Jean Baptiste Anthime Pitre

1875 Clarence Creek, Ontario – 1957 Quebec

 

 

Continuation of tree (13th child of Eusebe Pitre/Angele Basinet); all known surname descendants:

                    8          Jean Baptiste Anthime (Thomas/Timothy) Pitre  b: 23 April 1875  Ste. Felicite, Clarence Creek, Russell, ONT; d: 13 March 1957  Quebec    

                                   +Della Morin  b: 9 September 1876  Vermont; m: 30 October 1898  Newport, Orleans, VT; d: 8 July 1906  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE

                            9          Walter Henri Lepitre  b: 5 November 1899  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE; d: Aft. 1942

                                           +Jeanne Marie Grace Morin  b: 19 November 1902  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE: m: 10 June 1924  Notre Dame de la Merci, Rock Island, Stanstead, QUE [Alfred/Herculine Deragon]; d: 12 November 1990  Oak Harbor, Whidbey Island, Island, WA

                            9           Oscar Arthur Pitre  b: 13 October 1900  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE; d: 29 April 1954  Canadaigua, Ontario, NY

                                           + Lena Mary Pitre  b: 18 December 1906  Keenes Farm, Spragueville, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 1 June 1926  Evans Mills, Jefferson, NY [Moise/Olivine Labelle]; d: 7 January 1943  Governeur, St. Lawrence, NY

                            9          male Pitre  b: 25 June 1906  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE; d: 25 June 1906  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE

 

                             *2nd Wife of Jean Baptiste Anthime (Thomas/Timothy) Pitre:

                                  +Gertrude Belanger  b: 10 July 1885  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE; m: 7 January 1907  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE [Alfred/Olive Lepitre]; d: 26 April 1944  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                            9          Beatrice Angele Marie Pitre  b: 10 November 1907  Rock Island, Stanstead, QUE; d: 6 April 1908  Rock Island, Stanstead, QUE

                            9          Victoria Beatrice Petry  b: 21 December 1908  Rock Island, Stanstead, QUE; d: 11 December 2002  Cantley, L'Outaouais, QUE

                                           + Joseph Aurelien Rene Prudhomme  b: 5 October 1903  Carlton, Ottawa, ONT; m: 11 July 1932  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [George/Letitia Belanger]; d: 1974  Ste. Elizabeth, Cantley, L'Outaouais, QUE

                            9          Antoinette Eveline Pitre  b: 23 September 1910  Rock Island, Stanstead, QUE; d: 28 December 1996  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                                           + Lionel Poirier  b: Abt. 1907  Ontario; m: 28 April 1941  La Nativite, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Antoine/Marie St. Jules]; d: Bef. December 1996

                            9          Anthime Joseph Eugene Petry  b: 10 September 1912  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE [born USA - Holland, Orleans, VT]; d: 15 December 2001  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                                           + Bernadette Charland  b: Abt. 1910; m: 3 May 1941  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE [Edmond/Ida Belanger]; d: Abt. 1989

                            9          Gedeon Napoleon Petry  b: 10 May 1914  Sacre Coeur de Jesus, Stanstead, QUE [born USA - Holland, Orleans, VT]; d: 21 May 1981  Montreal, QUE

                                           +Marie Clothilde Valerie Gaze (aka Gasse)  b: 9 March 1918  Ste. Therese, Terrebonne, QUE; m: 11 November 1941  St. Jacques, Montreal, QUE [Joachim/Rose Anna Vallee]

                            9          Joseph Theodore Alexander Petry  b: 6 July 1920  Derby Centre, Holland, VT; d: 25 December 2009  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                                           + Rhea Irene Lefebvre  b: Abt. 1920  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; m: 3 August 1942  La Nativite, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Alfred Joseph/Josephine Clement]; d: 31 March 2008  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

 

 

Notes for Jean Baptiste Anthime (Thomas/Timothy) Pitre:

Census

- 1891

 

- 1901 Barnston, Stanstead, Quebec:  Timothy Pitre 25, wife Della M. 24, Walter H. 1, Arthra O. 1.

 

- 1911 Rock Island, Stanstead, QUE:  Anthime Petry 36 (blacksmith), wife Gertrude 26, Walter 12, Arthur 11, Victoria 2, Evlen 8 months.

 

- 1920 Holland, Orleans, Vermont:  Anthime T. Petry 44 (dairy farmer), wife Gertrude B. 35, Walter H. 20, Arthur O. 19, Victoria B. 11, Evely A. 9, Anthime E. 7, Gedeon N. 5.

 

[Border crossing 11 Oct 1920, US to Can:  Anthime T. Petry, last address Holland, VT; age 45, married, farmer; b. Ottawa; left Can to go farming; Has $2000 in possession & value of effects $500. coming back to Can to reside Rock Island, QUE]

 

- 1921 Rock Island, Stanstead, QUE:  A. T. Petry 46 carrauge maker, wife Gertrude 36, Walter 21 farmer, Arthur 20, Victoria 12, Evylen 10, Anthime 8, Gedeon 7, Theodore 11 months, lodger Ludovic Thibault 23 cutter, lodger William Gilman 50 bricklayer, lodger John Gilman 23 helper.  (Rock Island)

 

- 1931
 

WWI Records:  Anthime Thomas Petry, res. RFD#1, Derby Line, VT; b. 22 Apr 1875 Can; contact Mrs. Gertrude Petry (same address); med height/medium build, gray eyes & brown hair; 12 Sep 1918 Newport, VT.

 

Tombstone Inscription:  Mont Ste. Marie Cemetery, Stanstead, QUE:  PETRY / Anthime T. / 1875 - 1957 / his wife / Gertrude Belanger / 1885 - 1944

 

Obituaries for the children:

Oscar Arthur Pitre:  The Daily Messenger (Canandaigua, NY), Friday, 30 April 1954:  Arthur O. Petry, 58, died yesterday Apr. 29, 1954, at the Veterans Hospital.  The body was taken to Gouverneur for burial.

Tombstone Inscription, Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence, NY:  PETRY / Lena M. / 1906 - 1943 / Arthur O. / 1900 - 1954 / wed June 1, 1926

 

Beatrice Angele Marie Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription:  Mont Ste. Marie Cemetery, Stanstead, QUE:  Beatrice / dau. of / A. T. & G. Petry / born / Nov. 10, 1907

 

Victoria Beatrice Petre:  Le Droit (Gatineau, QUE/Ottawa, ONT), 13 December 2002:  Victoria Prud'Homme (nee Petry) passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family, at the age of 94 years.  Widow of the late Rene Prud'Homme, she is survived by her children: Jean (Ruth Murphy), Maurice (Therese Maisonneuve), Gertrude (late Gerald Lefebvre), Pauline, Andre (Nora Maisonneuve), Denis and Rene (Anne Marie Carle); 23 grandchildren, 43 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.  She is also survived by 1 brother, Theodore Petry; 1 brother-in-law, Lucien Prud'Homme and several nephews, nieces and friends.  The funeral service will be held on Monday, December 16, 2002 in Ste. Elisabeth church, of Cantley, at 11 a.m.  The funeral management has been entrusted to La Cooperative Funeraire de L'Outaouais.  Donations to the Wakefield Hospital would be appreciated.  Special thanks to Dr. Jacques Menard for his dedication and also to the CLSC team: Mario, Julie and the others for their support and encouragement.  Thank you also to the staff of the Wakefield Hospital Center for the personal and human welcome that Victoria received during her many visits.  One day, dear Victoria, we will find you in the Great Eternal Family.

Also:  Victoria Prud'Homme (nee Petry) - The members of the Prud'homme family would like to sincerely thank all the relatives and friends who, upon the death of Victoria Prud'homme, which occurred on December 11, 2002, showed them signs of sympathy either by offering masses, messages of condolences, donations or assistance at the funeral.  Persons whose address is unknown are asked to consider these acknowledgments as personal.

 

Antoinette Evelyn Petry:  Lahaie & Sullivan (ONT):  Poirier, Evelyn - At the Cornwall General Hospital on Saturday, December 28, 1996.  The former Evelyn Antoinette Petry of 24-A Lennox Street; age 86 years.  Beloved wife of the late Lionel Poirier.  Dear mother of Shirley Lagrue and Suzanne (Mrs. Frank Sauve) both of Cornwall.  Loving grandmother of Kelly, Karen, Christina, Megan and Matthew.  Dear daughter of the late Theodore (Ted) Petry and the late Gertrude Belanger.  Dear sister of Entim (Tim) Petry of Cornwall, Theodore (Ted) Petry (Rhea) of R.R.#1, Cornwall and Mrs. Victoria Prud'Homme of Cantley, Quebec.  Predeceased by three brothers, Gedeon (Gid), Walter and Arthur Petry.  Resting at the Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes from 2 p.m. Monday.  Funeral Tuesday, December 31, 1996 for Mass of Christian Burial in St. Columban's Church at 10 a.m.  Spring interment, Notre Dame Cemetery.  The family will be in attendance from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and from 8:30 a.m. until time of funeral on Tuesday.  As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Ontario Federaion of Cerebral Palsy or to the Children's Wish Foundation, would be appreciated by the family.

 

Anthime Joseph Eugene Petry:  Lahaie & Sullivan (ONT):  Petry, Anthime - At Sandfield Place on Saturday, December 15, 2001.  Anthime (Tim) Joseph Petry formerly of 525 Fourteenth Street West; age 89 years.  Beloved husband of the late Bernadette Marie Charland.  Dear son of the late Anthime Timothy Petry and the late Gertrude Belanger.  Brother of Theodore Petry (Rhea) of Cornwall and Mrs. Victoria Prud'Homme of Cantley, Quebec.  Predeceased by one brother, Degedon Petry and by one sister, Mrs. Evelyn Poirier.  Dear friend of Ken and Barbara Menzies and daughter Jennifer.  Rested privately at the Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes followed by cremation.  Interment of cremated remains will take place at a later date in Stanstead, Quebec.  As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family.

Tombstone Inscription:  Mont Ste. Marie Cemetery, Stanstead, QUE:  A. J. Petry / 1912 - (blank)

 

Gedeon Napoleon Petry:  Tombstone Inscription, Champ d'Honneur National, Montreal, QUE:  SHPT 4/C Gideon N. Petry / 1914 - 1981 / R. C. N. W. W. II

 

Joseph Theodore Alexander Petry:  Wilson Funeral Home (Cornwall, ONT):  Petry, Theodore - Mr. Ted 'Pete' Petry at the Cornwall Community Hospital - McConnell Site on Friday December 25, 2009 at the age of 89 years.  Predeceased by his loving wife Rhea in 2008.  Proud father of Bob (Karen Wooding) of Cornwall, and Denis of Cantley, Quebec.  "Papere" to five grandchildren Rachel (Rick Smith), Christopher (Christina), Rob, Dale (Julie), Brent (Tracy); and two great-grandchildren Emily and Laura Mae.  Beloved son of the late Anthime and Gertrude (Belanger) Petry.  Predeceased by two brothers Gedeon and Anthime, and two sisters Victoria Prud'Homme and Evelyn Poirier.  To honour Ted's wishes a private funeral service will be held at a later date.  If so desired contributions in his memory to the Cornwall Community Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family.  Funeral arrangements under the care and direction of Wilson Funeral Home, Cornwall.

 

 

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