1896 L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia – 1981 L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia
Continuation of tree (8th child of Georges Denis Pitre/Edesse Landry); all known surname descendants:
9 Maurice Jerome Pitre b: 20 July 1896 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 20 February 1981
+Mary Margaret Della Stone b: 12 August 1900 St. Peters, Richmond, NS; m: 4 April 1923 St. Mary, Halifax, Halifax, NS [Daniel B./Margaret Kyte]; d: 6 May 1971 Halifax, Halifax, NS
10 Bernard Peters b: Abt. 1924; d: 28 June 2001 Halifax, Halifax, NS
+Mary M. O'Neill b: 1921; m: unknown; d: 2003 Halifax, Halifax, NS
10 Vernon Joseph Peters b: 9 June 1927 Halifax, Halifax, NS; d: 24 July 1981 Ottawa, Carleton, ONT
+Norma Mary Sherman b: 31 December 1924 Halifax, Halifax, NS; m: unknown [Norman Leonard/Jessie R. ---]; d: 31 December 1997 Ottawa, Carleton, ONT
10 Marie T. Peters b: 7 May 1933 Halifax, Halifax, NS; d: 18 January 2008 Halifax, Halifax, NS
+William Dishlin
Notes for Maurice Jerome Pitre:
Census
- 1911 L'Ardoise, Richmond, Nova Scotia: George Peters 53 (fishing), wife Adeste 48, Sylvan 27 (fishing), Wallace 23 (fireman), Emeline 20, Domitilda 18, Eliza 17, Wilfred 16 (fishing), Maurice 14, Sophia 13, George 11, Martin 8, Charles 6, Exis 5, widowed mother Domitilda 80; granddaughter Melinda Gallant 1.
- 1921
- 1931 Halifax City, Halifax, NS: Maurice Peters 35 dredge engineer, wife Della 30, Bernard 7, Vernon 4.
Tombstone Inscription, Gates of Heaven Cemetery, Lower Sackville, NS: PETERS / Maurice J. Peters / 1896 - 1981 / his wife / Della M. Peters / 1900 - 1971
Obituaries for the children:
Vernon Joseph Peters: The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ONT), Monday, 27 July 1981: Peters, Vernon Joseph, (Canada Post Office, 37 years) In hospital on Friday, July 24, 1981. Vernon Joseph Peters, age 55 years, of 1034 Connery Avenue, beloved husband of Norma Sherman; dear father of Glenna (Mrs. Blake Royston) of Bracebridge, Ontario and Ian of Ottawa. Dear brother of Bernard and Marie (Mrs. William Dishlin), both of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Friends may call at the Kelly Funeral Home after 2 p.m. Monday. Funeral Tuesday to Church of the Reseuurection for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Capital Memorial Gardens. In memorium donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada appreciated.
Tombstone Inscription, Capital Memorial Gardens, Ottawa, ONT: Vernon J. /
1927 - 1981 / in loving memory / Norma M. / 1924 - 1997 / PETERS
Back one generation to parents of Maurice Jerome Pitre
Items in RED sourced from Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise registers provided on Patrick B. Burke's website, L'Ardoise Cemetery and Memorial Records, and from birth registrations/baptismal records, marriage/death certificates online at Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics.
- Births/marriages/deaths in RED also from Nova Scotia Antigonish Catholic Diocese (1823-1905) online records.
Last updated: 22 June 2025.