Continuation of tree (9th child of Louis Hermengilde 'Julius Pete' Lepitre/2nd Wife Angeline Cassavant); all known surname descendants:
7 Victor Pete b: 16 January 1865 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 17 February 1934 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Eliza Boodry (aka Beaudry) b: Abt. 1871 Berlin, Monroe, MI; m: 18 November 1890 Newport, Monroe, MI [Gilbert/Caroline Chenovert] (divorced 6 August 1910)
*2nd Wife of Victor Pete:
+Lydia Cooley (Beaudry) b: 27 September 1865 Rockwood, Monguagon, Wayne, MI; m: 27 September 1910 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Charles/Liddia Seymore]; d: 8 November 1924 Riverview, Wayne, MI
*3rd Wife of Victor Pete:
+Laura Rousseau (Pete) b: 12 November 1873 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 16 June 1925 Erie, Monroe, MI [Alexander/Mary Roe]; d: 18 February 1932 Monroe, Monroe, MI
Notes for Victor Pete:
Census
- 1870 Erie, Monroe, MI: Jalius Peete 48 fisherman, wife Angeline 50, Mary 17, David 7, Victor 5, William 12, Antoine 22 (sic 12), Peter 15.
- 1880
- 1900
- 1910 Monguagon, Wayne, MI: Victor Pete 39 laborer/stone quarry (div.), boarding
- 1920 Monguagon, Wayne, MI: Victor Pete 50 foreman, railroad, wife Lydia 54.
- 1930 Erie, Monroe, MI: Victor Peto 62, wife Laura 55, step-children Neland 35 laborer/factory salt, Verden 18 odd jobs, Neoma 14.
- MI marriage record: 18 Nov 1890, Newport - Victor Peet 22, res. Erie, laborer (parents: Julius Peet & Angeline Cassaraugh) & Eliza Boodry 20 res. Berlin (parents: Gilbert Boodry & Caroline Chinverane)
- MI marriage record: 27 September 1910, Detroit - Victor Peat 38, res. Sibley, MI, fireman (parents: Julius Peat & Julia Morrell), one previous marriage & Liddia Beaudry 38, res. Wyandotte, MI (parents Chas. Cooley & Liddia Symore), one previous marriage
- MI marriage record: 16 Jun 1925, Erie - Victor Pete 54, res. Riverview, section foreman, 2 previous marriages, (parents Julius/Angeline Morrell) & Laura Russeau Pete 50, res. Erie, 1 previous marriage, (parents: Ollie/Mary Shettleroe), witnesses: Prosper J. Burgard & Beulah Burgard
- City Directory: Wyandotte 1910 - Pete Victor, fireman, bds Octave Mitchell
- City Directory: Wyandotte 1915 - Peat Victor, laborer (Edna Peat, student, bds Victor Peat)
- City Directory: Wyandotte 1921 - Peat Victor, section foreman, res e s Church
- City Directory: Wyandotte 1928 - Pete Victor (Laura) formn h379 Riverview av
- MI death cert: Victor Peat, widower of Laura; b. 16 Jan 1865 Lasalle, MI; d. 17 Feb 1934 Erie, MI (age 69y1m1d); labor foreman D.U.R.; par: Jules Peat (b. Can) & Angeline Casaver (b. LaSalle, MI); inf. Floyd Peat (Packwood, MI); buried St. Joseph Erie 20 Feb 1934
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Monday, 19 February 1934: Erie, Feb. 19 - Victor Peat of Erie, aged 69 years, died Saturday evening at 8 o'clock. Death was due to coronary embalus. He had been ill for the last four years. Mr. Peat was born in LaSalle. For 17 years he was a foreman on the D. U. R. section. He was married twice, the second time in 1925 to Laura Rousseau, who preceded him in death. Mr. Peat was a member of the Foresters Lodge of America and St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Erie. He is survived by seven adopted children, Nealson of Erie, Floyd of Rockwood, Russell, Verdon, Mrs. Ethel Zimmerman, Mrs. Beulah Babcock and Miss Naomi Peat of Toledo. The body will rest at the Farnham funeral home in Temperance until Tuesday at 9 a.m. and services will be held in St. Joseph's Church of Erie. The Rev. Fr. E. Wolfstyn pastor, will be in charge and burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: PETE / (separate stone) Victor / 1869 - 1934 // (separate stone) Laura / 1873 - 1931
Notes for Eliza Boodry:
- Detroit Times (MI), Monday, 8 August 1910: Eliza Pete said that her husband, Victor, had knocked her down with a chair, and then threw all the dishes in the house on her. A witness was asked as to Victor's drinking habits and she said he was drunk nearly all the time. "He was drunk when he was married," she said. Decree granted. Divorced 6 August 1910 - extreme cruelty.
Notes for Laura Rousseau:
Obituary: The Monroe Evening News (Monroe, MI), Thursday, 18 February 1932: Mrs. Laura Pete, aged 58 years, of Erie died in Mercy Hospital at 2 a.m. today of heart disease. The body has been removed to Nadeau and Weber's undertaking parlors on West Front street, pending funeral arrangements by the family. She leaves a husband, Victor, and several children. She had lived in Erie for a number of years.
Back one generation to parents of Victor Pete
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Births/Marriages/Deaths in RED without a church have come from the Michigan Return of Births/Marriages/Deaths (Family Search online - actual pages viewable). While births & marriages name parents, deaths list only age & marital status.
- Michigan deaths between 1897-1920 in RED taken from death certificates (online), which may also include birthdate.
- Some items in RED from obituaries.
Last updated: 22 April 2026.