Continuation of tree (5th child of Lazare Pitre/Adele Roy); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Pitre b: 28 March 1873 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: April 1942 East Douglas, Worcester, MA
+ Alexina Frigault b: 14 February 1882 St. Louis, Kent, NB; m: 7 October 1903 Orono, Penobscot, ME [Christien/Mary Comeau]; d: 5 September 1959 East Douglas, Worcester, MA
9 Florence Petrie b: 12 March 1902 St. Louis, Kent, NB; d: 24 September 1979 Northbridge, Worcester, MA
+'Samuel' Anseline Joseph Gagne b: Abt. 1889 Massachusetts; m: 27 December 1921 E. Douglas, Worcester, MA [Joseph/Armenia Dion]; d: Aft. 1940
9 'Marie' Theresa Petrie b: 30 July 1904 Orono, Penobscot, ME; d: 15 August 1990 Webster, Worcester, MA
+Raymond Cyprian Jussaume b: 6 June 1904 Douglas, Worcester, MA; m: 28 May 1928 [Louis Jean Baptiste/Clara Laliberte]; d: 15 May 1959 E. Douglas, Worcester, MA
9 Joseph Frederick Petrie b: 3 December 1905 Orono, Penobscot, ME; d: 18 August 1906 Orono, Penobscot, ME
9 Leo J. Petrie b: 30 November 1906 Orono, Penobscot, ME; d: 25 June 1982 Whitinsville, Worcester, MA
+Violet Forsythe b: 11 October 1910 Northbridge, Worcester, MA; m: 26 November 1931 Whitinsville, Northbridge, Worcester, MA [William John/Clara Hopkins]; d: 26 April 1999 Suncook, Merrimack, NH
9 Mary Ida Petrie b: 21 August 1908 Orono, Penobscot, ME; d: 22 October 1908 Orono, Penobscot, ME
9 Cecelia Petrie b: 5 October 1910 Orono, Penobscot, ME; d: 29 October 1910 Orono, Penobscot, ME
9 Elizabeth Irene Petrie b: 9 January 1912 Orono, Penobscot, ME; d: 15 January 2002 Lumberton, Burlington, NJ
+Chester Francis Jones b: 25 October 1908 St. Albans Bay, Franklin, VT; m: Abt. 1937 [Stephen Elisha/Annie M. Pelkey]; d: 5 March 1976 Milford, Worcester, MA
9 Alma M. Petrie b: 28 March 1914 Rumford, Oxford, ME; d: 24 August 1999 Kingston, Plymouth, MA
+Willis D. Colby b: 3 October 1910 Maine; m: Abt. 1938 [Everett W./Osa B. ---]; d: 23 May 1961 Rockland, Plymouth, MA
9 Edmond Petrie b: 29 May 1915 Rumford, Oxford, ME; d: 2 October 1915 Rumford, Oxford, ME
9 Marie Rita Petrie b: 27 July 1916 Rumford, Oxford, ME; d: 24 September 1916 Rumford, Oxford, ME
9 Hilda May Petrie b: 11 February 1918 Douglas, Worcester, MA; d: 13 May 1990 Downey, Los Angeles, CA
+Douglas Wells Colby b: 15 May 1915 Maine; m: 1939 Douglas, Worcester, MA [Everett W./Osa B. ---]; d: 13 April 1941 Douglas, Worcester, MA
9 Joseph Eugene Petrie b: 27 April 1919 Douglas, Worcester, MA; d: 23 December 1997 Seattle, King, WA
9 Raymond Paul Petrie b: 29 March 1924 Douglas, Worcester, MA; d: 2 May 1996 Calverton, Suffolk, NY
+Irene Hazel Nunns b: 2 June 1929 Jamaica, Queensd, NY; m: 13 June 1953 New York [Herbert Paul/Hazel L. Moore]; d: 4 December 2007 Deer Park, Suffolk, NY
Notes for Joseph Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Orono, Penobscot, Maine: Joseph Petrie 35 (laborer/lumber yard), wife of 7 years Alexina 28 (3 of 5 children still living), Florence 6, Mary 5, Leo 3.
- 1920 Douglas, Worcester, Massachusetts: Joseph Petrie 46 (dryer/woolen mill), wife Alexina 38, Florence 17 (weaver/woolen mill), Math--e C. 15 (weaver/woolen mill), Leo J. 13, Irene E. 7, Alma M. 5, Mary Elda 1y 11m (MA), Joseph E. 7 months (MA).
- 1930 Douglas, Worcester, MA: Joseph Petrie 54 (fireman/woolen mill), wife Alexina 48, Leo 23 (card tender/woolen mill), Irene 18 (operator/telephone co.), Alma 16 (servant/private family), Xilda 12, Eugene 10, Raymond 6; Florence 28 (weaver/woolen mill), husband Samuel Gagne 40 (dyer/woolen mill), Irene 7, Roy 5. [74 Main Street]
- 1940 Douglas, Worcester, MA: 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.
Misc: Joseph Pitre claims to have been married c1899. Unsure if Florence is from a previous marriage, as Theresa's birth record states she is their 1st child.
World War I registration record: Joseph Petrie, b. 28 Mar 1873 Canada; rel. Mrs. Alexnea Petrie, E. Douglas, MA; medium height/slender build, gray eyes & black hair; 12 Sep 1918 Uxbridge City, MA
Tombstone Inscription, Saint Denis Cemetery, East Douglas, Worcester, MA: Joseph Petrie / 1873 - 1942 / his wife / Alexina / 1882 - 1959
Obituaries for the children:
'Marie' Theresa Petrie: Tombstone Inscription, St. Denis Cemetery, Douglas: JUSSAUME / (reverse - 9 family members including) 1904 Raymond C. Jussaume 1959 / his wife / 1904 Marie T. Petrie 1990
Leo J. Petrie: Tombstone Inscription, St. Patricks Cemetery, Northbridge: PETRIE / (reverse) 1906 Leo J. Petrie 1982 / his wife / 1910 Violet Forsythe 1999
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Pitre
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: 15 June 2018.