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: 1969 Collette, 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: 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.
Back one generation to parents of George Pitre
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.