Continuation of tree (6th child of Pierre Pitre/Agnes Bernard); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Peters b: 21 December 1874 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 19 May 1936 Miscouche, PEI
+Josephine Desroches b: Abt. 1883; m: 4 November 1904 PEI; d: 5 March 1951 Charlottetown, PEI
9 Lillian 'Lily May' Peters b: 7 December 1917 Alberton, PEI; d: 4 December 1997 Middleton, Annapolis, NS
Notes for Joseph Peters:
Census
- 1891 PEI, Lot 2C2: Peter M. Peters 46 (farmer & carpenter), wife Agness 45, Patrick 22 (lumberman), Adeline 20 (general servant), Madeleine 19 (general servant), Joseph 16 (common laborer), Katie 13, Johnny 8, Maxime 5, Manuel 4, Maggie 3, Mary V. 8 months; son-in-law Peter Peters 28 common laborer, wife Mary 25, John 7 months.
- 1901 PEI, Lot 33B2: Joseph Peters 26 servant w/family of Robert Shaw.
- 1910 Berlin, Coos, New Hampshire: Dennis Peters 42 paper mill machine hand, wife Margaret 25, Dennis W. 1 year 5 months; brother Joseph 35.
- 1911 PEI, Charlottetown: Joseph Peters 40 laborer, wife Josephine 27 [both w/Salvation Army, 50 Elm Ave.]
- 1921 PEI, SD31, Lot 1) Miscouche: Benjamin Perry 34, wife Eleonor 33, lodgers Josephine Peters 37 (mar.), Lillian 3. (Joseph 47?)
- 1931 PEI, Charlottetown: Joseph Peters 57 carpenter/house, wife Josephine 48, Lillian 13 ( 338 Euston St.)
WWI records: Joseph Peters, b. 15 Aug 1875, North Rustico, PEI; res. Charlottetown, PEI (laborer); Mrs. Josephine Peters (wife) [Joseph currently 82nd Regt.]; 5' 9 1/4", dark complexion, green eyes, dark hair; 11 Feb 1916, Charlottetown, PEI.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery, Miscouche, PEI: 712911 Private / Joseph Peters / 26th Battn C E F / 19th May 1936 / died for his king and country / may his soul rest in peace
Notes for Josephine Desroches:
Obituary: Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Tuesday, 6 March 1951: Peters - At the Sacred Heart Home, Charlottetown, March 5th, Mrs. Josephine Peters in her 67th year. Remains were forwarded to the Compton Funeral Home where they will rest until Wednesday morning when the funeral will take place to St. John the Baptist Church, Miscouche, for Mass at nine o'clock. Interment church cemetery.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Peters
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some PEI marriages in RED (no church indicated) sourced from marriages registers (no parents listed).
- Massachusetts births/marriages/deaths in RED from online state registers; obituaries.
Last updated: 26 September 1925.