Continuation of tree (6th child of Adolphe Pitre/Marie Alparie 'Parasine' Longtin); all known surname descendants:
8 Dominateur Pitre b: 4 May 1872 Clarence, Russell, ONT; d: 18 April 1963 North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
+Marie Celina Josephine Paille b: 16 May 1871 Clarence Creek, Russell, ONT; m: 23 June 1890 Eglise de la Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT [Delphis/Marie Menard]; d: 27 January 1892 Rockland, Russell, ONT (childbirth)
9 Joseph Dominateur Pitre b: 27 January 1892 Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: 12 June 1892 Rockland, Russell, ONT
*2nd Wife of Dominateur Pitre:
+Rose Delima Clermont b: 6 January 1878 Clarence, Russell, ONT; m: 16 September 1894 Clarence Creek, Russell, ONT [Augustin/Elisabeth Desjardins]; d: 8 January 1945 Peterborough, Peterborough, ONT
9 Marie Appoline Beatrice Pitre b: 13 May 1896 Eglise de la Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: Bef. 1901
9 Marie Berthand 'Alberta' Pitre b: 18 February 1898 Eglise de la Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: 22 August 1967 Sturgeon Falls, Nipissing, ONT
+Joseph Cylvio Alexandre Grandbois b: 1 December 1891 St. Paul, Plantagenet, Prescott, ONT; m: 20 August 1917 Ste. Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT [Cylvio/Marie Louise Dore]; d: 13 August 1950
9 Marie Beatrice Pitre b: 14 December 1899 Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: 6 July 1964 Goleta, Santa Barbara, CA
+Andrew Peter Dooley b: 26 January 1890 Osgoode, ONT; m: 30 January 1922 Timmins, Timiskaming, ONT [James/Mary Mullins]; d: 1957
*2nd Husband of Marie Beatrice Pitre:
+James E. Torbett d: Aft. July 1964
9 Marie Ivonne Pitre b: 16 October 1903 Ste. Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: 21 March 1904 Ste. Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT
9 Marie Irene 'Aline' Pitre b: 31 March 1905 Eglise de la Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: 4 November 1977 Rimouski, QUE
+Edgar Grandbois b: 2 February 1902 Rockland, Russell, ONT; m: 27 October 1922 Timmins, Timiskaming, ONT [Sylvio/Marie Louise Dore]; d: 30 October 1981 St. Lambert, QUE
9 Marie Cecile Fernande Pitre b: 16 December 1911 Eglise de la Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: 15 November 1991 North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
+Vincent Powell Hughes b: 10 July 1911 Toronto, York, ONT; m: Abt. 1933 [Louis Cassimer/Frances Teressa Morrisey]; d: 24 November 1981 Hearst, Cochrane, ONT
Notes for Dominateur Pitre:
Census
- 1891 Rockland, Russell, Ontario: Dimeator Petra 18 (laborer in mill), wife Josephine 19; lodgers Lois Laparge 37, wife Delemo 27, Joseph 8.
- 1901 Rockland, Russell, ONT: Dominateur Pitt 28, 2nd wife Delima 23, Bertha 3, Beatrice 1.
- 1911 Rockland, Russell, ONT: Damalor Petre 39 (laborer), wife Delimeau 33, Alberta 13, Beltress 11, Aline 6.
- 1921 Timmins, Temiskaming, ONT: Dominateur Pitre 48 captain, wife Delima 43, Beatrice 21 bookkeeper, Alene 16 cashier, Ferdnauda 9.
- 1931 Timmins, Timiskaming North, ONT: Domineteur Pittre 59 timberman/gold mine, wife Delima 52, Fernande 19 teacher/separate school (59 Birch).
Obituary: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Friday, 19 April 1963: A resident of North Bay since 1958, Dominateur Pitre, 890 Fraser St., died Thursday in hospital following a brief illness. He was 90 years of age. Friends may pay their respects at the Guenette Funeral Home, Timmins. Requiem High Mass will be offered Saturday morning at St. Anthony's Cathedral, and interment will take place at Timmins. Born at Clarence Creek, Ont., May 4, 1873, Mr. Pitre was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adolphe Pitre. He was married at Clarence Creek in 1895 to the former Rose Delima Clairmont. He was predeceased by his wife. Mr. Pitre had been a resident of Timmins since 1920. He came to North Bay in June, 1958. He is survived by four daughters: Mrs. Alberta Grandbois, and Mrs. V. P. Hughes (Fernande), North Bay; Mrs. Jim Torbett (Beatrice), California, and Mrs. E. J. Grandbois (Aline), Rimouski, Que. Also surviving are a brother, Ernest Pitre, Trois Rivieres, and a sister, Mrs. A. Fairfield (Claudia), Senneterre, Que.
Tombstone Inscription: Memorial Cemetery, Timmins, Cochrane, ONT: PITRE / in loving memory of / Rose-Delima Pitre / 1878 – 1945 / Domina-Teur Pitre / 1878 – 1963 / Mother
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Berthand 'Alberta' Pitre: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Wednesday, 23 August 1967: A former resident of North Bay, Mrs. Alexandre Grandbois of 105 Cox Cr., Port Arthur, died Tuesday in hospital at Sturgeon Falls following a short illness. She was 69. Friends and relatives may pay their respects at the Laporte Funeral Home in Timmins, where Requiem High Mass will be offered at St. Anthony Church Friday at 10 a.m. Interment will be at Timmins. Alberta (Bertha) Grandbois was born Feb. 18, 1898, at Rockland, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Pitre Dominateur. She was educated at Rockland, where her marriage to Alexandre Grandbois took place Aug. 20, 1917. Mrs. Grandbois moved to Timmins in 1918 and lived there until 1958, when she moved to North Bay. She spent a year at Mattawa before moving to Port Arthur, where she attended St. Margaret Church. Predeceased by her husband Aug. 13, 1950, she is survived by four sons, Fernand of Cochrane, Gaston of Ottawa, Roger of Sturgeon Falls and Marcel of Val d'Or, Que.; a daughter, Mrs. Lyle Manary (Vivianne) of Port Arthur and two sisters, Mrs. Edgar Grandbois of Rimouski, Que., and Mrs. Vince Hughes, North Bay.
Marie Beatrice Pitre: Santa Barbara News Press (Santa Barbara, CA), Tuesday, 7 July 1964: Mrs. Beatrice Torbett, 64, died yesterday in her home at 7368 Hollister Ave. Born Dec. 13, 1899, in Rockland, Ont., Canada, she came to California in 1961 with her husband, James E. Torbett. Previously she had lived for 16 years in Scottsdale, Ariz. She was past president of the Catholic Women's Organization in both Globe and Scottsdale, Ariz. She was a graduate of the University of Quebec, where she studied languages. Surviving Mrs. Torbett are her husband, and three daughters, Mrs. Robert Mosley and Mrs. Clyde E. Ballard of Phoenix, Ariz., and Mrs. Elmer White of Port Hueneme. She is also survived by three sisters, Mrs. V. C. Hughes, Mrs. Bertha Grandbois and Mrs. Aline Grandbois, all of Canada. Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Thursday in the Welch-Ryce Chapel. Requiem high Mass will be celebrated Friday at 9 a.m. in St. Raphael's Church in Goleta. Mrs. Torbett will be buried in St. Francis Cemetery in Phoenix.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis Cemetery, Phoenix, AZ: Andrew P. Dooley / 1890 - 1957 / in loving memory // Beatrice D. Torbett / 1898 - 1964 / wife of James Torbett
Marie Cecile Fernande Pitre: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Tuesday, 19 November 1991: Funeral mass for Fernande Hughes was celebrated by Reverend Lionel Desgroseillers at St. Vincent de Paul Church, Monday, November 18, 1991 at 11 a.m. Interment took place at St. Mary's Cemetery. Mrs. Hughes was a teacher with the R.C.S.S. Board and taught both in Widdifield and North Bay for 25 years. She taught at St. Paul and St. Joseph schools. Mrs. Fernande Hughes passed away at Leisure World Nursing Home, Friday, November 15, 1991. Fernande Pitre, beloved wife of the late Vincent Hughes, in her 80th year. Dear mother of Mrs. Roch LeBrun (Francine) of North Bay. Lovingly remembered by three grandchildren, Roxanne Lafrance (husband Martin) of Ottawa, Denyse of North Bay and Pierre LeBrun, also of Ottawa. Dearly remembered by a sister-in-law, Mrs. Anastasia Hughes of Barrie, Ontario. Predeceased by her parents Dominateur and Rose de Lima Pitre. Active pallbearers for Mrs. Hughes were Pierre and Denyse LeBrun, Roxanne LeBrun-Lafrance, Martin Lafrance, Denis and Marcel Grandbois. Funeral services were under the direction of the McGuinty Funeral Home.
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Last updated: 10 October 2023.