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. 1906
+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, QUE; d: 17 January 1950 Sherbrooke, QUE
+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, QUE
8 Marie Florence Pitre b: 29 May 1871 St. Alexis, Matapedia, QUE; d: Bet. 1940 - August 1957 Berlin, Coos, NH
+Jean Baptiste Comeau b: 20 January 1859 Tracadie, Gloucester, NB; m: 8 October 1894 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB [George/Anne Ferguson]; d: Bet. 1901-1940
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. 1931 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+Joseph Wedge b: March 1877; m: 28 October 1895 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB [Fidele Aucoin/Veronique Arseneau]; d: Aft. 1931
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, 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: 4 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: 24 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 Bronx, NYC, NY
*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.
John Maxime Petrie: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Saturday, 14 April 1962: Chatham - The death of John Petrie, a well-known resident of this community occurred at Hotel Dieu Friday after a short illness. He was 77. Surviving are six sons, Stafford and Gilbert, Chatham, Ernest, Mosse Jaw, Sask., Herman, Saint John and Alyward and Jack, St. Catherine's Ont.; three daughters, Mrs. Arthur Gervais, Montreal, Mrs. Dennis Lewis, Toronto and Mrs. Harry Barry, Chatham; one brother, Clement, Berlin, U.S.A., and one sister, Mrs. Sarah Wedge, Dolbeau, Que. The funeral will be held Monday at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church with requiem mass at 9 a.m. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Edward Clement Petrie: Manchester Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Friday, 25 November 1966: Berlin - Clement M. Petrie, 80, of 105 Pine St., died yesterday morning in St. Louis Hospital after a long illness. Born in Chatham, N.B., he lived in Berlin for 55 years, and was a retired employee of Brown Co. He was a member of the Mt. Forist Methodist Church. Members of the family include his wife, Mrs. Ellen (MacCosh) Petrie, and a daughter, Mrs. Louise Gillen of the Bronx, N.Y. Services will be conducted Saturday afternoon at the Parker and Holmes Funeral Home. Burial will be in City Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home this afternoon and evening.
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