Continuation of tree (9th child of Fabien Pitre/Priscille Pineau); all known surname descendants:
9 Paul Vincent Pitre (aka Harry P. Petrie) b: 21 January 1889 St. Anthony, Bloomfield, PEI; d: 5 September 1969 Ballard, Santa Barbara, CA
+Nellie La Vera Bradley b: 22 May 1898 Oakville, MAN; m: 19 June 1920 Winnipeg, MAN [Nathaniel/Nellie Brown]; d: 26 April 1970 Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, CA
Notes for Paul Vincent Pitre:
Census
- 1891 PEI, Lot 5F: Fabian Pitre 42 (farmer & trader), wife Priscille 40, Marie 18, Joseph 16, Mathilda R. 14, Stanislas 12, Avit 10, Jeremie 8, Fabien 6, Jerome 4, Paul V. 2.
- 1901 PEI, Lot 5E2: Fabian Peters 52, wife Priscilla 51, Mary E. 28,
Joseph H. 26, Rose M. 24, Stanislas 22, Avie 20, Jeremiah 18, Fabien 16,
Augustine J. 14, Paul V. 12, Frank X. 8, Andrew 5, Nora Arseneau 16 (domestic).
- 1911 PEI, Duvar, Lot 5: Fabien Pitre 61 (farmer), wife Marguerite 50,
Paul 22, Andrew 16, step-daughter Angeline Therrault 24 (teacher).
- 1916 Neepawa, Manitoba: Paul V. Pitre 25 soldier, living with brother's family Stanislas Pitre 38 school teacher, wife Ursule 37, Wilfrid 9, Emanuel 8, Rose 5, Fidelice 4, Stella 2.
- 1921 Portage la Prairie, Manitoba: Nathaniel Bradley 68 drover, wife Nellie 60, grandson Clifford Bradley Asseltine 2, son-in-law Harry Paul Petrie 29 farm laborer, wife Nellie Lavera 23
- 1930 Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara, California: Paul H. Petrie 38 caretaker/cabin site, wife Vera N. 30 [off San Marcos Road]
- 1940 Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA: Harry P. Petri 46 gardener/private estate, wife Vera 42 [1118 Bath Street]
- 1950
WWI registration records: Paul Vincent Peters; born 22 Jan 1894, PEI; res. 373 Carlton St., Winnipeg, MAN; railroading; Stanley B. Peters (brother, McCeary, MAN); 13 Mar 1916, Winnipeg, MAN; 5' 6 3/4", ruddy complexion, dark brown eyes & dark hair; mole on front of right chest; scar behind left small toe.
WWII Records: Harry Paul Petrie, res. Santa Ynez, CA; b. 22 Jan
1896 Boomfield, Canada; wife Mrs. Harry Petrie; 5'6", 140 lbs., brown eyes &
brown hair, light complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Santa Maria, CA.
Border Crossings:
- September 1926, into Canada at Emerson: Harry P. Petrie 34, married, b. Bloomfield, PEI, coming from Denver, Colorado; street car conductor, coming for harvest; going to father-in-law Nathanial Bradley at Oakfield, Manitoba
- 13 March 1948: from Mexico to U.S. at San Ysidro, CA, Harry Paul Petrie, 54, b. 22 Jan 1894, wife Ellie Lenora, brother Benjamin Petrie
Obituary: Santa Barbara News Press (Santa Barbara, CA), Wednesday, 10 September 1969: Ballard - Graveside funeral services were held this morning at Oak Hill Cemetery for Harry Petrie, 75, who died Friday at his home at Sun Valley Court in Buellton. The Rev. Ronald D. Holcomb, pastor of the Santa Ynez Valley Presbyterian Church in Ballard, officiated. Mr. Petrie, a veteran of World War I, was for 20 years a commercial painter in the Santa Ynez Valley. He was born Jan. 22, 1894 in Bloomsville, Canada. He is survived by his wife, Nellie, of Buellton; and a sister-in-law, Mrs. Applestine of this state. Handling funeral arrangements is the Santa Ynez Valley Chapel of Ballard.
Notes for Nellie Lavera Bradley:
Obituary: Santa Ynez Valley News (Solvang, CA), Thursday, 30 April 1970: Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) for Nellie LaVera Petrie, 71, of Buellton who died April 26 in Santa Maria. Officiating will be the Rev. Ronald Holcomb. Services will be at Paaske's Santa Ynez Valley Chapel in Ballard at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. She was the widow of Harry Petrie, who died last September. Mrs. Petrie was born in Canada May 22, 1898. She is survived by a sister, Edith Asselstine; two nephews, Bob Asselstine and Clifford Asselstine and a niece, Marjorie Truman.
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Last updated: 30 September 2025.