Continuation of tree (1st child of Joseph Pitre/Pelagie Arseneau); all known surname descendants:
8 Leon Pitre b: 17 February 1855 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: Aft. 1921 PEI
+Marie Lebrun b: 26 January 1866 Rustico, PEI; m: 10 August 1881 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI [Joseph/Helene Doucet]; d: 29 May 1918 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB
9 Mary Catherine Pitre b: 13 July 1882 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 27 October 1932 Lancaster, St. John, NB
9 Joseph 'Henry' Pitre b: 17 December 1883 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 11 June 1961 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
9 Cyrile 'Cyrus' Pitre b: 17 May 1885 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 18 May 1947 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB
9 Mary 'Evangeline' Pitre b: 29 December 1886 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 7 April 1958 Brownville Junction, Piscataquis, ME
+Frederick Lawson Cail b: 25 August 1883 Brown Yard, Kent, NB; m: 20 April 1909 Kent, NB [Thomas Burgess/Agnes Gordon Lawson]; d: 25 November 1959 Brownville Junction, Piscataquis, ME
9 Elisabeth 'Ann' Pitre b: 26 August 1888 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 24 November 1964 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+John Edward Hubbard b: 15 February 1884 Nelson, Northumberland, NB; m: 28 February 1911 Blackville, Northumberland, NB [Sylvanus/Henriette Coughlan]; d: Aft. November 1964
9 Joseph 'Benjamin' Pitre b: 12 February 1890 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: Aft. 1917
9 Francois Xavier Pitre b: 21 September 1891 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 31 July 1956 Island Falls, Aroostook, ME
+Mary Elizabeth Splan b: 12 April 1891 Merrill Plantation, Aroostook, ME; m: 3 April 1913 Houlton, Aroostook, ME [Michael J./Ida Dickerson]; d: 9 March 1978 Houlton, Aroostook, ME
9 Leon Moise Pitre b: 18 July 1893 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 3 November 1934 Plaster Rock, Victoria, BC
+Sadie Shannon b: Abt. 1900 New Brunswick; m: Abt. 1919; d: Aft. 1921
10 Harold Peters b: Abt. 1920; d: Aft. 1921
9 Albert Pitre b: 31 July 1895 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: Aft. June 1961 S. Nelson, Northumberland, NB
9 John Pitre b: 16 February 1898 St. Michel, Chatham, Northumberland, NB; d: 7 July 1898 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
9 Anastasia Pitre b: 25 May 1899 Blackville, Northumberland, NB; d: 7 February 1903 Bredalbane, Northumberland, NB
9 Helen Jane Pitre b: 3 June 1902 Bredalbane, Northumberland, NB
+Joseph Gallant
9 Priscilla Maud Pitre b: 14 October 1904 Blackville, Northumberland, NB; d: Bef. 1911
9 Evelyn Christina Pitre b: 30 June 1906 Blackville, Northumberland, NB; d: 27 March 1998 Danvers, Essex, MA
+Lawrence Small
9 Margaret Ernestine Pitre b: 1 May 1909 Blackville, Northumberland, NB; d: Bef. 1911
9 Mary Henrietta Pitre b: 7 September 1911 Blackville, Northumberland, NB
*2nd Wife of Leon Pitre:
+Judith Poirier (Allain) b: Abt. 1876 PEI; m: Abt. 1919; d: Aft. 1921
Notes for Leon Pitre:
Census
- 1881 PEI, Lot 4: Joseph Brown 59 fisherman, wife Ellen 48,
Moses 23 fisherman, Mary 15, Catherine 8, Leon Peters 25
fisherman.
- 1891 PEI, Lot 4E2: Henry Peters 34 (farmer), wife Mary 24, Mary C. 8,
Joseph 7, Cyrus 6, Ellen 4, Ann 3, Benjamin 1.
- 1901 Blackville, Northumberland, New Brunswick: Leong Peters 45, wife
Mary 35, Catherine 18, Henry 17, Cyrus 15, Mary 14, Lizzie 12, Benjiman 11,
Frank 9, Leong 7, Albert 5, Annie 1.
- 1911 Blackville, Northumberland, NB: Leong Peters 55 (farmer), wife Mary
45, Henery 27, Catherine 26, Cyrus 26, Elisabeth 22, Benjamin 20, Francess 19,
Leo 18, Albert 15, Nellie 8, Evelin 4.
- 1921 Lot 2, St. Edwards, PEI: Leon Pitre 65 farmer, wife Judith 45, Eveline 15, stepson Benoit Allen 21, stepdaughters Margret Ann 15, Winifred 12, & Mary Martha 7.
- 1931 St. Louis West, Prince, PEI: Leon Peters 69 farmer, wife Judith 57 (St. Edwards).
WWI registration records (sons):
Joseph 'Benjamin' Pitre: Joseph Benjamin Peters; Maine; born 12 Feb 1890 (lives at Lot 4 PEI); single; medium height, medium build; gray eyes & black hair; private, 1 year, 73 Inf, NB.
Francois Xavier Pitre: Francis Xavier Peters; Brownville, Piscataquis, ME; born 26 Sep 1891 (Charlottetown, PEI); wife & 3 children; tall height, medium build; brown eyes & dark brown hair; crooked elbow caused by being broken; laborer RR; 3 years, private, 73 Inf, NB.
Albert Pitre: Attestation Paper 20 March 1916 at Newcastle (73rd Regt., Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force) - Albert Peters of Blackville, Northumberland, NB, laborer, single, b. Miminegash, PEI on 31st July (age 20), father Leo Peters of Miminegash, PEI; 5'10 1/4", medium complexion, brown eyes, black hair
Cyrile 'Cyrus' Pitre: Attestation Paper 3 January 1916 at Newcastle - Cyrus Peters, res. Blackville, Northumberland, NB; b. 16 April 1890 Ebbs Fleet Lot 2 (5?), PEI; father Leon Peters of same, mother Mary; age 27; 5'9", wart on left cheek, light complexion, blue eyes, fair hair; 42nd Bn (Lanark & Renfrew; then 132nd; discharged 22 March 1919.
Obituaries for the children:
Mary 'Evangeline' Pitre: The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Tuesday, 8 April 1958: Mrs. Fred L. Cail. Brownville Junction - April 7 - Mrs. Mary E. Cail, 71, died suddenly this morning at her home. She was born in Lot 4, Prince Edward Island, Dec. 29, 1886, daughter of Leo and Mary (Brown) Peters. She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Church. Surviving are her husband, Fred L. of Brownville Junction; five sons, Pearley and Donald of Brownville Junction, Albert of Rockland, Harold of Windsor Locks, Conn., and Gordon of Millinocket; a daughter, Mrs. Bracie Whiffen of Rockland; two brothers, Albert and Henry of South Nelson, N.B.; two sisters, Mrs. Lawrence Small of Danvers, Mass., and Mrs. Jack Hubbard of South Nelson, N.B.; 14 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Lary Funeral Home in Milo Tuesday from 2 to 4 o'clock in the afternoon and 7 to 9 o'clock in the evening. Rosary will be said Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock at the funeral home. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock at St. Francis Xavier Church with the Rev. James Keegan officiating. Interment will be in the Pine Tree Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Pine Tree Cemetery, Brownville Junction, Piscataquis, ME: CAIL / Frederick L. / 1883 - 1959 / Mary E. / 1886 - 1958
[Alien Registration, 27 June 1940 Brownville Junction, ME; Mary Evangeline Peters Cail, res. Rolfs Road, Brownville; in US 24 years & ME 6 years; b. 28 Dec 1886 Lot 4 PEI; mar w/7 children]
Francis Xavier Pitre: The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Wednesday, 1 August 1956: Frank X. Peters - Smyrna Mills, July 31 - Frank X. Peters, 64, died today at an Island Falls hospital after a long illness. Born at Summerside, Prince Edward Island, September 21, 1892, he was the son of the late Leo and Mary (Brown) Peters. He had been a resident of Smyrna Mills for 44 years. Surviving are his wife, Elizabeth; five sons, Leo, Lawrence and Francis, all of Smyrna Mills, Earlon of Plantsville, Conn., Kenneth of Milford, Mass.; three daughters, Mrs. Archie McDonald of Smyrna Mills, Mrs. Cassius Heckett of Old Orchard Beach, Mrs. Joseph Cessario of Plantsville, Conn.; three sisters, Mrs. Fred Cail of Brownville Junction, Mrs. Lawrence Small of Danvers, Mass., Mrs. Jack Hubbard of South Nelson, N.B.; two brothers, Albert and Henry, both of South Nelson, N.B.; 21 grandchildren; two great-grandchildren. Friends may call at the Bowers funeral home at Island Falls. Funeral arrangements will be announced.
Back one generation to parents of Leon Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).
Last updated: 24 June 2023.