Continuation of tree (6th child of Francois Xavier Pitre/Marguerite Hemard); all known surname descendants:
8 Gedeon Pitre b: 29 June 1883 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 5 January 1962 Ste. Famille, Blind River, ONT
+Clementine Antonia Langlois b: 3 May 1884 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; m: 19 June 1905 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT [Onesime/Adele Moreau]; d: 12 July 1909 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT
9 Marie Lilianne Pitre b: 6 April 1906 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 26 March 1923 Noelville, Cosby, ONT
9 Marie Jeannette Pitre b: 12 December 1907 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 19 December 1998 Ottawa, Carleton, ONT
+James Henry McDonald b: 14 January 1901; m: unknown; d: 16 April 1988 Ottawa, Carleton, ONT
*2nd wife of Gedeon Pitre:
+Florestine Clavel (Langlois) b: 11 November 1881 Chrysler, Stormont, ONT; m: 8 September 1918 St. David, Noelville, Cosby, ONT [Joseph Calixte/Philomene Landry]; d: 7 June 1924 Ottawa, Carleton, ONT
*3rd wife of Gedeon Pitre:
+Marie Ange Yvonne Prevost (Giroux) b: 17 July 1895 St. Thomas, Lefaivre, Prescott, ONT; m: 11 October 1927 Ste. Famille, Blind River, ONT [Joseph/Marie Celina Millette]; d: 12 March 1997 Thessalon, Algoma, ONT
9 George Fernand Pitre b: 20 September 1933 Ste. Famille, Blind River, ONT; d: 2016 Red Deer, Alberta
+Elaine Margaret Mary Anderson b: 18 April 1934 St. Jacques le Majeur, Blind River, ONT; m: 27 September 1951 Ste. Famille, Blind River, ONT [Lawrence/Thelma Doherty]
Notes for Gedeon Pitre:
Census
- 1911 Russell, Russell, Ontario: Widower Gedeon Pitre 28 (laborer).
- 1921 Martland, Nipissing, ONT: Gedeon Petre 38 farmer, wife Florestine 39, Percy (Langlois) 14, Jeanette 13, Yvonne (Langlois) 12. In St. George's, Ottawa, ONT, Lilly Pitre 15 domestic.
- 1931 Blind River, Algoma East, ONT: Gedeon Pitt 47 labourer/lumber mill, wife Yvonne 36, (stepchildren) Gerard 13, Alice 11, Irene 7; lodger Leo Lachapelle 21 labourer/lumber mill.
Obituary: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Saturday, 10 February 1962: Noelville - A well known former resident of Noelville, Gedeon Pitre died in St. Joseph Hospital at Blind River at the age of 78 recently. Requiem High Mass was celebrated at the Roman Catholic Church there. Mr. Pitre came to Noelville in 1915. He married the late Antonia Langlois, who predeceased him, and later married the late Florestine Langlois. After her death, he married, Mrs. Yvonne Giraux, who survives. Also surviving are, three daughters, (Jeannette) Mrs. Harry McDonald, Ottawa; (Alice) Mrs. Laurence Langlois, Blind River; and (Irene) Mrs. Noel Lafortune, also of Blind River; two sons, Gerard, Ottawa; and Fernand; four brothers, Adelard, Timmins; Napoleon, Haileybury; Joseph and Domina, Sudbury; and two sisters, both at Noelville, (Alma) Mrs. Moise Clement and (Josephine) Mrs. Xavier Nadon. Attending the funeral from Noelville were: Mr. and Mrs. Hector Pitre, Mr. Elger Pitre, Mrs. Hormedas Pitre, Mrs. Arthur Daoust and Mr. Domina Pitre.
Notes for Marie Ange Yvonne Prevost:
Obituary: The Sault Star (Sault St. Marie, ONT), Thursday, 13 March 1997: Pitre (Giroux), Mrs. Yvonne Marie Ange - At the Algoma Home for the Aged in Thessalon, Wednesday, March 12th, 1997 at the age of 101. Dear wife of the late Gideon Pitre and the late Gideon Giroux. Dear mother of Mrs. Irene Lafortune (husband Noel) of Blind River, the late Gerard Giroux (wife Monique) of Montreal, Fernand Pitre (wife Elaine) of Red Deer, Alberta and Alice Langlois (husband the late Lawrence) of Chelmford. Survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Dear sister of the late Jean-Paul, Eugene and Napoleon Prevost and Aurore Legault. Resting at the Menard Funeral Home in Blind River, Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service to be held Saturday, March 15th, at 11 a.m. from Paroisse Ste. Famille. Interment in Hillside Cemetery, Blind River. Donations to the Algoma Home for the Aged would be greatly appreciated.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Jeannette Pitre: The Ottawa Citizen (ONT), Thursday, 14 January 1999: McDonald, Jeanette: In hospital on Saturday, December 19, 1998, Jeannette Marie Pitre, beloved wife of the late Harry McDonald. Daughter of the late Gedeon Pitre and the late Antonia Langlois. Predeceased by her sister Lillian Pitre. Dear cousin of Gaston Sincennes (Esther Warren), Estelle Faulkner (Robert) and the late Jacques Sincennes (Madeline Boucher). Friends may assemble for a Mass in her memory on Saturday, January 16, 1999, at 11 a.m. in Saint Patrick's Basilica, 220 Kent St. Arrangements entrusted to McEvoy-Shields Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame of Ottawa Cemetery, Ottawa, ONT: McDONALD / James Henry / Jan. 14, 1901 - Apr. 16, 1988 / beloved husband of / Jeannette Pitre / Dec. 11, 1907 - Dec. 19, 1998
Back one generation to parents of Gedeon Pitre
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- Ontario deaths in RED also from tombstone inscriptions.
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Last updated: 30 July 2024.