Continuation of tree (5th child of Pierre Pitre/Rose Grant); all known surname descendants:
8 Daniel ‘Donald’ Pitre b: 15 May 1867 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 14 March 1939 Richardville, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB
+Helen Annie Duguay b: 29 June 1872 Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 16 July 1893 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB [William/Jeanne Arseneau]; d: 31 January 1939 Richardville, Dalhousie, Restigouche, NB
9 Lucy Ann Pitre b: 5 May 1897 Campbellton, Restigouche, NB; d: 10 October 1980 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+Joseph Edward Blanchard b: 22 April 1893 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 22 May 1918 Sacred Heart, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Jane Roy]; d: Bef. October 1980
9 Marie Rose Pitre b: 15 February 1899 Campbellton, Restigouche, NB; d: Bet. January 2003 - September 2017 Campbellton, Restigouche, NB
+Joseph Arthur Degrace b: 15 January 1897 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 15 October 1940 Campbellton, Restigouche, NB [Joseph/Agnes Christie]; Bet. January 2003 - September 2017
9 Mary Helen Pitre b: 15 September 1901 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. November 1994 Toronto, ONT
+Joseph Euclyde Valcourt b: 29 March 1897 Notre Dame du Sacre Coeur, Rimouski, Quebec; m: 25 November 1920 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Francois/Victoire Ouelette]; d: 14 June 1980 Etobicoke, Toronto, ONT
9 Wilfred Pitre b: 23 April 1904 Newcastle, Northumberland, NB; d: 27 May 1958 Campbellton, Restigouche, NB
+Marie Eva Antoinette Bernier b: 24 August 1924 Richardsville, Restigouche, NB; m: 27 December 1944 Campbellton, Restigouche, NB [Cyprien/Eva Lebreaux]; d: 6 February 2008
9 Marie Virginie Pitre b: 29 October 1906 Cathedrale St. Germain, Rimouski, QUE; d: 12 November 1994 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+Thomas Francis A. Whitty b: 24 April 1906 Chatham, Northumberland, NB; m: 12 February 1929 St. Mary, Newcastle, Northumberland, NB [James/Mary Agnes O'Reilly]; d: 9 January 1983 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
9 Marie Anne Pitre b: 31 March 1910 St. Basile, Madawaska, NB; d: 19 March 1930 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
Notes for Daniel 'Donald' Pitre:
Census
- 1901 Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick: Donald Pitre 33, wife Anna 29, Lucy 4, Mary Rose 2.
- 1911 St. Basile, Madawaska, NB: Daniel Pitt 43 (day laborer), wife Annie 34, Lucieanne 13, Marie Rose 10, Lina 9, Wilfred 6, Virginie 4, Marianne 1.
- 1921 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Donald Pitre 55 laborer, wife Annie 45, Rose 21, Wilfred 16, Virgina 14, Mary 10, son-in-law Nicholas Valcourt, wife Helen 19, Victoria 4 months.
- 1931 Campbellton, Restigouche-Madawaska, NB: Donald Pitre 61 labourer/odd jobs, wife Annie 58, Mary Rose 30 (Ramsay St.).
Obituaries for the children:
Lucy Ann Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Monday, 13 October 1980: Chatham - Mrs. Lucy A. Blanchard, 83, widow of Edward Blanchard of Strathadam and formerly of Chatham, died Friday night at Hotel Dieu Hospital here after a lengthy illness. Born in Bathurst, she was a daughter of the late Daniel and Annie (Duguay) Pitre. She is survived by an adopted son, Elzear Montefisco, Campbellton; three sisters, Mrs. Rose Degrace, Campbellton; Mrs. Helen Valcourt, Toronto, Ont.; and Mrs. Frank Whitty (Virginia), Chatham. The body is at Maher's funeral home. Funeral mass will be celebrated at 11 a.m. this morning at St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Marie Virginie Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Monday, 14 November 1994: Chatham - Mrs. Virginia Whitty (Dolly), 99, of King Street, Chatham, passed away on Saturday, November 12, 1994 at the Mount St. Joseph Home. Born in Rimouski, Que., she was the daughter of Donald and Annie (Duguay) Pitre. She attended St. Michael's Basilica. She was a former member of the Pioneers Senior Citizens Club in Chatham. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Rose Degrace of Campbellton, Helen Valcourt of Toronto, Ont.; five grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren. She was predeceased by her husband Frank; one son, Kenneth. Resting at Maher's Funeral Home in Chatham. Funeral mass will be held at St. Michael's Basilica on Monday, November 14, 1994 at 10 a.m. Interment in the Church Cemetery.
Marie Anne Pitre: The Northern Light (NB), 21 March 1930: Donald Pitre from West Bathurst. His daughter Mary died at the age of 19 on March 19, 1930. Four sisters: Mrs. Edgar Blanchard of Orange, Maine., Mrs. Euclide Valcourt of Sayabec, Qc., Mrs. Frank Whitty of Chatham and Rose at home. A brother Fred of West Bathurst.
Back one generation to parents of Daniel 'Donald' Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938). death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick births/marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 23 November 2025.