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David Vital Pelletier
1895 - 1986 (91 years)-
Name David Vital Pelletier Birth 7 Feb 1895 Frenchville, Aroostook, ME 
- Got a copy of the Record of a Birth for February 7th 1895 in Frenchville for David Pelletier 5th child of Vital & Flavie Daigle; reported by Vetal Pelletier.
1895 Feb 7 Record of a Birth for David Pelletier from Frenchville, ME Gender Male Also Known As David Pelkey Baptism 7 Feb 1895 Ste. Luce Church, Frenchville, ME - Found a baptismal record from Ste. Luce Church records for David Pelletier on Feb. 7, 1895 to Vital Pelletier & Femie Daigle; godparents were Louis Saucier & Modeste Daigle.
(Drouin collection:F>Frenchville 1878/aug-1895> pg. 301, image 151)
1895 Feb 7 baptismal record for David Pelletier from Ste. Luce Church, Frenchville, ME Census 1900 Fort Kent, Aroostook, ME - Vetal Pelletier is listed on the 1900 census in Fort Kent as 40 yrs. old, born Jan 1860, married 10 yrs. with his 2nd wife Euphemie (Daigle) with children from his 1st marriage listed as Henry 17, Joseph 16, Hilaire 14, & Dennis 12, children from this marriage as William 7, David 5, Jannie 4 & Laura 2; he was a farmer with his own farm, mortgage free.
1900 Census Fort Kent, Aroostook, ME for Vital Pelletier & Euphemie (Daigle) & children Henry, Joseph, Hilaire, Dennis, William, David, Jennie & Laura Census 1910 Fort Kent, Aroostook, ME - On the 1910 census, Vital is listed as 51 yrs. old, married 28 yrs., farmer with his own farm, free of mortgage; with his wife Euphemie (Daigle) & 6 children William 17, Dave 15, Jane 13, Laura 11, Elise 9 & Ludger 8.
1910 Census Fort Kent, ME for Vital Pelletier & Euphemie (Daigle) & children William, Dave, Jane, Laura, Elise & Ludger Military 6 Aug 1918 Fort Fairfield, Aroostook, ME - Got a copy of the WWI draft registration for David Pelletier, b.Feb. 4, 1895 Fort Kent, ME, lives in Daigle, farmer working for father Vetal Pelletier; single, claimed exemption from draft due to occupation; signed 'X' for signature, he was medium height, medium build, blue eyes, brown hair, no disabilities; registered on 8/6/1918 in Fort Fairfield.
Note: same day as his brothers Denis & William registered.
WWI Registration card for David Pelletier Census 1930 Millinocket, Penobscot, ME - On the 1930 census, David Pelletier is 34 yrs. old, single, labor in construction 'Roomer' in the home of Mary Boynton, 74, widowed.
1930 Census Millinocket ME for David Pelletier, Roomer, living with Mary Boynton, 74, widowed Census 1940 Millinocket, Penobscot, ME - On the 1940 census, David Pelkey is Head at 45 yrs. old married, in construction, living with his wife Matilda Willette, son Allison 6 & daughters Claudette 5, Shirley 4 & Dorothy 7 mos. old
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Census 1950 Millinocket, Penobscot, ME - On the 1950 census in Millinocket, ME David Pelkey is listed at 55 with wife Matilda (Willette) 44 & children Allison D. son 16, Claudette H. 15, Shirley E. 14, Dorothy P. 10, Therese M. 8 & David E. 1 (b. 1/1/1949)
At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld. Death 22 Dec 1986 Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME - Found a Maine Death index for David V. Pelkey for 22 Dec 1986, 91 yrs. old, in Topsham, ME certif. #8610408
Got a copy of the Certificate of Death for David Vital Pelkey for Dec 22, 1986 at 91 yrs. old, born Feb 4, 1895, died in Topsham, Sagadahoc, ME; widowed, lived in Millinocket, ME; father Vital Pelletier, mother Euphemie Daigle; informant Theresa Martin of Topsham, ME; buried 12/27/1986 in Millinocket Cemetery.
Note: Record of a Birth shows he was born on Feb. 7, 1895.
1986 Dec 22 Certificate of Death for David Vital Pelkey in Topsham, ME Obituary 24 Dec 1986 Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Penobscot, ME - Got a copy of the obituary for David V. Pelkey, 91, of Millinocket died Dec. 22, 1986 in Topsham; born in Frenchville Feb 4, 1895 son of Vetal & Lucy (Daigle) Pelletier; predeceased by his wife Mathilda (Willette) Pelkey in 1976; survived by 2 sons Allison D. Pelkey of Centreville, VA & David E. Pelkey of Millinocket; 4 daughters Claudette Preston of Ellsworth, Shirley McClusky & Dorothy Bouchard both of Millinocket & Theresa Martin of Topsham; 1 sister Laura Pelletier of Daigle, 1 sister-in-law Modeste Pelletier of Fort Kent; 19 grandchildren, 10 great- grandchildren; a spring burial was in Millinocket Cemetery.
(from Bangor Daily News Wed. Dec 24, 1986, pg. 4)
1986 Dec 24 obituary for David V. Pelkey from Bangor Daily News, ME Burial 27 Dec 1986 Millinocket Cemetery, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME Notes - I cannot find Vital or Euphemie or any of their unmarried children on the 1920 census; have gone through all pages of the 1920 census for New Canada/Daigle which is where they lived; the only child I can find is Jeannette/Jane who married Camille Michaud in 1915, the others were not married yet & should have been living home: William b. 1893, David b. 1895, Laura b. 1898, Elise b. 1900 & Ludger b. 1902; William's WWI registration card showed he was living in Daigle, ME working for his father in 1917; Laura married on 30 Jun 1920 in Daigle, Elise married on 23 Oct 1923 in Daigle, William married in 1924 in Daigle, Vital died on 12 Oct 1925 in New Canada/Daigle. I believe this family was somehow skipped during the taking of the census in Jan 1920.
Person ID I2490 Levesque_Lozier_Mascola_Messina Last Modified 26 Jun 2025
Father Vital Pelletier, b. 25 Mar 1859, Frenchville, Aroostook, ME d. 12 Oct 1925, Daigle, Aroostook, ME (Age 66 years) Mother Euphemie Daigle, b. 20 May 1859, Frenchville, Aroostook, ME d. 27 Apr 1948, Daigle, Aroostook, ME (Age 88 years) Marriage 8 Jun 1890 Ste. Luce Church, Frenchville, ME Family ID F454 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Matilda Willette, b. 28 Dec 1905, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME d. 1 May 1976, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME (Age 70 years) Marriage 16 Feb 1931 Millinocket, Penobscot, ME - Found a Maine Marriage record for David Pelletier & Matilda Willette both from Millinocket, ME for 16 Feb 1931.
Got a copy of the Record of Marriage for David Pelletier & Matilda Willette both of Millinocket, ME for Feb. 16, 1931 in Millinocket, ME; son of Vetal Pelletier & Auphimea Daigle, 35 yrs. old; daughter of Augustus Willette & Henrith Landry, 25 yrs. old.
1931 Feb 16 Record of a Marriage for David Pelletier & Matilda Willette in Millinocket, ME Children 1. Kenneth Paul Pelkey, b. 20 Jan 1932, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME d. 5 May 1932, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME (Age 0 years)+ 2. A.D. Pelkey, Sr + 3. C.H. Pelkey 4. Shirley Euphemie Pelkey, b. 3 Mar 1936, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME d. 5 Jan 1999, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME (Age 62 years)+ 5. Dorothy Patricia Pelkey, b. 5 Sep 1939, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME d. 13 Dec 2004, Millinocket, Penobscot, ME (Age 65 years)+ 6. T.M. Pelkey + 7. D.E. Pelletier Family ID F1361 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 5 May 2022
- Got a copy of the Record of a Birth for February 7th 1895 in Frenchville for David Pelletier 5th child of Vital & Flavie Daigle; reported by Vetal Pelletier.