Continuation of tree (5th child of Louis Hermenigilde Lepitre/2nd Wife Angeline Cassavant); all known surname descendants:
7 Peter Pete b: 15 September 1853 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 30 June 1942 Ypisilanti, Washtenaw, MI
+Archangel Knaggs b: Abt. 1857 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 11 January 1876 Erie, Monroe, MI [Timothy Alexis/Genevieve Rau]; d: Aft. 1880
*2nd Wife of Peter Pete:
+Octavia Manore (Decoteau/Decant) b: 17 April 1856 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 15 September 1885 Erie, Monroe, MI [Peter/Frances Grodi]; d: 15 January 1938 Erie, Monroe, MI
Notes for Peter Pete:
Census
- 1870 Erie, Monroe, MI: Jalius Peete 48 fisherman, wife Angeline 50, Mary 17, David 7, Victor 5, William 12, Antoine 22, Peter 15.
- 1880 Erie, Monroe, MI: Peter Pete 25, wife Kate 19.
- 1900 Erie, Monroe, MI: Peter Pert 44, wife Octavia 43, Artie Decaut 17, Lizzie Decaut 16, Julia Decaut 15.
- 1910 Erie, Monroe, MI: Peter Peet 55, wife Octavia 52.
- 1920 Erie, Monroe, MI: Peter Peet 65, wife Octavia 60.
- 1930 Erie, Monroe, MI: Peter Peet 77, wife Octavia 73
- 1940 Erie, Monroe, MI: John Valade 62, wife Elizabeth 56, widowed stepfather Peter Peet 86.
MISC:
- MI marriage record: 11 Jan 1876, Erie: Peter Pitt 19 & Archangel Negs 18; wit: Agnes Roe & Edward Robert
- 1916 Monroe Co., MI Farmers Directory: Peter Peet (Octavia) farming O 5a 1h 1c R2 Erie Erie 43.
Michigan death record: Peter Pete, widower, b. 13 Sep 1854 MI, d. 30 Jun 1942 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, MI, parents Julies Pete b. MI) & Angie Kascasror (b. MI)
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Wednesday, 1 July 1942: Peter Pete, formerly of Erie road, Erie, died in Ypsilanti State Hospital yesterday morning. He had been ill and in the hospital for a year. Mr. Pete was born September 15, 1853, in Erie, and before his illness was a gardener. He leaves two daughters, Mrs. Artie Lajiness and Mrs. Elizabeth Valade of Erie; 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the Allore, Beam and Weber mortuary. Funeral arrangements have not been completed. Tentative plans are to hold services on Saturday.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: Peter Peete / 1854 - 1942 // Octavia Peete / 1857 - 1938
Notes for Octavia Manore:
MI death cert - Octavia Peet, at Erie, married to Peter Peet (b. 17 April 1856 Erie), d. 15 Jan 1938, par: Peter Manore (b. Erie) & Francis Grodi (b. Erie); informant Mrs. Elizabeth Valade of Erie; buried 18 Jan 1938 St. Joseph, Erie.
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Saturday, 15 January 1938: Mrs. Octavia Peet, 81 years old, and a lifelong resident of Erie, died at her home in Erie township at 9:45 p.m. Friday after an illness of six weeks. Death was due to her advanced age. She was a daughter of Peter Manore of Erie and married Peter Peet on September 15, 1885 at St. Joseph's Church in Erie. Mr. Peet, a truck gardener, survives in addition to two daughters, Mrs. Artie Lajiness and Mrs. Elizabeth Valade, both of Erie, ten grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Three sisters, Mrs. James Cousino and Mrs. Hattie Anderson, both of Minnesota, and Mrs. Thomas Taylor of South Dakota and a brother, Alexander Manore of Minnesota, also survive. Funeral services will be at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Church in Erie with burial in St. Joseph's cemetery. The body is now at the Allore and Beam funeral home and will be taken to Erie this afternoon.
Back one generation to parents of Peter Pete
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Births/Marriages/Deaths in RED without a church have come from the Michigan Return of Births/Marriages/Deaths (Family Search online - actual pages viewable). While births & marriages name parents, deaths list only age & marital status.
- Michigan deaths between 1897-1920 in RED taken from death certificates (online), which may also include birthdate.
- Some items in RED from obituaries.
Last updated: 20 July 2026.