Continuation of tree (8th child of Antoine Pitre/Elisabeth Laplante); all known surname descendants:
6 Louis Hermenigilde 'Julius Pete' Lepitre b: 12 April 1823 St. Jean Baptiste, Nicolet, QUE; d: 25 February 1907 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Eliza --- b: Abt. 1823; m: Abt. 1841; d: Aft. 1850
7 David Peters b: Abt. 1842 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: Aft. 1850
7 Adeline Peters b: Abt. 1844 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: Aft. 1850
7 Eliza Peters b: Abt. 1850 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: Aft. June 1850
*2nd Wife of Louis Hermenigilde 'Julius Pete' Lepitre:
+Angeline (Morrell) Cassavant b: 3 November 1831 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: Abt. 1851 [Antoine/Archange Chauvin]; d: Aft. 1870
7 Mary Pete b: Abt. 1851 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 12 August 1880 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+John Baptist Cousineau b: Abt. 1844 Bedford, Monroe, MI; m: 14 May 1872 Erie, Monroe, MI [Alexis/Euphrosine Drouillard]; d: Abt. 1876 Erie, Monroe, MI
*2nd Husband of Mary Pete:
+Isaias Julian 'Julius' Pete b: 12 December 1855 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 13 January 1877 Erie, Monroe, MI [Augustin Hermis Pitre/Pauline Dusseau]; d: 11 August 1921 Erie, Monroe, MI
7 Antoine Pete b: 11 October 1852 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 20 December 1924 Toledo, Lucas, OH
+Josephine Pete b: 28 October 1856 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: Abt. 1875 [Joseph Noel 'Christian Pete' Lepitre/Margaret ---]; d: 27 March 1925 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
7 Peter Pete b: 13 September 1854 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 30 June 1942 Ypisilanti, Washtenaw, MI
+Archangel Knaggs b: Abt. 1857 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 11 January 1876 Erie, Monroe, MI [Timothy Alexis/Genevieve Rau]; d: Aft. 1880
*2nd Wife of Peter Pete:
+Octavia Manore (Decoteau/Decant) b: 17 April 1856 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: Bet. 1885-1900 [Peter/Frances Grodi]; d: 15 January 1938 Erie, Monroe, MI
7 William Pete b: 15 May 1855 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 27 July 1931 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+Agnes Lajeunesse b: Abt. 1863 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 8 February 1881 Erie, Monroe, MI [David/Marie Phyllis Sulier]; d: 29 September 1896 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
*2nd Wife of William Pete:
+Cecelia Lajeunesse b: 12 April 1874 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 11 September 1897 Erie, Monroe, MI [David/Marie Phyllis Sulier]; d: 13 February 1941 Monroe, Monroe, MI
7 David Pete b: Abt. 1863 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 28 January 1890 Monroe Co., MI
7 Victor Pete b: 16 January 1865 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 17 February 1934 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Eliza Boodry (aka Beaudry) b: Abt. 1871 Berlin, Monroe, MI; m: 18 November 1890 Newport, Monroe, MI [Gilbert/Caroline Chimverane] (divorced 6 August 1910 - extreme cruelty)
*2nd Wife of Victor Pete:
+Lydia Cooley (Beaudry) b: 27 September 1865 Rockwood, Monguagon, Wayne, MI; m: 27 September 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Charles/Liddia Seymore]; d: 8 November 1924 Riverview, Wayne, MI
*3rd Wife of Victor Pete:
+Laura Rousseau (Pete) b: 12 November 1873 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 16 June 1925 Erie, Monroe, MI [Alexander/Mary Roe]; d: 18 February 1932 Monroe, Monroe, MI
Notes for Louis Hermenigilde 'Julius Pete' Lepitre:
Census
- 1850 Erie, Monroe, Michigan: Lewis Peters 28 laborer, Eliza 28, David 7, Adeline 5, Eliza 2 months; Victoire Dusseau 13.
- 1860 Erie, Monroe, MI: Julius Pette 34 laborer, wife Angeline 27, Mary 7, Peter 4, Wm. 3, Antony 11 months
- 1870 Erie, Monroe, MI: James Peete 62 fisherman, wife Angeline 50, Mary 17, David 7, Victor 5, William 12, Antoine 22, Peter 15.
Obituaries for the children:
Antoine Pete: Toledo Blade (Toledo, OH), Monday, 22 December 1924: Pete - Antoine, better known as Uncle Pete, for 35 years caretaker at Lakewood, Mich., in St. Vincent's hospital Saturday, Dec. 20, at 2 AM, age 80 years. Remains were removed to the Malone funeral home where funeral will take place Wednesday, Dec. 24 in Cathedral chapel at 8 AM. Interment Calvary cemetery. Friends invited.
- Ohio death: Antoine Pete, d. 20 Dec 1924, bur 24 Dec, Toledo, Lucas, OH; age 72, b 11 Oct 1852 Erie, laborer, married, wife Josephine; father John, parents b. Mich.
Peter Pete: MI death record: Peter Pete, widower, b. Sep 1854 MI, d. 30 Jun 1942 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, MI, parents Julies Pet & Angie Kascasror
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: Peter Peete / 1854 - 1942 // Octavia Peete / 1857 - 1938
Victor Pete: Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: PETE / (separate stone) Victor / 1869 - 1934 // (separate stone) Laura / 1873 - 1931
- MI marriage: 16 June 1925 Erie: Victor Pete (Julius/Angeline Morrell) b. c1871, to Laura Pete Russeau (Ollie/Mary Chettleroe) b. c1875
- MI death cert: Victor Peat, widower of Laura; b. 16 Jan 1865 Lasalle, MI; d. 17 Feb 1934 Erie, MI (age 69y1m1d); labor foreman D.U.R.; par: Jules Peat (b. Can) & Angeline Casaver (b. LaSalle, MI); inf. Floyd Peat (Packwood, MI)
Back one generation to parents of Louis Hermenigilde Lepitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Births/Marriages/Deaths in RED without a church have come from the Michigan Return of Births/Marriages/Deaths (Family Search online - actual pages viewable). While births & marriages name parents, deaths list only age & marital status.
- Michigan deaths between 1897-1920 in RED taken from death certificates (online), which may also include birthdate.
- Some items in RED from obituaries.
Last updated: 23 March 2024.