Continuation of tree (1st child of Celestin Pitre/Emilie Patenaude); all known surname descendants:
7 Charles Pitre b: 9 June 1842 St. Urbain, Chateuaguay, Quebec; d: 21 August 1912 St. Jacques, Hanmer, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT
+Marie Philomene Lamoureux b: 15 November 1846 Montebello, Papineau, Quebec; m: 9 February 1863 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT [Francois/Angele Frappier]; d: 10 September 1929 Hanmer, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT
8 Pierre Pitre b: 14 November 1863 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 30 April 1877 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
8 Alfred 'Wilfred' Pitre b: 20 August 1865 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 27 October 1893 Lake St. Francis, near Lancaster, ONT (drowned)
8 Eliza Pitre b: 15 December 1867 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 15 February 1916 St. Jacques, Hanmer, Sudbury, ONT
+Napoleon Octave Lamoureux b: 20 May 1869 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; m: 31 December 1889 Cornwall, ONT [Octave/Adele Segouin]; d: 19 January 1942 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
8 Joseph Eugene Pitre dit Lajambe b: 9 September 1869 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 10 January 1942 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Marie Alexina Lamoureux b: 29 September 1875 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, ONT; m: Abt. 1894 [Octave/Adele Segouin]; d: 2 September 1935 Notre Dame de Grace, Hull, Wright, Quebec
8 Ursule Eudoxie Pitre b: 23 October 1871 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 1950
+David Begin b: Abt. 1868 Ontario; m: 29 April 1889 Gladstone, Cornwall, ONT [David/Henriette Lalonde]; d: Bet. April 1891-April 1893
*2nd Husband of Ursule Eudoxie Pitre:
+Pierre Caron b: 12 May 1863 St. Aubert, L'Islet, Quebec; m: 11 April 1893 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Charles/Malvina Dube]; d: 8 February 1933 Ste. Anne, Sudbury, ONT
8 Marie Rosana Pitre b: 1 September 1873 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 19 December 1952 St. Clement, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT
+Joseph Alphonse Mossey b: 1872; m: 26 November 1894 Cornwall, ONT [Paul/Adeline McClear]; d: 18 August 1954 St. Clement, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT
8 Stanislas Pitre b: 5 May 1875 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 19 September 1946 Hull, Gatineau, Quebec
+Philomene Menard b: 1 March 1877 Clarence Creek, Russell, ONT; m: Abt. 1895 [Napoleon/Josephine Gatien]; d: 2 February 1949 Hull, Gatineau, Quebec
8 Mary Delila Pitre b: 14 April 1877 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 28 June 1942 Timmins, Cochrane, ONT
+Denis Barrette b: Abt. 1852; m: Abt. 1898; d: 15 June 1934 Timmins, Cochrane, ONT
8 Victoria Pitre b: 15 May 1879 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 1973 Hanmer, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT
+Napoleon Stone b: 29 September 1878 Clinton Co., NY; m: Abt. 1918; d: 1955 Bemidji, Beltrami, MN
8 Leon Pitre b: 28 July 1882 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 1976 Hanmer, Sudbury, Ontario
+Marie Dalia 'Adelia' Harrison b: 15 February 1885 Ste. Felicite, Matane, Quebec; m: 20 July 1908 Sault Ste. Marie, Blezard Valley, Sudbury, ONT [Olivier/Marguerite Imbeau]; d: 1979 Hanmer, Sudbury, ONT
8 Adrien Pitre b: 8 October 1883 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 8 May 1972 Hanmer, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT
+Marie Anne Harrison b: 25 September 1888 Ste. Felicite, Matane, Rimouski, Quebec; m: 26 November 1906 St. Jacques, Hanmer, Nipissing, ONT [Olivier/Marguerite Imbeau]; d: 2 June 1980 Hanmer, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT
8 Joseph Napoleon 'Paul' Pitre b: 31 October 1885 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 10 October 1966 Capreol, Sudbury, ONT
+Marie Alice Diana Harrison b: 9 January 1887 Ste. Felicite, Matane, Rimouski, Quebec; m: 4 February 1907 St. Jacques, Hanmer, Sudbury, ONT [Olivier/Marguerite Imbeau]; d: 7 May 1972 Sudbury, Sudbury, ONT
8 Ovilla 'Leandre' Lajambe b: 10 June 1887 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 26 February 1963 Hanmer, Sudbury, ONT
8 Josephine Lajambe b: 15 June 1889 Nativite, Cornwall, ONT; d: 24 January 1956 Hanmer, Nipissing, ONT
+Louis Menard b: 29 December 1882 Clarence Creek, Russell, ONT; m: 27 November 1903 Blezard Valley, Nipissing, ONT [Napoleon/Josephine Gatien]; d: 13 December 1935 Hanmer, Sudbury, ONT
*2nd Husband of Josephine Lajambe:
+Louis Davidson b. Abt. 25 May 1891 Casselman, Russell, ONT; m: 8 December 1947 Ste. Anne, Sudbury, ONT [Louis/Obeline Ouimet]; d: 6 October 1970 Sudbury, ONT
8 Agnes Pitre b: 2 January 1891 Hanmer, Nipissing, ONT; d: Aft. 1901
Notes for Charles Pitre:
Census
-1871 Russell, Russell, Ontario: Charles Pitre 29 (farmer), wife Philomene 24, Pierre 7, Olfride 5, Lisa 4, Joseph 1 year 7 months.
- 1881 Cornwall, Cornwall, ONT: Charles La Gambe 40 (factory hand), wife Philomene 35, Wilfred 16 (spinner), Eliza 13 (spinner), Joseph 12 (spinner), Doeex 10, Rose Ann 8, Tinex 6, Dillia 4, Victoria 2.
- 1891 Cornwall, Cornwall & Stormont, ONT: Charles Lajambe 50 (cotton mill/weaver room), wife Philomene 45, Wilfred 26, Eugene 22, Rosana 18, Stanislas 16, Delia 14, Victorine 12, Leandre 9, Adrien 8, Napoleon 6, Leonidas 4, Josephine 2.
-1901 Hanmer, Nipissing, ONT: Charles Lajambe 60, wife Philomene 54, Leande 18, Andre 16, Napoleon 15, Elodia 13, Josephine 12, Agnes 10.
- 1911 Hanmer, Sudbury, Nipissing, ONT: Charles Pitre 70 (farmer), wife Philomene 65; son Adrien 27 (farmer), wife Marie Anne 20, Annita 3, Henry 2, Alma 9 months; Onida 22, widowed daughter Victrine 29; married daughter Eudoxie Caron 39, Pierre 15, Ida 7.
- 1921
MISC: There is a baptism of a 'Charles unknown' in the Ste. Martine register on 9 June 1841, born the same day, parents unknown. The sponsors are Charles Lamoreux & Catherine Pitre. If this Catherine is Charles' aunt (Celestin's sister), and Charles is the son of Celestin, why are the parents unknown as Celestin has married 2 weeks prior?
Tombstone inscription, St. Jacques Cemetery, Hanmer, ONT: Charle Pitre / decede le 21 Aout 1912 / a l'age de 71 ans. / epoux de / Philomene Lamoureux / decedee le 10 Sept 1929 / a l'age de 82 ans.
Obituaries for the children:
Alfred 'Wilfred' Pitre: The Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Friday, 31 October 1913: From The Freeholder November 3, 1893: Wilfrid Lashamb of Cornwall, while hunting ducks on Lake St. Frances below Lancaster with a number of Cornwall men, was drowned on Oct. 27. He went out in a duck boat and it was thought his rifle was discharged in the boat, making a hole in it. One of the men nearby was seated on a blind, but was unable to rescue the unfortunate man as the blind was anchored. Lashambe was 19 years of age.
- The Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Thursday, 14 May 1914: From The Freeholder May 18, 1894: The body of Wilfrid Lashamb, who was drowned in the fall of 1893, while duck hunting on Lake St. Francis, was found near St. Zotique by the steamer Rocket on May 11.
- The Northern Observer (Massena, NY), Thursday, 24 May 1894: The body of Alex. Lashamb, of Cornwall, who was drowned while hunting ducks near Lancaster last fall, was found near St. Zotique, by the crew of the steamer Rocket last Saturday. The remains were brought to Cornwall for interment.
Marie Rosana Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, LaSalle Cemetery, Sudbury, ONT: Rose Anna Lajambe / 1873 – 1952 / beloved wife of / J-Alphonse Mossey / J-Alphonse Mossey / 1872 – 1954 / beloved husband of / Rose Anna Lajambe / MOSSEY
Mary Delila Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, ONT: Denis Barrette / decede / le 15 Juin 1934 / a l’age de 82 ans / epouse de / Delia Lajambe / decede / le 28 Juin 1942 / a l’age de 65 ans
Victoria Pitre: Tombstone inscription, St. Jacques Cemetery, Hanmer, ONT: Victoria / STONE / Pitre / 1879 – 1973
Adrien Pitre: Tombstone inscription, St. Jacques Cemetery, Hanmer, ONT: LAJAMBE / Adrien / 1883 – 1972 / Marie Anne / 1888 – 1980 / Maurice / 1921 – 1981 / Anita / 1908 – 1993 / priez pour nous
Joseph Napoleon 'Paul' Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Capreol Cemetery, Sudbury, ONT: PITRE / Napoleon / Oct. 31 / 1885 / Oct 10 1966 // PITRE / Alice / Jan 8 / 1887 / May 7 / 1972
Ovilla 'Leandre' Lajambe: Tombstone inscription, St. Jacques Cemetery, Hanmer, ONT: Leandre / LAJAMBE / 1882 – 1963
Back one generation to parents of Charles Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Ontario deaths in RED also from tombstone inscriptions.
- Some Ontario births/marriages/deaths in RED from online records.
Last updated: 2 July 2023.