Continuation of tree (11th child of Ignace Pitre/Marie Anne Primeau); all known surname descendants:
8 Louis Pitre b: 21 April 1859 St. Hyacinthe the Confessor, St. Hyacinthe, QUE; d: 2 July 1911 Burlington, Chittenden, VT
+Eliza 'Addie' Bedard b: 24 May 1866 Ste. Marie, Marieville, QUE (bap. as Eloise; 1871 census as Adelaise); m: 1 June 1885 Burlington, Chittenden, VT [Hyacinthe/Marie Catherine Bricault dit LaMarche aka Mary Walker]; d: 25 June 1939 Norwood, Warwick, Kent, RI
9 Emma Jane Peters b: 8 November 1888 Burlington, Chittenden, VT; d: 28 February 1974 Coventry, Kent, RI
+William Stuart Rice b: 16 October 1886 Warwick, Kent, RI; m: 6 June 1909 Providence, Rhode Island [William S./Sarah E. Pilkington]; d: 9 April 1959 Cranston, Providence, RI
Notes for Louis Pitre:
Census
- 1861 Ste. Helene, Bagot, Quebec: Ignace Pitre 44, wife of 23 years Marianne Primeau 42, Jean Bte. 18, Joseph 12, Claire 10, Alphonsine 6, Louis 3, Celestin 1.
- 1870 Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont: Joseph Peters 21, wife Malvina 18, Joseph 2, (mother) Mary A. 51, (brothers) Louis 12, Nelson 11.
- 1880
- 1900 Providence, Providence, Rhode Island: Joseph St. John 29 sign printer, (wife) of 3 years Addie 32, step-daughter Emma Peters 11. (Louis 41?)
- 1910 N. Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts: Addie Peters 42 runs boarding house, Joseph Gilbert 49 watchman/jewelry store, James Lord 32 laborer/RR, Lem Cripple 32 laborer RR, Augustin Bedard 61 laborer/stable, wife of 34 years Philomine 55. [N. Attleborough, ED216] (Louis 51?)
Obituary: Burlington Weekly Free Press (VT), Thursday, 6 July 1911: Dead from Suffocation - End came to South Burlington Man while intoxicated - Burial services for Louis Peters of South Burlington were held Tuesday morning at nine o'clock at the grave in Mt. Calvary cemetery. Mr. Peters was found dead in the home of John Savoy of South Burlington at an early hour Sunday morning, following a night of intoxication. Health Officer H.H. Wheeler gives his opinion that death was due to suffocation originating from the effects of acute alcoholism. Mr. Peters had not lived with his wife for a number of years, and he has for some time been addicted to the use of liquor. As nearly as can be learned, the events leading up to the dead man's end were as follows: Saturday night he received his week's pay, amounting to $13. For his board he paid $3, and when he died he had $9 in his pocket. He left South Burlington between six and seven o'clock Saturday evening, for this city. Upon his return he entered Savoy's dooryard about eleven o'clock. He remained there until midnight or later. Then John Savoy, assisted by Frank Russell, carried him into the house and laid him upon a couch. About 3:30 Sunday morning he awoke. He had a bottle of alcohol and took another drink from it at this time. Some of the people in the house, who were up and about, tried to loosen Peter's collar, but he would not permit this, and they left him again. About seven o'clock they found him dead. He appeared to have fallen over in some way so that his face was buried in a soft mat, and death appeared to be due to suffocation, the body showing the usual discoloration common in such cases. There was no evidence of foul play. He had been in bad shape before this time, from drinking alcohol, and Sunday morning an empty alcohol bottle was found near him. Mr. Peters was about 50 years of age, and he is survived by his wife, Addie Peters of South Attleboro, Mass., by one daughter, Mrs. Emma Rice of Apponaug, R.I., and by a brother, Nelson Peters of this city, who conducts a barber shop at the corner of Elmwood avenue and Spring street.
Notes for Eliza 'Addie' Bedard:
- Eliza 'Addie' and Joseph St. John were living together in the 1900 RI census. Joseph St. John died as a suicide 28 May 1912 in the Medfield State Asylum, Foxborough, MA (death certificate notes he is single, age 43, shoemaker; dies by hanging, contributory alcoholic dementia).
- She marries for the 2nd time (states divorced) to Joseph Gilbert dit Comtois (also 2nd marriage; divorced) on 23 July 1910 in N. Attleboro, MA. They are found in the 1920 Warwick, Kent, RI census (Joseph 61 grocery store owner & Eliza 51) and same place in 1930 (Joseph 70 & Eliza 64).
- Obituary: The Evening Bulletin (Providence, RI), Monday, 26 June 1939: Mrs. Eliza Gilbert, 73, widow of Joseph Gilbert, died last night at her home, 15 Ash street, Norwood, after a short illness. She was born in St. Marie, P.Q., May 25, 1866, a daughter of Hyacinth and Mary (Walker) Bedard. She leaves a daughter, Mrs. Emma Rice of Apponaug; two brothers, Frederick H. Bedard of Cranston and Napoleon Bedard of Providence; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body was removed to the Prata Funeral Home, Providence, and will be taken back to the home tonight, from where the funeral will be conducted Wednesday morning at 8:15. A high mass of requiem will be conducted at St. William's Church, Norwood, at 9. Burial will be in SS, Peter and Paul Cemetery, Phenix.
- Tombstone Inscription, Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery, Coventry, Kent, RI: Joseph Gilbert / 1860 - 1937 / his wife / Eliza Bedard / 1866 - 1939
Obituary for the daughter:
Emma Jane Peters: The Evening Bulletin (Providence, RI), Friday, 1 March 1974: Rice, Emma J. (Peters), February 28, 1974. Wife of the late William S. Rice. Residence, Harkney Hill Road, Coventry. Formerly of 520 Cowesett Rd, Warwick. Funeral from the McCafferty Funeral Home, Warwick, Monday, March 4 at 9 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial in St. Gregory the Great Church, Warwick, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours Sunday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Patrick Cemetery, East Greenwich, Kent, RI: RICE / 1886 William S. Rice 1959 / his wife / 1888 Emma J. Peters 1974
Back one generation to parents of Louis Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 21 May 2024.