George E. Petitjean

                                Married - 25 Dec 1889

Lottie Lelia Durand

BIRTH: 11 Nov 1868 in Great Hill, Seymour, CT

BIOGRAPHY: 

        The 1900 Census for Waterbury, CT (4-WD - Series: T623; Roll: 148; Page: 181; District: 433), lists Lelia D. Durand (Lelia Eleanor Webster), 56, divorced, mother of two, living at 97 South Main Street with her son Charles A. (working in brass factory).  These were the mother and brother of Lottie Lelia Durand.  Through her mother, Lottie was a direct descendent of William Bradford, who was elected governor of Plymouth Colony in 1621.

        At the time of the 1900 Census, Lottie was 31 years old, and living at 1024 West Main Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (3-WD - Series: T623; Roll: 148; Page: 102; District: 429), with her husband, George (31), a toolmaker, and her son, Percy (9).

        At the time of the 1910 Census, Lottie was 42 years old, and living in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (1-WD - Series: T624; Roll: 140; Page: 52; District: 464 - image is illegible), with her husband, George (41), a machinist at the Brass Factory, son Percy (19), a toolmaker, and daughter-in-law Mabel (20). Their street address is illegible.

        According to the Waterbury, Naugatuck, and Watertown, Connecticut City Directory, 1914, Lottie and George were living at 31 Walnut Street, Waterbury, CT.  George was employed as a foreman at the Bristol Company.  Also living with them was their son Percy D., who was employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Company.

        Lottie and her husband, George E. Petitjean, raised their granddaughter, Muriel, daughter of their son Percy D., and his first wife Mabel Alinuo.  At the time of the 1920 Census, George was 51 years old, Lottie was 51 years old, and Muriel was 9 years old. They lived at 201 Fair Lawn Avenue, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (5-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 195; Page: 257; District: 475). George was a foreman at the Bristol Company.  Muriel's parents, Percy and Mabel, lived at 198 Maple Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (1-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 190; Page: 171; District: 300), with their other two daughters, M. Doris (7 years and 6 months), and M. Eleanor (4 years and 3 months).

        At the time of the 1930 Census, George was 61 years old, Lottie was 61 years old, and Muriel was 19 years old. They were living at the same address (5-WD - Series: T626; Roll: 280; Page: 242; District: 265). George was a foreman at the brass factory.  At that time, Muriel's Father, Percy D. (39) was living at 132 Norfolk Avenue, Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island (2-WD - Series: T626; Roll: 2174; Page: 173; District: 249), with his second wife, Sadie E. (35), his daughter Doris M. (17), and his step-daughter, Harriet E. Devarney (13).  Muriel's other sister, Eleanor, was living with her Mother, Mabel,  and step-father, Arthur Whitehead, at 33 Edin Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (4-WD - Series: T626; Roll: 280; Page: 39; District: 255).

        In the Waterbury, Naugatuck, and Watertown, Connecticut City Directory, 1932, Lottie and George were listed as living at 201 Fairlawn Avenue, Waterbury, CT.

        Lottie was listed in the Waterbury, Naugatuck, and Watertown, Connecticut City Directory, 1948, as the widow of George E., and as having died on 9 Nov 1947 at age 78. 

DEATH: Lottie died on 9 Nov 1947, in Waterbury, CT.

BURIAL: Lottie is buried with her husband, George E. Petitjean, son, Percy D. Petitjean, granddaughter, Muriel P. Hennion and Muriel's husband, John Hennion, at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterbury, CT.

         Child

       Percy Durand Petitjean

BIRTH: 20 Sep 1890, Waterbury, CT

BIOGRAPHY:  

        At the time of the 1900 Census, Percy was 9 years old, and living with his parents, George(31), a toolmaker, and Lottie(31), at 1024 West Main Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (3-WD - Series: T623; Roll: 148; Page: 102; District: 429).

        Percy married Mabel Alinuo a Canadian immigrant, who had arrived in the United States in 1906.

        At the time of the 1910 Census, Percy was 19 years old, a toolmaker, and living in Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (1-WD - Series: T624; Roll: 140; Page: 52; District: 464 - image is illegible), with his wife, Mabel (20), his Father, George (41), a machinist at the Brass Factory, and his Mother, Lottie (42). Their street address is illegible.

        In the Waterbury, Naugatuck, and Watertown, Connecticut City Directory, 1914, Percy was listed as being employed by the Scovill Manufacturing Company. He was boarding with his parents at 31 Walnut Street, Waterbury, CT.  Percy registered for the draft on 5 Jun 1917.  At that time, he was married, with three children, a tool maker for the Bristol Company, and living at Highland Avenue, Waterbury, CT.

        At the time of the 1920 Census, Percy was 29 years old, and living in a rented home, at 198 Maple Street, Naugatuck, New Haven County, CT (1-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 190; Page: 171; District: 300), with his wife S. Mabel (30), and daughters: M. Doris (7 years and 6 months), and M. Eleanor (4 years and 3 months). He is a toolmaker at the Button Factory.  A third daughter, Muriel (b 21 Sep 1910), was 9 years old, and living at 201 Fair Lawn Avenue, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (5-WD - Series: T625; Roll: 195; Page: 257; District: 475), with her Grandparents, George and Lottie Petitjean.

        At the time of the 1930 Census, Percy (39), was married to Sadie E. (35), and lived in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island (2-WD - Series: T626; Roll: 2174; Page: 173; District: 249). They lived in a rented home on Norfolk Avenue, with his daughter, Doris M., age 17, and Sadie's daughter Harriet E. Devarney, age 13. Percy's oldest daughter, Muriel(19), was living at 201 Fair Lawn Avenue, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (5-WD - Series: T626; Roll: 280; Page: 242; District: 265), with her Grandparents. His third daughter, Eleanor R., was living in the home of Arthur and Mabel Whitehead, 33 Edin Street, Waterbury, New Haven County, CT (4-WD - Series: T626; Roll: 280; Page: 39; District: 255), listed as Evelyn Pettijean (niece), 14 years old. 

DEATH: At the time of his death, on 24 Aug 1957, in Hartford, CT, Percy was married to Josephine Stack.  

BURIAL: Percy is buried with his parents, George and Lottie Petitjean, his daughter Muriel, and Muriel's husband, John Hennion, at Pine Grove Cemetery, Waterbury, CT.   

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