Continuation of tree (1st child of Louis Lambert Pitre/Marie Anne Fournier); all known surname descendants:
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: 8 October 1875 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI (childbirth)
8 Louis Frederick Pitre b: 22 November 1871 Grosse Point, Wayne, MI; d: Aft. 1930 New York
8 Edward Joseph Pitre b: 19 September 1873 Grosse Point, Wayne, MI; d: 14 March 1948 Seattle, King, WA
+Virginia Gilmet b: 18 October 1882 Garden City, Delta, MI; m: 16 May 1901 Manistique, Schoolcraft, MI [Gaspard/Emily Deloria]; d: 13 October 1939 Seattle, King, WA
*2nd Wife of Louis Pitre:
+Adeline De Lisle b: February 1860 Ontario; m: Abt. 1875 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI [Francois/Mary Ann Napp]; d: 9 May 1955 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Frank Alexander 'Allie' Peters b: 16 January 1879 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 9 February 1945 Eloise, Wayne, MI
+Sarah A. Laforest b: 11 August 1886 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 19 April 1904 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Alexander/Ida Hebert]; d: 2 November 1952 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Emelia Peters b: 1 August 1880 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Thomas Peters b: 15 October 1881 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 10 March 1951 Eloise, Wayne, MI
8 Mary Ann Peters b: 11 February 1884 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, MI; d: 11 August 1956 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Alfred Drouillard b: 4 May 1878 Sandwich, Essex, ONT; m: 14 September 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Alex/Florence Soullier]; d: 9 March 1946 Windsor, Essex, ONT
8 George Peters b: 22 July 1885 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 5 September 1894 Detroit, Wayne, MI (heart disease)
8 Walter Gilbert Peters b: 8 February 1887 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 19 January 1986 Redford, Wayne, MI
+Madeline Mary Borle b: Abt. 1890 Belgium; m: 8 February 1917 Mount Pleasant, Isabella, MI [Phillip/Maria Victor]; d: 18 May 1941 Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium
8 Matthew Louis Peters b: 4 November 1888 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 8 June 1972 Santa Paula, Ventura, CA
+Marie Louise Jacques b: 11 May 1885 Sandwich East, Essex, ONT; m: 14 June 1915 Windsor, Essex, ONT [Euclide/Celina Campeau]; d: 12 July 1962 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
8 Charles Peters b: 8 August 1890 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: Bef. 1900
8 Leo M. Peters b: 9 April 1894 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 18 June 1982 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Alida Lorthioir (Krause) b: 14 July 1894 Lille, France; m: 14 June 1924 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Ernest/Angele LeFebvre]; d: 10 January 2002 Sterling Heights, Macomb, MI
8 Henry Joseph Peters b: 24 September 1896 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 9 June 1955 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Josephine Augusta Kraft b: 16 July 1897 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 16 July 1918 Detroit, Wayne, MI [John/Caroline Grunow]; d: 3 June 1942 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Henry Joseph Peters:
+Rose T. Kerschke b: 12 November 1892 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 14 July 1943 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Joseph/Mary Gloza]; d: 16 May 1972 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Irene E. Peters b: 26 January 1900 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 7 May 1987 Clawson, Oakland, MI
+Joseph John Hebert b: 27 June 1899 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 10 September 1924 Detroit, Wayne, MI [George A./Clara ---]; d: 24 March 1977 Farmington, Oakland, MI
8 Louis Alyard Peters b: 28 February 1904 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 12 October 1979 Detroit, Wayne, MI
Notes for Louis Pitre:
Census
- 1880 Grosse Pointe, Wayne, Michigan: Louis Peters 35
(farm laborer), 2nd wife Adeline 19, Frederick 8, Edward 7, Alice 1.
- 1900 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Louis Peters 53 (carpenter), 2nd wife of 25
years Adeline 40 (8 of 9 children still living), Ollie 21 (house painter), Thomas
19, Mary Ann 16, Walter 13, Mattie 11, Leo 5, Henry 3, Irene E. 4 months.
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Louis N. Peters 65 (school janitor), 2nd wife
of 30 years Adelyne 50 (9 of 12 children still living), Fred 38, Thomas 28,
Walter 22, Mary A. 25, Leo 16, Henry 14, Irene 10, Louis 6.
- 1920 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Louis Peters 74 (carpenter), wife Adeline 61,
Leo 25 (shop machinist), Thomas 38 (boat oiler), Louis 15, Irene 19.
- 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Louis Peters Sr. 75, wife Adeline 69, Thomas
48, Henry 33 (mar. at 21), Louis Jr. 25. [2270 Holcomb]
- 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Widow Adelene Peter 79, sons Frank 61 & Louis 36 laborer/auto shop [2270 Holcomb]
- 1950 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Louis A.
Peters 46 assembler/auto factory, widowed brother Walter 63 maintenance
man/private university, widowed mother Adeline 89, niece Amelia Hebert 24 file
clerk/department store (2270 Holcomb).
- Louis Pitre (Peters) was a carpenter by trade, but like many others in those times he was a jack of all trades. He fished, hunted, made decoys, made violins, and even made guns. In 1904 Louis made a trip west to Seattle to visit his son Edward and family. While there he helped Eddie build a home in the Ravenna district of Seattle. [contributed by Jim Hoy]
MISC: Detroit Evening News (Detroit, MI), Friday, 5 September 1941: After 11 years' residence in Belgium, Walter Peters, 45-year-old carpenter, is back in his native Detroit. He hopes to stay. In those 11 years Peters lived in Brussels, the home of his wife. He came to love Belgium, and saw his nine-year-old son, Matthew, grow to manhood. He saw Belgium happy and secure in the belief that she could defend herself. Then, in a few short weeks, he saw the Nazis come. He saw Brussels bombed, and watched his wife fall ill and die. Said Peters today at the home of his mother, Mrs. Adeline Peters, of 2270 Holcomb avenue: "There is only one way to defeat Hitler - that is with food and materials. His armies cannot be stopped, but starvation can do what machine guns and tanks cannot. Everybody knows that Europe is starving. My son and I lived last winter for four months on only turnips and rudabagas. That gives you an idea. There was no milk at any price for my dying wife. Children cried from hunger. There was little bread, and flour is gray, without nourishment. Everybody is concerned with one desperate worry - food. Heat is a problem. But people huddle together. Food they must have, a little of it anyway. On the 'marche noir,' the 'black market,' butter is $5 a pound. There wasn't a can of sardines in Brussels at any price. Eggs? A memory. Fruit, vegetables, meat are an illusion, a memory of other days. There is no gasoline for automobiles. Soon there will be no tires for bicycles. The harvest? You can judge where that goes. Everything is rationed, even the pitiful produce of a kitchen garden. It is not the property of the owner anymore. There is so much I would say, but it is not wise. There are reprisals. But bear this in mind, food is the key. And as long as there is any food in Europe, the Germans will have what there is." German soldiers in Brussels, he said, behaved circumspectly. Residents were not bothered if they obeyed the rationing laws and did not take part in sabotage. He added with a grim smile: "Here, when I sit down to a dinner at my mother's abundant table, I find I can not eat. There are memories which are too painful."
WWI registration records (sons):
Edward Joseph Peters: Edward Joseph Peters, 3226-12th, Seattle, WA; b. 19 Sep 1873, wife Mrs. Virginia Peters; medium height & medium build, grey eyes & dark hair; 12 Sep 1917 Seattle, WA.
Thomas Peters: Thomas Peters, res. Seattle, WA; b. 15 Oct 1881; father Louis Peters (480 Holcomb Ave., Detroit); medium height & medium build, brown eyes & dark hair; 12 Sep 1918 Seattle, WA
Walter Gilbert Peters: Walter Gilbert Peters; Wise, 5 Jun 1917; born 8 Feb 1887 Grossepoint, MI; wife; short height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Matthew Louis Peters: Matthew Louis Peters; Detroit, 5 Jun 1917; born 4 Nov 1888 Grosse Point, MI; brick mason; wife; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & black hair.
Leo M. Peters: Leo Peters; Detroit, 5 Jun 1917; born 9 Apr 1894 Grosse Point, MI; floor inspecting/motor products; father, mother, 2 brothers, 1 sister; main support of family; single; 5'6" height, slender build; blue eyes & black hair.
Henry Joseph Peters: Henry Joseph Peters; Detroit, 5 Jun 1918; born 24 Sep 1896 Detroit; employed by Lighthouse Service USA; Louis Peters; medium height, medium build; greyish brown eyes & black hair.
Notes for Adeline De Lisle:
Obituary: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 11 May 1955: Peters - Adeline, May 9, of 2270 Holcomb. Widow of the late Louis; mother of Mrs. Mary Drouillard, Mrs. Irene Hebert, Walter, Matthew, Leo, Henry and Louis Peters. Funeral from above residence Thursday morning at 9 and Annunciation Church at 9:30. Rosary 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Obituaries for the children:
Edward Joseph Peters: Seattle Daily Times (Seattle, WA), Tuesday, 16 March 1948: Edward J. Peters - Requiem Mass for Edward J. Peters, 74 years old, 6519 Wood lawn Ave., who died Sunday, will be said at 9 o'clock tomorrow and the Rosary will be held at 7:30 o'clock tonight, both in St. Benedict's Church. Burial will be in Calvary, directed by Joseph R. Manning & Sons. Mr. Peters, born in Grosse Pointe, Mich., had lived in Seattle 42 years. He was formerly an assistant superintendent of the Marine Engineering Company. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Herman Modra, Mrs. Thomas O'Donnell, Mrs. Richard Hubbard and Mrs. Herbert Elofson; three sons, Alyard, Clyde and Darrel Peters, and 18 grandchildren, all of Seattle.
Frank Alexander 'Allie' Peters: Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 11 February 1945: Peters - Feb. 9, at late residence, 2270 Holcomb, Frank A., son of Adelaide, brother of Thomas, Walter, Matthew, Leo, Henry and Louis, Mrs. Mary Drouliard and Mrs. Irene Hebert. Funeral at John E. DeKay Funeral Home, Monday morning, at 8:30, and Annunciation Church, at 9.
Mary Ann Peters: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ONT), Thursday, 16 August 1956: Mrs. Alfred Drouillard - Funeral services for Mrs. Marian Drouillard, 72, of 20185, McKay Ave., Detroit, and formerly of Riverside, were held Tuesday at 9 a.m. at the Charles Derheyden Funeral Home, Detroit. Burial was in Mount Olive Cemetery, Detroit. Mrs. Drouillard died Saturday in Harper Hospital after an illness of three weeks. She was born in Grosse Point. She lived in Detroit 10 years, and in Riverside 25 years. While in Riverside, she attended St. Rose de Lima Church. Her husband, Alfred, died in 1946. Surviving are one son, Thomas, of Riverside; two daughters, Mrs. George Kraft (Irene), of Detroit, and Mrs. Warner Tiede (Adeline), of Riverside; four brothers, Walter, Leo, and Louis, of Detroit, and Matthew, of California; and one sister, Mrs. Joseph Herbert, of Farmington, Mich.
Walter Gilbert Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Resurrection Cemetery, Clinton, MI: Husband - Father - Grandfather / Great-grandfather / Walter G. Peters / Feb. 8, 1887 - Jan. 19, 1986
Leo M. Peters: Detroit Free Press (MI), Sunday, 20 June 1982: Peters, Leo, June 18. Beloved husband of Alida; dear father of the late Mary Amoe; brother of Walter Peters and Irene Heibert; grandfather of Robert Amoe; great-grandfather of Deborah, Karen, Darrell and David Amoe. Services 9:45 Monday morning from the R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home, 15251 Harper and 10:30 at St. Peter Church. Rosary 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Irene E. Peters: The Detroit News (Detroit, MI), Friday, 8 May 1987: Hebert, Irene E., age 87 of Clawson, formerly of Farmington Hills. Dear mother of Mrs. Raymond (Amelia) Frichtel, Mrs. George (Mary Frances) Attwell, Mrs. Maurice (Josephine) Glorieux, Mrs. William (Grace) Watts, Joseph J. Jr. and Mrs. Charles (Carolyne) Galorneall. Grandmother of 17, great-grandmother of 12. Funeral mass 11 a.m. Monday St. Alexander Catholic Church, Farmington Hills. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Saturday, Gramer Funeral Home, Clawson. Scripture service Saturday 7:30 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, Christian Memorial Gardens West, Rochester Hills, MI: Joseph J. Hebert / 1899 - 1977 // Irene E. Hebert / 1900 - 1987
Louis Alyard Peters: Detroit Free Press (MI), Sunday, 14 October 1979: Peters, Louis, age 75. Dear brother of Walter, Irene Herbert and Leo. Prayers Wilkie Funeral Home, W. Outer Drive at Lahser Rd., Monday 9 a.m. to St. Monica Church 9:30 a.m. Rosary Sunday 8 p.m.
- WWII Records: Louis Alyard Peters, res. 2270
Holcomb, Detroit, MI; b. 28 Feb 1904 Detroit, MI: 5'5", 150 lbs., blue eyes &
brown hair, ruddy complexion; 12 Feb 1942 Detroit, MI.
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