Continuation of tree (3rd child of Pierre Lepitre/Marie Elizabeth Fecteau); all known surname descendants:
9 Flavien Lepitre b: 21 February 1867 Sacre Coeur, Stanstead, Quebec; d: 21 October 1940 Lancaster, Coos, NH
+Marie Flore Victoria Matte b: 26 August 1873 St. Pierre les Becquets, Nicolet, Quebec; m: 29 June 1892 Westmore, Orleans, VT [Philippe/Aglae Dube]; d: 29 January 1964 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
10 Alfred Thomas Lepitre b: 1 June 1895 Barton, Orleans, VT; d: 23 October 1991 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
+Beatrice Bonneau b: 15 March 1901 Claremont, Sullivan, NH; m: 12 February 1923 Claremont, Sullivan, NH [Arthur/Emma Picard]; d: 20 August 1984 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
10 Marie Exilia 'Julia' Lepitre b: 10 October 1897 St. Andre, Sutton, Brome, Quebec; d: 8 October 1989 Keene, Cheshire, NH
+Joseph Stanislaus Ouellette b: 31 August 1897 Sutton, Worcester, MA; m: 2 October 1922 Claremont, Sullivan, NH [Augustine/Pamelia Dezeal]; d: 23 December 1971 Keene, Cheshire, NH
10 Marie Elize Lepitre b: 12 May 1899 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec; d: 29 July 1990 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
+ Arthur L. Brodeur b: 11 June 1897 New Bedford, Bristol, MA; m: 28 April 1919 Claremont, Sullivan, NH [Edmund/Louisa Brodeur]; d: 3 November 1960 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
10 Marie Alma Lepitre b: 28 November 1901 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec; d: 16 January 2000 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
+Joseph Arthur Lefebvre Descoteau b: 10 August 1895 L'Avenir, St. Pierre de Durham, Drummond, Quebec; m: 1 July 1918 Claremont, Sullivan, NH [Michel/Alexina Labonte] (divorced); d: 31 January 1977 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
*2nd Husband of Marie Alma Lepitre:
+Thomas W. Vance b: 26 September 1910 Bangor, Penobscot, ME; m: Abt. 1951 [Amos H./Ada M. Pesley]; d: April 1973 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
10 Laurence 'Florence' Lepitre b: 3 January 1903 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec; d: 26 February 2000 St. Cloud, Osceola, FL
+Joseph Sylva Conrad Brault b: 4 June 1894 Ste. Angele du Monnoir, Rouville, Quebec; m: 17 February 1919 Newport, Sullivan, NH [Adolphe/Jeanne Loiselle] (divorced 6 May 1932)
*2nd Husband of Laurence Lepitre:
+Edward Francis Roche b: 30 July 1893 Clinton, Worcester, MA; m: 22 October 1949 Lunenburg, Worcester, MA [Edward M./Bridgett Kelly]; d: 16 December 1959 Hartford, Windsor, VT
*3rd Husband of Laurence Lepitre:
+Warren Wade Tansey b: 3 February 1906 New Providence, Hardin, Iowa; m: July 1968 Osceola Co., FL [Roscoe W./Mattie B. Meek] (divorced 9 June 1978 Osceola, FL); d: 6 July 2003 Greeneville, Greene, TN
10 'Joseph Edmond' Flavien Joseph Lepitre b: 21 May 1905 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec; d: 26 October 1933 Keene, Cheshire, NH
+Pearl Winifred Patenaude b: 5 October 1908 Winchester, Cheshire, NH; m: 5 December 1930 Keene, Cheshire, NH [Edward/Ida Briggs]; d: 2 January 2005 Port Charlotte, Charlotte, FL
10 Emma Antoinette Lepitre b: 30 June 1907 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec; d: August 1993 Keene, Cheshire, NH
+Leo Raymond Courtemanche (aka Short) b: 15 April 1899 Haverhill, Essex, MA; m: 11 November 1922 Claremont, Sullivan, NH [Alfred Peter/Matilda Petit]; d: 23 November 1970 East Swanzey, Cheshire, NH
10 Henri Lepitre b: 25 September 1908 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec; d: 9 March 1938 Claremont, Sullivan, NH (burned in explosion at Dartmouth Woolen Mills)
+Marie Zelia Alice Provencher b: 15 February 1912 St. Denis sur Richelieu, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec; m: 1 September 1930 Claremont, Sullivan, NH [Telesphore/Antoinette Vandal]; d: 21 August 1971 Claremont, Sullivan, NH
10 Albert Joseph Lepitre b: 21 July 1910 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec; d: 20 February 1911 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec
10 Regis Lepitre b: March 1912 Stanstead, Quebec; d: 19 September 1913 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec
10 male Lepitre b: 11 February 1913 Stanstead, Quebec; d: 11 February 1913 Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, Quebec
*2nd Wife of Flavien Lepitre:
+Margaret Ann Sheridan (Smith) b: 2 July 1895 Bethlehem, Grafton, NH; m: 19 April 1928 Jefferson, Coos, NH [John/Mary J. Atkinson]; d: 19 May 1964
10 Flavius Joseph Lapete b: 1 April 1928 Hartford, Orleans VT (illegitimate); d: 1964 New Hampshire
+Edith Della Stanford b: 12 May 1925 New Hampshire; m: 2 June 1945 Whitefield, Coos, NH [Clesson Charles/Beatrice Bessie Page]; d: May 1978 Littleton, Grafton, NH
10 Chester Napoleon Lapete b: 7 July 1930 Whitefield, Coos, NH; d: 11 June 2021 Berlin, Coos, NH
+Doris Juliette Clay b: 28 October 1930 Laconia, Belknap, NH; m: 13 December 1955 Lancaster, Coos, NH [Harriman/Juliette Camden]; d: 2 September 2012 Berlin, Coos, NH
10 Pauline P. Lapete [Sister Lorraine] b: Abt. 1932 Whitefield, Coos, NH; d: 17 March 2015 Windham, Rockingham, NH
10 Eugene Paul Lapete b: Abt. 1935; d: Aft. June 2021
+Barbara ---
Notes for Flavien Lepitre:
Census
- 1901 Beebe Plains, Stanstead, Quebec: Flavye Lapete 34, wife Victoria 26, Alfred 5, Julia 3, Lizzie 1.
- 1911 Stanstead, Stanstead, Quebec: Flavys LaPete 44 (carter), wife Victoria 38 (stitcher), Alfred 16 (farmer), Julia 13, Lizzie 11, Alma 9, Lawrence 8, Edmund 6, Antoinette 4, Henry 2.
- 1920 Whitefield, Coos, New Hampshire: Flavius Lapete 52 (dairy farmer) (states divorced).
- 1920 Claremont, Sullivan, New Hampshire: Victoria Lepitre 45 (states widow - immig. 1919), Alfred 24, Julia 22, Edmond 16, Antoinette 14, Henery 12.
- 1930 Whitefield, Coos, NH: Flavys Lapete 63, wife Margarette A. 34, Flavys J. 2; stepsons James W. Smith 12 & Stephen J. Smith 10.
- 1930 Claremont, Sullivan, NH: Victoria Lapete 53, Henry 20.
- 1940 Twin Mountain, Carroll, Coos, NH: Flavys Lapete 72 [$4000 house value] farm manager/farm, wife Margaret 44, Flavys 12, Chester 9, Pauline 7, Eugene Paul 4, stepsons James Smith 22 truck loader/wood contractor & Stephen Smith 20 farm helper/farm [Whitefield Road]
- 1940 Claremont, Sullivan, NH: Victoria La Pietre 67 [20 Lincoln Street]
- 1950 Claremont, Sullivan, NH: Widow Victoria Lepitre 76 (9 Hanover St.).
- 1950 Whitefield, Coos, NH: John E. Chase 54 (sep) foreman of saw men/furniture factory, David R. 14 paper delivery/---t Publishers, Barbara J. 11, Mary W. 10; housekeeper Widow Margaret A. Lapete 53, Chester N. 18 care of lawns/hotel, Pauline P. 17, Eugene P. 14.
Wedding photo online: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/33292322/person/18428089760/media/2?pgnum=1&pg=0&pgpl=pid%7cpgNum
Misc. Excerpts from the Orleans County Monitor:
- 6 October 1890 – There was a county fair. Mention made of some very good draft animals owned by Pete LaPete of Barton and Flavia Lapete’s draft horse team which managed to drag a 3000 pound load a short distance.
- 2 February 1891 – Flavia LaPete is drawing logs from the Buswell timber lot, etc.
- 24 April 1893 – Flave Lapete has finished his lumber job and his men have gone back to Canada.
- Border crossings, 18 August 1915, at Newport, Vermont: Alma Rose Lepete (born Beebe Plains, Quebec; overall maker, age 14 years 7 months, 5', dark complexion, brown hair & eyes), brother Edmond Lepete (age 11) sister Laura Lepete (age 12).
- Border crossings, August 1915, at Newport, Vermont: Victoria Lepete (age 41, married, overall maker, born Beebe), daughters Julia (age 17), & Lizzie (age 16).
Notes for Marie Flore Victoria Matte:
- Daily Eagle (Claremont, NH), Thursday, 20 November 1958: If you suffer a hip fracture when you're 84, there's more than a chance that you'll never walk again. If you undergo an emergency gall bladder operation when you're 85, there's an excellent chance that you'll never survive. But there's a Claremont woman who has repealed the law of averages in both these instances. She is Mrs. Victoria Lepitre of 9 Hanover street, now convalescing at her home after surgery which the medical profession views, at her age, as something of a minor miracle. Mrs. Lepitre came home from the Claremont General hospital on Monday. On Tuesday she sat up at lunch with members of her family. The only thing that was missing was a pork chop, which she hopes will come later. Maybe it will come for Christmas. The doctor hasn't said yes yet, but she has it close to the top of her gift list. The Claremont woman, whose outward appearance of frailness is given the lie by her medical record, was in the hospital from October 13 to October 24. A week later she returned there - "was rushed," to use a cliche - for an emergency gall bladder operation. Doctors viewed it as a last-ditch effort to save her life, with chances dubious indeed. The number of such operations which succeed, when the patient is in her 80th year, are few. But Mrs. Lepitre fooled them all. Seventeen days after the operation she was able to come home. In the interim, after the first few days of discomfort, her own private brand of humor made her a favorite with nurses, and other hospital staffers. Now, though still spending much time in bed, she's the life of her Hanover street apartment, chatting happily with family members, relatives from elsewhere, and visitors in general. "I'm going to go skating this Christmas," she assured the writer. "You going with me?" Keeping our fingers firmly crossed, we accepted the invitation. If Mrs. Lepitre knew how many years it had been since we were on skates, she would have dated someone else instead. "Don't forget," she repeated. "You're going skating with me. And I'm going to have that pork chop for Christmas, too." We don't know about the pork chop, but we're betting on Mrs. Lepitre. We don't know about her skating, but we wouldn't put it past her. Last fall, when she was in her 85th year, she fractured her hip. It was pinned at the Claremont General hospital, and it slowed her down only temporarily. By Christmas of last year, she was not only up and about, but dancing. Mrs. Lepitre's hospital experiences have been limited to the past seven years. Until she was well past 75, she had never been in hospital - as a patient, that is. That's another record which the average Claremonter can't touch. Seven years ago she went to the Mary Hitchcock Memorial hospital at Hanover for major cranial surgery. At that time, her daughter says, she was unconscious for a total of six days. But she bounced back as good as ever. "They scrambled my brains all around," she said, with a sly look. "But they were nice to me. So were the folks up here." Mrs. Lepitre, born in Beebe Plain, Que., on August 27, 1873, is the widow of Flavian Lepitre. She came here from Canada 40 years ago, and has been a Claremont resident ever since. She lives in her own apartment in the home of her daughter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Brodeur of 11 Hanover street. She has another daughter here, Mrs. Thomas Vance. Her other four children live nearby - Alfred Lepitre in Kelleyville, Mrs. Julia Oulette in Keene, Mrs. Edward Roche in Jaffrey, and Mrs. Emma Short in Winchester. There were 12 children born to the senior Lepitres, but only six are now living. Moving on to other descendants, we find the number mounting. Members of the family aided us in tabulating them. There are living today 41 grandchildren of Flavian and Victoria Lepitre; there are 85 great-grandchildren also. And two youngsters - one of them pictured with his great-great-grandmother - represent the fifth generation. Mrs. Lepitre is anxious to be up and about as soon as she gets her strength back. Two of her favorite occupations - reading and crocheting - she can do in bed. But she doesn't want to stay there and longer than she can help. She wants to be ready for Christmas - and that skating date - and that pork chop. Enjoying life as she so obviously does, she can't bear to be bedridden any longer than is necessary.
Tombstone Inscription, Claremont, NH: Henry J. Lepitre / 1909 - 1938 / his wife / Alice Provencher / 1912 - 1971 / Victoria Lepitre / 1874 - 1964
Obituaries for the children:
Alfred Thomas Lepitre: Valley News (West Lebanon, NH), Friday, 25 October 1991: Claremont - Alfred T. Lepitre, who died Wednesday, was also survived by three sisters, Alma Vance of Claremont, Emma Short of Swanzey, N.H., and Florence Tansey of St. Cloud, Fla.; a half-sister, Sister Mary Lorraine of Salem, N.H.; and two half-brothers, Chester and Gene, both of Dalton, N.H.; also nieces and nephews. The McCusker-Stringer Funeral Home of Claremont is in charge of the arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription: St Mary Cemetery, Claremont, Sullivan, NH: LEPITRE / (reverse) Alfred T. / 1895 - 1991 / his wife / Beatrice D. / 1901 - 1984
Marie Exilia 'Julia' Lepitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire, NH: OUELLETTE / Stanley J. / 1897-1971 / Exilia J. / 1897-1989
Marie Elize Lepitre: Valley News (West Lebanon, NH), Tuesday, 31 July 1990: Claremont - Elise L. Brodeur, 91, of 23 Franklin St. died Sunday at the Valley Regional Hospital after a brief illness. She was born in Stanstead, Province of Quebec, Canada, May 12, 1899, the daughter of Flavious and Victoria (Matte) Lepitre, and had resided in Claremont for 71 years. Mrs. Brodeur was a communicant of St. Mary Parish. She was the widow of Arthur L. Brodeur, who died Nov. 3, 1960. Survivors include four sons, Gerard A. of Norwich, Conn., Norman E. and Maurice E., both of Claremont, Rene N. of Ipswich, Mass.; a daughter, Rita Bates of Barre, Vt.; 12 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren; a brother, Alfred Lepitre of Claremont; three sisters, Alma Vance of Claremont, Florence Tansey of St. Cloud, Fla., Emma Short of Keene; and nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two sons, Wildred in 1983 and Hector in 1986. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated tomorrow morning at 10 at St. Mary Church. Interment will follow at St. Mary Cemetery. Calling hours are today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at the McCusker-Stringer Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary Cemetery, Claremont, NH: BRODEUR / (reverse) Arthur L. Brodeur / 1897 - 1960 / his wife / Elise L. Lepitre / 1899 - 1990 / sons / 1924 Norman L. 2004 / 1928 Maurice E. (blank)
Marie Alma Lepitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Claremont, Sullivan, NH: VANCE / Thomas W. / 1910-1974 / wife / Alma / 1901-2000; also Alma Descoteau Vance / 1901-2000
Laurence 'Florence' Lepitre: The Orlando Sentinel (FL), Tuesday, 29 February 2000: Florence Mary Tansey, 97, 2355 Kissimmee Park Road, St. Cloud, died, Saturday, Feb. 26. Mrs. Tansey was a homemaker. Born in Vermont, she moved to Central Florida in 1961. She was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Survivors: daughters, Claire Rivers, Jeanne Wheeler, both of St. Cloud, Rita Powell, Chiefland; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Fisk Funeral Home and Crematory, St. Cloud.
Edmond Lepitre: Tombstone Inscription: St. Joseph Cemetery, Keene, Cheshire, NH: LEPITRE / Edmond J. / 1905-1933 / Pearl W. / 1908 - (blank)
Henri Lepitre: Tombstone Inscription, Claremont, NH: Henry J. Lepitre / 1909 - 1938 / his wife / Alice Provencher / 1912 - 1971 / Victoria Lepitre / 1874 - 1964
Pauline Lapete: New Hampshire Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Wednesday, 18 March 2015 - Sister M. Lorraine Lapete, Sister of Mercy - Windham -- Sister M. Lorraine (Pauline) Lapete, 81, a Sister of Mercy for 62 years, died Tuesday, March 17, 2015, at Warde Health Center in Windham after a period of declining health. A native of Whitefield, she was the daughter of Flavius and Margaret (Sheridan) Lapete. Sister Lorraine held a bachelor's degree in education from Mount St. Mary College, Hooksett, and a master's degree in religious education from Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. A dedicated educator, Sister Lorraine taught in Catholic schools in New Hampshire, including St. Raphael in Manchester, Immaculate Conception in Penacook and Sacred Heart in Lebanon. After completing her studies in religious education, she served as director of religious education (DRE) and parish minister at Holy Angels Parish in Plaistow. She also served as DRE at St. Patrick Parish in Jaffrey and St. Joseph Parish in Salem. After serving for a time as activities aide at Pearl Manor and program aide at Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center, both in Manchester, Sister Lorraine took on the duties of director of pastoral care at Mount Carmel Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Manchester. She is survived by two brothers, Chester Lapete of Shelburne and Eugene Lapete of Whitefield; several nieces and nephews; and her Mercy community. Sister Lorraine was predeceased by three brothers, Stephen Smith, James Wheeler Smith and Flavian ("Bud") Lapete. Services: Friends may call at the Warde Health Center, 21 Searles Road, Windham, on Friday, March 20, from 9:30 to 11 a.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. in the chapel. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford.
Tombstone Inscription, New St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH: Sr. M. Lorraine / Lapete / March 17, 2015 / R.I.P.
Chester Napoleon Lapete: July 7, 1930 - June 11, 2021: Chester N. Lapete, 90, of Shelburne, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2021, at the St. Vincent de Paul Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Berlin. He was born on July 7, 1930, in Whitefield, NH the son of the late Flavys and Margaret (Sharidan) Lapete and resided in the North Country all of his life. Chester served in the United States Air Force during the Korean War. He had been employed for many years by Gorham Savings Bank, retiring as Bank President. Chester was always a pillar of his community. He was the president of his class and captain of his baseball team. He rose to the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Air Force. He became President of Gorham Savings Bank. He was a founding member of the Gorham Development Corp. whose sole purpose was to build the Gorham Medical Center. He was a two-time president of the Gorham Rotary Club and also served on the board of the United Way. He was a Gorham School Board member where he pushed to hire a coach and won a championship for Gorham High School. He also did many smaller but no less significant things such as reading for the blind and was a little league coach. I am proud to call him my father. -Paul. Members of his family include his children: Stephen Lapete and wife Beth of Tamworth, NH, Michael Lapete of Gorham, Jocelyn Lapete and partner Bill of Greenfield, NH, Paul Lapete of Berlin and Mark Lapete of Gorham; five grandchildren: Vanessa, Derek, Michael, Eric, and Arligh; four great-grandchildren with two more on the way; brother Eugene Lapete and wife Barbara of Whitefield, NH; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He was predeceased by his wife Doris (Clay) Lapete, and siblings Stephen Smith, James "Wheeler" Smith, Flavys "Bud" Lapete, and a sister Sr. Mary Lorraine "Polly". Services: A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, June 18, 2021, at 10 AM at the Bryant Funeral Home, 1 Promenade Street, Gorham, NH, with interment to follow in Holy Family Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to a walk-through visitation on Thursday, June 17th from 5 PM to 7 PM. Those who wish may make donations in Chester's memory to the Granite United Way, Berlin, NH.
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Last updated: 4 August 2022.