Continuation of tree (8th child of Clement Pitre/Marguerite Gallant); all known surname descendants:
8 Francois Pitre b: 29 May 1871 Hope River, PEI; d: 28 September 1958 North Rustico, PEI
+ Marie Doiron b: 23 September 1871 Rustico, PEI; m: 26 January 1898 Ste. Anne, Hope River, PEI [Cyriac/Dauphine Pitre]; d: 23 January 1955 Charlottetown, PEI
9 Marie Dauphine Pitre b: 1 January 1899 Ste. Anne, Hope River, PEI; d: 1974 Rustico, PEI
+Benoit Blaquiere b: 12 August 1895 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; m: 19 November 1919 Hope River, PEI [Joseph/Charlotte Pitre]; d: 15 July 1962 Charlottetown, PEI
9 Marie Dophine Pitre b: 1 January 1900 Ste. Anne, Hope River, PEI; d: Bef. 1901 [probably a duplication/error]
9 Catherine Pitre b: 17 June 1900 Ste. Anne, Hope River, PEI; d: 6 July 1968 Kinkora, PEI
+Henry Gallant b: 4 November 1898 Rustico, PEI; m: 28 September 1921 PEI [Joseph/Priscille Pitre]; d: 1972 Rustico, PEI
9 Jerome Antoine Peters b: 21 May 1902 Hope River, PEI; d: 1970 Rustico, PEI
+Mary Gladys Gallant b: 1910; m: Abt. 1925; d: 7 October 1944 North Rustico, PEI
9 Joseph Laurent Peters b: 15 October 1906 Hope River, PEI; d: 5 June 1967 Kinkora, PEI
+Girly Gallant
9 Alice Peters b: 11 October 1908 Hope River, PEI; d: 1989 Summerside, PEI
+George McFarlane Richards b: 25 January 1908 Seven Mile Bay, PEI; m: Abt. 1932 [Joseph/Bridget Watson]; d: 1989 Summerside, PEI
Notes for Francois Pitre:
Census
- 1901 PEI, Lot 23E1: Francois Pitre 29, wife Marie 28, Mary D. 2, Catherine 10 months; parents Clement 75 & Marguerite 72.
- 1911 PEI, Toronto, Lot 23: Frank Peters 39 (farmer), wife Mary Doiron 38, Mary D. 13, Katherine 11, Gerome 9, J. Lawrence 5, Alice 3.
- 1921 PEI, (Lot 23) Martin: Frank Peters 50 farmer, wife Marie 48, Lawrence 14, Alice 12, sister Matilda 55. At Lot 22, Jerome Peters 17 hired boy, with William Hogan's family.
- 1931 PEI, Lot 23, Mayfield: Francis Peters 55 farmer, wife Mary 55, Laurence 24, Alice 22, sister Mathilda 65. In North Rustico: Jerome F. Peters 28 labourer/odd jobs, wife Mary 20, Arthur 3, Ethel 1, Elnor 2 months.
Obituary: Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Monday, 29 September 1958: Peters - At the home of his daughter, Mrs. Henry Gallant, North Rustico, on Sunday, September 28, 1958, Frank C. Peters, formerly of Martin, Lot 23, in his 84th year. His remains will be forwarded this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to his late residence from where the funeral will be held Tuesday morning to Stella Maris Church, North Rustico, for Requiem High Mass at 9 o'clock. Interment will be in St. Ann's Cemetery, Hope River.
Notes for Marie Doiron:
Obituary: Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Monday, 24 January 1955: Peters - At the Charlottetown Hospital Sunday, January 23, 1955, Mrs. Frank Peters of Martin, Lot 23, in her 83rd year. Her remains will be transferred this afternoon from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to her late residence, from where the funeral will take place Tuesday morning to St. Ann's Church, Hope River, for Requiem High Mass at 9:30. Interment in the church cemetery.
Obituaries for the children:
Catherine Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Stella
Maris Cemetery, North Rustico, PEI: GALLANT / Catherine Peters / 1900 -
1968 / beloved wife of / Henry J. Gallant / It shall be well with / them that
fear God // GALLANT / Henry J. Gallant / 1898 - 1972 / This is the
promise / the life everlasting
Back one generation to parents of Francois Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 3 September 2025.