Continuation of tree (5th child of Henry Pitre/Emilienne Gallant); all known surname descendants:
9 Henri Benoit Pitre b: 5 May 1898 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 6 May 1943 Portland, Cumberland, ME
+Celia M. Libby b: 28 February 1902 Windham, Cumberland, ME; m: 17 December 1923 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME [Richard E./Flossie D. Bailey]; d: 3 March 1995 Leesburg, Lake, FL
10 Emily Louise Peters b: 23 September 1925 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: 28 October 2007 Leesburg, Lake, FL
10 Irene Pearl Peters b: 16 September 1926 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: Aft. December 1982 Plymouth
+Charles Ray Lockwood b: 24 March 1921; m: 23 July 1948 Jackson, MO [Donald D./Goldie Hazel Beery] (divorced 18 January 1972 Lake, FL); d: 3 April 1995
Notes for Henri Benoit Pitre:
Census
- 1920
- 1930 Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine: Benjamin Peters 31 (div.) laborer/general, roomer with widow Gladys French 31 & her family.
- 1930 Buxton, York, ME: Emily L. Peters 4 years 7 months & Irene P. Peters 3 years 7 months, boarding with family of Ethan E. Smith 43 farmer & wife Olive E. 27. (Olive E. Libby is the girls' aunt)
- 1930 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME: Harry F. Hutchins 29 manual labor/laundry, wife Cecile 28.
- 1940 Portland, Cumberland, ME: Benjamin Peters 41 laborer/trucking, lodger
- 1940 Portland, Cumberland, ME: Harry F. Hutchins 39 washer/laundry, wife Cecelia M. 38, Emily L. Peters 14, Irene P. Peters 13.
- 1950 Greene, Androscoggin, ME: Harry F. Hutchins 49 contract work/building homes, wife Celia M. 48 stitching room/shoe factory, dau Emily L. Peters 24 button girl/shoe factory.
WWI registration: Benjamin Peters; b. 5 May 1898 (Can); Henry Peters; medium height, slender build; blue eyes & brown hair; 12 Sep 1918 Westbrook, ME.
WWII Records: Benjamin Henry Peters, res. Vet Hosp, Sunmount, Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY (patient); b. 5 May 1898 Canada; contact Josephine La Pire (39 Burnham St., Portland, ME); 5' 7 1/2", 110 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, ruddy complexion; 16 Feb 1942 Saranac Lake, NY.
Maine Naturalization record: Benjamin Peters, age 19, laborer, 5'5", 111 1/2 lbs., medium brown hair, hazel eyes, b. Lot 4 PEI 5 May 1898, reside 45 Walker St., Westbrook, emigrated from Pointe du Chene, NS on Intercolonial and Canadian Pacific Railways, not married; arrived at Vanceboro, ME 15 May 1901; signed Benjamin Peters 25 Jul 1917
- 1919 Westbrook, ME City Directory: Peters Benjamin emp D W M bds 45 Walker
Alien Registration, 8 July 1940, Rumford, ME: Joseph Benjamin Peters, Box #56 Brownville JCT; in US/ME 17 years; b. 12 Feb 1896 Piusville PEI; woodsman; military service Canada 1915-1918; signed Ben Peters
- 1944 Portland City Directory: Benjamin H. Peters died May 6 1943; Emily L. Peters emp 307 Cumb av r 41 Chestnut; Irene P. Peters clk 93 Kennebec r 41 Chestnut
Obituary: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), Friday, 7 May 1943: Peters - In Portland, May 6, at the residence of his sister, Mrs. Alexander J. LaPierre, 39 Burnham Street, Benjamin H. Peters. Funeral from the funeral home of George E. Hutchins, Saturday morning, time to be announced later.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Hyacinth Cemetery, Westbrook, ME: Benjamin H. Peters / Maine / PVT. 240 Coast Arty. / May 5, 1898 - May 6, 1943
Back one generation to parents of Henri Benoit Pitre
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Last updated: 21 August 2024.