Continuation of tree (4th child of David Pitre/Sophia Mercure); all known surname descendants:
7 Octave Joseph Pitre b: 5 November 1851 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 23 December 1895 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Gratia Soleau b: Abt. 1862; m: 15 February 1881 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI [Louis/Leonie Griffith] (divorced 11 May 1884); d: 26 December 1895
*2nd Wife of Octave Joseph Pitre:
+Elner --- m: Bet. May 1884 - December 1895; d: Aft. December 1895
Notes for Octave Joseph Pitre:
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Thursday, 26 December 1895: Peters - Joseph O., brother of Samuel and David Peters, at his late residence, corner Twenty-second and Johnston streets. Funeral December 26, 1895, at 8:45 a.m., from residence, and at 9 a.m. from St. Anne's church. Friends invited.
- Detroit Free Press, Sunday, 29 December 1895: Peters - December 23, at his late residence, 218 Johnson st., corner of Twenty-second, Joseph O. Peters, beloved husband of Elner Peters and brother of Samuel and Daire Peters. Funeral Thursday, December 26, at 9 o'clock, from Ste. Anne's church.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodmere Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Joseph O. Peters / Nov. 5, 1848 / Dec. 23, 1895 / God gives, He takes, He will restore, He does all things well.
Misc.: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 11 May 1884: Wayne Circuit Court: Grace Peters vs. Octave Peters. Decree of divorce granted.
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Last updated: 31 January 2021.