Maurice Pitre

1829 Rustico, PEI – 1918 Summerside, PEI

 

 

Continuation of tree (1st child of Daniel Pitre/Isabelle Arseneau); all known surname descendants:

              7      Maurice Pitre  b: 12 April 1829  Rustico, PEI; d: September 1918  Summerside, PEI

                             + Sophie Lebrun  b: 3 February 1829  Rustico, PEI [Cyrille/Esther Pitre]

                        8      George Pitre  b: 18 September 1857  Rustico, PEI (illegitimate); d: Aft. 1881 

          

                          *1st Wife of  Maurice Pitre:                                                     

                             + Christine Pitre (Blaquiere)  b: 12 March 1826  Rustico, PEI; m: 15 January 1861  St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI [Rufin/Josephine Doiron]; d: 6 October 1913  Summerside, PEI       

                        8      Joseph Pitre  b: 27 January 1862  Rustico, PEI; d: 17 January 1946  Summerside, PEI

                                    + Marie Rose Arseneau  b: June 1865  Egmont Bay, PEI; m: 27 November 1888  St. Paul, Summerside, PEI [Hypolite/Julienne Gallant]; d: 14 February 1942  Summerside, PEI

                        8      Priscille Pitre  b: 20 March 1864  Rustico, PEI; d: Aft. 1881                                      

 

 

Notes for Maurice Pitre:

Census

- 1881 PEI, Lot Summerside:  Maurice Peters 52 (mason), wife Christina 55, Joseph 19, Priscilla 16.  At Lot 23, George Peters 25 (seaman), living with Fidelle Peters 60 & wife Lucy 46.

- 1891 PEI, Lot Summerside:  Maurice Peters 62 (stone mason), wife Christy 65, adopted Mabel Delaney 9.

- 1901 PEI, Lot Summerside:  Maurice Peters 71, wife Cristina 75, stepson Basel Blackier 52.
 

Funeral:  Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Tuesday, 10 September 1918:  The funeral of the late Mr. Morris Peters was held from the residence of his son Mr. Jos. Peters, Summerside to St. Paul's Church, thence to St. Paul's Cemetery on Saturday morning.

 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Paul's Cemetery, Summerside, PEI:  1826  Morris Peters  1918 / his wife / 1825  Christine Peters  1913 / 1862  Joseph M. Peters  1946 / his wife / 1866  Mary R. Arsenault  1942 / their daughter / 1898  Mabel Alice  1973 / 1847  Brazil Blacquiere  1944

 

Notes for Christine Pitre:

Obituary:  Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Saturday, 11 October 1913:  The Late Mrs. Peters - The death occurred on Monday, after a short illness of Mrs. Maurice Peters, at the advanced age of 88 years.  Deceased was a native of Rustico, but with her husband removed to Summerside in 1866 where she has since resided.  There are left to mourn besides her husband, now in his 85th year, three sons and two daughters.  The funeral took place yesterday morning at nine o'clock to the R. C. Cemetery and was largely attended.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Joseph Pitre:  Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Friday, 18 January 1946:  Peters - At his home in Summerside, Thursday, Jan. 17, 1946, Joseph M. Peters, aged 84.  Funeral arrangements later.

 

 

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Last updated:  15 July 2021.