Continuation of tree (4th child of Maxime Pitre/Madeleine Poirier); all known surname descendants:
7 Pierre Pitre b: 21 May 1840 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Bet. 1891-1901 Tignish, PEI
+Agnes Bernard b: 13 April 1846 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; m: 11 October 1864 Tignish, PEI [Athanase/Domithilde Perry]; d: 12 April 1927 Gardner, Worcester, MA
8 Veronique Peters b: 19 February 1866 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 25 April 1894 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI
+ Hilaire Theriot b: 1865 PEI; m: 8 January 1884 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI [Fabien/Tharsile Bertin]; d: 1938 Tignish, PEI
8 Marie Agnes Pitre b: Abt. 5 March 1867 Tignish, PEI; d: 11 April 1947 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+ Peter Pitre b: 10 June 1863 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; m: 5 March 1889 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI [Pierre/Marie Richard]; d: 6 May 1949 Gardner, Worcester, MA
8 Athanacion Peters b: 15 September 1868 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 19 October 1924 Berlin, Coos, NH
+ Marguerite Perry b: 1883 Shediac, Westmorland, NB; m: 21 August 1905 Berlin, Coos, NH [William Poirier/Julie Goguen]; d: 1981 Berlin, Coos, NH
8 Domathilda Angelina Peters b: 1 November 1870 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 19 April 1964 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+ Zozime Peter Bernard b: 30 June 1872 St. Louis, PEI; m: 29 January 1895 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI [Joachim/Judith Richard]; d: 4 May 1943 Gardner, Worcester, MA
8 Ursule 'Madeleine' Peters b: 21 October 1872 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Aft. 1891
8 Joseph Peters b: 21 December 1874 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 19 May 1936 Miscouche, PEI
+ Josephine Desroches b: Abt. 1883; m: 4 November 1904 PEI; d: 5 March 1951 Charlottetown, PEI
8 Catherine Peters b: 18 October 1876 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Aft. 1894
8 Virginia Obalina Peters b: 10 January 1879 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 23 January 1879 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI
8 John Peter Peters b: 27 April 1880 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 16 May 1913 Gardner, Worcester, MA
8 Maxime Pitre b: 13 November 1882 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: Aft. August 1962 St. Louis East, PEI
+ Mary Perry b: Abt. 1904; m: Abt. 1924; d: Aft. August 1962
8 Emmanuel Peters b: 13 May 1885 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 5 January 1912 Gardner, Worcester, MA
8 Marie Marguerite Peters b: 9 September 1887 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: 26 February 1920 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+ Vincent J. Tremblay b: Abt. 1888 Canada; m: 5 May 1913 Gardner, Worcester, MA [John/Marie Desgrolliers]; d: 1968 Gardner, Worcester, MA
8 Virginie Aubeline Peters b: 31 October 1890 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI; d: Bet. 1920-April 1927 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+ Bruneau Desroches b: 2 July 1885 Palmer Road, PEI; m: 27 February 1911 Gardner, Worcester, MA [Albert/Mary Judith Pitre]; d: 20 August 1972 Gardner, Worcester, MA
Notes for Pierre Pitre:
Census
- 1881 PEI, Cape Gage, Lot 2: Peter Peters 46
(carpenter), wife Agnes 35, Veronique 15, Mary 14, Athanase 12, Domitilde 11,
Magdeleine 8, Joseph 6, Catherine 5, John P. 11 months.
- 1891 PEI, Lot 2C2: Peter M. Peters 46 (farmer & carpenter), wife Agness
45, Patrick 22 (lumberman), Adeline 20 (general servant), Madeleine 19 (general
servant), Joseph 16 (common laborer), Katie 13, Johnny 8, Maxime 5, Manuel 4,
Maggie 3, Mary V. 8 months; son-in-law Peter Peters 28 common laborer, wife Mary
25, John 7 months
- 1901 PEI, Lot 2B2: Widow Agnes Peters 55, John 21, Maxime 18, Emanule
15, Margerite 14, Virgine 11. Patrick (Athanacion) Peters 33 lodging with
family of Zepherine Langlois 40 in Berlin, Coos, NH (1900 census).
[Joseph 26 - ??]
- 1910 Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts: Widow Agnes Pitre 66, John 27 (wood shop/circular saw), Marguerite 23 (upholsterer), Virginie 20 (housekeeper). Joseph 35, living with brother Dennis (Athanacion) Peters 42 and his family in Berlin, Coos, NH. Emmanuel Peters 26 (farmer/servant), living with family of Peter Gallant 57 & wife Marguerite 49 (St. Louis, Lot 2).
- 1911 PEI:
- 1920 Gardner, Worcester, Massachusetts: Bruneault Duroche 34, wife
Virginie 29, widowed father Albert 66, widowed mother-in-law Agnes Peter
76; lodger March Morse 32.
Notes for Agnes Bernard:
Obituary: Fitchberg Sentinel, Wednesday, 13
April 1927: Mrs. Agnes (Bernard) Pitre, of 265 West street, died
early yesterday in her home after an illness of six months. She would have
been 82 years old today. Born in Prince Edward Island, Mrs. Pitre
was the daughter of Arthamas and Domithilde (Poirier) Bernard. She
came to Gardner 22 years ago and was a member of the Holy Rosary church.
She was also active in the Ste. Anne sodality. She leaves four children,
Mrs. Pierre Pitre, with whom she made her home here, Mrs. Sosine
Bernard of Gardner, Joseph and Maxime Pitre in Prince Edward Island,
also several grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 10 o’clock
tomorrow morning in Holy Rosary church with a high mass of requiem. Burial
will be in Notre Dame cemetery.
WWI records (sons):
Joseph Peters: Joseph Peters, b. 15 Aug 1875, North Rustico, PEI; res. Charlottetown, PEI (laborer); Mrs. Josephine Peters (wife) [Joseph currently 82nd Regt.]; 5' 9 1/4", dark complexion, green eyes, dark hair; 11 Feb 1916, Charlottetown, PEI.
Maxime Pitre: Maxim Peters; res. 77 Essex St., Lawrence, Essex, MA; b. 24 Dec 1884 (PEI); laborer; contact Agnes Peters (Gardner, MA); medium/medium; gray eyes; dark hair; 12 Sep 1918 Lawrence, MA.
Obituaries for the children:
Veronique Peters: Tombstone inscription, St. Simon & St. Jude Cemetery, Tignish, PEI: (3 sides) I H S / A la memoire / de feue / Veronique Pitre / epouse Cherie / D'Hilaire / Theriault / D. C. D. / 25 Avril 1894 / agee 28 ans / R. I. P. /// I H S / Hilaire Theriault / born 1865 / died 1938 / R. I. P. / Christine / epouse D'Hilaire / Theriault / D. C. D. / Fev. 25, 1935 / age 81 / R. I. P. /// I H S / Maxime Pitre / et / son epouse
Marie Agnes Pitre: Fitchburg Sentinel (MA), Saturday, 12 April 1947: Gardner: - Mrs. Mary Pitre, 81, wife of Pierre Pitre, of 3 Coleman street, who died in the Henry Heywood Memorial hospital yesterday afternoon will be held from the Bourgeois Funeral Home at 110 Nichols street Monday morning. A requiem high mass will be celebrated in the Holy Rosary church at 9. Visiting hours at the funeral home will be from 2 to 5 and from 7 to 10 today and tomorrow. Burial will be in Notre Dame cemetery. Mrs. Pitre was born in Prince Edward island, the daughter of Pierre and Agnes Pitre and had lived in this city for nearly 50 years. She was a past president of the St. Anne Sodality of the Holy Rosary church and a member of the Women’s auxiliary of Ovila Case post, VFW. Survivors are her husband, two sons, Maxime and Arthur, a daughter, Mrs. Cecile Gagne, all of Gardner, seven grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Dominic Bernard of this city and a brother, Maxime, in Prince Edward island.
Domathilda Angelina Peters: The Evening Gazette (Worcester, MA), Monday, 20 April 1964: Gardner - Mrs. Domithilde A. (Pitre) Bernard, 93, of 28 Way St., died yesterday in her home. She was the widow of Sozime Bernard. She was born in St. Louis, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Mrs. Bernard was a member of Holy Rosary Church, and was an honorary member and founder of the St. Anne Sodality of the church. She leaves four sons, Beniot, Pierre and Arthur, all of Gardner, and Emmanuel of Winchendon; three daughters, Mrs. Albenie Arsenault of Westminster, Mrs. Bruno Des Roches of Gardner and Mrs. Leonard Burke of Leominster; 18 grandchildren, and 48 great-grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the Lamoureux Funeral Home tomorrow with a Solemn High Mass at 9 a.m. in Holy Rosary Church. Burial will be in Notre Dame Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Joseph Peters: Tombstone Inscription, St. Jean Baptiste Cemetery, Miscouche, PEI : 712911 Private / Joseph Peters / 26th Battn C E F / 19th May 1936 / died for his king and country / may his soul rest in peace
Maxime Pitre: Tombstone inscription, St. Simon & St. Jude Cemetery, Tignish, PEI: (3 sides) I H S / A la memoire / de feue / Veronique Pitre / epouse Cherie / D'Hilaire / Theriault / D. C. D. / 25 Avril 1894 / agee 28 ans / R. I. P. /// I H S / Hilaire Theriault / born 1865 / died 1938 / R. I. P. / Christine / epouse D'Hilaire / Theriault / D. C. D. / Fev. 25, 1935 / age 81 / R. I. P. /// I H S / Maxime Pitre / et / son epouse
Marie Marguerite Peters: Worcester Telegram (Worcester, MA), Saturday, 28 February 1920: Gardner, Feb. 27 - Mrs. Marguerite (Pitre) Tremblay, aged 28 years, wife of Vincent Tremblay of 360 Lark street, died this morning at the Henry Heywood Memorial hospital of pneumonia. She leaves beside her husband three small children. The funeral will be Monday morning from the late home, with a high mass of requiem at the Holy Rosary church. The body will be entombed in Notre Dame cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame Cemetery, Gardner, Worcester, MA: TREMBLAY / BOURGEOIS / (reverse) 1888 Vincent Tremblay 1968 / his wife / 1888 Margaret Pitre 1920 / 1910 Aime Bourgeois 1983 / his wife / 1915 Jeanette Tremblay 1996 / 1936 Robert Bourgeois / his wife / 1940 Anne Flynn
Back one generation to parents of Pierre Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some PEI marriages in RED (no church indicated) sourced from marriages registers (no parents listed).
- Massachusetts births/marriages/deaths in RED from online state registers; obituaries.
Last updated: 26 September 1925.