Continuation of tree (1st child of Moise Pitre/Marie Blanchard); all known surname descendants:
7 Pierre Pitre b: Abt. 1828 Tignish, PEI; d: 25 November 1885 Hope River, PEI
+Marie Richard b: Abt. 1829 Tignish, PEI; m: 28 February 1854 Tignish, PEI [Fidele/Domitile Gaudet]; d: 24 October 1907 Salem, Essex, MA
8 Mary Judith Pitre b: 22 December 1855 Tignish, PEI; d: 22 August 1912 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+Albert Desroches b: Abt. 1853 Tignish, PEI; m: 12 February 1877 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: Aft. 1885
8 Sophia Pitre b: 3 March 1859 Tignish, PEI; d: 4 February 1914 Salem, Essex, MA
8 Bruno Pitre b: 20 April 1861 Tignish, PEI; d: 2 August 1923 St. Louis, PEI
+Marie Catherine Chiasson b: 6 March 1870 Tignish, PEI; m: 31 January 1888 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI [Mathias/Leocadie Buot]; d: 7 May 1929 Summerside, PEI
8 Peter Pitre b: 10 June 1863 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 6 May 1949 Gardner, Worcester, MA
+Marie Agnes Pitre b: Abt. 5 March 1867 Tignish, PEI; m: 5 March 1889 Immaculate Conception, Palmer Road, PEI [Pierre/Agnes Bernard]; d: 11 April 1947 Gardner, Worcester, MA
8 Felicite Peters b: 19 October 1865 Tignish, PEI; d: Aft. 1920 Salem, Essex, MA
+Andre Picard b: May 1858; m: 22 May 1897 Salem, Essex, MA [Charles/Arthemise Ouellette]; d: Bet. 1910-1920 Salem, Essex, MA
8 Joseph Peters b: 18 March 1869 Tignish, PEI; d: 4 May 1918 Brooklyn, Kings, NY
+Marie Rose Buote b: Abt. 1874 PEI; m: 27 April 1896 Salem, Essex, MA [Philias/Adele Richard]; d: 7 May 1898 Salem, Essex, MA
*2nd Wife of Joseph Peters:
+ Mary Josephine Higgins b: Abt. 1878 Co. Cork, Ireland; m: Abt. 1906; d: Aft. 1940
8 Mary Pitre b: 24 April 1871 Tignish, PEI; d: 1951 Bath, Sagadahoc, ME
+Andrew Arsenault b: June 1867 Egmont Bay, PEI; m: 22 August 1895 Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME [Talin/Marceline Gallant]; d: 6 March 1908 Bath, Sagadahoc, ME
*2nd Husband of Mary Pitre:
+ Owen McNally b: Abt. 1867 Scotland; m: 8 November 1925 Bath, Sagadahoc, ME; d: Aft. 1930
8 Domathilda Peters b: 3 January 1875 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI; d: 7 November 1949 Salem, Essex, MA
+Sylvain Arsenault b: 14 October 1869 PEI; m: 15 April 1897 Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME [Sylvain/Theresa Bernard] d: 31 May 1900 Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME
*2nd Husband of Domathilda Peters:
+George Englehardt b: 28 January 1858 Bonaventure, Que; m: 12 April 1903 Salem, Essex, MA [Joseph B./Anne Leblanc]; d: 21 October 1940 Salem, Essex, MA
8 Philomene Peters b: 14 January 1877 St. Simon & St. Jude, Tignish, PEI
+Thomas Martin b: Abt. 1869 PEI; m: 13 September 1897 Yarmouth, Cumberland, ME
Notes for Pierre Pitre:
Census
- 1861,
PEI, Lot 2: Peter Peters 32, wife Marie 31, Judith 5, Sophia 2, Bruno infant.
- 1871 - census missing
- 1881, PEI, Lot 2: Peter Peters 52 (farmer), wife Mary 50, Sophie 22, Peter
18, Felicite 16, Joseph 13, Mary 11, Domithilde 7, Philomena 4.
- 1891, PEI, Lot 2C1: Widow Mary Peters 60, Sophia 32, Felicite 25, Joseph 23
(farmer), Mary 21, Domitilde 16, Philomene 14.
- 1900 Salem, Essex, Massachusetts: Widower Joseph Peters 31 carpenter, Joseph W. 2, widowed mother Mary Richard 68, sister Sophie Peters 40.
Notes for Marie Richard:
Death Certificate: Marie Pitre nee Richard (husband Pierre Pitre): died 24 Oct 1907 at Salem, MA (19 Pingree), age 78; heart disease; parents Fidele/Domitile Gouder; born Canada, housewife, buried St. Marys 26 Oct 1907.
Obituaries for the children:
Mary Judith Pitre (death certificate): Judith (Pitre) Desrochers, husband Albert; died 22 Aug 1912 at Gardner, MA; age 56 years 8 months; born 22 Dec 1855 Canada; parents Pierre/Agnes Richard; signed by Marie Pitre of Gardner, MA; chronic Brights disease; buried Notre Dame Cem. 24 Aug 1912.
Sophia Pitre (death certificate): Sophie Pitre (Pierre/Marie Richard); died 4 Feb 1914 Salem, MA (address 22 Thorndike St.), single, age 56 years, born Canada; intestinal obstruction (duct adhesions) with perforation of small bowel (contributory - operation); buried St. Mary's Cem. 6 Feb 1914.
Peter Pitre: Fitchburg Sentinel, Saturday, 7 May 1949: Gardner: Pierre Pitre, 83, of 3 Coleman street, died at his home last night after a long illness. He was born in Prince Edward Island, June 10, 1863, and had resided here about a half century. He was a carpenter previous to his retirement 10 years ago. He was a member of the Gardner local Carpenter’s union and the Sacred Heart league. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. George Gagne; two sons, Arthur and Maxime; seven grandchildren and 11 great-grand-children all of this city. The funeral will be Monday at 8 a.m. in Holy Rosary church with burial in Notre Dame cemetery. Calling hours at the Bourgeois funeral home will be today and tomorrow from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 o’clock.
Joseph
Peters: The Standard Union (Brooklyn, NY), Sunday, 5 May 1918:
Joseph P. Peters died suddenly yesterday at his home, 126 Bergen street.
He was born at Prince Edward Island, Canada, forty-four years ago, and had been
a resident of Brooklyn for twenty-eight years. He is survived by a widow,
Mary; one daughter, Elizabeth, and two sons, William and John.
He attended St. Paul's R.C. Church ---rt and Congress streets, where a
solemn requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 9 A.M. Interment will
be at Holy Cross Cemetery under direction of Thomas E. Crowe of 15 Emile street.
Back one generation to parents of Pierre Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Massachusetts birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from death certificates, newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
Last updated: 5 January 2020.