Continuation of tree (1st child of Augustin Pitre/Rose Doucet); all known surname descendants:
8 Gelase Pitre b: 18 November 1844 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: Bet. 1911-1921 Duvar, PEI
+ Veronique Doiron b: 20 August 1848 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; m: 15 January 1867 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI [Gilbert/Ursule Pitre]; d: May 1937 Bloomfield, PEI
9 Marie Josephine Pitre b: 21 February 1868 St. John the Baptist, Miscouche, PEI
+ Peter Richard b: Abt. 1866; m: 24 November 1891 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI
9 Catherine Pitre b: 10 April 1869 St. John the Baptist, Miscouche, PEI; d: 25 October 1957 Howlan, PEI
+ Prospere Arseneau b: July 1861 Bloomfield, PEI; m: 21 February 1887 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI [Leon/Marie Marguerite Blanchard]; d: 17 May 1921 Bloomfield, PEI
9 Elizabeth Pitre b: 2 May 1871 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Aft. 1881
9 Emelienne Genevieve Peters b: 25 July 1873 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Aft. 1901
9 Julianne Pitre b: 8 May 1875 Bloomfield, PEI; d: 23 July 1907 Duvar Road, PEI
9 Philomene Peters b: 7 February 1876 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Bef. 1881
9 Judith Ann Pitre b: 4 May 1877 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Bef. 1881
9 Edeste ‘Isabella’ Pitre b: 10 June 1880 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 8 December 1968 Berlin, Coos, NH
+Edouard Emanuel Gallant b: 22 February 1882 Mont Carmel, PEI; m: 25 November 1902 Sydney, Cape Breton, NS [Amand/Marie Arsenault]; d: 5 April 1952 Berlin, Coos, NH
9 Felix Peters b: 30 August 1882 Bloomfield, PEI; d: Bef. 1891
9 Philomene Pitre b: 30 November 1883 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Bef. 1891
9 Elise Pitre b: 5 August 1886 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Bef. 1891
9 Joseph Oliver Pitre b: 26 March 1889 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 29 December 1968 Duvar, PEI
+ Elisabeth Gallant b: Abt. 1893; m: Abt. 1921
9 Felix 'Floret' Pitre b: 1 September 1890 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 29 April 1922 Duvar, PEI
+ Edesse Blanchard b: 12 September 1894 Bloomfield, PEI; m: Abt. 1913 [Francois/Marie Monique Gaudain]; d: 1 October 1982 St. Louis, PEI
Notes for Gelase Pitre:
Census
- 1881 PEI, Alberton Creek, Lot 5: Jelose Peters 36 (farmer), wife
Veronica 32, Mary 13, Catherine 11, Eliza 9, Emily Jane 7, Julia Anne 5, Ida
Bell 1.
- 1891 PEI, Lot 5F: Gelas A. Pitre 46 (farmer & fisherman), wife Veronique
44, Emilie Jeanne 17 (school teacher), Julie Anne 15, Edesse Isabella 11, Joseph
Oliver 2, Felix Floret 7 months.
- 1901 PEI, Lot 5E2: Jelas Pitre 58, wife Veronique 53, Emilie 28, Julia
26, Belle 21, Oliver 12, Filix 11, lodger Adoline Gallant 15.
- 1911 PEI, Duvar, Lot 5: Gelas A. Pitre 68 (farmer), wife Veronique 64,
Joseph O. 22 (farmer), Felix F. 20 (farmer), domestic Bruno Gallant 21.
- 1921 PEI: Bloomfield (Lot 5): Felix Peters 39 farmer, wife Eaith 25, Dorothy 7, Emma 6, Isadore 4, Paul 1, widowed mother Veronica 74.
- 1931 Duvar, Bloomfield, Prince, PEI: Oliver Pitre 42 farmer, wife
Elizabeth 38, William 16, Pius 14, Bert 12, Rita 10, Stella 3, Leo 8 months,
widowed mother Veronique 85.
Notes for Veronique Doiron:
Obituary: Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), May 1937: Funeral Service - The funeral service for Veronica Peters was held yesterday morning from Compton's Funeral Home to St. Paul's Church and cemetery. Rev. Father Murray officiated at the Requiem Mass and Rt. Rev. Mgr. MacLellan, D.D., V.G. at the grave. The pallbearers were Messrs. Ralph and Ernest Arsenault, Edmund Gallant and Henry Peters.
Obituaries for the children:
Julianne Pitre: L'Impartial (PEI), Thursday, 25 July 1907: Died at Duvar Road, Tuesday, at the age of 36 years, Miss Julienne Pitre, after a long illness suffered with resignation. She received all the consolations of the holy Church. Her mortal remains were buried in the cemetery of St. Antoine at Bloomfield, amidst a large group of family and friends. She leaves her father and mother, two sisters and two brothers to mourn her. L'Impartial offers its condolences to the family.
Edeste ‘Isabella’ Pitre: New Hampshire Manchester Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Monday, 9 December 1968: Berlin - Mrs. Isabelle Gallant, 88, died yesterday in St. Vincent de Paul Home, where she had resided two years. She was born in Duvar, PEI, and lived here 63 years. She was a communicant of Guardian Angel Church. She was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne Society at the church and a member of the Canados Society. The family includes six sons, Aubin Gallant of Lewiston, Me., Donat Gallant of Stark, Felix Gallant, Leo Gallant, Roger Gallant, all of Berlin, and Rev. Rodrigue Gallant, pastor of St. Anne Parish here; two daughters, Mrs. Leo Croteau and Mrs. Harmon Roers, both of Berlin; 24 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren; a brother, Olivier Petre of Summerside, PEI; niece and nephews. A high mass of requiem will be celebrated Wednesday at 11 a.m. in St. Anne Church, with burial in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Fleury Funeral Home today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 10 p.m. A recitation of prayers will be held Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. by members of the Canados Society.
Tombstone Inscription, Mount Calvary Cemetery, Berlin, NH: GALLANT / (reverse) 1882 Edouard E. Gallant 1952 / son epouse / 1880 Isabelle Pitre 1968 / Rev. Rodrigue J. Gallant / 1920 - 2010
Felix 'Floret' Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Anthony's Cemetery, St. Anthony, PEI: In loving memory / PETERS / 1891 Felix Peters 1922 / his children / 1920 Paul Joseph 2001 / 1922 Joseph Felix 1994 / 1917 Joseph Isidore 1998 / 1915 Emma M. Arsenault 1977
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Last updated: 2 October 2025.