Captain Peter DEVOE
1832 - 1899 (~ 66 years)-
Name Peter DEVOE [1] Title Captain Birth Nov 1832 Chrichton Island, Isle Madame, Richmond County, Nova Scotia 
[2] Gender Male Occupation Fisherman and Farmer [3] Death 31 Mar 1899 Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia [4, 5] Burial Chapel (now Burchells) Point Pioneer Cemetery, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia [6] Person ID I144 King Gardner Genealogy Last Modified 11 Aug 2023
Father Pierre DEVAUX, b. Abt 1799, Poulamon (was Grand Digue), Isle Madame, Richmond County, Nova Scotia d. 17 Mar 1877, McKinnon's Harbour, Victoria County, Nova Scotia (Age ~ 78 years) Relationship natural Mother Colombe LANDRY, b. Between 1800 and 1810 d. Between 1861 and 1866 (Age ~ 61 years) Relationship natural Marriage Abt 1824 Arichat, Isle Madame, Richmond County, Nova Scotia Family ID F116 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Charlotte RICHARD, b. 2 Aug 1836, River Bourgeois, Richmond County, Nova Scotia d. 24 May 1910, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia (Age 73 years) Marriage 10 Jan 1854 Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia [7] Children 1. Frederick DEVOE, b. 20 Oct 1871, Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia d. 19 Feb 1946, Sydney Mines, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia (Age 74 years) [Father: natural]Family ID F124 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 11 Aug 2023
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Notes - The 1861 Census of the Polling District of Sydney Mines, Cape Breton records Peter Devoe (Polling District 4 Abstract 9 Family 15) with 3 Males and 2 Females including 1 Female 1-2, 1 Male 2-3, 1 Male 5-10, 1 Male 20-30 Married, and 1 Female 20-30 Married.
The 1 Male 20-30 Married and 1 Female 20-30 Married match Peter Devoe born November 1832 and Charlotte Richard born about 1835 respectively. The 1 Female 1-2, 1 Male 2-3, and 1 Male 5-10 match the first 3 children of Peter Devoe and Charlotte Richard as documented in the Devoe-deVaux Family History 1691-1991; namely William Peter born December 21 1855 (1 Male 5-10), John Francis born November 27 1858 (1 Male 2-3), and Alice Delina born May 17 1860 (1 Female 1-2).
It is reasonable to conclude this is the family of Peter Devoe, husband of Charlotte Richard.
The following ages are recorded for Peter Devoe, husband of Charlotte Richard, in various Censuses and on his tombstone:
1861 Census age 20-30, implying year of birth about 1830-1840
1871 Census age 38, implying year of birth about 1832-1833
1881 Census age 48, implying year of birth about 1832-1833
1891 Census age 58, implying year of birth about 1832-1833
1899 Tombstone age 66, implying year of birth about 1832-1833
Peter Devoe's recorded ages are remarkably consistent. His birth about 1832-1833 is consistent with the 1838 Census of his parents Pierre deVaux and Colombe Landry in which it is reasonable to believe Peter is one of the 3 Males under 6, implying a year of birth about 1832-1838. His birth about 1832-1833 is consistent with his marriage to Charlotte Richard on January 10 1854 in River Bourgeois. If born in 1832, Peter Devoe married at age 21.
- The 1861 Census of the Polling District of Sydney Mines, Cape Breton records Peter Devoe (Polling District 4 Abstract 9 Family 15) with 3 Males and 2 Females including 1 Female 1-2, 1 Male 2-3, 1 Male 5-10, 1 Male 20-30 Married, and 1 Female 20-30 Married.
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Sources - [S1075] North Sydney St. Joseph's Church, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, (Name: FamilySearch; Location: Nova Scotia, Antigonish Catholic Diocese, 1823-1905;), Marriage Image 276 of 391.
Marriage of Peter Devon (sic), son of Peter Devon (sic) and Colete Landry, and Charlotte Richard, daughter of Richard Richard and Angelique Duga (sic) - [S572] Colonel John Brooks Devoe, Devoe - deVaux Family History 1691 - 1991, Page 057.
- [S109] 1891 Census of Little Bras d'Or, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, (Name: Ancestry; Location: Canada Census Collection;), Page 26 Family 104.
Records Peter Devaux age 58 Fisherman Farmer, wife Charlotte age 54, and 6 children; all born NS. Source for occupation - [S1163] Little Bras d'Or Chapel (now Burchells) Point Pioneer Cemetery, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, (Name: Cape Breton Genealogy and Historical Society (CBGHA);).
Tombstone for "Capt Peter Des Veaux Died Mar 31 1899 aged 66 Yrs". Source for date of death - [S572] Colonel John Brooks Devoe, Devoe - deVaux Family History 1691 - 1991, Page 057.
Source for place of death - [S1163] Little Bras d'Or Chapel (now Burchells) Point Pioneer Cemetery, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, (Name: Cape Breton Genealogy and Historical Society (CBGHA);).
Tombstone for "Capt Peter Des Veaux Died Mar 31 1899 aged 66 Yrs". Source for place of burial - [S1075] North Sydney St. Joseph's Church, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, (Name: FamilySearch; Location: Nova Scotia, Antigonish Catholic Diocese, 1823-1905;), Marriage Image 276 of 391.
Marriage of Peter Devon (sic), son of Peter Devon (sic) and Colete Landry, and Charlotte Richard, daughter of Richard Richard and Angelique Duga (sic). Source for date and place of marriage
- [S1075] North Sydney St. Joseph's Church, Cape Breton County, Nova Scotia, (Name: FamilySearch; Location: Nova Scotia, Antigonish Catholic Diocese, 1823-1905;), Marriage Image 276 of 391.