1854 L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia – 1928 L'Ardoise, NS
Continuation of tree (3rd child of Simon Pitre/Domithilde Birette); all known surname descendants:
8 Maurice Vincent Pitre b: 3 April 1854 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 1 October 1928 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Eulalie Rebecca Mombourquette b: 11 May 1854 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 15 January 1877 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS [Antoine/Nathalie Samson]; d: 25 May 1933 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Daniel Pitre b: 28 December 1877 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 30 October 1964 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Emma Jane Marchand b: 6 August 1882 Louisdale, NS; m: 16 February 1903 Arichat, Cap Breton, NS [Elie/Virginia Langlois]; d: 8 October 1960 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 George Honore Pitre b: 1879 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 24 April 1879 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Anna Catherine Pitre b: 10 December 1882 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 5 March 1889 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Wilfred Pitre b: 14 August 1888 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 12 March 1889 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Simon Pitre b: 17 February 1890 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 10 December 1969 Niagara Falls, Niagara, NY
+Bridget Susan Lathigee b: 6 January 1896 Main-a-Dieu, Cape Breton, NS; m: 12 September 1917 Mainadieu, Cape Breton, NS [Martin/Mary O'Donald]; d: 21 September 1969 Sydney, Cape Breton, NS
9 Antoine Pitre b: 19 May 1891 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 3 June 1891 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
Notes for Maurice Vincent Pitre:
Census
- 1881 L'Ardoise, Richmond, Nova Scotia: Maurice Peters
27 (fisherman), wife Rebecca 27, Donald 3.
- 1891 Lower L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Maurice Peter 38 (fisherman), wife Rebecca 38,
Daniel 13, Simon 1.
- 1901 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Maurice Pitre 48, wife Rebecca 48, Dan 23, Simon 11.
- 1911 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Maurice Peters 57 (fishing), wife Rebeca 57, Simon
21 (fishing).
- 1921 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Maurice Peters 66 carpenter/sailing boats, wife Rebecca 66, Simon 30, wife Susie 24, Mary 3, Cellia 3 months.
- 1931 L'Ardoise, Richmond-West Cape
Breton, NS: Daniel Peters 53 fisherman, wife Emma 47, Cathrine 20, Daniel
Dan 16, Beatrice 12, Serena 8, Alphonse 5, Maurice 3, widowed mother Rebecca
Peters 79.
Obituaries for the children:
Daniel Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery, L'Ardoise, NS: PETERS / father / Daniel / 1877 - 1964 / mother / Emma J. / 1882 - 1960 / ever remembered
Simon Pitre: The Standard (St. Catherines, ONT), Thursday, 11 December 1969: Peters, Simon - Suddenly at Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 1969, Simon Peters, widower of Susan Peters, late of Sydney, Nova Scotia, dear father of Mrs. Hilaire (Mary) Briand, this city; Mrs. Rita McKay, Mrs. Louis (Viola) Landry, Mrs. Robert (Florence) Jacobs, all of Galt; Mrs. Leo (Cecilia) Samson, Mrs. Thomas (Rosie) Walsh, Mrs. Ross (Kay) Pushie, all of Sydney, Nova Scotia; Bernie of this city; and Abraham of Sydney, Nova Scotia; also survived by 44 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. At the Hulse and English Funeral Chapel until 8 p.m. this (Thursday) evening, thence to Sydney, Nova Scotia for service and interment.
Back one generation to parents of Maurice Vincent 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: 24 June 2025.