Continuation of tree (2nd child of Joseph Lepitre/Julie Marguerite Sills); all known surname descendants:
7 Louis Lepitre b: 13 July 1834 St. Jean Baptiste, Nicolet, QUE; d: 4 January 1922 Chicago, Cook, IL
+Laura B. Boule b: 9 July 1842 New York; m: Abt. 1859 [Paul/---]; d: 26 September 1908 Chicago, Cook, IL
8 Emma Lepitre b: November 1860 Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 26 August 1901 Chicago, Cook, IL
+Louis Arsenault b: April 1857 Trois Rivieres, QUE; m: 25 December 1879 Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 20 November 1883 Chicago, Cook, IL
*2nd Husband of Emma Lepitre:
+Damase Morin b: 14 December 1861 l'Assomption, L'Assomption, QUE; m: 20 February 1886 Chicago, Cook, IL [Joseph/Rosalie Chevalier]; d: 5 August 1939 Chicago, Cook, IL
8 Eulalie Lily Lepitre b: 22 October 1867 Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 7 October 1945 Los Angeles, CA
Notes for Louis Lepitre:
Census
- 1850 Chicago, Cook, Illinois:
Louis Lapeter 16 (clerk).
- 1860 Chicago, Cook, IL: Lewis Lapete 25 (carpenter) [$2000 real
estate/$100 personal], wife Laura 18.
- 1870
- 1880 Chicago, Cook, IL: Louis Lepitre 46 (carpenter), wife Laura 38,
Lilly 12; Louis Arsenau 23 photographer, wife Emma 19. [222 Blue Island
Ave.]
- 1900 Chicago, Cook, IL: Louis LePetre 64 (RR agent), wife of 40 years
Laura B. 57 (2 of 4 children still living), Eualie 22 (cashier), grandson Arthur
Arnasault 17 (machinist). [1347 Jackson Blvd.]
- 1910 Chicago, Cook, IL: Widower L. Le Pitre 74 (house carpenter),
daughter E. Le Pitre 42, 3 boarders.
- 1920 Chicago, Cook, IL: Alfred J. Plante 38, wife Corinne M. 30, Bernard
F. 4 years 9 months; widowed grandfather Louis Le Pietre 86, widowed aunt
Zoe Langlois 83.
Chicago city directory:
- 1889: Louis Lepitre, foreman, 334 Franklin, h. 1345 W. Jackson
- 1890: Chicago Voter Registration: Louis Lepitre, 1345 Jackson St. (b. Can); resident in IL 40 years; naturalized
- 1901: Louis Lepitre, agt W. Harrison nr S. Sacramento av, h. 1347 W. Jackson boul
Online photo:
http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20061213/person/890770389/photo/49e6e8a5-8a7d-421a-9623-6f35f7e9a7e4?src=search
Obituary: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), Friday, 6 January 1922: Le Pitre - Louis Le Pitre, Jan. 4, aged 89 years, beloved husband of the late Laura and father of Lily, resident of Chicago eighty-three years. Funeral Saturday, 9 a.m. from residence, 3215 Michigan av., to Notre Dame church, mass 10 a.m. Interment Mount Carmel. Kindly omit flowers.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Carmel Cemetery, Hillside, IL: LePITRE / Laura LePitre / born July 9, 1842 / died Sept. 26, 1908 / Louis 1833 - 1922
Notes for Laura B. Boule:
- Father's obituary: Sunday Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), Monday, 25 September 1893: Boule - At the residence of his daughter, Mrs. L. Gepitre, No. 1345 Jackson boulevard, Paul Boule, aged 79 years. Funeral Tuesday, Sept. 26, at 9 o'clock to Notre Dame church, thence by carriages to Calvary. Please omit flowers.
Obituaries for the children:
Eulalie Lily Lepitre: Los Angeles Times (CA), Tuesday, 9 October 1945: Le Pitre, Eulalie L. Rosary this evening, 6 o'clock, at the chapel of Cunningham & O'Connor. Requiem mass Wed., 9 a.m., at St. Thomas Church. Interment Calvary.
- online photo: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20061213/person/890770386/media/7bdff97c-8fde-419f-a891-5fd0e7fe1be2?pg=32768&pgpl=pid
Back one generation to parents of Louis Lepitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some Illinois deaths in RED sourced from online death records (includes parents and/or spouse).
- Some California deaths in RED sourced from online death records (includes parents, spouse, birthdate).
Last updated: 14 March 2024.