Continuation of tree (6th child of Louis Hermenigilde Lepitre/2nd Wife Angeline Cassavant); all known surname descendants:
7 William Pete b: 15 May 1855 Erie, Monroe, MI; d: 27 July 1931 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+Agnes Lajeunesse b: Abt. 1863 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 8 February 1881 Erie, Monroe, MI [David/Marie Phyllis Sulier]; d: 29 September 1896 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Michael Pete b: 17 October 1881 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 10 May 1899 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Mary Julia Pete b: 6 August 1883 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 6 October 1972 Monroe, Monroe, MI
+John Augustus Trombley b: 8 March 1882 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 28 April 1903 St. Joseph, Erie, Monroe, MI [John/Elizabeth Droulliard]; d: 21 May 1966 Monroe, Monroe, MI
8 Cora Julia Pete b: 11 November 1886 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 13 April 1888 LaSalle, Monroe, MI (measles)
8 Anna Pete b: 7 April 1889 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: Bef. 1900
8 Louise Pete b: 6 April 1890 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 7 May 1915 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+Robert Charles Grodi b: 31 December 1879 Erie, Monroe, MI; m: 18 September 1906 Erie, Monroe, MI [Alexander/Phoebe Duval]; d: 20 October 1946 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Alfred Joseph Pete b: 3 May 1891 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 5 January 1930 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
+Edna A. Baumia b: 30 March 1896 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 25 November 1914 Monroe, Monroe, MI [Charles/Rose Lavigne]; d: 27 February 1995 Monroe, MI
8 Ezra Levi Pete b: 23 May 1895 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 7 May 1958 Monroe, Monroe, MI
+Maudie Marie Bussell (Wyerman) b: 28 October 1905 Boggsworth, KY; m: 20 October 1941 Bowling Green, Wood, OH [James/Sarah Conner]; d: 19 January 1994 Monroe, MI
*2nd Wife of William Pete:
+Cecelia Lajeunesse b: 12 April 1874 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; m: 11 September 1897 Erie, Monroe, MI [David/Marie Phyllis Sulier]; d: 13 February 1941 Monroe, Monroe, MI
8 Marguerite Pete b: 7 December 1897 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 4 November 1958 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Richard Louis Grodi b: Abt. 1891; m: 5 September 1916 Erie, Monroe, MI [William/Madeleine Manore]; d: 26 November 1966 Erie, Monroe, MI
8 Buriset Pete b: 20 December 1898 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 29 Jan 1899 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Gladis Lora Pete b: 7 March 1902 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 11 June 1902 LaSalle, Monroe, MI
8 Harriet Pete b: 1904 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 18 June 1978 Erie, Monroe, MI
+Joseph Leo Karwick b: 27 June 1899 Cheboygan, Cheboygan, MI; m: 27 May 1924 Monroe, Monroe, MI [John/Mary Stencil]; d: 9 March 1961 Erie, Monroe, MI
8 Frances Cecelia Pete b: 21 October 1907 LaSalle, Monroe, MI; d: 29 March 1993 Monroe, Monroe, MI
+Carl John Hauser b: 4 July 1904 Toledo, Lucas, OH; m: 30 November 1931 Toledo, Lucas, OH [Jay/Mina Lar]; d: 27 September 1935 Toledo, Lucas, OH
*2nd Husband of Frances Pete:
+Howard Louis Ravary b: 27 January 1902 Michigan; m: 3 September 1941 Erie, Monroe, MI [Joseph/Amelia DeShetler]; d: 8 August 1973 Toledo, Lucas, OH
Notes for William Pete:
Census
- 1870 Erie, Monroe, Michigan: Julius Peet 62 fisherman, wife Angeline 30, Mary 17, David 7, Victor 5, William 12, Antoine 22, Peter 15. In Lasalle: Philip Lasiness 25 farmer, wife Emily 23, George 4, Laura 1, Willie Peet 12 farmhand.
- 1880 LaSalle, Monroe, Michigan: William Pete 22 section hand, boarding with family of Paul Lajeunesse 34 farmer, wife Adaline 40, Hattie 9, Malcolm 7, Marge 4, Patrick 1, (Adaline's children) Elizabeth Drulard 20, John Drulard 19.
- 1900 LaSalle, Monroe, MI: William Pete 42 farm laborer, 2nd wife Cesale 25, Mary 16, Louisa 12, Alfred 9, Israel 5, Margaret 2.
- 1910 Lasalle, Monroe, MI: William Pete 43, 2nd wife Selia 34, Maggie R 12, Hattie 5, Francis 2.
- 1920 Lasalle, Monroe, MI: William Pete 62 laborer/railroad, wife Celia 44, Ezra 24 laborer/paper mill, Hattie 15, Frances 12.
- 1930 Lasalle, Monroe, MI: Ezra Pete 34 janitor/paper mill, father William 74, mother Celia 55, sister Frances 21, nephew William 1 year 3 months.
- 1940 Monroe, Monroe, MI: Widow Cecilia E. Pete 66, living with daughter's family Harriet A. 35 & husband Joseph L. Karwich 40 & their 7 children
- 1940 Monroe, Monroe, MI: Ezra Pete 43 paper maker/paper mill, lodging
MI death cert - William Pete, at LaSalle, res. LaSalle, married, b. 15 May 1855 Erie, d. 27 Jul 1931, retired, no parents recorded on cert; informant Ezra Pete of LaSalle; buried 30 Jul 1931 Erie
Notes for Agnes & Cecelia Lajeunesse:
- 1880 LaSalle, Monroe, MI: David Lajeunesse 38, wife Perlissa 38, Agnes 16, Edelina 9, Anna 7, Cecelia 5, Leroy W. 7 months.
MI death record - Agnes Pete, d. 29 Sep 1896 LaSalle, married, age 33, consumption, parents David Lajiness & Philis Lajiness
MI death record - Cecelia Pete, widow, b. 12 Apr 1874 LaSalle, d. 13 Feb 1941 Monroe, father David Lajiness
WWI Registration Records (sons):
Alfred J. Pete: Alfred J. Pete, b. 3 May 1881 LaSalle, laborer, wife & child, medium height, slender build, gray eyes, black hair; Monroe, MI 5 Jun 1917
Ezra Levi Pete: Ezra Levi Pete, b. 23 May 1895 LaSalle, section hand, single, support for father; medium height, slender build, brown eyes, brown hair; LaSalle 5 Jun 1917
Obituaries for the children:
Mary Julia Pete: Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: TROMBLEY / Mary J. / 1883 - 1972 / John A. / 1882 - 1966
Louise Pete: Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: Louisa / wife of / R. G. Grodi // Robert C. Grodi / 1879 - 1946
Ezra Levi Pete: Tombstone Inscription, Woodland Cemetery, Monroe, MI: PETE / Maudie M. / 1905 - (blank) / Ezra L. / 1895 - 1958
Marguerite Pete: Toledo Blade (Toledo, OH), Thursday, 6 November 1958: Erie, Mich. - Mrs. Margaret Grodi, 60; services at 9 a.m. Friday in Maurice Mortuary and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Harriet A. Pete: Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Erie, MI: KARWICK / Joseph L. Sr. / 1899 - 1961 / Harriet A. / 1904 - 1978
Back one generation to parents of William 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: 15 March 2024.