Vermont Resources
As with other Pitre descendants who crossed the border from French-speaking Canada into English-speaking New England, the families below translated into various versions of the Pitre surname or dit names. The group associated with Orleans County are descended from Joseph Pitre & Marie Antoinette Lupien and developed from Pitre to Lepitre and Lapete or La Pete. The excerpts below may not constitute all the Vermont Pitres, only the ones I've located thus far.
I've recently ascertained that some Peters-surnamed families in Burlington are from the Ignace Pitre/Marie Anne Primeau family of Quebec. That family was last identified in the 1861 census of Ste. Helene, Bagot, Quebec. After the death of a daughter and Ignace himself in 1865 I lost track of them. The 1870 census of Burlington, VT shows the widow Marie Anne Primeau and 3 of their sons.
1860
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| Charles Lepete 23 farmer (E. Can) [Orleans, Charleston] | |
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Peter Lapete 37 farmer, $600 real estate, $50 personal, wife Margaret 38, Peter 17, George 15, Mary 14, Margaret 11, Alexander 9, Mitchel 6, Lemo 4, Oliva 2, male infant 11 months [all b. Canada except infant] [Orleans, Holland, p. 1009] |
Pierre Lepitre (11 Jan 1823), wife Marguerite Lemire |
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Horace Lapete 30, $75 real estate, wife Julia 25, Sophronia 6, Mary 8, Horace 5, Sara 2 [Orleans, Holland, p. 1010] |
Isidore Lepitre (9 Oct 1822), wife Julie Lefebvre dite Descoteau |
1870 (Barton: none)
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Isadore La Pete 48 farm laborer, Julia 40, Mary 18, Phebe 15, Isadore 13, Laura 11, Layfette 9, Katy 8, Leono 4, Lewis 2, Jane 2 months (all b. Can except Jane) [Orleans, Derby, West Charleston, p. 36] |
Isidore Lepitre (9 Oct 1822), wife Julie Lefebvre dite Descoteau |
| Joseph Peters 21 (Can) laborer, Melvina 18, Joseph 2, Mary A. 51 (Can), Louis 12 (Can), Nelson 11 (Can) [Chittenden, Burlington, p. 190] | Marie Anne Primeau, widow of Ignace Pitre (25 Oct 1815); their sons: Joseph Pitre (5 Jun 1848), wife Malvina Blair; Louis Pitre (21 Apr 1859), & Narcisse Celestin Pitre (3 Sep 1860) |
1880
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| Joseph Peter 32 (Que) works in coal yard, wife Melvina 29, Joseph Jr. 12, Malvina 9, Angeline 2; boarders Jeb Gokey 25 (NY) laborer & John Desjardins 33 (Que) laborer [Chittenden, Burlington, ED63, p. 14] | Joseph Pitre (5 Jun 1848), wife Malvina Blair |
| Peter La Pete 38 (Can-Can-Can), wife Lizzie 37 (Can-Can-Can), Olive 12, Julia 15, Lizzie E. 11, Emma 8, Mary J. 6, Fredrick 3, Rose 1 [Orleans, Barton] | Pierre Lepitre (26 Jun 1842), wife Marie Elizabeth Fecteau |
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Lafayette La Pete 19 (VT-Can-Can), living w/Isaac A. Blake [Orleans, Derby, p. 381B) |
Lafayette Israel Lepitre (17 Nov 1860) |
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Kate La Pete 17 (Can-Can-Can), living w/James Orey [Orleans, Derby, p. 381B] |
Leocadie 'Catherine' Lepitre (1 Nov 1862) |
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Isidore La Pete 58 (Can-Fr-Fr), wife Julia 51 (Can-Fr-Fr), Nora 15, Lewis 12, Jane 10, Alfred 7 [Orleans, Derby, p. 382C] |
Isidore Lepitre (9 Oct 1822), wife Julie Lefebvre dite Descoteau |
1900 [Irasburg (ED 169), Holland (ED 168), Westfield (ED 171), Derby (ED 164/5), Barton (ED 158) - none]
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| Nelson Peters 42 (Jul 1857-Can) barber, wife Christie 37 (Jul 1862) [Chittenden, Burlington, ED66, W2, p. 11A] | Narcisse Celestin Pitre (3 Sep 1860), wife Christie Poro |
| Steven Forand 26 (May 1874) shaper/lumber), wife of 6 years Angeline 22 (Jun 1877), Angeline 6 (Dec 1893), Frank 3 (Apr 1897), Anna 1 (May 1899), widowed mother-in-law Minnie Peters 49 (Oct 1850) [Chittenden, Burlington, ED66, p. 19A] | Angeline Peters (18 Jun 1876), husband Eustache Stephen Forand; her mother Malvina Blair, widow of Joseph Pitre (5 Jun 1848) |
| Joseph Peters 30 (Aug 1869) teamster, Emma 25 [mar. 8 yrs.; 2 children/1 still living], Emma 7 (Feb 1893); boarders Joseph Dion 30 (Oct 1869) laborer & John Monohan 23 laborer [Chittenden, Burlington, ED67, W3, p. 14B] | Joseph Peters (16 Aug 1867), wife Emma Akie |
| Sylvester S. Hill 33 (Apr 1867), wife Mary L. 27 (Sep 1872- FC/FC/FC), [mar. 8 yrs.; 5 children/3 surviving], Arthur J. 7 (Mar 1893), Edward 3 (Jan 1897), Gladys B. 1 (Aug 1898), nephew Geo. Lapete 15 (May 1885-FC), nephew Mitchell Lapete 13 (Oct 1886-FC), nephew Jeddy Lapete 12 (Nov 1887-FC) [Orleans, Barton, ED 157, p. 2/3] | Marie Delia Lepitre (22 Sep 1872), husband Sylvester S. Hill; brothers George, Mitchell & Gedeon |
| Peter Lapete 56 (Jun 1844-FC), wife Isabel 55 (Aug 1844-FC), mar. 37 yrs., [10 children/7 surviving], Mary J. 26 (Apr 1874), Josie 18 (Feb 1882), Levi 16 (Apr 1884) [Orleans, Barton, ED 157, p. 4B] | Pierre Lepitre (26 Jun 1842), Marie Elizabeth Fecteau |
| Bert La Pete 22 (Apr 1878-VT/FC/FC) servant, [Orleans, Derby, Derby Line, ED 164, p. 2A] | Bert Lepitre (1 Mar 1878) |
| Emma Lapete 51 (Mar 1849-FC/FC/FC) widow, servant at hotel [Orleans, Derby, Derby Line, ED 164, p. 3B] | Marie Emma Pepin, widow of Francois Xavier Lepitre (31 Oct 1851) |
| Gideon Pietre 28 (Dec 1871; C-C-C; immig. 1892) tinsmith, wife Pearle 24 (Dec 1875; C-C-C) [mar. 2 yrs.; 1 child/1 still living], Leon P. 1 (Feb 1899), mother-in-law Mary Bellevuee 46 (Nov 1853; Can) widow, brothers-in-law Dava 23 (Apr 1877), Henry 17 (May 1883) & Frank 13 (Mar 1887) [Orleans, Newport, ED 175, p. 6A] | Gedeon Pitre (7 Dec 1871), wife Perlonela Belliveau |
1910 (Barton ED 155; Irasburg ED 165; Holland ED 164: none)
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| Nelson Peters 47 (29) (Can) barber/own shop, wife Christie 48 (29) [4 children/none still living] [Chittenden, Burlington, ED67, W3, p. 4B] | Narcisse Celestin Pitre (3 Sep 1860), wife Christie Poro |
| Joseph Peters 39 laborer/lumber yard, wife of 7 years Sarah 35 [3 children/2 still living] (2nd marriage for both), step-daughter Bessie Muir 15, Emma Peters 17 [Chittenden, Burlington, ED68, W4, p. 14A] | Joseph Peters (16 Aug 1867), 2nd wife Sarah J. Deyette |
| Levi Lapete 24, wife Alvina L. 19, Marjorie M. 4 months, Peter 66 (Can) father (widower) [Orleans, Barton, ED 154, p. 19A] | Levi Lapete (27 Apr 1884), wife Alvina L. Dupero; father Pierre Lepitre (26 Jun 1842) |
| Charles Fox 29 (C-C-C), wife Gertie M. 24 (C-C-C) [mar. 4 yrs.; 1 child/1 still living], Thelena Ellen 8 months, Alice Lepete 21 (C-C-C) sister-in-law [Orleans, Derby, ED 160, p. 101A] I9 | Marie Gertrude Lepitre (11 Jun 1885), husband Charles Fox; sister Alice Delia Lepitre (6 Jul 1888) |
| Frank Greenough 35 (18) (VT) grocer/own store, wife Rose M. 34 (Can), 7 children; lodgers (including) Emily Lapete 54 (Can) [widow; 9 children/9 still living] cook/restaurant & Mitchel F. Lapete 21 (Can) operator/moving pictures [Windsor, White River, ED276] | Marie Emma Pepin, widow of Francois Xavier Lepitre (31 Oct 1851), her son Mitchel Alfred Lepitre (17 Aug 1887); her daughter Marie Rose Lepitre (20 Feb 1876), husband Francois Martin Grignon aka Greenhough |
1920
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| Nelson Peters 62 (Can-immig 1867) barber, wife Christie 57 [Chittenden, Burlington, ED45, W2, p. 2A] | Narcisse Celestin Pitre (3 Sep 1860), wife Christie Poro |
| Joseph Petters 53 (NH) screen shirt/labor, wife Deyette 43 (NH), Roy E. 15 (NH) [Chittenden, S. Burlington, ED68, p. 2A] | Joseph Peters (16 Aug 1867), 2nd wife Sarah J. Deyette |
| Levi Lapete 34, wife Elvina L. 28, Marjorie M. 9, Ernest J. 5, Maurice J. 2 yrs 6 mos, Oliver Dupero 61 father-in-law (mar.) [Orleans, Barton, ED 52, p. 3B] | Levi Lapete (27 Apr 1884), wife Alvina L. Dupero |
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Anthime T. Petry 44 (immig. 1911) dairy farmer, wife Gertrude B. 35, Walter H. 20, Arthur O. 19, Victoria B. 11, Evely A. 9, Anthime E. 7, Gedeon N. 5 (all b. Can , except 2 youngest) [Orleans, Holland, ED63, p. 2B] |
Anthime Thomas 'Timothy' Pitre (23 Apr 1875), 2nd wife Gertrude Belanger |
| Lafayette I. Lapete 57 (VT-Can-Can), wife Rose 42 (Can-Can-Can), John 11 (Can), Benjamin 24, wife Louise 33 (Can-Can-Can), Alsie 4 months [Orleans, Irasburg, ED64, p. 6B/7A] | Lafayette Israel Lepitre (17 Nov 1860), wife Marie Rose Anna Peruce; son Adelard Robert 'Benjamin Lapete' Lepitre (19 Jan 1893), wife Louise Lavoie |
| George LaPete 45 (Can) (single), lodger, section laborer/RR [ED24, p. 1b] | George Lepitre (1 May 1885), widower of Effie May Shedd |
| Frank Lapete 29 (VT-VT-C), wife Golda E. 25, Merrill J. 8, Frank Q. 6, Joseph S. 3 yr. 11 mos., Fiona C. 1 yr. 6 mos. [Orleans, Newport, ED 60, p. 37B] | Francois Xavier 'Frank Ernest' Lepitre (7 Mar 1890), wife Goldie E. Blanchard |
| Anna Lapete 18 boarder (C-VT-C), w/Nelson Cole 59 & wife Ellen 54 (all b. Can) [Orleans, Newport, ED 60, p. 42B] | |
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Peter Lapete 69 (Q-Q-Q), wife Mary U. 42 (Q-Q-Q), Alice Cadaut 16 stepdau. (VT-Q-Q), Catherine Lapete 8; Philip Roy 28 (Q-Q-Q), wife Mary 20 (Q-MI-Q), Malvina Roy 50 (widow) mother (Q-Q-Q), Doria R. 7 (Q-MI-Q) sister-in-law, Caire 12 [Orleans, Westfield, ED 70, p. 3A] |
Pierre Lepitre (26 Jun 1842), 2nd wife Marie Jeanne Vallee |
| George Lapete 34 lodger, widowed (FC-FC-FC) [Windsor, Hartford, ED 141, p. 19B] | George Lepitre (1 May 1885) |
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Levi La Pete 45 (VT-FC-FC), wife Alvina 39, Ernestine 16, Maurice 13, Blanche 7, Raymond 5, Irene 2 yrs. 3 mos. [Caledonia, Sheffield, ED25, p. 3A] |
Levi Lapete (27 Apr 1884), wife Alvina L. Dupero |
| Widow Christy Peters 67 [Chittenden, Burlington, ED12, p. 15A] | Christie Poro, widow of Narcisse Celestin Pitre (3 Sep 1860) |
| Joseph Peters 63 (24) laborer/screen shop, wife Sarah 53 (16), granddaughter Doris L. 6 [Chittenden, Winooski, ED46, p. 8B] | Joseph Peters (16 Aug 1867), 2nd wife Sarah J. Deyette |
| Roy Peters 25 (18) salesman/hardware store, wife Agnes 22 (14), Roy E. 3 years 5 months, Robert 1 year 6 months, Howard 2 months [Chittenden, Winooski, ED46, p. 8B] | Edward Roy Peters (12 Jan 1905), wife Lucille 'Agnes' Fontaine |
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Laffettie I. Lapete (Labute) 65 (30) (VT-C-VT), wife Rose A. 49 (16) (VT-C-C) [Orleans, Irasburg, ED 18] |
Lafayette Israel Lepitre (17 Nov 1860), wife Marie Rose Anna Peruce |
| Benjamin La Pete 40 (35) teamster/road work, wife Ethel 49 (44) [Cornish, ED 8, p. 9A] | Adelard Robert 'Benjamin Lapete' Lepitre (19 Jan 1893), 2nd Ethel L. Bassett |
| Tuffield Peters 35 (NY) cotton mill weaving, wife Gertrude M. 33, Anita M. 12 (MA), Albert A. 10 (MA), Teresa S. 8 (NY), Oliver E. 5 (CT), Eugene L. 4, Roland L. 3, Florence 1 (CT) [Windham, Brattleboro, ED5] | Theophile 'Tuffield' Peat (8 Mar 1895), wife Gertrude Seymour |
| Albay Paige 27 (24) (VT-VT-C) lumberwoods/laborer, wife Lula B. 18 (15) (VT-C-VT), father Charles 57 (div.) (VT-VT-VT), half-sister Elsie M. Lapete 10 (VT-VT-C) [Windsor, Rochester, ED20] | Elsie Lapete (Sep 1919) |
1940
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| Joseph Peters 73 laborer/manufacturing, wife Sara 63, Doris 16 housework/private home [Chittenden, Winooski 4-63, p. 10A] | Joseph Peters (16 Aug 1867), 2nd wife Sarah J. Deyette |
| Roy Peters 35 weaver/mill, wife Agnes 33 laborer/mill, Roy Jr. 14, Robert 12, Howard 11, Shirley 8, Kenneth 7, Reginald 6, Betty 4, Barbara 3, Arline 9 months [Chittenden, Winooski 4-63, p. 10B] | Edward Roy Peters (12 Jan 1905), wife Lucille 'Agnes' Fontaine |
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George Lapete 57 farmer/dairy farm, wife Emma 54, children Bert H. Traven 19 general labor/farm, Dorothy M. Traven 10, Geo. H. Traven 15 general labor/farm [Orleans, Craftsbury 10-10, p. 4b] |
George Lepitre (1 May 1885), 2nd wife Emma Izora Shedd |
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Ernest E. Lapete 33 general labor/road work, wife Isabelle A. 31, Alice E. 7, Ernest E. Jr. 5, Irene M. 4 [Orleans, Craftsbury 10-10, p. 5a] |
Ernest Edward Lapete (7 May 1907), wife Isabelle Alice McAdam |
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Rose La Pete 67 widow [Orleans, Irasburg 10-21, p. 1a] |
Marie Rose Anna Peruce, widow of Lafayette Israel Lepitre (19 Nov 1860) |
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Elsie M. Lapete 23 attendant [Washington, Westbury 12-48, p. 15a, Vermont State Hospital for the insane, Waterburg Village] |
Elsie Lapete (Sep 1919) |
| Joseph Pete 54 (NY) repair man/cotton textile mill, wife Mary 54 (Irish Free State), Virginia 22 (MA) [Windham, Brattleboro, 13-12A, p. 3A] | Joseph Peete (27 Oct 1884), wife Mary A. McGrail |
1950
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Vincent M. Pitre 38 (CT) athletic trainer/college, wife Catherine C. 33, Mary Joan 8 (CT), Suzanne K. 1 (Addison, Middlebury, 1-16, p. 7) |
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Merrill V. Welch 26 farm hand/farm, wife Beverly H. 24, Meredith J. 5, lodger Earnest Lapete 15 farm hand/farm (Addison, New Haven, 1-19, p. 16) |
Ernest Edward Lapete (1 Sep 1934) |
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Ernest E. La Pete 42 farm hand/farm, wife Isabelle A. 41, Irene M. 14, Wilfred P. 6, Carolyn R. 4 (Addison, Panton, 1-21, p. 3) |
Ernest Edward Lapete (7 May 1907), wife Isabelle Alice McAdams |
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Ethel L. Lapete 72 (VT) lodger (Caledonia, Hardwick, 3-12, p. 5) |
Ethel L. Bassett, wife of Adelard Robert ‘Benjamin Lapete’ Lepitre |
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Arthur L. Pitre (Piper?) 70 (Can) scale fronts worker/scale factory, wife Sadie H. 65, granddaughter Betty M. 18 secretary-typist/personal loans, widowed cousin Isabel Ingalls 71 (Caledonia, St. Johnsbury, 3-28, p. 21) |
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Lester H. Pitre (Pike?) 31 NY carpenter/construction co., wife Beatrice M. 28 winder/woollen co., Robert H. 9 (Chittenden, Burlington, 4-10, p. 33) |
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Edway R. Peters 45 truck driver/oil distributor, wife Agnes L. 42, Edward R. Jr. 23 presser/woollen mill, Robert L. 21 truck driver/cleaning co., Howard R. 20 truck driver/oil distributor, Shirley J. 18, Kenneth E. 16, Reginald R. 15, Elizabeth A. 14, Barbara J. 12, Arlene E. 10, Leonard R. 9, Raymond A. 8, William L. 7, Gail I. 6, Beverly J. 4, Marguerite D. 3 (Chittenden, Winooski, 4-79, pp. 5/6) |
Edward Roy Peters (12 Jan 1905), wife Lucille ‘Agnes’ Fontaine |
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Joseph Peete 65 (NY) oiler/textile cotton cloth factory, wife Mary A. 65 (Ireland) (Windham, Brattleboro, 13-6, p. 31) |
Joseph Peete (27 Oct 1884), wife Mary A. McGrail |
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| T - C9 | Elizabeth Lapete | 1843-1909 |
| T - C10 | Pete Lapete | 1842-1922 |
| T - D11a | Peter Cote, wife Lizzie Lapete | 18 Jun 1867 - ? |
| T - D11b | Lizzie Lapete | 4 Apr 1869 - 3 Jan 1899 |
| F - A6 | Effie Lapete | 1889-1917 |
| F - A23 | Geo. Lapete ? | ---- |
| F - A24 | Effie Lapete | 1889-1917 |
| F - B9b | Mary Lapete | 1872-1920 |
| F - B9a | Sylvester S. Hill | 1867-1920 |
The following items were contributed by Lepitre descendant Patty Krueger:
Excerpts from Barton, Orleans registers & birth certificates:
born 25 Jul 1871, Barton - female La Pete (Peter/Mary ---), parents born Canada/Canada
born 6 Apr 1874, Barton - Mary Jane La Pete (Peter/---), parents born Canada/Kingston, PQ
born 30 Nov 1876, Barton - Alfred Lapete (Peter/Isabelle ---), parents born ---/Kausy, PQ
born 6 Jun 1879, Barton - Rozellar La Pete (Pete/Isabel ---), parents born Compton/Stanstead
Mar. 10 Nov 1879 - George Dilley, age 21 (b. Irasburg), farmer (James/Margaret Paquet) &
Olive Lapete, age 18 (b. Stanstead Plain) (Peter/Isabelle ---)
born 15 Feb 1882, Westmore - Josephine La Pete (Peter/Isabelle ---), parents born Neohiqlet,
PQ/Kingston, PQ
Mar. 11 Nov 1889, Barton - Alfred Blair, age 24 (b. St. Croix, Quebec) laborer (Placide/Delina Deroucher)
& Emma La Pete, age 18 (b. Barton, VT) (Peter/Elizabeth Facto), Barton Catholic Church
born 7 December 1889, Derby - Ansidi La Pete (Xavier F./---), parents born Canada
Mar. 10 Aug 1896, Barton - Lemmey G. Turcotte, age 23 (b. Newport, VT), blacksmith (Gedeon L./Kate ---)
& Rosela La Pete, age 17 (b. Barton, VT) (Peter/Elizabeth ---), St. Pauls Church
born 7 May 1907, Barton - Ernest Edward La Pete (George/Effie Shadd), parents born Rock Island,
Q/Albany, VT
Mar. Lic. 22 Jun 1907 - Charles M. Leonard, age 22, (b. Glover, VT) (Mitchel/Rose Jerome) & Josephine M.
La Pete (Lepitre) age 25, (b. Barton, VT) (Peter (Pierre)/Elizabelle Fecteau)
Mar. Lic. 25 Apr 1908 - Levi La Pete, age 24, (b. Westmore, VT) (Peter/Isabelle Facto) & Alvina Deparou,
age 16, (b. Greensboro, VT) (Oliver/Lucinda Joyal)
born 5 Oct 1908, Barton - Marion La Pete (Levi/Alvina Duparon), parents born Barton/Greensboro
born 10 Jan 1910, Barton - Mary Marjorie La Pete (Levi/Alvinia ---), parents born Barton/Greensboro
born 5 Jan 1911, Barton - Intruenate Mary La Pete (Levi/Alvinia ---), parents born VT/Greensboro
born 22 Jan 1912, Barton - Alfred Joseph La Pete (Levi/Alvina Duparro), father born Barton (age 29)/
mother born Greensboro (age 20), their 4th child
born 10 Mar 1913, Barton - Edmond La Pete (Levi/Alvina Duparro), father born Westmore, VT (age 29)/
mother born Greensboro (age 21), their 5th child
BUR. 29 Jun 1913, d. 28 Jun - Edmund La Pete (Levi/Alvina Duparro), age 3 months 18 days, (b. 10 Mar 1910, Barton)
BUR. 20 Oct 1913, d. 17 Oct - Euphema LaPete Wheeler, age 50 (b. Can), husband John Wheeler
- Vermont burial card:
Died 7 Oct 1913 - Euphena LaPete Wheeler, Barton, VT, age 50, wife of John Wheeler, cause of death neurasthenia (ill for a year)
Last updated: 16 October 2022.