1857 L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia – 1928 L'Ardoise, NS
Continuation of tree (1st child of Samuel Pitre/Adelaide Biret); all known surname descendants:
8 Sebastien Benjamin Pitre b: 19 January 1857 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 28 January 1928 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Genevieve Mary Jane Samson b: 19 December 1860 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 16 January 1882 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS [Celestin/Jane Lee]; d: 22 May 1908 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Joseph Albert Pitre b: 29 March 1883 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 25 April 1889 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 George Pitre b: 24 July 1885 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 17 January 1895 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Edward Pitre b: 21 October 1886 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 23 November 1968 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Samuel 'Laurent' Pitre b: 19 November 1888 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 5 March 1959 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Angeline Mombourquette b: 30 April 1895 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 4 February 1918 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS [Damien/Marie Sabine Samson]; d: 10 April 1996 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Frederic Pitre b: 14 October 1890 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 9 May 1960 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Catherine ‘Ursule’ Pitre b: 26 January 1892 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 5 November 1972 Scarborough, ONT
+George Harold Love b: 16 November 1864 Toronto, ONT; m: 21 April 1923 Toronto, ONT; d: 16 May 1959 Toronto, ONT
9 John E. Pitre b: 4 July 1894 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 17 November 1988 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
9 Albert James Pitre b: 15 August 1896 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 7 March 1993
9 Marie Pitre b: 15 August 1898 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: Aft. 1921
9 Cerina Pitre b: 22 June 1901 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 15 July 1993 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Peter Gaudiose Petitpas b: Abt. 1901 Magdalene Islands; m: 4 June 1923 St. Marys Cathedral, NS [Paul/Elizabeth Neviault]
*2nd Husband of Cerina Pitre:
+Joseph Michael Rehberg b: 16 July 1903 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: Aft. September 1936 [Michael/Seraphie Briand]; d: 12 October 1965 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS
*3rd Husband of Cerina Pitre:
+Napoleon Sampson b: 27 August 1906 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 7 October 1967 Halifax, NS [William/Alice Martell]; d: 31 December 1989 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS
Notes for Sebastien Benjamin Pitre:
Census
- 1891 Lower L'Ardoise, Richmond, Nova Scotia: Ben
Peter 34 (fisherman), wife Jane 23, George 6, Edward 4, Samuel 2, Fred 5 months.
- 1901 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Benjamin Pitre 44, wife Jane 40, Edward
15, Samuel 13, Fred 10, Ursule 9, John 7, James 5, Mary 2.
- 1911 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Widower Benjamin Peters 50 (fishing),
Edward 24 (seaman), Samuel 23 (fishing), Fredrick 20, Catherine 19, John 17,
James 14, Mary 13, Serina 10.
- 1921 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Widower Benjamin Peters 64 farmer, Edward 34, Fred 29, Mary 24, Selina 22.
- 1931 L'Ardoise, Richmond-West Cape
Breton, NS: Edward Ben Peters 44 labourer/lumber, brother Fred Ben 41
fisherman.
Obituaries for the children:
Samuel 'Laurent' Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery, L'Ardoise, NS: Samuel Peters / 1888 - 1959 // PETERS / Angeline Peters / died April 10, 1996
John E. Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery, L'Ardoise, NS: In loving / memory / PETERS / John E. / 1894 - 1988 / R. I. P.
Cerina Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Guardian Angels Cemetery, L'Ardoise, NS: SAMPSON / until we meet again / Serena / died / July 15, 93 / Napoleon / died / Dec. 31, 89 / married October 7, 1967
Back one generation to parents of Sebastien Benjamin Pitre
Items in RED sourced from Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise registers provided on Patrick B. Burke's website, L'Ardoise Cemetery and Memorial Records, and from birth registrations/baptismal records, marriage/death certificates online at Nova Scotia Historical Vital Statistics.
- Births/marriages/deaths in RED also from Nova Scotia Antigonish Catholic Diocese (1823-1905) online records.
- Additional births/marriages/deaths in RED also from online NS Historical Vital Statistics
Last updated: 18 June 2023.