Continuation of tree (1st child of Antoine Alphonse Pitre/Marie Aszelie 'Parmelie' Dupre); all known surname descendants:
9 Alfred Theophile (Alphonse Fred) Pitre b: 17 August 1888 Ashburnham, Worcester, MA; d: 20 February 1949 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
+Isabelle Moore b: Abt. 1880 Massachusetts; m: 12 May 1921 Albany, Albany, NY; d: Aft. 1930
Notes for Alfred Theophile Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Hudson, Middlesex, Massachusetts: Alfred Pitre 21 (machinist), nephew of Louis Dupare 31 & wife Julia 28.
- 1920 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA: Alfred A. Pitre 31 (machinist), living with his family.
- 1930 Ashby, Middlesex, MA: Alfred T. Pitre 41 (machinist), wife Isabelle M. 49.
- 1940 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA: Widower Alphonse Pitre 76 [$3500 house value] gas attendant/gasoline station, Alfred 51 floorman/saw factory, son-in-law Thomas Hopkins 49 foreman/city of Fitchburg, wife Grace 48. [304 Wanoosnoc Road]
WW1 registration records: Alfred T. Pitre; Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; born 17 Aug 1888 Ashburnham, MA; parents; medium height, stout build; brown eyes & dark brown hair.
WWII records: Alfred Theophile Pitre, res. 304 Wonoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg, MA; b. 17 Aug 1888 Ashburnham, MA; contact Alphonse Pitre (same address); employer Simonds Saw & Steel Co., 5' 7", 130 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, light brown complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Fitchburg, MA.
Misc.: Fitchburg Sentinel, Thursday, 5 November 1925: Mr. and Mrs. Alfred T. Pitre of this city are spending the winter at Oakland, Calif.
- Greenfield Daily Recorder, Greenfield, MA, Thursday, 15 December 1927: Worcester, Dec. 16 - Alfred T. Pitre of Greenfield threw his wife, Mrs. Isabelle M. Pitre of Fitchburgh, down a flight of stairs on two different occasions, according to her testimony in the Worcester County probate court yesterday at a hearing on her libel for divorce. Judge Harry H. Atwood indicated that he would sign the decree. Mrs. Pitre also told the court that the Greenfield man once struck her on the legs with a wrench and that he had been cruel in other ways. She said that her health had been affected by such treatment and that she went South for three months upon the advice of a physician who was attending her. Many times her husband left her, Mrs. Pitre testified. Mr. and Mrs. Pitre were married at Albany, N.Y., on May 12, 1921. She seeks also to be permitted to resume her maiden name, Isabelle Moore.
Obituary: Fitchburg Sentinel, Tuesday, 22 February 1949: The funeral of Alfred T. Pitre, 304 Wanoosnoc road, was held this morning from the Aubuchon funeral parlors with a solemn high mass of requiem at 9 o’clock in St. Francis’ church. Rev. Arthur Gravel was the celebrant, Rev. Roland J. Ally was deacon and Rev. Raymond L. Hebert of the Immauculate Conception church was sub-deacon. The choir was under the direction of Miss Marguerite Benoit. A large congregation attended the mass including delegations from the American Legion and employees of the Simonds Saw & Steel Co. Burial was in St. Joseph’s cemetery where prayers were said by Rev. Fr. Ally. The bearers, all members of Fitchburg post, American Legion, were George Callahan, Lester R. Kimball, William F. Murray, Henry J. Donlon, Roscoe H. Lyons and Daniel B. O’Connor.
Misc.: Fitchburg Sentinel, Thursday, 10 March 1949: Probate Court - Worcester, March 10 - The will of Alfred T. Pitre of Fitchburg, who died Feb. 20, was filed in probate court here today and named his brother, Omer Pitre of Fitchburg, executor, leaving the residue of his estate to the brother and five other relatives. They are, the father, Alphonse Pitre, also of Fitchburg; two Fitchburg sisters, Grace Hopkins and Christine Landry; another sister, Belma Pitre of St. Philomene, Can., and another brother, Herve Pitre, who also resides in Fitchburg. A sister-in-law, Anita Pierce, wife of Omer, was willed two lots of land on Whalom road, Lunenburg, and Mrs. Hopkins received personal effects. The will was signed Feb. 7, or 13 days prior to Mr. Pitre's death.
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