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. ---]; 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 P. Peters b: September 1926 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: Aft. 1944
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.
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
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
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Maine items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
Last updated: 15 September 2021.