Continuation of tree (2nd child of Athanase 'Dennis' Pitre/Phoebe Bechard); all known surname descendants:
7 John Baptist Pitre b: 10 January 1841 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 21 April 1917 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Celine Ursula Tremblay b: 10 October 1849 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 29 April 1872 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI [John Baptist/Ursula Thibault]; d: 29 August 1916 Bay City, Bay, MI
8 John Charles Baptist Pitre b: 12 August 1873 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 18 July 1932 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Edna Ratte b: 22 March 1879 Isle la Motte, VT; m: 15 April 1895 Bay City, Bay, MI [David/Catherine Lafountaine]; d: 25 November 1944 Bay City, Bay, MI
8 Laura Elisabeth Pitre b: 30 October 1876 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 11 March 1933 Bay City, Bay, MI
+John Dennis Ragen b: 22 October 1871 Ireland; m: 18 August 1896 West Bay City, Bay, MI [John Dennis/Mary Donovan]; d: 6 February 1939 Hampton, Bay, MI
8 Joseph Henry Pitre b: 25 December 1878 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 2 October 1943 Eloise, Wayne, MI
+Bridget Delia Peters b: 7 August 1885 Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 10 June 1901 West Bay City, Bay, MI [Jacque/Joanna Regan]; d: 15 January 1956 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
8 Nelson Dennis Pitre b: 25 February 1881 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 27 October 1908 Clare, Clare, MI
+Laura L. Diamond b: 16 February 1885 West Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 26 September 1902 West Bay City, Bay, MI [Louis/Caroline Hill] (divorced 2 November 1906); d: Aft. 1956
*2nd Wife of Nelson Dennis Pitre:
+Pearl Johnson b: 18 February 1887 Clare, Clare, MI; m: 6 April 1907 Bay City, Bay, MI [Charles/Margaret Rathe]; d: 29 October 1954 Clare, Clare, MI
8 Franklin Oliver Pitre b: 20 July 1883 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 23 June 1909 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Cora Minnie Pitre b: 20 March 1885 Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 1973 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Ralph Isaac Thompson b: 14 October 1881 Schuylkill Co., PA; m: 14 April 1906 Bay City, Bay, MI [Isaac/Mary Goodman]; d: 24 May 1974 Colfax, Huron, MI
8 David Alexander Pitre b: 28 September 1889 West Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 2 March 1949 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Sarah Josephine Leonard b: 3 February 1891 Midland, Bay, MI; m: 6 July 1911 Bay City, Bay, MI [Samuel George/Mary Lafountaine]; d: 31 October 1918 Detroit, Wayne, MI [influenza]
*2nd Wife of David Alexander Pitre:
+Vera Peek (Slattery) b: 14 October 1891 Michigan; m: 15 October 1919 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Louis/Julia Veitch]; d: 19 August 1926 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*3rd Wife of David Alexander Pitre:
+Martha E. Boncor (Cook) b: Abt. 1901 Fredericktown, Madison, MO; m: 31 May 1947 Howell City, Livingston, MI [Fred/Addie Casey]; d: Aft. 1950
8 Mae Pitre b: 15 November 1893 West Bay City, Bay, MI; d: 22 January 1963 Bay City, Bay, MI
+Roland G. Everson b: 1 July 1890 Bay City, Bay, MI; m: 21 December 1910 Bay City, Bay, MI [Edward/Sophia Helmand]; d: 18 October 1957 Bay City, Bay, MI
Notes for John Baptist Pitre:
Census
- 1880 West Bay City, Wayne, Michigan: John B. Peters 39 (sawmill), wife Cilina 30, Charles 6, Laura 3, Henry 1, brother-in-law Gilbert Peters (sic Tremblay) 32 (laborer)
- 1894 Bay Co., Michigan: John B. Peters 55, wife Selena 44, Charles 20, Laura 17, Henery 15, Nelson 13, Franklyn 10, Cora 8, David 4, May 7 months.
- 1900 West Bay, Bay, MI: John B. Peters 62 (day laborer), wife of 29
years Selina 50; 9 of 10 children still living; Joseph Henry 21
(fitter/shipyard), Nelson Denis 19 (fitter/shipyard), Franklin O. 17 (farrier),
Corra M. 14, David A. 10, May 6.
- 1910 Beaver, Bay, MI: John Peters 72, wife of 38 years Selinas 60 (6 of
10 children still living), David 19, Mary 16, daughter Cora 24 & husband of 4
years Ralph Thompson 28, & their 2 children Hazle 3, Russel 1.
Obituary: Bay City Times (Bay City, MI), Monday, 23 April 1917: Joseph Peters, 77 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Roland Everson, 400 Smith street, Saturday. Mr. Peters was a veteran of the civil war. He is survived by six children. Funeral will be held from Visitation church Tuesday morning.
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Kawkawlin, MI: Selina / wife of / John Peters / born Oct. 1, 1849 / died Aug. 29, 1916 / John Peters / 1840 - 1917
Notes for Celine Ursula Tremblay:
Obituary: Bay City Times (Bay City, MI), Wednesday, 30 August 1916: Mrs. John B. Peters, of 705 State street, died Tuesday after a lingering illness, aged 67 years. She was a resident of Bay City for 43 years and besides her husband is survived by three sons and three daughters - Charles, Henry and David Peters, of Detroit, and Mrs. John Ragan, Mrs. Ralph Thompson and Mrs. Roland Everson, all of Bay City. The funeral will take place Friday morning.
World War I registrations (sons)
Joseph Henry Pitre: Joseph Henry Peters, res. River Rouge, b. 26 Dec 1878; riveter; rel: Delia Peters; tall height, slender build, blue eyes, dark hair, weak eyes; 12 Sep 1918 Wyandotte, MI
David Alexander Pitre: David A. Peters, 5 Jun 1917 Detroit, MI; 28 Sep 1889 (Bay City); wife & 3 children (lives River Rouge); medium height, medium build light blue eyes; brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
John Charles Baptist Pitre: Bay City Times (Bay City, MI), Wednesday, 20 July 1932: Peters - Funeral services for Charles Peters, 59, life-long resident of Bay City, were held this morning at the residence, 409 Smith street, and at Visitation church. The Rev. Fr. George DeQuay officiated and burial was in Calvary cemetery. Surviving are his widow, Edna; three daughters; five sons; four sisters, Mrs. Alex Frasier, Mt. Clements, Mrs. Roland Everson, Aubur, Mrs. John Ragen, and Mrs. Ralph Thompson, Bay City, and two brothers, Henry, River Rouge, and David, Detroit.
Nelson Dennis Pitre: The demise of Nelson Peters aged 27 at his home on First street on Tuesday is one of the sad things to be recorded. A young wife with an infant son at her side born on Sunday at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Johnson, where the mother also is ill, such is the affliction of this family as the young husband succumbed to Bright's disease. The funeral occurred from the home yesterday in charge of Rev. J.E. McDonald and it was a heart broken company that followed the bier to Cherry Grove. Nelson Peters is a native of Bay City. He had not long been a resident of Clare when the dread disease laid him low. Besides wife and son he leaves father, mother, four brothers and three sisters to mourn his departure. There were present at funeral from Bay City father, mother, sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson, sister, May, also brother, Henry from Detroit. Much sympathy is expressed for the family.
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