George Pitre

1873 Petit Rocher, New Brunswick – 1932 West Bathurst, NB

 

 

Continuation of tree (7th child of Eusebe Pitre/Elizabeth Doucet); all known surname descendants:

                7      George Pitre  b: 27 October 1873  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 5 July 1932  West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                               +Sarah B. Doucet  b: 26 January 1871  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 6 September 1898  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Basile/Marie Melanson]; d: Aft. July 1932

                           8       Mary Delima Pitre  b: 30 May 1899  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 February 1900  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                           8       Joseph Leo Pitre  b: 18 July 1900  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 9 September 1920  Ste. Anne, Restigouche, NB

                                     +Mary Emma Boudreau  b: 19 January 1897  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 16 June 1920  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [John M./Marguerite Hache]; d: 29 October 1950  Katigan, Cochrane, ONT

                           8       Mary Gertrude Pitre  b: 10 February 1902  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 28 October 1955  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                     +John Victor Boudreau  b: 16 March 1895  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 16 June 1920  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [John M./Marguerite Hache]; d: 25 April 1989  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                           8       Emily Pitre  b: 24 June 1903  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 October 1960

                                     +Adelard John Boudreau  b: 13 April 1893  Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB; m: 26 September 1926  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Jean/Marguerite Hache]; d: 4 July 1976

                           8       Brigid Pitre  b: 26 October 1904  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 8 November 1918  West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB  (influenza)

                           8       Mary Helena Pitre  b: 17 May 1906  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 9 October 1974  Ste. Foy, QUE

                                     +Joseph Alyse Brideau  b: 14 September 1905  St. Isidore, Gloucester, NB; m: 6 February 1933  Strickland, ONT [Tranquille/Desmerise Savoie]; d: 12 December 1992

                           8       Evelyne Pitre  b: 9 June 1908  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 27 February 1985  Kapuskasing, Cochrane, ONT

                                     +Arthur Joseph Boudreau  b: 12 June 1905  Ste. Therese, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 29 April 1930  Immaculate Conception, Kapuskasing, ONT [John M./Marguerite Hache]; d: 29 May 1965  Kapuskasing, Cochrane, ONT

                           8       Joseph John Pitre  b: 8 March 1910  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 5 September 1985  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                     +Marie Catherine Aube  b: 21 March 1910  Ste. Therese, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 May 1932  Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB [Edward/Alma Hadley]; d: 11 December 2005  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                           8       William Pitre  b: 28 September 1913  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 21 August 1975

                                     +Marie Virginie Duguay  b: 15 December 1920  St. Isidore, Gloucester, NB; m: 9 November 1937  Kapuskasing, ONT [Adelard/Bernadette Roussel]; d: 17 February 1997  Timmins, ONT

                                   *2nd Wife of William Pitre:                          

                                     +Florence Hussey    m: Aft. 1945   

 

 

Notes for George Pitre:

Census

- 1881 Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick: George Pete 5, living w/family of Dennis Commeau 60 (blacksmith) & wife Margaret 60.

- 1891 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  George Comeau [sic Pitre] 16, adopted son of Denis Comeau 69 & wife Margaret 69.

- 1901 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Gorge (Jorge) Peete 24, wife Sarah 29, Joseph L. 8.

- 1911 Ste. Anne, Gloucester, NB:  George Pitre 33 (farmer), wife Sarah 37, Leo 10, Gertrude 9, Emily 7, Bridget 5, Mary 3, Evelianne 2, Joseph 1, orphans Robert Doucet 18 & Joseph Pate 18; father-in-law Bazil (Doucet) 87.

 

- 1921 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  George Pitre 44 farmer, wife Sarah 47, Emelie 18, Mary 15, Evelyn 13, John 11, Willis 7, widowed daughter Mrs. Emma Pitre 23, Leo 2 months.

 

- 1931 West Bathurst, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  George Pitre 55 farmer, wife Sarah 60, Mary 23, John 21, Willie 17.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Evelyne Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Kapuskasing Cemetery, NB:  BOUDREAU / Eveline Pitre / 9 Juin 1908 - 27 Fev. 1985 / epouse de Arthur / 12 Juin 1905 - 25 Mai 1965

 

Joseph John Pitre:  L'Acadie Nouvelle (Caraquet, NB), Monday, 9 September 1985:  At Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst, on September 5, at the age of 75 years and 6 months, Mr. John G. Pitre passed away, husband of Mrs. Marie Aube, residing in Beresford.  He was the son of the late George Pitre and the late Sarah Doucet of Beresford.  Besides his wife, he is survived by seven daughters:  Anita (Mrs. Cyprien Poirier) of Ontario, Jeannette (Mrs. Emile Comeau) of Saint-Jean, Mrs. Anna Comeau of Beresford, Lorraine (Mrs. Allain Gravel) of Quebec, Yvonne (Mrs. George Saulnier) of Beresford, Brigitte (Mrs. Raymond Gosselin) of Ontario, and Simone (Mrs. Roger Daigle) of Robertville; four sons: George of Bathurst, Richard of Alberta, Alphee of Bathurst and Leo of Ontario, also 38 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.  Mr. Pitre was the last surviving member of his family.  The body will be displayed at the Verret Funeral Home in Nigadoo.  The funeral will take place today at 3 p.m. in Saint-Nom-de-Jesus Church in Beresford with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

 

 

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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries. 

- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).

- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)

 

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