Continuation of tree (4th child of Daniel Pitre/Isabelle Arseneau); all known surname descendants:
7 Firmin Pitre b: 11 July 1837 Rustico, PEI; d: Bet. 1911-1921 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB
+Brigitte Arseneau b: 15 June 1842 Rustico, PEI; m: 17 May 1864 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 3 June 1922 Millbank, Newcastle, Northumberland, NB
8 Marie Madeleine Pitre b: 29 November 1865 Matapedia, QUE; d: Aft. 1881
8 Isabelle Pitre b: 20 December 1867 Matapedia, QUE; d: Aft. 1881
8 Appolline Pitre b: 2 March 1870 Matapedia, QUE; d: Aft. 1881
8 Agnes Obeline Pitre b: 19 January 1872 St. Alexis, Matapedia, QUE; d: 10 August 1923 Canaan, Moncton, St. Paul, Kent, NB
+Eugene Bernard b: 14 September 1872 Ste. Marie de Mont Carmel, Kent, NB; m: 19 January 1896 Chelsea, Suffolk, MA [Israel/Marie Cormier]; d: 21 September 1916 St. Paul, Kent, NB (shot accidentally by another man)
8 Joseph Cyrille Pitre b: 29 November 1873 St. Alexis, Matapedia, QUE; d: 9 November 1918 St. Isidore, Gloucester, NB
+Marie Genevieve Goulet b: 22 October 1882 St. Isidore, Gloucester, NB; m: 7 January 1908 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB [John/Venerande Landry]; d: 8 February 1918 St. Isidore, Gloucester, NB
8 John Albert Petrie b: 12 December 1875 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 10 July 1951 Dixfield, Oxford, ME
+Charlotte Madeline Arseneault b: 10 January 1879 Bloomfield, PEI; m: 15 February 1909 Rumford, Oxford, ME [Joseph/Mary Gaudet]; d: 20 January 1947 Dixfield, Oxford, ME
8 James Edmund Petrie b: 2 October 1877 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 20 November 1924 Mill Bank, Newcastle, Northumberland, NB
8 Anna Josephine Petrey b: 15 March 1882 St. Michael, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 9 April 1922 Millbank, Newcastle, Northumberland, NB
8 Thomas Cornelius Pitre b: 15 January 1885 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 9 April 1917 France (WWI)
+Catherine Eva Lawlor b: 12 February 1891 St. Laurent, Matapedia, Bonaventure, QUE; m: 22 November 1910 St. Laurent, Matapedia, Bonaventure, QUE [Daniel/Mary Ann Haley]
8 Alexander Petrie b: 22 August 1889 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 1 September 1918 France (WWI)
Notes for Firmin Pitre:
Census
- 1871 Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec: Firmain Pitre 33
(farmer/merchant), wife Brigitte 28, Marie Magdelaine 5, Isabelle 3, Apoline 2.
- 1881 Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick: Fairman Petre 40 (mason), Bridget
38, Mary 15, Isabella 13, Avline 11, Agnes 9, Cyrus 7, John 5, James 3.
- 1891 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB: Firmin Petre 52 (farmer), wife
Bridget 47, Bella 23, Agnes 19, Cyrial 17, John 15, James 13, Annie 9, Thomas 6,
Alexander 1.
- 1901 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB: Fermin Petrie 63, wife Bridget 58,
Cyrrile 27, James 23, Annie J. 18, Thomas 16, Alexander 11.
- 1911 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB: Firmin Petrie 74 (retired farmer),
wife Bridget 69, James 30 (farmer), Alexander 22 (mason), Annie 29,
granddaughter Clara Bernard 11.
- 1921 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB: James Petrie 41 farmer, sister Annie 39, widowed mother Bridget 78, nephew Henry Bernard 14
World War I registration records (sons):
John Albert Petrie: John Albert Petrie; Oxford,12 Sep 1918; b. 12 Dec 1875 (naturalized citizen); Madeleine (wife); works in paper mill; medium height, medium build; blue eyes & brown hair; part of 5th finger of left hand gone.
Obituaries for the children:
John Albert Petrie: The Lewiston Daily Sun (Lewiston, ME), Wednesday, 11 July 1951: At Dixfield, July 10, John Albert Petrie. Funeral services will be held at St. Theresa church, Mexico, Friday at 8:30 A.M. Friends may call at the residence of his son, Leo Petrie, 89 Main Street, Ridlonville, Wednesday after 3 P.M. Interment St. John's cemetery.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. John's Cemetery, Rumford, ME: John A. Petrie / 1875 / 1951 / husband of / Madeline / Arsenault (reverse) Madeline / Arsenault / 1879 / 1947 / wife of / John A. Petrie
Thomas Cornelius Pitre: Edmonton Journal (Edmonton, ALB), Wednesday, 16 May 1917: (photo) Pte. Thomas Petrie, who left here with an Edmonton battalion in April 1916 and who has been in the trenches since June 1916 was killed at Vimy Ridge on April 9. His home is 11636 95th street.
Alexander Petrie: WWI Canadian CEF Personnel Files: Alexander Petrie, b. 22 Jul 1890 Milbank, NB; mother Mrs. Fearman Petrie (Milbank); occupation - shingle buncher; 4 Jun 1915 [1 Sep 1918 - killed in action]
Tombstone Inscription, Dominion Cemetery, Hendecourt-les-Cagnicourt, Pas de Calais, France: (hard to read) Private / A. Petrie, M.M. / 14th BN. Canadian Army / 1st September 1918
Back one generation to parents of Firmin Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963), death registrations online (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 20 October 2025.