Continuation of tree (5th child of Andre Pitre/Philomene Baudin; all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Augustin Pitre b: 1 August 1891 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 17 June 1947 Mont Carmel, PEI
+Marie Philomene Gallant b: 24 September 1893 Mont Carmel, PEI; m: 12 January 1914 Summerside, PEI [Bruno/Judith Arsenault]; d: 7 January 1989 Mont Carmel, PEI
10 Dorothy J. Pitre (adopted) b: 6 August 1919 Mexico, Oxford, ME; d: 13 February 2017 Summerside, PEI
+Joseph Augustin Gallant b: 7 August 1914 Mont Carmel, PEI; m: 20 November 1940 [Arsene/Madeleine Leclerc]; d: 22 September 2008 Summerside, PEI
Notes for Andre Pitre:
Census
- 1911
- 1921
- 1931 PEI, Prince, Fifteen Point: Augustin Pitre 38, wife Minnie 37, Dorothy 11 (adopted), lodgers Andre Leclerc 26 teacher/public school, Albert Gallant 23 teacher/public school ( Mont Carmel)
Border crossing from Maine to Canada, 31 July 1928: Mr. & Mrs. A. Peters & Dorothy 9 (b. Mexico, ME - her nearest relative aunt Alice Murphy of Mexico, ME).
WWI records: Joseph Augustus Peters; Mexico, Oxford, ME; born 1 Aug 1892 (PEI); wife; medium height, stout build; blue eyes & brown hair; millwright.
Obituary: Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Thursday, 19 June 1947: The funeral of the late Gus Peters of Mont Carmel, who died in the Prince County Hospital on Tuesday, will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock from Mont Carmel Church.
Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Cemetery, PEI: PITRE / Augustin Pitre / decede / le 17 Juin 1947 / a l'age de 55 ans // Pitre / (nee Gallant) / Marie Philomene / 24 Septembre 1893 / 7 Janvier 1989 / epouse de / Augustin Pitre / toujour aimee j'amais oubliee
Obituary for the daughter:
Dorothy J. Pitre: Evangeline Funeral Home (PEI), The death occurred at the Summerset Manor on Monday February 13, 2017 of Dorothy Gallant (nee Pître), formerly of Mont Carmel at the age of 97 years. She was the daughter of late Augustin and Philomène (Minnie) Pître. Predeceased by her loving husband Augustin (Gus) Gallant. Service at Evangeline Coop Funeral Home in Urbainville and interment at Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame du Mont Carmel Cemetery, PEI: GALLANT / Augustin A. / Gallant / Aug. 7, 1914 / Sept. 22, 2008 / Dorothy J. / Peters (Pitre) / Aug. 6, 1919 / Feb. 13, 2017 / married Nov. 20, 1940
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Last updated: 20 August 2025.