Continuation of tree (2nd child of Felix Pitre/Cecille Doucet); all known surname descendants:
8 John Pitre b: 17 June 1859 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 27 April 1929 Lawrence, Essex, MA
+Victoria Pineau b: 25 November 1852 Tignish, PEI; m: 4 February 1879 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 13 August 1943 Andover, Essex, MA
9 John Patrick Peters b: 18 February 1880 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 1 September 1946 Palmer Road, PEI
+Mary Veronica Bernard b: 15 January 1882 Tignish, PEI; m: Abt. 1903 [Etienne/Gertrude Poirier]; d: 10 November 1978 St. John, NB
9 Henry Peters b: 7 November 1881 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 1936 Andover, Essex, MA
9 Marie Osite Pitre b: 10 May 1883 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: January 1975 Lawrence, Essex, MA
+Benoit 'Ben Myers' Maillet b: 23 March 1879 PEI; m: 11 April 1904 Lawrence, Essex, MA [Jean/Genevieve Poirier]; d: December 1973 Lawrence, Essex, MA
9 George Peters b: 12 March 1885 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 3 June 1902
9 Joseph Edouard Pitre b: 9 March 1893 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 1 May 1966 Chicoutimi, QUE
+Marie Selina Gallant b: 28 March 1902 PEI; m: 5 April 1921 Lawrence, Essex, MA [Joseph/Marie Blaquiere] (divorced); d: 1 January 1975 Salem, Rockingham, NH
Notes for John Pitre:
Census
- 1881 PEI, Lot 1 Tignish: John Peters 22 (farmer), wife Victoire 25, John Patrick 1; living with his parents.
- 1891 PEI, Lot 1B1: John Peters 34 (farmer), wife Victoria 36, John 11, Henry 9, Mary 7, George 5.
- 1901 PEI, Lot 1A4: John Peters 40, wife Victoire 36, John Dot 21, Hanrey 19, Mary Ozit 17, Gorg 16, Eday 8; lodger Janvier Doucet 8.
- 1905 Emigrated to Massachusetts.
- 1910 ??
- 1920 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts: John Peters 54 (farmer), wife Victoria 65 (Lee Co./laborer), Eddie J. 24 (Lee Co. /laborer).
- 1930 Lawrence, Essex, MA: Widow Victoria Peters 75, son-in-law Ben Myers 52, wife Mary 48, Esther 24, Ivan 14. Henry Peters 48 performer/circus, boarding with Charles Lucia 21, wife Anna 21, Charles 1 in Andover.
- 1940 Andover, Essex, MA: Benjiman Myers 61 color mixer/print works, wife Minnie 56 cloth inspector/print works, Ivan 24 caller/print works, widowed mother-in-law Victoria Peters 86. [Woods Road] Also in Andover, (married) Joseph Peters 48 ice man/retail ice, & widowed lodger Sara Kibbee 49.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI: PETERS / John F. 1859-1929 / John P. 1880-1946 / Leo J. 1907-1937 / Aldine 1913-2001 / baby girls / Aldine 1910-13 Irma 1912-13 / Immaculate Heart of Mary / Pray for us / Victoria U.S.A. / Veronica S.J., N.B. / Loretta U.S.A. / Irma S.J., N.B. / Gertrude S.J., N.B. / Helen S.J., N.B.
Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Andover, MA: Henry Peters / 1882 - 1936 / Victoria Peters / 1852 - 1943 / Clarence / Edward / PETERS
WW1 registration records (sons):
Joseph Edouard Pitre: Joseph E. Peters; Boston, MA; born 9 Mar 1893 (PEI); parents; 5'7" height, slender build; blue eyes & light hair; single; machinist.
Obituaries for the children:
Henry Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Andover, MA: Henry Peters / 1882 - 1936 / Victoria Peters / 1852 - 1943 / Clarence / Edward / PETERS
Marie Osite Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Andover, MA: MYERS / (reverse) 1879 Ben Myers 1973 / 1883 his wife Minnie 1975 / 1906 Esther Gallant 1984
Back one generation to parents of John Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Massachusetts births/marriages/deaths in RED from online state registers.
- Some PEI deaths in RED sourced from tombstone inscriptions.
Last updated: 29 May 2020.