Continuation of tree (3rd child of Daniel Pitre/Isabelle Arseneau); all known surname descendants:
7 Gilbert Pitre b: Abt. 1835 Rustico, PEI; d: 5 October 1910 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+Emelia Johnson b: 4 July 1848 Baie du Chaleurs, NB; m: 21 May 1867 St. Jean Baptiste, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB; d: 8 May 1912 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
8 Felix Pitre (aka Philip Peterie) b: 12 March 1868 St. Jean Baptiste, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB; d: Aft. 1919
+Anne Aurah Cordelia Richards b: 22 April 1869 Eden, Lamoille, VT; m: 30 May 1898 Johnson, Lamoille, VT [Jereb K./Melissa Wheelock] (divorced June 1903 VT); d: 7 March 1959 Hyde Park, Lamoille, VT
*2nd Wife of Felix Pitre
+Henriette 'Etta' Wills (Grover) b: 2 June 1875 Port Henry, NY; m: 8 May 1916 Fairfield, Somerset, ME [John Albert/Annie Reed] (divorced February 1920); d: 11 July 1940 Fairfield, Somerset, ME
8 Joseph Pierre Pitre b: 10 October 1869 Matapedia, Quebec; d: Aft. 1933 Quebec
+Josephine Daigle b: 2 April 1872 Quebec; m: 25 April 1894 St. Jean Baptiste, Chartierville, Compton, Quebec [Louis/Olive Lacombe]; d: Bet. 1913-1919
*2nd Wife of Joseph Pierre Pitre:
+Genevieve Emilia Goulet (Goudreau, Brodeur) b: Abt. 1873 Quebec; m: 11 August 1919 Notre Dame des Bois, Chesham, Compton, Quebec
8 Marie Florence Pitre b: 29 May 1871 St. Alexis, Matapedia, Quebec; d: Aft. 1940 Berlin, Coos, NH
+Jean Comeau b: 14 January 1848; m: 8 October 1894 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB [George/Anne Ferguson]; d: 1901-1930
8 Jane Pitre b: 12 August 1872 St. Jean Baptiste, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB; d: Bef. 1881
8 Severin George Pitre b: 5 January 1874 St. Jean Baptiste, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB; d: 9 August 1876 St. Jean Baptiste, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB
8 Mary Archange Pitre b: 23 August 1875 St. Jean Baptiste, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB; d: 7 April 1952 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+George Grant b: 2 April 1874 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 19 March 1895 St. Michael, Chatham, Northumberland, NB [George Donald/Elizabeth Hachey]; d: 12 April 1946 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
8 Daniel Edward Petre b: 28 July 1877 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: Bef. 1881
8 Sarah Jane Petrie b: 25 January 1879 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: Aft. 1914 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+Joseph Wedge b: March 1877; m: 28 October 1895 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB [Fidele Aucoin/Veronique Arseneau]; d: Aft. 1914
8 Ernest Gilbert Petrie b: 18 July 1880 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 25 July 1941 Springvale, York, ME
+Emelie Arseneau b: 25 July 1882 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; m: Abt. 1914 Springvale, York, ME [John/Victoire Vienneau]; d: 23 April 1966 Springvale, York, ME
8 Alfred David Petre b: 11 March 1882 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: Bet. 1914 - November 1917
+Margaret Witzell (McGrath) b: Abt. 1874 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB; m: 31 May 1905 Chatham, Northumberland, NB [Joseph/Elizabeth McMahon]; d: 15 September 1909 Chatham, Northumberland, NB (typhoid fever)
*2nd Wife of Alfred David Petre:
+Mary Alexandrine LeBreton b: 10 October 1889 St. Isidore, Tilley Road, Gloucester, NB; m: 24 October 1910 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB [Edward/Obeline Drysdale]; d: 13 August 1959 Tracadie, Gloucester, NB
8 Elizabeth Isabella Petrie b: 12 October 1883 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: Bef. 1891
8 John Maxime Petrie b: 8 January 1885 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 13 April 1962 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+Elizabeth Witzell b: 1 November 1881 Tracadie, Gloucester, NB; m: 19 June 1907 Tracadie, Gloucester, NB [James/Anne McMahon]; d: 2 December 1958 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
8 Edward Clement Petrie b: 6 October 1887 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 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 Danbury, Fairfield, CT
*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 Gilbert Pitre:
Census
- 1871 Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec:
Gibbert Piters 36 (farmer/carpenter), wife Emilie 22, Felixe 3, Joseph 2.
- 1881 Newcastle, Northumberland, New Brunswick: Gilbert Petrie 45
(caulker), wife Emelia 33, Felix 13, Joseph 11, Mary 9, Minie 6, Sarah 2,
Earnest 9 months.
- 1891 Chatham, Northumberland, NB: Gilbert Peterie 56 (shoemaker), wife
Amelie 43, Felix 23 (mill/labourer), Joseph 21 (mill/labourer), Mary 20, Minnie
15, Sarah 12, Earnest 10, Alfred 9, John 6, Clement 3.
- 1901 Chatham, Northumberland, NB: Gilbert Poetres 60, wife Emma 52,
Alford 19, Jean 16, Clem 13; daughter Mary 30 & husband John Comeau 53,
their children Allace 5 & Helene 4.
- 1911 Chatham, Northumberland, NB: Widow Emelie Petrie 63, son John 26
(laborer), wife Elizabeth 27, Ernest 3, John 1.
Obituaries for the children:
Ernest Gilbert Petrie: Journal Tribune (Biddeford, ME), Thursday, 31 July 1941: Funeral services were conducted at the Notre Dame Church in Springvale Monday at 7:30 a.m. for Gilbert E. Petrie, 64, who died suddenly at his home on Main street, Springvale, Friday. The Rev. Antonio Girardin officiated at the service. Mr. Petrie was a native of Chatham, N. B. coming to Springvale several years ago and was employed by the Goodall Worsted Co. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Emma Petrie, a daughter, Miss Lillian Petrie of Springvale; a brother, Clarence Petrie of Berlin, N.H. and a sister, Miss Mary Petrie of Bangor. Interment was in Notre Dame Cemetery, Springvale.
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Last updated: 27 September 2023.