Continuation of tree (10th child of Jean Olivier Pitre/2nd wife Julie Poirier); all known surname descendants:
7 Joseph 'Sinai' Lepitre b: 1 February 1851 Ste. Monique, Nicolet, QUE; d: 9 March 1920 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH
+Marie Odille Cartier dite Laflotte b: 4 July 1851 St. David, Yamaska, QUE; m: 2 February 1873 Woonsocket, Providence, RI [Louis/Sophie Cantarat]; 13 December 1933 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH
8 Marie Tharsille Lapitre b: 31 May 1874 St. Bonaventure, Bonaventure, QUE; d: 1 August 1946 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH
+Frederick Duguay b: 2 October 1870 St. Bonaventure d'Upton, Yamaska, QUE; m: 26 December 1894 St. George, Manchester, NH [Alexandre/Marie Theroux]; d: 24 December 1932 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH
8 Julie Maria Olive Lepitre b: 1 January 1876 St. Camille, Cookshire, Compton, QUE; d: 19 May 1959 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH
+Ulric Henri Desmarais b: 23 August 1872 St. Thomas de Pierreville, Yamaska, QUE; m: 16 April 1894 St. George, Manchester, NH [Joseph/Emilie Marcoux]; d: 30 September 1955 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH
8 Marie Jeanne Lepitre b: 17 December 1877 St. Camille, Cookshire, Compton, QUE; d: 19 January 1982 Boscawen, Merrimack, NH
+Eugene Desmarais b: 17 September 1873 St. Thomas de Pierreville, Yamaska, QUE; m: 7 June 1897 Allenstown, Merrimack, NH [Joseph/Emilie Marcoux]; d: 8 April 1955 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
8 Joseph Arsene Lepitre b: 26 April 1880 St. Camille, Cookshire, Compton, QUE; d: 24 October 1939 Willimansett, Hampden, MA
+Marie Louise Crevier b: 28 June 1881 St. Francois du Lac, Yamaska, QUE; m: 24 October 1898 St. George, Manchester, NH [Louis/Cordelie Daviault]; d: 21 January 1935 Willimansett, Hampden, MA
8 Alfred Walter Lepitre b: 18 March 1882 St. Michel, Sherbrooke, QUE; d: 3 January 1966 Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME
+Zoe Wynne (Richie) b: Abt. 1882 Canada; m: 11 June 1922 Lisbon, Androscoggin, ME [Augustin/Mary Goulette]
8 Edouard Lepitre b: 25 February 1885 St. Janvier, Weedon, Wolfe, QUE; d: 19 March 1887 St. Camille, Cookshire, Compton, QUE
8 Lea Emilia Lepitre b: 21 September 1887 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH; d: 8 July 1934 Concord, Merrimack, NH
+Raphael Wilfrid Gamelin b: 4 May 1882 Ste. Brigitte des Saults, Nicolet, QUE; m: 28 October 1907 Allenstown, Merrimack, NH [Severe/Clarisse Lefebvre]; d: 24 April 1949 Manchester, Hillsborough, NH
8 Olivier Lepitre b: 3 February 1890 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH; d: 16 March 1976 Boscawen, Merrimack, NH
+Rose Elise Dupre (Colle) b: 8 October 1895 Fall River, Bristol, MA; m: 17 November 1928 Nashua, Hillsborough, NH [Francois/Delia Latendresse]; d: 19 January 1939 Nashua, Hillsborough, NH
8 Joseph Ulric Lepitre b: 3 December 1891 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH; d: 29 June 1965 Suncook, Pembroke, Merrimack, NH
Notes for Joseph 'Sinai' Lepitre:
Census
- 1881 Westbury, Compton, Quebec:
Joseph Lepete 28 (farmer), wife Odele 28, Mary 7, Julia 5, Mary Jane 3, Joseph
11 months.
- 1900 Pembroke, Merrimack, New Hampshire: Joseph Lapetre 50 (day
laborer), wife of 27 years Edith 48 (8 of 9 children still living), Alfred 17,
Emma 13, Oliver 11, Ulric 9.
- 1910 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH: Joseph Lepitre 54 (laborer), wife of 37
years Adelle 58, Ulric 20 (cotton mill/weaver), Olivier 18.
- 1920 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH: Joseph Lepitre 68, wife Odile 68, Oliver
30, Ulric 28.
- 1930 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH: Widow Mary Le Pitre 79, Ulric 38.
- 1940 Pembroke, Merrimack, NH:
Joseph Duguay 43 helper/box shop, widowed mother Marie 65, brother-in-law Ulric
Lepitre 48 weaver/rayon mill.
WWI registration records (sons):
Joseph Arsene Lepitre:
Joseph La Pite; Rockville, CN; born 26 Apr 1881; Mary La Pite; medium height,
medium build; blue eyes & sandy hair.
Alfred Walter Lepitre: Alfred Lapete; Lisbon, ME (signed as Fred
Lapitre); born 18 Nov 1881 (Canada);
medium height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Olivier Lepitre: Oliver Lapete; Pembroke, Merrimack, NH (signed
Oliver Lapite); born 3 Dec 1889 (Pembroke, NH); single; medium height, slender
build; brown eyes & black hair.
Ulderic Albini Lepitre: Ulric Lapete; Pembroke, NH; born 3 Dec 1891
(Pembroke, NH); single; medium height, slender build; brown eyes & black hair;
slightly bald.
Obituaries for the children:
Julie Maria Olive Lepitre: Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Wednesday, 20 May 1959: Suncook - Mrs. Julie (Lepitre) Desmarais, 83, died yesterday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Jane Desmarais of Buck Street. She was the widow of Henry Desmarais. Born in East Angus, Que., Mrs. Desmarais had resided here for 72 years. She was a member of the Sadality of the Ladies of St. Anne. Members of the family, besides her sister, include three brothers, Ulric Lepitre of Suncook, Olivier Lepitre of Nashua and Alfred Lepitre of Lisbon, Me., and several nieces and nephews. A solemn high mass of requiem will be sung at St. Jean-Baptiste Church Friday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. Jean-Baptiste Cemetery. Friends may call at the Petit Funeral Home, today and Thursday from 1 to 10 p.m.
Marie Jeanne Lepitre: Concord Monitor (Concord, NH), Wednesday, 20 January 1982: Pembroke - Jane (Lepitre) Desmarais, 104, formerly of Pembroke, died yesterday at the Merrimack County Nursing Home in Boscawen. Born in Cookshire, Quebec, she had lived most of her life in Pembroke and lived in Farmington before moving to Boscawen. She was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne. She leaves a daughter, Laura Lapierre Bourassa of Farmington; a granddaughter; a grandson; 14 great-grandchildren; 20 great-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. at St. John the Baptist Church in Allenstown. Burial will be this spring at the old St. John the Baptist Cemetery. Calling hours are today from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Petit Funeral Home. The Ladies of St. Anne will have a prayer service at the funeral home today at 7:30 p.m.
Joseph Arsene Lepitre: Evening Gazette (Worcester, MA), Wednesday, 25 October 1939: Man Killed by Saw - Willimansett, Oct. 25 - Joseph La Pite, 59, was killed instantly yesterday when a heavy belt pulley broke and plunged him against a saw table in the Martineau woodyard.
Olivier Lepitre:
Nashua Telegraph (Nashua, NH), Wednesday, 17 March 1976: Oliver
J. LePete, 86, former resident of this city for many years, died yesterday
afternoon in a Boscawen nursing home after a long illness. Born in Suncook
on Dec. 3, 1889, the son of the late Joseph and Odile (LaFlotte) LePete,
he had been employed at Jackson Mills of the Nashua Mfg. Co. while a resident
here. He was a communicant of St. Francis Xavier Church. Survivors
include two daughters, Mrs. Ernest (Delia) Bernard of Fitchburg, Mass.,
and Mrs. Raymond (Florianne) Gardner of Nashua; three grandchildren,
Miss Cheryl Gardner of Nashua, Mrs. Gino (Rose Mary) Membrino of
Fitchburg and Mrs. Russell (Shirley) Hanson of Edgewood, Md.; five
great-grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Jane Desmarais of Farmington; several
nephews and nieces, including Mrs. Delia Briand and Mrs. Clara Gabriel of
Nashua and Mrs. Laura Bourassa of Farmington. The Farwell Funeral
Service, Nashua, is in charge of arrangements.
Joseph Ulric Lepitre:
Union Leader (Manchester, NH), Thursday, 1 July 1965: Suncook -
Ulric J. Lepitre, 73, a World War I veteran and lifelong resident of
Suncook, died Tuesday night after a long illness. He was a member of the
John J. Maguire Post, American Legion. Members of the family are two
brothers, Olivier Lepitre of Boscawen and Alfred Lepitre of
Lisbon, Me.; one sister, Mrs. Jane Desmarais of Farmington; nieces and
nephews. A solemn mass of requiem will be celebrated in the St. John
Baptist Church Friday at 9 a.m. Burial will be in St. John Baptist
Cemetery. Friends may call at the Petit Funeral Home, today from 2 to 5
p.m. and 7 to 10 p.m.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph 'Sinai' Lepitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Maine items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
- New Hampshire items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
Last updated: 30 January 2024.