1902 L'Ardoise, Nova Scotia – 1974 L'Ardoise, NS
Continuation of tree (1st child of Alexandre 'Alexis' Pitre/Annie Martel); all known surname descendants:
9 Thomas E. Pitre b: 19 July 1902 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 17 April 1974 Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS
+Marie Archange Martel b: 30 January 1905 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; m: 13 January 1930 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS [Francois/Archange Marchand]; d: 9 July 1977 Holy Guardian Angels, L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Sophia May Peters b: 22 November 1939 L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 23 November 1939 L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Sylvia Mary Peters b: 22 November 1939 L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 23 November 1939 L’Ardoise, Richmond, NS
10 Yvonne Peters b: Abt. 1943 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS; d: 20 May 2005 Halifax, Halifax, NS
+Harold Mattie d: Aft. May 2005
Notes for Thomas E. Pitre:
Census
- 1921 L'Ardoise, Richmond, NS: Alex Peters 52 farmer, wife Annie 41, Thomas 20, Philomena 14, Emma 13, Elizabeth 10, Annie Jane 7, Elvina 5, Marie 4, Eva May 2, father-in-law Jerome Martell 70, sister Mary Martell 50.
1931 L'Ardoise, Richmond-West Cape Breton, NS: Alex S. Peters 63 fisherman, wife Annie 50, Thomas 25, wife Mary Virginia 25, Mary Catherine 13, Eva May 12, Alexander J. 7, grandson John McPhee 6.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Guardian Angels, L'Ardoise, NS: PETERS / Father / Thomas E. / 1902 - 1974 / Mother / Mary V. / 1905 - 1977 / forever in our hearts
Obituaries for the children:
Yvonne Peters: Saturday, 21 May 2005: Mattie, Yvonne: 62, Halifax, passed away peacefully at home, May 20, 2005, in the New Halifax Infirmary, QEII. Born in L'Ardoise, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Mary Peters. She is survived by her husband, Harold; sons, Wayne (Marleen) Mattie, Kenneth (Theresa) Mattie; daughters, Donna (John) Cooke, Denise (Robert) Jack. She is greatly missed and loved by grandchildren, Steven, Brian, Christine, Catherine (Mattie) Joshua, Haley (Cooke), Danielle (Jack). Visitation will be held Monday, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. in J. A. Snow Funeral Home, Halifax. Funeral service will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 24, in St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church, Mumford Road, Halifax, Father Lloyd O'Neill officiating. Cremation has taken place. Family flowers only. Donations to the Kidney Foundation of Canada.
Back one generation to parents of Thomas E. 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.
Last updated: 18 June 2023.