Prince Edward Island
In April a census of the island was made by a land surveyor, Robert Fox, under command of Gov. Fanning. It was printed in “Royal Gazette” with only heads of household, and numbers of males and females in three age ranges: <16, 16-60, 60+.
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Jo. Peters - Lot 24 2-1-0/1-1-0 |
Joseph (Cormier) Pitre 33 (c1765), wife Modeste Chiasson 29, Cyprien 4, Rufin 2, Esther 1 |
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James Peters – Lot 24 2-1-0/2-1-0 |
Jacques Pitre 34 (c1764), wife Marie Blanchard 32, Barbe 10, Thomas 8, Francois 4, Marie 2 |
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John Peter Jr. – Lot 24 3-1-0/1-1-0 |
Jean Pitre 35 (c1763), wife Marie Rose Doiron 34, Ursin 12, Marguerite 10, Elie 3, Simon 1 |
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John Peter Sr. – Lot 24 0-1-1/0-1-0 |
Jean Baptiste Pitre 68 (c1730), 2nd wife Marguerite Arseneau 61, Theodore 24 |
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Peter Peter – Lot 24 3-1-0/1-1-0 |
Pierre (Captain Peter) Pitre 29 (c1769), wife Martine Gallant 24, Agnes 6, Fidele 4, Benoni 2, Etienne 1 |
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Paul Peter – Lot 43 1-1-0/2-1-0 |
Paul Pitre 39 (c1759), wife 34, Victor 5, Madeleine 3, Anne 1 |
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Joe Peters Sr. – Lot 43 0-1-1/0-0-1 |
Joseph Pitre 72 (17 Dec 1726), wife Anne Bourg 69, Benoni Guillaume 35 |
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Joe Peters Jr. – Lot 43 0-1-0/0-1-0 |
Simon Joseph Pitre 41 (31 Oct 1757), wife Charlotte Anne Cormier 26 |
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Lavia Peter – Lot 43 3-1-0/3-3-0 |
Francois Xavier Pitre 44 (16 Jul 1754), wife Marie Modeste Cheverie 43, Helene 17, Marguerite 16, Agnes 15, Benjamin 13, Marie 11, Casimir 8, Pelagie 4, son 2 **** |
**** Thanks to Leo F. Peters of Melrose, MA for this identification stemming from correspondence with Stephen White.
1841 Census (partial)
Only Lots 7-10, 12, 19, 21-23, 25-31, 34-38, 44-55, 57 are extant. The two sets of numbers are males and females, grouped by ages: under 16, 16-45, 45-60, 60+.
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Listing |
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Eli Petre – Lot 23 2200-4200 |
Elie Pitre 46 farmer, wife Modeste Doucet 40, girl 16-45, Clement 16, Barbara 14, boy <16, Marguerite 9, Joseph 6, Madeleine 4, Mathilde 1 [50 acres, 2 arable; # bushels produced last year: oats 20, potatoes 60; 4 hogs] |
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Fidele Petre – Lot 23 1110-1200 |
Fidele Pitre 47 farmer, wife Sophie Doiron 47, Maxime 21, Charlotte 16, Andre 9, Edesse 6 [50 acres, 10 arable; # bushels produced last year: wheat 20, oats 30, potatoes 250; 1 horse, 4 cattle, 6 hogs] |
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Joseph Petre – Lot 23 0100-1100 |
Joseph Pitre 25 farmer, wife Agnes Marie Gallant 22, Alphee infant [50 acres, 3 arable; # bushels produced last year: potatoes 50; 1 cattle, 5 hogs] |
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Joseph Petre – Lot 23 0110-2200 |
Joseph Pitre 26 farmer, wife Victoire Doucet 26, Dauphine 4, Anna 2, Norme 1. (unknown male 45-60) [50 acres, 8 arable; # bushels produced last year: oats 20, potatoes 150; 2 cattle, 5 hogs] |
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Rufin Petre – Lot 23 4100-3200 |
Rufin Pitre 45 farmer, wife Josephine Doiron 42, Rose 21, Augustin 19, Christine 15, Alexandre 13, Eusebe 6, Joseph Raffe 3, Philomene 3, daughter 1 [50 acres, 2 arable; # bushels produced last year: potatoes 100; 2 cattle] |
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Belony Peters – Lot 44 0101-1110 |
Benoni Guillaume Pitre 78 (c1763), wife Anne Marie Daigle 55, Benoni William 24, female <16, female >16 [25 acres, 16 arable; # bushels produced last year: wheat 30, oats 50, barley 20, potatoes 420; 2 horses, 8 sheep, 7 cattle, 12 hogs] |
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David Peters – Lot 44 1100-1100 |
David Pitre 43 farmer, wife Julia Angelique Daigle 42, Fidele 9, Adele 5 [25 acres, 10 arable; # bushels produced last year: wheat 5, oats 20, barley 12, potatoes 315; 1 horse, 7 sheep, 4 cattle, 8 hogs] |
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John Peters – Lot 44 2100-0300 |
John ‘Janvier’ Peters 41 farmer, wife Julia Daigle 40, Emily 18, daughter 16, Victor 13, Felix 8 [50 acres, 16 arable; # bushels produced last year: wheat 19, oats 148, barley 21, potatoes 600; 25 sheep, 12 cattle, 14 hogs] |
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Joseph Peters – Lot 44 0101-0101 |
Simon Joseph Pitre 84 (31 Oct 1757), wife Charlotte Anne Cormier 69, Domitile 26 & husband Jacques Gallant 24 [25 acres, 15 arable; # bushels produced last year: wheat 14, oats 30, barley 25, potatoes 320; 2 horse, 10 sheep, 3 cattle, 8 hogs] |
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Larang Peters – Lot 44 0100-4100 |
Lawrence Pitre 33 farmer, wife Mary ‘Margaret Jane’ Fisher 26, Anne 5, Sarah Louisa 3, Lucy 2, Emma infant [25 acres, 4 arable; # bushels produced last year: wheat 10, oats 17, barley 8, potatoes 300; 1 horse, 5 cattle, 8 hogs] |
| John Peters - Lot 59 1110-4010 | John Peters 50 blacksmith (b. Eng), wife Mary 50 (b. Eng), John 17, Marie Jane 14, Elizabeth 13, Margaret 11, George 6, female <16 (all CofE) |
Last updated: 22 June 2006