Joseph (Peat) Pitre (1856 - 1931)

Born 2 Jun 1856 in St. Urbain Premier, Chateauguay, Canada-Est

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Elize (Robidoux) Peat — married 1873 in Mooers, Clinton County, New York

Descendants

Died 27 May 1931 at age 74 in Mooers, Clinton County, New York, USA

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Biography

Joseph was born about 1856. He is the son of Pierre Pitre and Marie Rheume.

Joseph died on 27 May, 1931 at Mooers, New York, USA. ^[1]

Notes for Joseph Pitre:

Surname:

Ancestral - PITRE -Traceable to early 17th century Nova Scotia

DIT Name -LAJAMBRE/LAJAMBE- alias used in many French countries to differentiate between similar named individuals. Often carried through to their descendants. This DIT name goes back through several generations.

Anglicized Spellings - PEET, PEETS, PEAT, PEATS, PETE, PITT, PITTS - spelling Variations found in numerous public and church records.

Census records, from various sources:

• 1880 census.Mooers, Clinton, NY: Joseph Peat 24 (laborer), wife Elizabeth 22, and 3 children: Joseph 6, Elizabeth 4, & William 2 months "^[2]

• 1900 census Ludlow, Hampden, MA: Joseph Petee 44 (carder/hemp mill), wife of 27 years Eliza 42. They have had 11 children, with 9 still living. The youngest are still at home: Peter 16, Jennie 14, Mitchell 13, Tofeal 5, & Marceline 1. Daughter Celestin 18 is living with them, with her husband of 2 years Amos Benway 19. As the children are all listed as born in New York, it's possible the move to Massachusetts is fairly recent. ^[3]

• 1910 census.^[4]

• 1920 census.^[5]

• 1930 census.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGJH-V4BR : 19 October 2019), Joseph Peet, 1931.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZZF-ML3 : 19 February 2021), Joseph Peat, Mooers, Clinton, New York, United States; citing enumeration district ED 27, sheet 377A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,820..
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9R2-7M2 : accessed 16 June 2021), Joseph Pete?, Ludlow Town Holyoke city, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 556, sheet 17B, family 247, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,651.
4. ↑ 1910 Killingly, Windham, CT: Joseph Peat 54, wife of 36 years Elizabeth 53, and children Mella 17, Tulbets 16, Mitchell 23 & his wife of 2 years Lottie 19 with their child Mitchell 14 months. Also 2 boarders.
5. ↑ 1920 Mooers, Clinton, NY: on Joe Pete Road: Joseph Pete 63 (farmer), wife Elizabeth 61, and grandson Leonard 5.
6. ↑ 1930 Mooers, Clinton, NY: Widowed Joseph Pete 74, living with daughter Jennie 43 & her husband Gilbert Miller 56, and their 8 children.