Continuation of tree (3rd child of Maxime Pitre/Madeleine Pineau); all known surname descendants:
8 Robert Pitre b: 27 January 1849 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 1932 Sanford, York, ME
+Ursuline Emelie Hebert b: 27 January 1867 New Brunswick; m: 25 June 1883 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB [Michel/Valentine Laburque]; d: 1 July 1950 Limington, York, ME
9 Marie Adeline Pitre b: 6 August 1884 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: Aft. July 1962
+Napoleon Audet dit Lapointe b: 3 March 1873 St. Sebastien, Frontenac, QUE; m: 24 June 1899 St. Hyacinth, Westbrook, ME [Napoleon/Valerie Lafreniere]
9 Joseph Alfred Peters b: 2 April 1886 New Brunswick; d: 22 July 1962 Portland, Cumberland, ME
+Edith May Strout b: 12 June 1878 Limington, York, ME; m: 9 April 1914 Waterboro, York, ME [Augustus A./Mary Anna Pillsbury]; d: 8 March 1967 Limington, York, ME
9 Mary Zelda 'Hazel' Peters b: 29 May 1888 New Brunswick; d: 31 July 1978 Fryeburg, Oxford, ME
+Fulton Edwin Babb b: 2 August 1880 Hiram, Oxford, ME; m: 27 February 1905 Hiram, Oxford, ME [George W./Almeda Goodwin]; d: 4 December 1959 Denmark, Oxford, ME
9 Joseph Edmond Pitre b: 4 June 1890 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: 19 February 1963 Limington, York, ME (house fire)
9 Marie Philomene 'Phebe' Pitre b: 21 August 1892 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: 2 February 1976 Greene, Androscoggin, ME
+George Harvey Sargent b: 15 November 1888 Hiram, Oxford, ME; m: 2 March 1918 Standish, ME [Thomas/Annie Palmer]; d: 31 March 1959 Raymond, Cumberland, ME
9 Marie Christine Pitre b: 18 April 1894 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: 30 August 1967 Medford Station, Long Island, NY
+Octavius Joseph Poulin b: 19 May 1889 Canada; m: 1 April 1910 Conway, Carroll, NH [Napoleon Oscar/Mary L. Audet]; d: 21 April 1962 Biddeford, York, ME
9 Joseph Ephraim Pitre b: 2 November 1896 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: 26 October 1900 Canton, Oxford, ME
9 'Maxime' Joseph B. Peters b: 29 May 1899 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME; d: 18 February 1979 Cornish, York, ME
+Nellie Helen Carroll b: 16 February 1904 Kingsley, Yorkshire, England; m: 13 February 1924 [William/Maryann Fox]; d: 10 June 1986 Portland, Cumberland, ME
9 Ephraim Peters b: 15 December 1900 Canton, Oxford, ME; d: 27 January 1901 Canton, Oxford, ME
9 Edna Peters b: 13 October 1902 Canton, Oxford, ME; d: 23 November 1918 Saco, York, ME
9 Robert Michael Peters b: 5 July 1905 Denmark, Oxford, ME; d: 16 March 1972 Limington, York, ME
Notes for Robert Pitre:
Census
- 1881 PEI, Hope River, Lot 22: Robert Peters 28
(carpenter), living with family of Archibald Graham 40 (carpenter) & wife Jenet
39.
- 1900 Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine: Robert Peters 44 (day laborer), wife
of 15 years Eusalia 33, Joseph 14, Hazel 12, Edmund 10, Phebe 8, Christina 7,
Fred 4, Marc 1.
- 1910 Limington, York, ME: Robert Peters 54 (farmer), wife of 28 years
Lucy 43 (9 of 12 children still living), Adeline 26, Joseph 24, Edmund 20, Phebe
18, Christine 16, Maxime 11, Edna 7, Michael 5.
- 1920 Brownfield, Oxford, ME: Robert Peaters 65 (woodchopper/in woods),
wife Lucy 53, Eddie 30 (laborer/general farm), Michael 14. In Sanford,
York, ME: Maxime Peters 20, living with brother Joseph A. Peters 35,
wife Edith S. 41, & their children Barbara P. 4y6m & Merrill S. 3y0m.
- 1930 Limington, York, ME: Maxime Peters 31 (yarn mill/twister), wife
Nellie M. 26 (yarn mill/spinner), brother Michael R. 24 (yarn mill/twister);
their parents Robert 81 & Useline 63.
- 1940 Limington, York, ME: Maxim Peters 41 [$700 house value] yarn boy/textile mill, wife Nellie H. 36 spinner/textile mill, Robert M. 7, widowed mother Lucy Peters 75.
- 1950 Limington, York, ME: Maxime Peters 50 farmer/farm, wife Nellie H. 46 ring spinner/yarn mill, Robert M. 17, widowed mother Lucy Peters 86.
Tombstone Inscription, Saint Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford, York, ME: 1845 Robert Peters 1932 / his wife / 1845 Useline Hebert 1942 / PETERS
Notes for Ursuline Emelie Hebert:
Alien Registration, 9 June 1940, Limington, ME: Uresline Peters, Limington; in US/ME 43 years; b. 15 Jan 1865 Rogersville, NB; mar w/12 children
Obituary: Portland Press Herald (ME), Tuesday, 4 July 1950: Peters - In Limington, July 1, Ursline Lucy Peters, aged 83 years. High Mass of Requiem Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock at St. Matthew's Church, Limerick. Interment in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford. Friends may call at Brown Funeral Home, Newfield, Tuesday afternoon and evening, 2 to 4 and 7 to 10.
Online photo: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/22411956/person/1473583861
WWI registration records (sons):
Joseph Alfred Peters: Joseph Alfred Peters; York, ME; born 2 Apr 1885 (Canada); Edith Strout Peters; medium height, medium build; light blue eyes & black hair.
Joseph Edmond Pitre: Edmund Peters; signed as Edmond Peters; York, ME; born 5 Jun 1889 (NB); mother, brother; medium height, slender build; blue eyes & black hair.
'Maxime' Joseph B. Peters: Maxime Joseph Peters; York, ME; born 29 May 1899; Robert Peters; medium height, slender build; brown eyes & black hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Joseph Alfred Peters: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), Tuesday, 24 July 1962: Limington - Joseph A. Peters, 76, died Sunday in a Portland hospital after a long illness. He lived in Limington for the past 50 years and was a retired farmer. Born April 2, 1886, in Rogersville, N.B., he was the son of Robert and Useriline Hebert Peters. He attended schools in New Brunswick and came to the United States at the age of 14. He was a member of the Limington Grange and attended the local Congregational Church. Besides his widow, Mrs. Edith Strout Peters, he is survived by one son, Merrill S. Peters, Portland; one daughter, Mrs. Archie Paschal, Mattapan, Mass.; four sisters; Mrs. Phoebe Sargent and Mrs. Mary Babb, Bridgton; Mrs. Christine Pouline, Saco, and Mrs. Adeline Odette, Connecticut; three brothers, Maxime Peters, Cornish, and Edmund and Robert Peters, Limington; six grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Congregational church at Limington. Interment will be in the village cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription: Limington Village Cemetery, Limington, ME: PETERS / Joseph Alfred Peters / Apr. 2, 1886 - July 22, 1962 / his wife / Edith M. Strout / June 12, 1878 - Mar. 8, 1967
Mary Zelda 'Hazel' Peters: Evening Express (Portland, ME), Tuesday, 1 August 1978: Babb - In Fryeburg, July 31, Mary Z. Babb, 90 years of age, of Brownfield, widow of Fulton Babb. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Neal and York Funeral Home, Kezar Falls. Interment in the Gilman Cemetery, Denmark. There will be no visitation.
Tombstone Inscription, Gilman Cemetery, Denmark, ME: BABB / Mary Z. / 1889 - 1978 / Fulton E. / 1880 - 1959
Joseph Edmund Pitre: Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME), Wednesday, 20 February 1963: Limington - Funeral services for Edmund R. Peters, 72, who died Tuesday in a fire that destroyed his camp home, will be Thursday at 2 p.m. at a Cornish funeral home. The Rev. Melvin Coatney will officiate. Mr. Peters was born at Rogersville, N.B., June 4, 1890, son of Robert and Useline Hebert Peters. He come to this country with his parents when he was 8. He lived here many years. Mr. Peters was an Army veteran of World War I. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Mary Babb of Denmark, Mrs. Phoebe Sargent of Bridgton and Mrs. Christine Poulin of Saco; and two brothers, Maxime of Limerick and Michael of Limington. Burial will be in Elm Hill Cemetery at South Limington in the spring.
Marie Philomene 'Phebe' Pitre: Sun Journal (Lewiston, ME), Wednesday, 4 February 1976: Phoebe M. Sargent, 81, of Bridgton, mother of an Auburn resident, died Monday at a Greene nursing home. Born on Prince Edward Island, Aug. 6, 1894, the daughter of Robert and Lucy Peters, she attended schools of Westbrook. For several years, Mrs. Sargent was a cashier at the Brookside Theater in Bridgton. She resided there for many years, moving from Westbrook. Her husband, George Sargent Sr., died in 1959. Mrs. Sargent is survived by three sons, Harvey of Florida, Forrest of Auburn and George Jr. of Bridgton; four daughters, Mrs. June Gaines of Steep Falls, Mrs. Ruth Tomas of Saco, Mrs. Edna Mackie of Chicago, Ill., and Mrs. Helene Leavitt of Monmouth; a sister, Mary Babb of Brownfield; a brother, Maxine Peters of Limington; 24 grandchildren, 52 great-grandchildren, a great-great-grandchild.
Tombstone Inscription, Pleasant Ridge Cemetery, Hiram, Oxford, ME: Phoebe Sargent / 1892 - 1976 // George H. Sargent Sr. / 1888 - 1959
Marie Christine Pitre: Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), Friday, 1 September 1967: Long Island, N.Y. - Mrs. Marie Poulin, 72, of Medford Station here, a resident for the past five years, died in a hospital here Wednesday after a long illness. She was a former resident of the Jenkins Road, Saco, Maine. She was born in Canada, April 18, 1895, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peters. Mrs. Poulin went to Maine as a child and attended schools in the Brownfield-Limington area. She went to Saco about 1940. Surviving are one son, Kenneth I., Saco; two daughters, Mrs. May Christiansen of Medford Station, with whom Mrs. Poulin made her home and Mrs. Bernice Bush, Saco; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Babb and Mrs. Bebe Sargent, Brownfield and Bridgton, Maine, respectively; two brothers, Maxin Peters of Maine and Florida and Michael Peters, Limington; four grandchildren, one great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. tomorrow from the Dennett and Craig Funeral Home, Saco, Maine. Interment will be in Steep Falls (Maine) Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 7 to 9 tonight.
Tombstone Inscription, Steep Falls Cemetery, Steep Falls, ME: POULIN / (reverse) Octave J. Poulin / 1891 - 1962 / Marie C. his wife / 1894 - 1967
'Maxime' Joseph B. Peters: Journal Tribune (Biddeford, ME), Monday, 19 February 1979: Cornish - Maxime Joseph Peters, 79, of Route 5, died Sunday at his home following a long illness. He was born in Westbrook on May 29, 1899, the son of Robert and Lucy Hebert Peters. He was a retired mill worker, and a communicant of St. Matthew Church, Limerick. He and his wife Nellie Carroll Peters observed their 55th wedding anniversary on Feb. 13th. He is survived by his wife of Cornish; a son, Robert M. Peters of Cornish; a grandchild; and several nieces and nephews. A mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday at 11 a.m., at St. Matthew Church. Interment will be in the spring in St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford. Calling hours will be held today, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Dockendorff Funeral Home, Limerick.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Ignatius Cemetery, Sanford, ME: PETERS / 1899 Maxime Peters 1979 / his wife / 1904 Nellie H. Carroll 1986 / in loving memory
Edna Peters: Biddeford-Saco Journal (Biddeford, ME), Monday, 25 November 1918: The funeral of Miss Edna M. Peters was held at 8:30 o'clock this morning from Most Holy Trinity church, Saco. Requiem mass was celebrated by Rev. Fr. T. J. Mahoney. Interment was in St. Josephs Cemetery. Miss Peters died Saturday night after a long illness. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Peters of Storer street, Saco. She was widely known in the two cities and had endeared herself to a large circle of friends.
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Last updated: 21 September 2024.