Continuation of tree (12th child of Joseph Pitre/Alexina Frigault); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Eugene Petrie b: 27 April 1919 East Douglas, Worcester, MA; d: 23 December 1997 Seattle, King, WA
+Evelyn May Rodbourn b: 1 May 1920 Lambourn, Berkshire, ENG; m: 4 August 1945 Newbury, Berkshire, ENG [Henry J./Agnes E. Jude]; d: 25 April 2002
Notes for Joseph Eugene Petrie:
Census
- 1940 Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts: Joseph Petrie 65, wife Alexina 57 winder/woolen mill, son-in-law Douglas Colby 25 finisher/woolen mill, wife Hilda 22 spooler/woolen mill, J. Eugene Petrie 20 winder/woolen mill, Raymond Petrie 16.
- 1950 Worcester, Worcester, MA: Joseph E. Petrie 30 retail night mgr./retail grocery store, wife Evelyn M. 29, 6 lodgers.
MISC - The Evening Gazette (Worcester, MA), Saturday, 18 April 1925: East Douglas, April 18 - Eugene Petrie, five-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Petrie, Main street, narrowly escaped drowning late yesterday afternoon, when he was playing with a companion on the bank of the river in back of his home and fell in. The cries of his playmate were heard by Leo Petrie, the boy's brother, who was in the barn nearby. He rushed to the river and rescued him. The boy was revived by first-aid treatment given by the brother, who is a member of the Boy Scouts. He was later taken home, where Dr. John J. Quinn gave further treatment.
WWII records: Joseph Eugene James Petrie, res. B St., Douglas, MA; b. 17 Apr 1919 E. Douglas, MA; mother Mrs. Alexina F. Petrie (same address); 6', 115 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Douglas, MA.
- 2 April 1949: Passenger Lists, Queen Mary, departing NY for Southampton, UK: Joseph Petrie 29 (68 Salem St.), b. East Douglas, MA; intends to remain abroad 6 months; Marie Petrie 67 (Blue Eagle Inn, Whitinsville, MA), b. Can, in Worcester, MA since 1944, abroad for 1 month.
Notes for Evelyn May Rodbourn:
Naturalization (Los Angeles, CA): Evelyn May Petrie, res. 943-4th St., Santa Monica, L.A., CA; clerk typist, b. 1 May 1920 Lambourn, Berkshire, UK husband Joseph E. Petrie (b. E. Douglas, MA 27 Apr 1919)), mar. 4 August 1945 Newbury, Berkshire, Eng; entered US at NY on 8 Apr 1946 on USAT Willard A. Holbrook (nat. 8 Dec 1961)
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Eugene Petrie
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some New Brunswick deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963), online death registrations (1888-1919).
- Maine items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
Last updated: 6 September 2023.