Joseph
Petri
Born about in Ujpest, Hungary
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Michael Petri
and Anna (Zacharias) Petri
Brother of
Nicolaus Petri
Husband of
Anna (Goetter) Petri
— married
23 Feb 1886 in Nagy-Jécsa, Torontál, Hungary
Descendants 
Father of
Katherine (Petri) Quint, Joseph Petri, John Petri, Max Petri, Phillip Petri, Anna (Petri) Bierl, Michael Petri, Nicholas Petri and Frank Petri
Died
at about age 70
in Detroit, Michigan
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Jun 2015
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Biography
Information passed down through family is sparce..birthplace may be Hungary, or Alsace Lorraine. Son Nicholas Petri wrote life story notes in February, 1994, referring his memory that his father always called himself "German Hungarian."
Sources
- United States Census 1920
FamilySearch database; Michigan Death Certificates 1921 - 1952, microfilm 1973011. United States Census 1930; Joseph listed Romania as his place of birth; He lists 1902 as his year of immigration to the U.S.; Home address shows 3587 Roosevelt Ave., Detroit, Michigan; Living with son Frank, Hannah daughter-in-law, and 6 month old Louis...probably error due to census worker...son Frank was married to Anna and their child was Louise, born in November, 1929. Find A Grave; Number 64125272; Mount Elliott Cemetery, Detroit, Michigan; Plot Section W, Lot 214, Space 5.
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