Continuation of tree (4th child of Joseph Lepitre/2nd Wife Emelie Orion dite Champagne); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Lepitre b: 25 September 1862 Ste. Monique, Nicolet, QUE; d: 1 September 1903 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
+ Marie Jeanne Lafleur b: 13 April 1867 Hatley, QUE; m: 21 September 1885 St. Leonard d'Aston, Nicolet, QUE [John/Angele Lepitre]; d: 12 April 1939 Meredith, Belknap, NH
9 Marie Helene Lepitre b: 7 April 1886 St. Leonard d'Aston, Nicolet, QUE; d: 19 July 1886 St. Leonard d'Aston, Nicolet, QUE
9 Joseph Evariste Lepitre b: 23 December 1888 St. Leonard d'Aston, Nicolet, QUE; d: 28 March 1889 St. Leonard d'Aston, Nicolet, QUE
9 Marie Delia Lepitre b: 20 February 1892 St. Leonard d'Aston, Nicolet, QUE; d: 15 June 1978 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
+Edmond Joseph Presse b: 19 December 1892 Ste. Sophie de Levrard, Nicolet, QUE; m: 23 October 1916 Ste. Marie, Manchester, Hillsborough, NH [Albert/Nathalie Grimard]; d: 17 August 1962 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
9 George Lepitre b: 11 April 1893 Monroe, Grafton, NH; d: 20 January 1965 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
Notes for Joseph Lepitre:
Census
- 1900 Manchester, Hillsborough, New Hampshire: Joseph Lapetre 36 teamster, wife of 14 years Mary 30 (2 of 5 children still living), George 7, Bella 8.
- 1910 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH: Widow Mary J. Vincent 43, Della Lepitre 18, George Lepitre 17.
- 1920 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH: Mary Jane Vincent 52, George Lepitre 26
- 1930 Meredith, Belknap, NH: Widow Mary J. Vincent 62 dressmaker, George Lepitre 36 weaver/linen mill.
- 1940 Meredith: Belknap, NH: George Lepitre 46 weaver/linen mill.
- 1950 Tilton, Belknap, NH: George Lepitre 57 laborer (The NH Soldiers Home - Veterans' Home run by the state).
Notes for Marie Jeanne Lafleur:
- After Joseph Lepitre's death Marie Jeanne married Edmond Vincent on 27 April 1904 in Manchester.
Notes for George Lepitre:
- WW1 registration records: George Lepitre; Manchester, NH; born 11 Apr 1893 (Monroe, NH); mother; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & black hair.
- Border crossing, 1929: George Lepitre 36; Single; b. Munro, NH; silk weaver; destined for silk mills of Canada at Acton Vale, Que; nearest rel in USA is mother Mary Jane Vincent of Meredith, NH.
- U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Record: George Lepitre; born 11 Apr 1893 Monroe, NH; res Hillsborough, NH.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Delia Lepitre: New Hampshire Manchester Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Thursday, 15 June 1978: Mrs. Delia Presse, 86, widow of Edmond Presse of 52 Rimmon St., formerly of 459 Kimball St., died this morning at a Manchester hospital after a brief illness. She was born in St. Leonard P.Q. the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie Jeanne (Lafleur) Lepitre and had been a resident of Manchester for many years. Mrs. Presse held membership in the American Legion Auxiliary of Jutras Post, Catholic War Veterans Post 1624, Ste. Anne Sodality, and the Third Order of St. Francis. Members of her family include several cousins and a godchild, Marie Griffin. Mrs. Presse was a parishioner of St. Jean Baptiste Church, where a mass of Christian burial will be celebrated Saturday morning at 9. Burial will be in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Relatives and friends may call at the J. N. Boufford & Sons Funeral Home, Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Manchester, NH: PRESSE / 1859 Albert Presse 1930 / son epouse / 1859 Natalie Grimard 1946 / 1888 Alphonsine 1929 / 1892 Edmond J. Presse 1962 / son epouse / 1892 Delia Lepitre 1978
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Lepitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New Hampshire items in RED sourced from online birth/marriage/death records.
Last updated: 29 October 2024.