Continuation of tree (9th child of Joseph 'Raffe' Pitre/Marie Gallant); all known surname descendants:
8 George Pitre b: 19 October 1879 Hope River, PEI; d: 23 November 1966 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+ Lucille Anne Doucet b: 19 February 1880 Rustico, PEI; m: 6 May 1901 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB [Theophile/Valentine Blanchard]; d: 11 January 1910 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB
9 Joseph Theophile Pitre b: 4 March 1902 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: Bef. December 2007
+Marie Marguerite Florine Gallant b: 26 March 1916 Cormier Village, Westmorland, NB; m: 1 May 1941 Cathedrale l'Assomption, Moncton, Westmoreland, NB [Thadde/Eva Theriault]
9 Marie Helene Pitre b: 27 August 1903 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: 2 December 1969 Chatham, Northumberland, NB
+Isidore Adolphe Doucet b: 22 December 1893 Rustico, PEI; m: 9 October 1923 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB [Adrien/Judith Pitre]; d: 1982 Collette, Northumberland, NB
9 Edouard Pitre b: 25 June 1905 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: 18 April 1984 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+Florence Gallant b: 17 December 1913 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; m: 18 August 1938 St. George, Moncton, Northumberland, NB [Joseph B./Josephine Gallant]; d: 14 April 1977 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
9 Marguerite Anne Pitre b: 29 January 1907 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB
*2nd Wife of George Pitre:
+ Demerise Roy b: 17 March 1886 St. Mary's, Kent, NB; m: 13 January 1913 Moncton, Westmorland, NB [Alexis/Henriette Cormier]; d: 1 July 1936 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
9 Joseph Alexis Pitre b: 21 July 1913 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; d: Bef. 1921
9 Joseph Clorice Pitre b: 13 July 1915 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; d: 23 June 1946 Georgetown, Moncton, Westmorland, NB
9 Marie Georgina Pitre b: 7 August 1916 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; d: 20 April 1997 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+Edward Leroy (aka Edmund Doss Roy) b: 20 August 1902 Randolph, St. John, NB; m: 22 July 1940 l'Assomption, Moncton, Westmorland, NB [Dosithe/Victoire Leblanc]; d: 14 August 1968 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
9 Joseph Blair Pitre b: 2 February 1918 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; d: 1998
9 Joseph Eloi Henri Pitre b: 17 July 1919 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; d: 4 December 2004 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+Bernice MacNeil
9 Marie Stella Pitre b: 15 April 1921 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; d: 9 May 1971 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+Joseph Aurele Leblanc b: 15 August 1919 Springhill, Cumberland, NS; m: 9 July 1945 Notre Dame de Grace, Moncton, Westmorland, NB [Emile/Sylvie Bourgeois]; d: 9 April 1958 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
9 Marie Lydia Pitre b: 16 April 1925 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; d: 14 December 2007 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+Joseph Laurie Melanson b: 20 March 1921 Moncton, Westmorland, NB; m: 20 August 1946 Notre Dame de Grace, Moncton, Westmorland, NB [Alban/Eva Leblanc]; d: 1999
9 Albany 'Albenie' Pitre b: December 1930; d: 2004 Kelowna, BC
*3rd Wife of George Pitre:
+ Flora Roy (Cormier) b: 24 September 1884 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 16 August 1937 l'Assomption, Moncton, Westmorland, NB [Alexis/Henriette Cormier]; d: 1974
Notes for George Pitre:
Census
- 1911 Rogersville, Northumberland, New Brunswick: Helene Pitre 7, living with Sylvestre Poirier 40 & wife Edesse 37.
- 1921 Moncton, Westmorland, NB: George Pitre 41 time keeper, wife Demerese 35, Joseph 19 manager, Edouard 15, Chlorice 5, Georgiana 4, Joseph 3, Henri 1.
- 1931 Moncton, Westmorland, NB: George Pitre 50 clerk/steam RR, wife Demerise 45, Joseph 27 mail carrier/postal service, Chloris 15, Georgine 14, Blair 13, Henry 10, Stella 10, Lydia 6, Albany 7 months ( 132 Bromley).
Tombstone inscription, Our Lady of Calvary Cemetery, Dieppe, NB: Edmond Roy 1902-1968 / wife / Gorgina Pitre 1916-1997 / Albenie Pitre 1930-2004 / Georges Pitre 1879-1966 / Flora Roy 1884-1974 / Clorice 1915 -1946 / Blair Joseph 1918-1998
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Helene Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Wednesday, 3 December 1969: Chatham - The death of Mrs. Helene Doucette, 66, of Collette occurred at Hotel Dieu Hospital here Tuesday after a short illness. Born at Collette, she was a daughter of the late George and Lucy Doucette. She is survived by her husband, Isadore, six sons, William, Edmond and Alex, all of Collette, Adelard, Alderic and Oscar, all of Fredericton; four daughters, Mrs. Martin Goguen (Alvina) and Mrs. Pat Arsenault (Geraldine), both of Moncton, Mrs. Maurice Blacquier (Doreen) and Mrs. Real Caissie (Florine), both of Collette; three half-sisters; and two brothers, Joseph Pitre of Shediac and Edmond Pitre of Moncton. The body is resting at her home. The funeral will be held Thursday at 4 p.m. from the Collette Roman Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame de Fatima
Cemetery, Collette, NB: Helene Pitre / 1903 – 1969 / epouse de / Isidore
Doucette // Isidore Doucette / 1893 – 1982 / epoux de / Helene Pitre
Marie Lydia Pitre: Chartersville Funeral Home (Dieppe, NB): Lydia Melanson, 82, of Dieppe, NB, passed away on Friday, December 14th, 2007 at the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Hospital. Born in Moncton, NB, she was the daughter of the late Georges and the late Demerise (née: Roy) Pitre. She had retired from Canada Post and was a parishioner of St.-Anselme Roman Catholic Church. She is survived by three sons: Ronald (Marjorie) of Oshawa, ON, Raymond (Yolande) of Dieppe and Gerry of Dartmouth, NS; 3 grandchildren: Yves, Michel and Jessica; one great-grandson, Justin, as well as several nieces and nephews. She was the last surviving member of her family having been predeceased by her husband, Laurie in 1999; one son, Normand; two sisters: Georgina and Stella; one half-sister, Helene; four brothers: Henry, Blair, Albenie and Cloris and also by two half-brothers: Joseph and Eddy. Visitation will be held from Chartersville Funeral Home, Dieppe, NB, on Tuesday, December 18th, 2007, from 7 to 9 pm. Funeral mass will be celebrated from St.-Anselme Roman Catholic Church, on Wednesday, December 19th, 2007, at 10: 30 am. Interment in St.-Anselme Parish Cemetery, Dieppe, NB. Donations to the Dr. Georges-L Dumont Hospital Foundation “Palliative Care” would be appreciated by the family.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), death registrations online (1888-1919), tombstone inscriptions.
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online).
Last updated: 24 September 2023.