Continuation of tree (10th child of Paul Pitre/Marguerite Berlinguette); all known surname descendants:
7 Honore Teophitus Pitre b: 21 May 1854 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 10 May 1905 Alpena, Alpena, MI
+Marie Agnes Roy b: 3 October 1860 Lachenaie, L'Assomption, QUE; m: 1 May 1883 St. Bernard, Alpena, Alpena, MI [Simon/Delphine Leclerc]; d: 29 May 1944 Alpena, Alpena, MI
8 Marie Lena Pitre b: 13 April 1884 Alpena, Alpena, MI; d: 12 August 1967 St. Paul, Ramsey, MN
+Peter Smeader b: 10 February 1881 Au Sable, Iosco, MI; m: 10 November 1902 Alpena, Alpena, MI [Nicholas/Sarah Duchane]; d: 9 October 1944 Ramsey Co., MN
8 Georgiana Pitre b: 4 November 1886 Alpena, Alpena, MI; d: 30 November 1970 Alpena, Alpena, MI
+Myron Clarence Dunham b: 23 June 1886 Beaver Lake, Ogemaw, MI; m: 26 December 1906 Alpena, Alpena, MI [Franklin P./Esther Snyder] (divorced 25 August 1927 Genesee, MI); d: 25 August 1959 Flint, Genesee, MI
8 Marie Flora Bernadette Pitre b: 15 February 1890 Alpena, Alpena, MI; d: 24 April 1972 Alpena, Alpena, MI
+Norman B. Martinson b: 31 March 1889 Alpena, Alpena, MI; m: 4 August 1919 Alpena, Alpena, MI [Christian/Karen Christopherson]; d: 12 June 1968 Alpena, Alpena, MI
8 Marie Ada 'Sadie' Peters b: 9 February 1893 Alpena, Alpena, MI; d: 6 April 1970 Alpena, Alpena, MI
+John Dewey Hardenburgh b: 27 August 1899 White Pine, Lycoming, PA; m: 12 January 1924 Alpena, Alpena, MI [Frank/Florence Mecum]; d: 29 June 1933 Alpena, Alpena, MI
8 Florine Helen Peters b: 31 March 1899 Alpena, Alpena, MI; d: 15 April 1981 Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI
+Ernest Alfred Poirier b: 29 June 1894 Alpena, Alpena, MI; m: 8 April 1918 Alpena, Alpena, MI [Alfred/Mary Denise Poirier]; d: 10 April 1982 Battle Creek, Calhoun, MI
Notes for Honore Teophitus Pitre:
Census
- 1880 Alpena, Alpena, Michigan: Theodose Pitre
23 sawmill worker, boarder.
- 1900 Alpena, Alpena, MI: Peter Peters 42 laborer/saw mill, wife of 17
years Augnes 38, Lena 17, Georginea 13, Florence 10, Sadie 7, Florence 1.
- 1910 Alpena, Alpena, MI: Widow Agnes Peters 50, Bernadette 20
saleslady/dept. store, Sarah 16 saleslady/dept. store, Florine 11.
- 1920 Alpena, Alpena, MI: Widow Agnes Peters 58, Sadie 25 saleslady/dry goods, son-in-law Norman Martinson 38 merchant/clothing, wife Bernadette 28, son-in-law Ernest Poirier 25 steward/merchant marine, wife Florine 20.
- 1930 Alpena, Alpena, MI: Widow Agnes Peters 69, living with daughter Sadie 37 and her family.
- 1940 Alpena, Alpena, MI: Widow Agnes Peters 80, widowed daughter Sadie M. Hardenburgh 47 operator/garment factory, Jean Lee 15, Rosalie 13, June M. 11.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, Alpena, MI: PETERS / Father / Theophile / Feb. 15, 1857 / May 11, 1905 / Mother / Agnes / Nov. 4, 1859 / May 29, 1944
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Lena Pitre: Monday, 14 August 1967: Word has been received that Mrs. Peter Smeader (Lena Peters), 83, a former resident of Alpena, died Saturday (Aug. 12) at Mounds Hospital in St. Paul, Minn. following a long illness. She was born April 13, 1884 in Alpena and moved from here more than 40 years ago. She had made her home recently with a daughter, Mrs. Mildred Krutena, 170 W. Ninth in St. Paul. Surviving are three more daughters and a son, all in the St. Paul area; four sisters, Mrs. Georgia Dunham, Mrs. Norman Martinson, Mrs. Sadie Hardenburgh and Mrs. Ernest Poirier of Alpena. Mrs. Poirier and Jean MacAulay left this morning to attend the funeral, which will be held Wednesday morning at Assumption Church in St. Paul. Mrs. Smeader's body is at the O'Halloran & Murphy Funeral Home in St. Paul.
Marie Flora Bernadette Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, Alpena, MI: MARTINSON / Norman B. / 1889 - 1968 / Bernadette / 1890 - 1972
Florine Helen Peters: Battle Creek Enquirer (Battle Creek, MI), Thursday, 16 April 1981: Florine H. (Peters) Poirier, 82, of Alpena, died Wednesday in Leila Hospital, where she had been a patient since March 8. She was born in Michigan and was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Alpena. She is survived by her husband, Ernest A. Poirier of Alpena; a daughter, Mrs. Frank (Jane) Prevost of 245 Lakeshore Drive; a son, Robert E. Poirier of Sterling Heights; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in St. Anne Catholic Church, Alpena. Local arrangements are by Shaw Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, Alpena, MI: Florine H. / March 31, 1899 / April 15, 1981 / POIRIER / Ernest A. / June 29, 1894 / Apr. 10, 1982 / Mother / Mary D. / 1865 - 1934 / Father / Alfred / 1859 - 1935
Back one generation to parents of Honore Teophitus Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Ontario deaths in RED also from tombstone inscriptions.
- Some Ontario births/marriages/deaths in RED from online records.
Last updated: 19 February 2024.