Great, 1093 Channing Ave., Palo Alto, for a Requiem Mass, commencing at 9:30 a.m.  Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma.  The Rosary will be recited Sunday evening at 8 o'clock at the Tinney Chapel.

 

Tombstone Inscription:  Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, CA:  Cassie MacNeil Peters / May 1884 - June 1920 / Hunewill Peters / Aug 1878 - Nov 1962

 

Obituaries for the children:

Albert Angus Peters:  The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA), Sunday, 14 March 1993:  Peters, Albert Angus - At rest March 11, 1993; beloved husband of the late Florence Peters; loving father of Cassie Diane Jennings; adored grandfather of Tracie Lattig; dear father-in-law of Wallace Jennings; loving brother of Agnes Derzay; dearest friend of Irene Albrecht; aged 84; a native of San Francisco; served in the U.S. Navy 1923-1927 aboard the U.S.S. California; a retired member of the Carpenters Union; an employee of Bethlehem Steel for 46 yrs.  Friends are invited to attend visitation on Sunday, March 14th at 2:00 p.m. at the Colonial Mortuary of Crosby N. Gray & Co., 2 Park Rd., Burlingame.  A Vigil Service will be at 5:00 p.m.  A Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, March 15th at 9:30 a.m. at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, 1310 Bayswater, Burlingame.  Committal, Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma.  Contributions to favorite charity, preferred.

Tombstone Inscription:  Holy Cross Cemetery, Colma, San Mateo, CA:  PETERS / Florence / 1911 - 1967 / Albert Angus / 1908 - 1993 / In God's Care

 

Richard Hunewill Peters:  The San Francisco Examiner (San Francisco, CA), Sunday, 20 September 1964:  Peters - In San Francisco, Sept. 18, 1964, Richard H. Peters, dearly beloved husband of Pauline (Mockel) Peters; loving father of Paula and Richard Peters; dear brother of Mrs. Agnes Derzay and Albert Peters.  A native of San Francisco, aged 53 years.  A member of South San Francisco Parlor Native Sons of the Golden West No. 157.  Funeral services Monday, Sept. 21, 1964, at 9:45 a.m., from the Chapels of Suhr & Wieboldt, 1465 Valencia, near 26th St., thence to Our Lady of Mercy Church (Westlake), where a Mass of Requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul, commencing at 10:30 a.m.  Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, Rosary, Sunday evening, 8:15 o'clock.

 

Agnes Christine Peters:  Tombstone Inscription, Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, San Mateo, CA:  Agnes / Christine / Derzay / Jan 12, 1913 / Oct 8, 2006 / loving father / and mother  //  Frank / Derzay / California / CPL / 5 Air Base Sq / Air Corps / Oct 15, 1903 / Jun 3, 1959

 

 

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Last updated:  30 June 2022.