Porphyre Petitpas (abt. 1832 - 1913)

Born about 1832 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Mary (Avery) Petitpas — married about 1852 in Tor Bay, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada

Husband of Angele Jane (Pelerin) Petitpas — married 6 Jan 1870 in Larrys River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada

Descendants

Died 9 Feb 1913 at about age 81 in Larrys River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada

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Biography

Porphyre Petitpas, known as Paul or Paulfevre, was born about 1832 at Tracadie, Nova Scotia, to Joseph and Agathe Petitpas (Petitpas-309 and Mattie-29).

Porphyre Petitpas married Margaret Mary Avery (aka Every) ca. 1853 at Tracadie, Nova Scotia. They lived at Mollasses Harbour, later known as Larry's River, where Paul was a Fisherman, and where they had 7 children:

• William Paul (Petitpas-335), on 15 November, 1853;
• Benjamin (Petitpas-336), on 10 March, 1855;
• Paul (Pettipas-29), in March, 1857;
• Marie Margaret (Petitpas-337), in February, 1859;
• Catherine (Petitpas-338), on 9 May, 1861;
• Peter Joseph (Petitpas-339), in 1863; and
• Charlotte (Petitpas-340), on 24 December, 1866.

The 1861 Census recorded Porphire Petipas living at Tracadie (Polling District 8, Sydney), Nova Scotia. He was head of a household consisting of 9 people, 5 males and 4 females, but we don't know who they were as they were enumerated by age, not name, so while some of those residents would have been Porphyre and Margaret and their children born before 1861, we don't know who else was living in the household^[1].

Margaret Every died of Fever on 22 August, 1867 at Molasses Harbour. Her parents are named on the Registration of Death as Felix Every, Fisherman, and Susanna.

Porphyre Petitpas, 38, Widower, married Angele "Jane" Pelerin (Pelerin-23), 21, Spinster, both of Larry's River (formerly Molasses Harbour) on 6 January, 1870. The Parish record of their marriage confirms his parents were Joseph and Agatha Petitpas, and names Angele's parents as Simon and Gertrude Pelerin^[2].

Paul and Jane Petitpas lived at Molasses Harbour/Larry's River (the names seem to have been used interchangeably), Tor Bay, Guysborough, where they had 6 children:

• Simon (Petitpas-341), born 21 October, 1870;
• Frederick (Petitpas-342), born 16 November, 1872;
• Marguerite (Petitpas-343), born 1876;
• Thomas Henry (Petitpas-344), born May, 1878;
• Gertrude (Petitpas-345), born 9 November, 1880; and
• John M. (Petitpas-346),born 24 April, 1884.

At the time of the 1871 Census, Paulfere, 40, Fisherman, and Jane Petipas, 22, were living at Molasses Harbour, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, with their children William, 16, Benjamin, 14, Paulfere, 12, Peter, 8, Simon, 0 (less than 1 year), Mary, 10, Catherine, 6, and Charlotte, 4^[3]. All members of the household were born in Nova Scotia, of French origin, and Catholic. This Census recorded that neither Paulfere or Jane could read or write.

The 1881 Census of Larry's River recorded Paulfeve, 49, Fisherman, and Jane Petitpas, 32, living with their children Peter, 16, also a Fisherman, Simon, 11, Frederick, 8, Thomas, 3, Charlotte, 15, Margaret, 5, and Harriet (Gertrude?), 4 months, still at Larry's River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia^[4].

The 1891 Census recorded Paulfer, 61, still fishing, and Jane Petitpas, 42, and their children Simon, 20, Seaman, Frederick, 18, Fisherman, Margaret, 16, Thomas M., 14, Jane (Gertrude?), 12, and John M., 7, living at Larry's River^[5].

In 1901, Pauth, 69, and Jane Pettipaws, 51, and their children Simon, 29, "Tohomes," 21 (Thomas), Gertey, 20, and John M., 16, were again recorded at Larry's River, where "Pauth" and sons Simon and Tohomes were Fishermen^[6].

The 1911 Census recorded Paul, 85, born September, 1826, labourer and Jane Petipas, 62, born March, 1849, and son John, 28, born April, 1883, both of no occupation, still living at Larry's River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia^[7].

Paul Pettipaues died at Larry's River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia "of old age" on 9 February, 1913 and was buried in Saint Peter's Church Cemetery there^[8][9].

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Census Search; Census Year: 1861; Item Number: 704469; Surname: Petipas; Given Name(s): Porphire; Province: Nova Scotia; District Name: Sydney; Sub-District Name: Tracadie. View digitized page of Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia) for Image No.: 4108914_00412 @ [1].
2. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99N6-89HQ?cc=2242886&wc=32ND-6TP%3A1585690007%2C1301903813 : 15 July 2019), Guysborough > 1864-1906 > image 35 of 285; Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax. Marriage of Porphyre Petitpas, Widower, to Angele Pelerin, Spinster, 6 January 1870.
3. ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4DC-2YZ : 19 March 2021), Paulfere Petipas, Molasses Harbour, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6L-S91 : 2 March 2021), Paulfeve Petipas, Larrys River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Paulfeve Petipas, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ Library and Archives Canada. Census of Canada, 1891. Ottawa, Ontario, Canada: Library and Archives Canada, 2009. http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/about-census.aspx. Series RG31-C-1. Statistics Canada Fonds. Microfilm reels: T-6290 to T-6427. Year: 1891; Census Place: Larrys River, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada; Roll: T-6313; Family No: 5.
6. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa. Census of Canada Search Results: Census Year: 1901; Item Number: 1399636; Surname: Pettipaws; Given Name(s): Simon; Province: Nova Scotia; District Name: Guysborough; Sub-District Name: Larry River. View digitized page of Census of Canada, 1901 for Image No.: z000038969 @ [2]
7. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L98W-3DV1?cc=2143998&wc=SK6B-C6R%3A1414207404%2C1414547501%2C1414255939 : 16 February 2018), Nova Scotia > Guysborough > 1-30 > image 202 of 394; Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
8. ↑ "Canada, Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9S-XTQQ : 8 March 2021), Paul Pettipaues, 09 Feb 1913; citing , Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada, certificate 1085, Nova Scotia Archives, Halifax.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138648712/porphyre-petitpas : accessed 06 February 2022), memorial page for Porphyre “Paul” Petitpas (1832–9 Feb 1913), Find a Grave Memorial ID 138648712, citing Saint Peter's Church Cemetery, Larrys River, Guysborough County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Diane (contributor 47878506),