Continuation of tree (10th child of Lucien Simeon Pitre/Marie Josephine Helene Babin); all known surname descendants:
7 Francois Seraphin Pitre b: 17 January 1859 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Bet. 1900-1910 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Phelonise Marie 'America' Dubois b: 26 May 1859 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 21 February 1876 St. Francis de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Apollinaire/Celine Martin]; d: 27 February 1927 Black Bayou, Terrebonne, LA
8 Marie Seraphine Pitre b: 27 February 1879 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 23 March 1947 Gibson, Terrebonne, LA
+Leonce M. Gautreaux b: Abt. 1873; m: 6 January 1895 St. Francis de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Bef. 1900
*2nd Husband of Marie Seraphine Pitre:
+Wilson Glynn b: July 1881 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1913 [James/Mary Pichof]; d: 1 October 1959 Bridge City, Jefferson, LA
8 Celina Andressa Pitre b: 30 November 1880 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: Bef. 1900
8 Louis 'Eddie' Pitre b: 10 February 1884 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1900
8 Joseph Octave Pitre b: 16 September 1888 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 1 February 1962 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Eve Orgeron b: 18 February 1891; m: 21 October 1908 Holy Rosary, Larose, Lafourche, LA [Ovile Justilien/Camelia Marie Guidry]; d: 14 August 1918 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
*2nd Wife of Joseph Octave Pitre:
+Gertrude Babin b: 27 July 1893; m: Abt. 1918 Terrebonne, LA [Euzelien/Alfrida Marie Ross]; d: 8 July 1975
8 Josephine Octavie Pitre b: 16 September 1888 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 6 October 1959 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+James Louis Leboeuf b: 8 January 1886 St. James, St. James, LA; m: 25 April 1903 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Bet. 1910-1920
*2nd Husband of Josephine Octavie Pitre:
+Edwin Babin b: 10 November 1874 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Bef. 1920 [Adam Augustin/Marie Rosine 'Alma' Pitre]; d: 18 June 1952 Bayou Cane, Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Joseph Simon Pitre b: 15 February 1892 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 9 December 1960 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Nettie Lecompte b: 15 January 1903; m: 28 November 1929 Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Freeman Joseph/Julianne Eve Bergeron]; d: June 1979
Notes for Francois Seraphin Pitre:
Census
- 1880 Terrebonne, Louisiana:
Serafin Pitre 40 (laborer), wife America 25, Serafine 2; sisters-in-law Camelia
Dubois 13 & Marie Dubois 7 months.
- 1900 Terrebonne, LA: Sarafin Pitre 45 (farm laborer), wife of 26 years
Mary 39 (5 of 6 children still living), Josephine 21, Eddie 16, Octavia 8, Octave
8, Simon 7.
- 1910 Terrebonne, LA: Octave 20 laborer/plantation, widowed mother Mary Peet
58, brother Simon 17 laborer/plantation, brother Eddie 26 laborer/plantation,
and widowed sister Sarah 28.
- 1920 Gibson, Terrebonne, LA: Octave Pete 30 general
farmer, wife Gertrude 24, Odyse 2 years 3 months, Eulamae 10 months; brother Simond 29 (farm
laborer); widowed mother Mary Pete 66.
WWI registration records (sons):
Joseph Octave Pitre: Octave Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 15 Oct 1889 (near Schreiver, LA); wife; tall height, medium build; grey eyes & brown hair.
Simon Pitre: Simon
Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 15 Mar 1892 (near Schreiver, LA); mother; tall
height, slender build; blue eyes & dark hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Seraphine Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Magnolia Cemetery, Houma, LA: Mrs / Seraphine Glynn / born Feb 27, 1879 / died Mar 28, 1947 / age 68
Joseph Octave Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA: Octave / Joseph Pitre / Sept 16, 1889 / Feb 1, 1962
Josephine Octavie Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 7 October 1959 - At her residence, Houma, La., on Tuesday, October 6, 1959, at 4 o'clock a.m., Josephine Pitre, beloved wife of the late Edwin Babin, mother of Nickles LeBoeuf, Mrs. F.A. LeBoeuf, Marcel and Adam Babin, also survived by 12 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren; age 70 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from the Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La., on Wednesday, October 7, 1959, at 4 o'clock p.m. Religious services at the St. Bernadette Catholic church, Houma, La. Interment in St. Francis de Sales Catholic cemetery No. 2. Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., in charge.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Mrs. / Edwin Babin / Sept. 30, 1879 / Oct. 6, 1959 / age 70
Back one generation to parents of Francois Seraphin Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 6 July 2021.