Continuation of tree (1st child of Pierre Pitre/Marie Bergeron); all known surname descendants:
7 Gregoire 'Liboire' Pitre b: 24 April 1827 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: Bet. 1881-1891 Wallaceburg, Chatham, Kent, ONT
+Marie Auger b: 7 February 1825 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; m: 6 February 1849 St. Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec [Louis/Elisabeth Longtin]; d: 20 July 1850 St. Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec
*2nd Wife of Gregoire 'Liboire' Pitre:
+Jovite Judith Bouchard b: 4 October 1831 St. Jean l'Evangeliste, Cathedrale St. Jean sur Richelieu, QUE; m: 3 February 1852 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE [Andre/Josephte Moquin]; d: 3 April 1924 Salem, Salem, NJ
8 Maximilien Lepitre b: 15 November 1852 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 21 February 1920 Lorain, Lorain, OH
+Hannah Slocum (Mills) b: 14 February 1852 Whitby, Durham, ONT; m: 24 August 1878 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT [William Alonzo/Kate ---]; d. 2 January 1933 Lorain, Lorain, OH
8 Ferdinand Pitre b: 28 April 1854 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: Bet. 1861-1871
8 Marie Luce Agnes Pitre b: 16 August 1856 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 17 April 1927 Chatham, Kent, ONT
+Alexander Isaac Siddall b: 3 April 1853 Ontario; m: 17 March 1872 [John William/Mary Carey]; d: 23 August 1941 Chatham, Kent, ONT
8 Marie Armine Pitre b: 5 September 1858 Immaculate Conception, Paincourt, Kent, ONT; d: Bet. 1861-1871
8 Cephore Pitre b: Abt. 1861 Ontario; d: Aft. 1871
8 Marie Eliza Pitre b: 20 September 1863 Ontario; d: Bef. 1871
8 Theodore Joseph Pitre b: 21 September 1868 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT; d: 19 December 1949 Eloise, Wayne, MI
+Flora Emily Longtin b: 22 December 1882 Michigan; m: 27 April 1905 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT [Mose/Mary Sampier] (divorced 22 December 1922 MI); d: January 1964 Detroit, Wayne, MI
*2nd Wife of Theodore Joseph Peets:
+Mary Manore (Briggs/Lenway) b: Abt. 1870 Malone, Franklin, NY; m: 14 March 1929 Detroit, Wayne, MI [Joseph/Florence Perror]; d: 30 March 1943 Detroit, Wayne, MI
8 Elmire Helene 'Meanaw' Pitre b: 20 May 1872 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT; d: 13 July 1935 Salem, Salem, NJ
+Reuben Frank Westcott b: 17 October 1867 New Jersey; m: 24 October 1899 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT [Daniel/Catherine Davis]; d: 14 March 1929 Salem, Salem, NJ
Notes for Gregoire Liboire Pitre:
Census
- 1851 St. Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec: Gregoire Pitre 25 (day laborer) [preceding him in census listing is Jovide Bouchard 19]
- 1861 Dover, Kent, Ontario: Gregoire Pitre 33 (laborer), wife Judith, 29 Maximilien 9, Ferdinand 7, Agnes 5, Hermine 3, Henriette Caisse 18. (They live in a 1-story log house.)
- 1871 Chatham, Kent, ONT: Peter Grigware 43 jobber, wife Mary A. B. 40, Maxamilian 17, Mary O. A. 15, Sefore 10, Thodare 3.
- 1881 Wallaceburg, Kent, ONT: Gregoire Pete 53 (laborer), wife Shevite 49, Theodore 12, Melina 9.
- 1891 Wallaceburg, Bothwell, ONT: Widow Jevoit Petes 60, Theodore 22, Meanau 19, lodger Albert Powers 24.
- 1901 Wallaceburg, Bothwell, ONT: Widow Joviet Peets 70, Theadore 31, son-in-law Ruben Wescott 34, wife Meawau 28.
- November 1909 arrival at Niagara Falls, NY: Joviet Peets 79 widow (from Wallaceburg); nearest relative: son Theodore Peets of Wallaceburg, ONT; destination Barnegate, New Jersey.
- 1910 Union, Ocean, New Jersey: Widow Joviett Pietts 79, living with her daughter Meamaw 37 & husband of 10 years Rubin F. Westcoat 43 (glassblower).
- 1920 Salem, Salem, NJ: Widow Jeveat Peats 90, living with daughter Meanew 47 & husband R. Frank Westcott 53 (glassblower)
- 1923 Salem, NJ City Directory: Jovit Peets r429 Linden
Misc.: Both Jovite Judith Bouchard and her daughter Meanaw (Westcott) are buried in St. Mary's RC Cemetery in Salem, Salem, NJ.
Obituaries for the children:
Elmire Helene 'Meanaw' Pitre: Evening Courier (Camden, NJ), Monday, 15 July 1935: Mrs. Menaw Westcott: Salem, July 15 - Mrs. Menaw Westcott, 63, of 240 Sinnickson street, died Saturday night at her home. She was the widow of Frank Westcott. She had been a nurse. Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary's R.C. Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, East View Cemetery, Salem, NJ: Reuben F. / Westcott / 1867 - 1929
Back one generation to parents of Gregoire Liboire Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Ohio items in RED from online records.
- Ontario births/marriages/deaths in RED also from online returns and certificates.
Last updated: 21 February 2024.