Henri Pitre

1876 Rustico, PEI – 1952 Charlottetown, PEI

 

 

Continuation of tree (3rd child of Marcel Pitre/Potamie Pineau); all known surname descendants:

              8        Henri Pitre  b: 27 September 1876  St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 22 June 1952  Charlottetown, PEI

                               +Priscille LeClair/Leclerc  b: 20 August 1879  Rustico, PEI; m: 22 August 1905  St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI [Theophile/Adeline Doucet]; d: 10 December 1951  Charlottetown, PEI

                          9          Cecilia May Pitre  b: 25 June 1906  South Rustico, PEI; d: Aft. 1921

                          9          Rose Isabella Pitre  b: 15 February 1908  South Rustico, PEI; d: Aft. 1931

                                        +David Jenkins  b: Abt. 1909  PEI; m: Abt. 1928; d: Aft. 1931

                          9          Marie Blanche Pitre  b: 26 February 1910  South Rustico, PEI; d: 25 August 1993  Wareham, Plymouth, MA

                                        +Joseph Campanella  b: 24 June 1907  Boston, Suffolk, MA; m: 12 November 1933  Boston, Suffolk, MA; d: 20 Jun 1977  East Wareham, Plymouth, M

                          9          Marcel Reginald Pitre  b: 5 April 1912  South Rustico, PEI; d: Aft. 1931

                          9          Anne Eveline Pitre  b: 21 June 1914  South Rustico, PEI; d: 23 October 1933  Charlottetown, PEI

                          9          Lucie Yvonne Pitre  b: 29 December 1916  South Rustico, PEI; d: Aft. 1931

                          9          Joseph Alyre Pitre  b: 15 May 1919  South Rustico, PEI; d: 6 March 1972  Charlottetown, PEI

                                        +Catherine 'Kathleen' Adele Woods  b: 24 January 1919  Emyvale, PEI; m: unknown [Daniel/Susan Gillan]; d: 29 May 2004  Charlottetown, PEI

                          9          Ivan Pitre  b: Abt. 1924; d: Aft. 1931

 

 

Notes for Henri Pitre:

Census

- 1911 PEI, North Rustico, Lot 24:  Henry Peters 34 (laborer), wife Precillia 33, Cecilia M. 5, Rose J. 3, Mary B. 1, widowed mother Lamie 66, sister Maud A. 20.

 

- 1921 PEI, North Rustico (Lot 24):  Henri Pitre 40 laborer/odd jobs, wife Priscille 38, Cecilia May 14, Rose Isabella 13, Marie Blanche 11, Marcel Regnald 9, Anne Evelyn 7, Lucie Yvonne 5, Joseph Alyre 2.

 

- 1931 Charlottetown (City), Queens, PEI:  Henry Peters 53 farm labourer, wife Priscilla 50, Reginald 18, Lucy 14, Alyre 13, Ivan 8, son-in-law David Jenkins 22 seaman/merchant marine, wife Rosebell 23, Margaret 2 (39 Connolly St.).

 

Obituary:  Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Tuesday, 24 June 1952:  Funeral Monday - The funeral of William Henry Peters was held yesterday morning from the Frank Hennessey Funeral Home to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. E. Doyle, C.Ss.R., who also conducted service at the grave.  Pall-bearers were: John B. Fleming, Ernest Connolly, Gerald Fleming, Leo McIntyre, Willard Dunn and Harold Redmond.  Interment was in the Catholic Cemetery.

 

Notes for Priscille Leclerc:

Obituary:  Guardian (PEI), Thursday, 13 December 1951:  Funeral Yesterday - The funeral of Mrs. Henry Peters was held Wednesday morning at 8:45 from the residence of her son, Alyre Peters, 32 Connolly St., to the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer where Requiem High Mass was celebrated by Rev. E. Doyle C.Ss.R. who also conducted services at the grave.  Pall-bearers were: Jerome Blacquiere, J. A. Doiron, Joseph Peters, Earnest Connolly, T. B. Fleming, Henry Doiron.  Burial was in the Catholic Cemetery.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Marie Blanche Pitre:  Boston Herald (Boston, MA), Saturday, 28 August 1993:  Campanella of Wareham, formerly of Jamaica Plain, August 25, Blanche (Peters) Campanella.  Beloved wife of the late Joseph Campanella.  Mother of Marie McLaughlin of Jamaica Plain, Rita Hanson of Bellingham, Edna Green of Boston, Ann Reissner of Ossining, New York and the late Joan Smith of Florida.  Also survived by 20 grandchildren and 34 great-grandchildren.  Funeral from the Mann & Rodgers Funeral Home, Jamaica Plain, Monday at 10:15 A.M., followed by a funeral mass at Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 11:00 A.M.  Relatives and friends invited.  Visiting hours Sunday 2:00-4:00 P.M. and 7:00-9:00 P.M.  Inlieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Joslyn Clinic, Boston, Mass.  Interment New Calvary Cemetery.

 

Anne Eveline Pitre:  Charlottetown Guardian (PEI), Tuesday, 24 October 1933:  Sudden Bereavement - The death occurred with unexpected suddenness yesterday morning when Evelyn, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peters, Connolly Street, passed away while seated at the breakfast table.  Complaining of a pain in the region of her heart, she fell from her chair to the floor, death being instantaneous.  Besides her parents she leaves to mourn three brothers and four sisters.

 

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