Continuation of tree (5th child of Moise Pitre/Marie Blanchard); all known surname descendants:
7 Leon Pitre b: 2 February 1836 Tignish, PEI; d: Bet. 1901-1911 Little Tignish, PEI
+Baltide Arsenault b: 29 December 1838 Tignish, PEI; m: 11 November 1862 Tignish, PEI; d: Bet. 1921-1931 Little Tignish, PEI
8 Moses Pitre b: 12 May 1865 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 26 October 1939 Summerside, PEI
+Marie Leocadie 'Catherine' Desroches b: 24 August 1874 Tignish, PEI; m: 17 January 1893 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI [Alcade Isais/Judith Richard]; d: 24 November 1961 Tyne Valley, Prince, PEI
8 Mary Pitre b: 13 August 1866 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Aft. 1931
8 John Pitre b: 12 December 1867 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Bet. 1920-1930 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME
+Mary Marguerite Richard b: 4 February 1877 Tignish, PEI; m: 19 October 1908 Lawrence, Essex, MA [Stanislas/Angelique Gaudet]; d: Aft. 1940 Winchendon, Worcester, MA
8 Philomena Peters b: 6 October 1869 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 6 May 1953 St. Roch, PEI
+Joseph Buote b: 30 May 1876 Tignish, PEI; m: 8 November 1898 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI [Rufus/Mary Celeste Arseneau]; d: 29 April 1943 Brae, PEI
8 Jerome Peters b: 2 November 1870 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 12 October 1934 North Andover, Essex, MA
+Margaret Ann Gallant b: 8 April 1881 South Rustico, PEI; m: Abt. 1898 [Felix/Marie Doucet]; d: Aft. 1910
8 Benedict ‘Benoit’ Peters b: 4 September 1872 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 8 March 1968 St. Roch, PEI
+Marie Josephine Chiasson b: 18 May 1877; m: 11 November 1896 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI [Michel/Judith Richard]; d: 4 April 1902 Tignish, PEI
*2nd Wife of Benedict 'Benoit' Peters:
+Marguerite Bernard b: 24 November 1892 Palmer Road, PEI; m: 15 August 1910 Rumford, Oxford, ME [Pierre/Marie Bernard]; d: 4 June 1956 Tignish, PEI
8 Elizabeth Peters b: 22 March 1874 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Bef. 1880
8 Francis Peters b: 18 May 1875 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Aft. 1931
8 Joseph Peters b: 27 October 1876 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Aft. 1911
8 Elizabeth Pitre b: 28 May 1880 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Bef. 1881
Notes for Leon Pitre:
Census
- 1881
PEI, Lot 2 Cape Gage: Leon Peters 45 (farmer), Maltide 42, Moses 17, Mary
15, Philomene 12, Jerome 10, Benoit 8, Francis 6, Joseph 5. [John 13 -
?]
- 1891 PEI, Lot 2C1: Leon Peters 55 (farmer), wife Maltida 53, Moise 26,
Mary 24, John 23, Filomene 21, Jerome 20, Francois 16, Joseph 13.
Benoit Peters 18, living with Calix Chaisson 55 & wife Domitild 52.
- 1901 PEI, Lot 2B1: Leon Petres 65, wife Mathilde 62, Marie 33, Frensoit
25, Joseph 24.
- 1911 PEI, Lot 2 Little Tignish: Widow Balthide Pitre 73 (farmer), Marie
43, Jerome 38 (laborer), Francois 35, Joseph 32 (laborer).
- 1921 PEI, Tignish (Lot 2): Francis Peters 44 farmer, sister Mary 52, widowed mother Batilde 82, sister Evelyn Richard 19 domestic/home work.
- 1931 St. Roch, Greenmount, Prince, PEI: Frank Pitre 52 farmer, sister Marie 58.
Obituaries for the children:
Moses Peters: Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Friday, 27 October 1939: Peters - At the Prince County Hospital Oct. 26, 1939, Moses Peters of Richmond, aged 75. Funeral Saturday morning at 9 o'clock from his late residence to Grand River Church.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Patrick's Cemetery, Grand River, PEI: PETERS / Moses Peters / 1864 - 1939 / his wife / Catherine DesRoche / 1874 - 1961 / son / John J. Peters / 1912 - 1982 / rest in peace
Philomena Peters: The Guardian (PEI), Saturday, 9 May 1953: Death Wednesday of Mrs. Joseph Buote - The death occurred on Wednesday morning, May 6th at the home of her brother, Mr. Ben Peters, St. Roch, of Mrs. Joseph Buote, formerly Philomene Peters, in her 85th year. The deceased, who had been in failing health for the past five years, had been tenderly cared for by her relatives. Her husband predeceased her several years ago. The funeral services were held Friday morning, May 8th at 9 o'clock with Requiem High Mass at St. Simon and St. Jude Church, Tignish, by Rev. J. A. MacDonald. The services at the grave were conducted by Rev. Denis Gallant. Pall bearers were: Messrs. Peter J. Blanchard, Peter M. Blanchard, Alphonse Blanchard, Jerome DesRoches, Arthur Chaisson and Orville Buote.
Jerome Peters: The Lowell Sun (Lowell, MA), Monday, 22 October 1934: North Andover, Oct. 22 - Max A. Friedman of Haverhill was held in $500 bail for the grand jury at a hearing today in police court on a charge of manslaughter and reckless driving. Police allege that Friedman's car caused the death here on October 12 of Jerome Peters, 65-year-old resident of this town. Friedman pleaded not guilty to both charges.
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