Continuation of tree (9th child of Francois Pitre/Veronique Rivard); all known surname descendants:
6 Richard Pitre b: 1 November 1833 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 16 April 1907 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Bridget Dalton b: 25 October 1838 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 11 November 1857 Assumption, Greinerville, Wayne, MI [Lawrence Daniel/Margaret Goodbody]; d: 25 March 1912 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Marguerite Helene Peters b: 2 September 1858 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 6 March 1909 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Charles Gaunt b: 12 January 1856 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 27 August 1880 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Joseph/Sarah Coulston]; d: 9 December 1913 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Catherine Peters b: November 1860 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 8 July 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+James Jeremiah Joy b: 13 February 1866 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 19 October 1887 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Michael/Margaret Lawlor]; d: 15 September 1926 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Richard Peters b: 28 March 1863 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 20 May 1933 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Elizabeth Courtney b: 18 April 1865 Longford, Ireland; m: 25 September 1890 Detroit, Wayne, MI [John/Rose Moran]; d: 18 May 1939 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Anne E. Peters b: 28 November 1866 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 21 March 1940 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Wilbur Fisk Jackman b: 20 January 1860 Dryden, Lapeer, MI; m: 29 January 1896 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Jeremiah F./Sarah Howes]; d: 13 April 1918 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Mary Peters b: 10 April 1868 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 23 March 1951 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+William George Schroeder b: 16 January 1873 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 14 August 1895 Detroit, Wayne, MI [John/Christina Vogt]; d: 23 May 1902 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Husband of Mary Peters:
+John Schroeder b: 25 July 1861 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 27 September 1911 Detroit, Wayne, MI [John/Christina Vogt]; d: 7 May 1914 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 John E. Peters b: 29 August 1873 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 16 March 1934 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Ellen Halacy b: December 1875 Michigan; m: 2 November 1898 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Patrick/---]; d: 1956 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Charles Stephen Peters b: 27 December 1880 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 17 December 1949 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Esther Garver b: 5 June 1889 Michigan; m: 6 September 1909 Detroit, Wayne, MI [George/Mary McKean]; d: 7 April 1917 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Charles Stephen Peters:
+Josephine Ranahan b: 4 April 1894 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 18 October 1922 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Michael/Flora McDonald]; d: 30 August 1923 Detroit, Wayne, MI
Notes for Richard Pitre:
Census
- 1870 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Richard Peters 34
(plasterer), Bridget 32, Margaret 11, Catharina 9, Richard 7, Anna 5, Mary 2.
- 1880 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Richard Peters 45 (plasterer), wife Bridget 42,
Margaret 21 (seeds store), Catherine 19 (seeds store), Richard 17 (works in shoe
factory), Anna 15, Mary 12, John 8.
- 1900 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Richard Peters 65, wife of 43 years Bridget 63
(all 7 children still living), Charles 19.
- 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI: Widower Chas. Gaunt 53 shoe cutter/shoe factory, Joseph 28 canvaser/newspapers, Ellie 22, widow Bridget Peters 73, widowed daughter Mary Shroeder 42
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Wednesday, 17 April 1907: Lived in City 71 years - Richard Peters, son of old French settlers, is dead - Richard Peters, aged 71 years, died at the family residence, 48 Wilkins street, yesterday after a long illness. The deceased was a son of Francis and Veronica Peters, old French settlers, and was born in Detroit in 1836, when the city was a small village and Indians camped in the suburbs. He spent all his life here and was for years in the building business in the firm of Peters & Peters, plasterers and masons. Some of the oldest buildings in the city are monuments of his work. He is survived by the following children: Mrs. Charles Gaunt, Mrs. J.J. Joy, Mrs. W. F. Jackman, Mrs. William Schroeder, Richard, John and Charles Peters, all residents of Detroit.
- Detroit Free Press, Wednesday, 17 April 1907: Peters - April 16, at his home, 48 Wilkins street, Richard, beloved husband of Bridget Peters, aged 71 years. Notice of funeral later.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit (moved from Mt. Elliott Cemetery): Richard Henry Peters / 1836 - 1907 // Bridget Dalton Peters / 1836 - 1912
Notes for Bridget Dalton:
Obituary: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, 26 March 1912: Peters - March 25, 1912, at residence, 48 Wilkins street, Bridget, aged 73 years, widow of the late Richard Peters and mother of Richard, John and Charles Peters and Mrs. W. F. Jackman, Mrs. John Schroeder and Mrs. Charles Gaunt and Mrs. James J. Joy, deceased. Funeral Wednesday from above residence at 8:30 and from SS. Peter and Paul's cathedral, Adelaide street, at 9 o'clock. Interment at Mt. Elliott.
WWI Registration Records (sons):
Charles Stephen Peters: Charles Stephen Peters, Detroit, Wayne, MI (12 Sep 1918); 27 Dec 1880; Mrs. M. Schroeder; medium/medium; brown eyes; black hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Marguerite Helene Peters: Detroit Times (Detroit, MI), Tuesday, 9 March 1909: Deaths - Margaret Gaunt, 50 years, 48 E. Wilkins, phthisis.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit (moved from Mt. Elliott Cemetery), MI: Margaret Peters Gaunt / 1860 - 1909
Catherine Peters: Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit (moved from Mt. Elliott Cemetery): Catherine Peters Joy / 1862 - 1910
Richard Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Monday, 22 May 1933: Funeral will be Tuesday for veteran mail carrier - Funeral services will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday at St. Bridget's Catholic Church for Richard P. Peters, veteran mail carrier who died Saturday night at his home, 11987 Ohio Ave. Mr. Peters was 70 years old and was a descendant of French pioneers who arrived in Detroit five years after the City was founded. He entered the United States Postal Service in 1887 and retired from active duty five years ago. He leaves five sons, Edgar, Raymond, Richard A., Lester C., and James F. Peters, and one daughter, Eileen.
Anne E. Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 24 March 1940: Mrs. Anne E. Jackman. Born in Detroit 73 years ago, Mrs. Jackman died Thursday in her home at 1245 Burlingame. She was the widow of Prof. Wilbur Fiske Jackman and is survived by her daughters, Agnes E., Margaret R. and Mrs. Walter I. Smith; her sister, Mrs. John Schroeder; her brother, Charles S. Peters; her stepdaughter, Mrs. Edward M. O'Hara, and her granddaughter, Julianne Smith. Prayers at 8:30 a.m. Monday in the residence. Services at 9 a.m. in Visitation Church. Burial in Mt. Olivet.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Anne Peters Jackman / 1865 - 1940 // Wilbur Fisk Jackman / 1860 - 1918
Mary Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 25 March 1951: Schroeder - Mary M., March 23, widow of the late John Schroeder, sister of the late Charles S. Peters, the late Mrs. Wilbur Fisk Jackman, and the late John and Richard Peters, beloved aunt of Mrs. Josephine Peters Tedesco, Mrs. John E. Steiner, Agnes E. Jackman, Margaret R. Jackman, Mrs. Walter I. Smith, Mrs. Robert Todd, James Peters, Lester Peters, of Lansing, Margaret Peters, and Mrs. Charles Schlink, stepmother of Mrs. William Demery, the late Frank and Edwin Schroeder. Funeral from late residence 17191 Cherrylawn, Monday morning at 9:30 and at Gesu Church at 10. Interment Mt. Olivet.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Mary Peters / Schroeder / 1868 - 1951; plus large standing stone: In memory of / Mary Peters / Schroeder / and loved ones / my soul doth magnify the Lord // William George / Schroeder / 1872 - 1902
John E. Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), Sunday, 18 March 1934: (photo) John E. Peters - Following services at the home at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday solemn requiem high mass will be sung at St. Benedict's Church at 9 for John E. Peters, 650 Brentwood Ave., widely known in automobile circles here. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Peters died at his home Friday at the age of 60 after an illness of a year. He was born in Detroit and attended Detroit College, now the University of Detroit. For the past 20 years he had been salesman and then sales-manager for the Federal Motor Truck Co. Previously he was with the Thompson Auto Co. During the Spanish-American War he served in Cuba. He was a Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus and a member of the Rotary Club, the Elks, the Detroit Yacht Club and the United Spanish War Veterans. Surviving are his wife, Ellen; a daughter, Margaret; two sisters, Mrs. Wilbur Jackman and Mrs. John Schroeder, and a brother, Charles.
Charles Stephen Peters: Detroit Free Press (Detroit, MI), 20 December 1949: Peters - Dec. 17: Charles, of 17191 Cherrylawn; dear father of Mrs. John E. Steiner and Mrs. James Tedesco, Jr.; brother of Mrs. John Schroeder. Funeral from Ted. C. Sullivan Funeral Home, 14230 W. McNichols Road, Wednesday morning, 9:30 a.m. and at Jesu Church at 10.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Detroit, MI: Charles S. Peters / 1880 - 1949 // Josephine / Peters / nee Ranahan / 1894 - 1923
Back one generation to parents of Richard Pitre
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