Continuation of tree (9th child of Joseph Pitre/Pelagie Arseneau); all known surname descendants:
8 Henry Pitre b: 31 July 1869 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 9 February 1954 Augusta, Kennebec, ME
+Emilienne ‘Marianne’ Gallant b: 20 July 1870 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; m: 26 November 1889 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI [Thomas/Marie Gallant]; d: 22 July 1914 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME
9 Henry 'Benjamin' Pitre b: 21 February 1890 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Bef. 1901
9 Marie Catherine Pitre b: 23 October 1891 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Bef. 1895
9 Joseph Thomas Pitre b: 25 May 1893 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Aft. 1910
9 Marie Catherine 'Lillian' Pitre b: 2 December 1895 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Aft. February 1954 Boston, Suffolk, MA
+John Harold Hebbe b: 27 March 1892 Elmira, Chemung, NY; m: 23 January 1914 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME [Julius F./Katherine Konitzer] (divorced); d: 18 March 1966 Englewood, Sarasota, FL
*2nd Husband of Marie Catherine 'Lillian' Pitre:
+(Dr.) Morrey L. White m: November 1931 Allentown, Lehigh, PA
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
9 Gilbert Pitre b: 7 August 1900 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 3 July 1995 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
+Priscilla Kondrat b: 28 August 1915 Connecticut; m: Abt. 1933 [John/Elizabeth ---]; d: 17 February 1979 Fairfield, Fairfield, CT
9 Josephine Pitre b: 12 August 1903 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: 24 September 2009 Portland, Cumberland, ME
+Alexander J. Lapierre b: 11 July 1897 Portland, Cumberland, ME; m: 17 May 1922 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME [Paul/Josephine Terault]; d: 10 February 1985 Portland, Cumberland, ME
9 male Peters b: 10 September 1905 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: Bef. 1910
9 Mary Abilene Peters b: 2 February 1907 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: 27 October 1908 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME
9 Marie Veronique Peters b: 8 September 1908 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: 20 May 1909 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME
*2nd Wife of Henry Pitre:
+Marie Alice Albina Parent (Charette) b: 23 March 1878 Cap Chat, St. Norbert, Gaspe Nord, Quebec; m: 27 July 1927 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME [Xavier/Aurore Dugasse]; d: 8 February 1962 South Windham, Cumberland, ME
Notes for Henry Pitre:
Census
- 1891 PEI, Lot 4E2: Henry Peters 21 (farmer), wife
Mary 20, Benjamin 1; living with his family.
- 1901 PEI, Lot 4D3: Henry Peters 30, wife Mary Ann 30, Joseph 8,
Catherine 6, Benjamine 3, Gilbert 8 months.
- 1910 Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine: Henry Peters 38 helper in boiler
room/paper mill, wife Mary A. 39, Joseph 17, Catherine 15 spinning room/cotton
mill, Benjamin 12, Gilbert 9, Josephine 8, cousin Bebian Gallant 18.
- 1920 Windham, Cumberland, ME: Widower Henry Peters 45 (mill carpenter)
- 1930 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME: Henry Peters 59 (carpenter), wife Alice
54, stepsons Leo J. Charette 20, Joseph V. Charette 18, & Henry Charette 15.
- 1940 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME: Henry Peters 69 [$1000 house value], wife Alice 61, lodgers Joseph Charette 27 spare floor spinner/textile mill & Henry Charette 25 frame bander/textile mill [85 Lincoln Street]
- 1950 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME: Henry Charette 38 winder man/paper mill, wife Ethel 28, Richard 2, James (Jan), mother Alice Peters 72 (Can) (mar).
- 1950 Augusta, Kennebec, ME: Henry Peters 80 (Mental Institution).
Alien Registration, Westbrook, ME 25 June 1940: Henry Peters, 85 Lincoln, Westbrook; in US/ME 38 years; b. 5 Jun 1870 PEI; mar. w/4 children; laborer paper mills
Obituary: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), Wednesday, 10 February 1954: Westbrook, Feb. 9 - Henry Peters, 83, of 85 Lincoln St., died today in an Augusta hospital after a long illness. Mr. Peters had lived here 35 years. He had been employed by the Dana Warp Mills. He was born on Prince Edward Island, June 5, 1870, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Peters. He was educated in schools there, coming to this country 52 years ago. Surviving are his widow, Alice Parent Peters; a son, Albert Peters, New York City; two daughters, Mrs. Josephine LaPierre, Portland, and Lillian, Boston; two step-sons, Leo and Henry Charette, Westbrook; two step-daughters, Mrs. Albertine Larivee and Mrs. Blanche Greenlaw, Westbrook; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Funeral will be held at 8:15 a.m. Friday from 35 Church St., followed at 9 a.m. by a Requiem High Mass in St. Hyacinthe Church. Interment will be in St. Hyacinthe Cemetery.
- Evening Express (Portland, ME), Thursday, 11 February 1954: Peters - In Augusta, Feb. 9, Henry Peters, husband of Alice Parent Peters of 85 Lincoln St., Westbrook. Aged 83 years. Funeral Friday at 8:15 a.m. from Rocheleau Funeral Home, Westbrook, followed by Requiem High Mass at 9 a.m. in St. Hyacinthe Church. Interment in St. Hyacinthe Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral and to call at the funeral home from 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesday and from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Hyacinth Cemetery, Westbrook, ME: Emeline Gallant / epouse de / Henri Pitre / nee a l'I.P.E. decedee / le 22 Juillet 1914 / a l'age de 45 ans. Also: CHARETTE / (reverse) 1911 Joseph V. Charette 1946 / 1870 Henry Peters 1954 / 1878 Alice Peters 1962 / 1909 Leo Charette 1993 / his wife / 1914 Mabel Gagne 1992
Notes for Marie Alice Albina Parent:
Alien Registration, Westbrook, ME 25 June 1940: Alice Peters, 85 Lincoln, Westbrook; in US 52 years/in ME 27 years; b. 24 Mar 1879 St. Norbert Cap Chat Can; mar w/10 children
Obituary: Evening Express (Portland, ME), Thursday, 8 February 1962: South Windham - Mrs. Marie A. Peters, 83, of the River Road, died today in a local nursing home after a long illness. Born March 24, 1878, in St. Norbert De Cap-Chat, Que., she was the daughter of Xavier and Aurore Dugas Parent. She lived in Westbrook for 50 years before moving here five months ago. Mrs. Peters was the widow of Henry Peters. She was a communicant of St. Hyacinth Church, Westbrook. She is survived by two sons, Leo Charette, South Windham, and Henry Charette, Westbrook; two daughters, Mrs. Alvina Greenlaw, Westbrook, and Mrs. Albertine Larrivee, South Windham; 10 grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. The funeral will be at 8:15 a.m. Saturday from 35 Church St. A Requiem High Mass will be sung at 9 a.m. in St. Hyacinth Church. Interment will be in St. Hyacinth Cemetery.
World War I registrations (sons):
Henri Benoit Pitre: Benjamin Peters; Westbrook, ME (12 Sep 1918); b. 5 May 1898 (Can); Henry Peters; medium height, slender build; blue eyes & brown hair
Gilbert Pitre: Gilbert Peters; Westbrook, ME (12 Sep 1918); b. 7 Aug 1900 (Can); Henry Peters (same address, 75 Walker, Westbrook); medium height, slender build; blue eyes & blond hair
Obituaries for the children:
Henri Benoit Pitre: 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
Josephine Pitre: Portland Press Herald (ME), Saturday, 26 September 2009: Josephine ''Joan'' LaPierre always made sure she got up, got dressed and made the bed, every day. ''She was a lady. Everything had to be proper,'' said her youngest daughter, Patty Bickford. ''She never would have a drop of dust on anything and she never went to bed with a dirty dish in the sink.'' Mrs. LaPierre died Thursday at the age of 106. She was surrounded by her family when she celebrated her 106th birthday in August, and as described in the Aug. 16 Maine Sunday Telegram, she had ''a glowing face that smiles at everyone.'' Her daughter said Mrs. LaPierre wouldn't go out unless her hair was done and she was dressed nicely. Bickford would take her mother for a pedicure, too. Her daughter said her mother was very active, living in her own apartment until six months ago. She would entice any of her four children - Bickford, Donald LaPierre, Lola Martin or Shirley Milose - 20 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren or 15 great-great-grandchildren to visit ''Great Nana'' for one of their favorite pies. ''She made the most incredible pies,'' her daughter said. ''She'd keep them in the freezer for us. She knew which one of us liked what kind of pie.'' One of her granddaughter's favorites was peach pie, and Bickford remembers Mrs. LaPierre saying, ''Well, I haven't seen her in a while, so here you go,'' giving Bickford the peach pie. ''When my husband and I got home, I called my niece to tell her how good that pie was,'' Bickford said. While most of her life was spent on the home front, Mrs. LaPierre did travel on occasion. Her oldest daughter, Lola Martin, lives in Florida, and her daughter-in-law Bernadette LaPierre remembers traveling with Mrs. LaPierre four years ago to visit Martin and her family. ''They took us to a casino,'' her daughter-in-law said. ''(Martin) and her husband went to bed by midnight, but Nana and I stayed out at the bar. We laughed about sneaking back into the bedroom without letting her daughter know it was so late. She never forgot that.'' Bickford said her mother's secret to life was drinking milk. ''Whatever it was, she'd stop and drink milk,'' she said. ''My father was a milkman for Hood for over 40 years, so there was always plenty of milk in the house.'' Mrs. LaPierre's husband, Alexander LaPierre, died in 1985. They were married more than 65 years. ''She was a homemaker,'' Bickford said. ''She papered, painted, she would chop wood and tend the coal fires. In her yard, there wasn't a blade of grass out of place.'' She tried to pass on her homemaking skills, but Bickford said she never could quite make a bed to her mother's standards. ''Nobody ever made it just right. She'd always go behind me and fix it up,'' she said. ''She was feisty right through it,'' her daughter-in-law said.
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, South Portland, ME: MASON / Catherine L / Dec. 2, 1895 / Mar. 15, 1985 / MILOS / Shirley M. / June 1, 1925 / Oct. 15, 2020 / LaPIERRE / Josephine M. / Aug. 12, 1903 / Sept. 14, 2009 / Alexander / July 11, 1897 / Feb. 10, 1985
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Last updated: 22 August 2024.