Louis Napoleon Pitre

1881 Rustico, PEI – 1954 Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI

 

 

Continuation of tree (10th child of Felix Pitre/Philomene Gallant); all known surname descendants:

               8        Louis Napoleon Pitre  b: 23 July 1881  St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 30 September 1954  Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI

                                + Juliette Doucet  b: 8 November 1893  Hope River, PEI; m: 21 April 1914  Rustico, PEI [Joseph/Catherine Pitre]; d: 28 January 1988  Rustico, PEI

                          9        Joseph Edgar Pitre  b: 1 September 1915  Rustico, PEI; d: Bef. March 2015

                                      +Louise Gaudet

                          9        Marie Alice Pitre  b: 6 April 1917  Rustico, PEI; d: Bef. March 2015

                                      +George Harry Wotton  b: 14 January 1899  Seattle, King, WA; m: 28 April 1938  Plaistow, Rockingham, NH [George C./Mary Isabelle Goodson]; d: 11 September 1960  Portland, Cumberland, ME

                                    *2nd Husband of Marie Alice Pitre:

                                      +--- Matthews

                          9        Regina Elizabeth Pitre  b: 8 January 1919  Rustico, PEI; d: 23 May 2010  Charlottetown, PEI

                                      +Ernest Vincent Blaquiere  b: 7 April 1916  Rustico, PEI; m: unknown [Michael/Zelie Leclair]; d: 1980  N. Rustico, PEI

                         9        Joseph Ferdinand Peters  b: 15 April 1922; d: 15 November 1994  North Rustico, PEI

                                      +Marie Stella Blanchard  b: 19 March 1921; m: unknown; d: 20 August 1999  North Rustico, PEI

                          9        Louis Emanuel Peters  b: Abt. 1926; d: Aft. July 1953  Brantford, ONT

                          9        Theresa May Peters  23 April 1928  Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI; d: 12 March 2015  Charlottetown, PEI

                                      +Russell Wesley Coffin  b: 2 October 1926; m: Abt. 1949; d: 2 April 2001

                          9        Stella Isabelle Peters  b: 17 December 1929  Rustico, PEI; d: 13 December 2013  St. John, NB

                                      +Henry Arnold Grant  b: 9 April 1929  Oyster Bed Bridge, PEI; m: 19 September 1950 [William/Georgianna Patterson]; d: 2 October 2011  Charlottetown, PEI

                          9        Anita Pitre    d: Aft. March 2015

                                      +Eric Doucette

                          9        Arthur I. Peters  b: 4 July 1931; d: 30 May 2002  North Rustico, PEI

                                      +Zeta M. Gallant  b: 25 February 1935; m: unknown [Vital/Angelina Gallant]; d: 20 December 2017  Charlottetown, PEI

                          9        Alfred 'Pookie' Peters  b: Abt. 1940; d: Aft. March 2015

                                      +Eileen Gauthier  b: Abt. 1941; m: unknown [William/Alice Pineau]; d: 6 September 2011  Charlottetown, PEI

                          9        Gloria Peters    d: Aft. March 2015                                            

                                      +Rene Primeau

 

 

Notes for Louis Napoleon Pitre:

Census

- 1910 Mounds View, Ramsey, Minnesota:  Louis N. Peters 28 (farm laborer), living with his brother Isidore's family.

 

- 1921 PEI, (Lot 24) North Milton:  Louis Pitre 38 farmer, wife Jarl 27, Joe 6, Mary 4, Regina 2.

 

- 1931 Wheatley River, Queens, Lot 24, PEI:  Louis Napoleon Pitre 48 farmer, wife Julitte 37, Joseph Edgar 15, Marie Alice 14, Regina Elizabeth 12, Joseph Ferdinand 9, Louis Emanuel 5, Therese May 3, Stella Isabelle 1.

 

Obituary:  Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Friday, 1 October 1954:  Peters - At his home in Oyster Bed Bridge, Thursday, Sept. 30, 1954, Napoleon Peters in his 74th year.  His remains will be transferred this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Charlottetown Funeral Home to his late residence from where the funeral will be held Saturday morning to St. Augustine's Church, South Rustico for Requiem High Mass at 9:30.  Interment in the church cemetery.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Ferdinand Peters:  Tombstone Inscription, St. Augustine's Cemetery, North Rustico, PEI:  PETERS / Ferdinand J. Peters / April 15, 1922 - November 15, 1994 / his beloved wife / M. Stella Blanchard / March 19, 1921 - August 20, 1999 / never will your memory fade

 

Theresa May Peters:  Central Queen’s Funeral Home:  May Coffin, born in Oyster Bed Bridge and a long time resident of Montreal, passed peacefully into God's arms, while surrounded by her family, on Thursday, March 12, 2015 at her Beach Grove Home, age 86 years.  She is survived by her three children, Betty Ann Wildeman (Jan), Arlene Luttrell and Norman (Darlene); grandchildren, William, Rebeccah and Sarah Luttrell, Taylor Kim Currie (Michael), and Laura Lake (Ken), who will sadly miss their nanny; and great-grandchildren, Angus Currie, Zoe and Miranda Lake, who will miss their great-nanny.  May is also survived by sisters, Anita Doucette (Eric) and Gloria Primeau; brother, Alfred Peters; sister-in-law and best friend, Zeta Peters; sister-in-law, Mary Ann Peters; brother-in-law, Ronald Coffin; more than 45 nieces and nephews; and many, many friends.  May was predeceased by Russell Wesley Coffin, her husband of 52 years; and by her Acadian parents, Louis "Napoleon" (1881-1954) and Juliette (Doucet) (1893-1988) Pitre.  She was also predeceased by brothers, sisters and in-laws, Edgar and Louise (Gaudet) Peters, Alice and Harry Wotton, Regina and Ernest Blacquire, Stella and Henry Grant, Ferdinand and Stella (Blanchard) Peters, Louis Peters, Arthur Peters, Eileen (Gauthier) Peters, Rene Primeau, and Harry, Rowena and Doreen Coffin; son-in-law, David Luttrell; and great-grandson, Westley.  Resting at Central Queen’s Funeral Home, 2538 Glasgow Road, New Glasgow, for visitation on Tuesday, March 17, 2015 from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. The C.W.L. will hold a prayer service at the funeral home prior to the visitation, at 4:30 p.m. The Cymbria Lionettes and St.  Augustine's C.W.L are invited to attend as May was a member. Funeral mass will be celebrated at St. Augustine's Church, Rustico, on Saturday, March 21, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. Burial will take place at a later date.  Flowers gratefully declined. If so desired, donations to the Cymbria Lionettes for their Community Medical Fund would be appreciated. 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Augustine's Cemetery, North Rustico, PEI:  In loving memory / COFFIN / Russell Wesley / Coffin / Oct. 2, 1926 / Apr. 2, 2001 / Theresa May / Peters / Apr. 23, 1928 / Mar. 12, 2015 / rest in peace

 

Stella Isabelle Peters:  Tombstone Inscription, St. Augustine's Cemetery, North Rustico, PEI:  GRANT / Henry A. / Grant / Apr. 9, 1929 / Oct. 2, 2011 / Sept. 19, 1950 / Stella I. / Peters / Dec. 17, 1929 / Dec. 6, 2013 / forever in our hearts

 

Arthur I. Peters:  Tombstone Inscription, St. Augustine's Cemetery, North Rustico, PEI:  PETERS / Arthur I. Peters / July 4, 1931 - May 30, 2002 / his wife / Zeta M. Gallant / Feb. 25, 1935 - Dec. 20, 2017 / fondly loved and deeply mourned

 

 

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Last updated:  15 June 2023.