Continuation of tree (3rd child of Francois Pitre/Veronique Ricard); all known surname descendants:
6 Louis Lambert Pitre b: 4 November 1820 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 30 August 1912 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
+Marie Anne Fournier b: 21 June 1819 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 30 January 1844 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI [Jean Abraham/Archange Campeau]; d: 1 April 1907 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
7 Louis Pitre b: 10 December 1844 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 6 July 1931 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Catherine Suliere b: 15 November 1853 St. Pierre, Kent, ONT; m: 22 November 1870 Assumption, Greinerville, Wayne, MI [Leo Chrysostome/Julia Reaume]; d: 9 October 1875 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Louis Pitre:
+Adeline De Lisle b: February 1860 Canada; m: Abt. 1875 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI [Francois/Mary Ann Ducharme]; d: Aft. August 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Charles Pitre b: 6 September 1846 Connors Creek, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 10 July 1911 Gratiot, Wayne, MI
+Marie Adelaide Leduc b: 18 November 1848 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 13 November 1866 Assumption, Greinerville, Wayne, MI [Toussaint/Adelaide Boulay]; d: 25 July 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Mary Pitre b: 17 September 1848 Greinerville, Wayne, MI; d: 9 July 1916 Detroit, Wayne, MI (manic depression/insanity)
7 Josephine Justine Pitre b: 15 September 1850 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 24 April 1864 Greinerville, Wayne, MI
7 Anthony Pitre b: 8 August 1852 Greinerville, Wayne, MI; d: 23 June 1915 Nankin, Wayne, MI (exhaustion from manic depression/gangrene of left foot)
7 Michael Mark Pitre b: 12 October 1854 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 15 August 1937 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Catherine Walsh b: 8 June 1861 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 15 November 1887 Hamtramck, Wayne, MI [Nicolas/Margaret Eagan]; d: 24 March 1945 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Alexander Pitre b: 24 January 1857 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 7 November 1931 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Sophia Laferte b: 14 March 1861 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; m: 23 September 1880 St. Paul, Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI [Toussaint/Teresa Chauvin]; d: 3 August 1929 Grosse Pointe Park, Wayne, MI
7 Zoe Elisabeth Pitre b: 1 May 1859 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 10 March 1863 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI
7 Helena Pitre b: 3 June 1861 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 5 March 1863 Greinerville, Wayne, MI
Notes for Louis Lambert Pitre:
Census
- 1850 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan: Lewis Peters 27
(farmer), wife Mary Ann 29, Lewis 5, Charles 3, Mary 1.
- 1860 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI: Louis Petre 39 (farmer), wife Mary Ann
39, Louis 15, Charles 13, Mary 11, Justine 9, Anthony 7, Michel 5, Alexander 3,
Zoe 1.
- 1870 Connors Creek, Wayne, MI: Louis Peters 51 (farmer), wife Mary 52,
Charles 23 (carpenter), Marie 21, Anthony 19, Michael 14, Alexander 12.
- 1880 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI: Louis Lamb. Peters 60 (farmer), wife
Marianne 61, Anthony 27, Michael 25, Alexander 23, Mary 31, adopted daughter
Melicia Lebeau 7.
- 1900 Gratiot, Wayne, MI: Louis Peters 80 (farmer), wife of 51 years Mary
69, 5 of 7 children still living, Antoine 47 carpenter.
- 1910 Gratiot, Wayne, MI: Widowed Louis Peters 89
(retired farmer), Mary 60, Antoine 56 (house carpenter)
Misc.: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Monday, 29 January 1894: Today, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Peters, of Conner's Creek, will have been married fifty years. They have lived upon the same farm since 1844. They are both 74 years old and are comparatively sprightly.
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 1 September 1912:
Funeral services for Louis Peters, well known resident of St. Clair Heights, who
died at his home on the Conner's Creek road Friday night, will be held at St.
Bernard's church Monday morning at 8:30 o'clock. Interment will be at the
Grotto cemetery.
Notes for Marie Anne Fournier :
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, 2 April 1907: Peters - April 1, 1907, at residence, 171 Seminole avenue, Mary Peters, beloved wife of Louis Peters, Sr. Funeral Wednesday, April 3, at 2:30 p.m. Burial private.
Obituaries for the children:
Charles Pitre: Detroit Times (MI), Wednesday, 12 July 1911: Peters - Charles Peters, July 10, beloved husband of Delia and father of Elizabeth Trombley, Addie Corby, Agnes Dount, Julia Drouillard, Emma Drouillard and Henry Peters, aged 64 years. Funeral from residence, Conners Creek, Thursday at 7:30 and St. Bernard's church, Mack ave., at 9. Burial at Grotto.
Anthony Pitre: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 27 June 1915: Funeral services for Antoine Peters, 62 years old, who died Thursday, were held Saturday in St. Bernard's church, St. Clair Heights.
Alexander Pitre: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 11 November 1931: Death Notice - Aleck Peters, 5824 Leidich, 74.
- Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Father / Alexander Peters / 1857 - 1931 // Mother / Sophia Peters / 1861 - 1929
Back one generation to parents of Louis Lambert Pitre
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.
Last updated: 10 May 2023.