Continuation of tree (4th child of Antoine Alphonse Pitre/Marie Aszelie 'Parmelie' Dupre); all known surname descendants:
9 Herve Omer Pitre b: 12 July 1893 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; d: 26 May 1989 Leominster, Worcester, MA
+Beatrice M. Gauthier b: 22 April 1894 Three Rivers, Hampden, MA; m: 30 October 1916 Immaculate Conception, Fitchburg, Worcester, MA [Thomas/Georgiana Lafortune]; d: 28 July 1974 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
10 Claire Pamelia Marcella Pitre b: 30 September 1917 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; d: 10 April 2004 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
+Leonard Mailloux b: 8 August 1915; m: 15 April 1939 St. Francis d'Assisi, Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; d: 1 December 2006 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
10 Lucille Lorraine Pitre b: 7 August 1921 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; d: 4 January 1928 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
10 Robert Herve 'Buster' Pitre b: 18 November 1922 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; d: 15 December 1993 Leominster, Worcester, MA
+Margaret Elizabeth Hawkins b: 13 March 1924 Vergennes, Addison, VT; m: 3 July 1946 St. Francis d'Assisi, Fitchburg, Worcester, MA [Asa W./Clessie M. Tarte]; d: 25 December 1963 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
*2nd Wife of Robert Herve 'Buster' Pitre:
+Rosina Hobbs (Jena) b: 23 March 1919 Leominster, Worcester, MA; m: 11 September 1965 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA [Abednego/Lillian E. Thomas]; d: 13 August 1998 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
10 Leo Thomas Pitre b: 7 November 1926 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; d: 25 December 2020 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA
+Lillian Elizabeth Goguen b: 3 April 1926 Leominster, Worcester, MA; m: 1949 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA [Hector/Elizabeth Frary]; d: 15 August 2003 Leominster, Worcester, MA
Notes for Herve Omer Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Fitchburg, Worcester, Massachusetts: Herve O. Pitre 26 (law shop str------), wife Beatrice M. 25, Claire P. 2 years 3 months.
- 1930 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA: Herve O. Pitre 36 (sawsmith), wife Beatrice M. 35, Claire P. 12, Robert H. 7, Leo J. 3 years 5 months; living with his parents, brother & sister.
- 1940 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA: Herve O. Pitre 46 [$4000 house value] saw smith/Simonds saw & steel co., wife Beatrice M. 45 drawer-in/rayon mill, Robert H. 17, Leo 13. [30 Rochdale Avenue]
- 1950 Fitchburg, Worcester, MA: Herve O. Pitre 56 saw smith/saw & steel manufacturer, wife Beatrice M. 55, son-in-law Leonard Mailloux 34 woodworker/lock & key manufacturer, wife Claire M. 32, Thomas.
WWI registration records: Herve Omer Pitre; Fitchburg, Worcester, MA; 12 Jul 1893 (Fitchburg, MA); wife; tall height, slender build; brown eyes & dark brown hair.
WWII records: Herve Omer Pitre, res. 30 Rockdale St., Fitchburg, MA; b. 12 Jul 1893 Fitchburg, MA; contact Mrs. Beatrice Pitre (same address); employer Simonds Saw & Steel Co.; 5' 9", 154 lbs., brown eyes & brown hair, dark complexion; 26 Apr 1942 Fitchburg, MA.
Obituary: Worcester Telegram & Gazette, Saturday, 27 May 1989: Herve O Pitre, 95 of Leominster, Massachusetts - Fitchburg: Herve O. Pitre, 95, of 14 Rockdale Ave., died yesterday in Keystone Nursing Home, Leominster. His wife, Beatrice M. (Gauthier) Pitre, died in 1974. He leaves two sons, Robert H. Pitre of Fitchburg and Leo T. Pitre of Leominster; a daughter, Claire M. Mailloux of Fitchburg; three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. He was born in Fitchburg, a son of Alphonse and Pamelia (Dupre) Pitre, and was a lifelong resident. He worked for 49 years as a sawsmith for Simonds Saw and Steel Co., retiring in 1959. He was a member of the Simonds Veterans Club and St. Francis of Assisi Church. The funeral will be held Tuesday from the Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., with a Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 82 Sheridan St. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are 7 to 9 Monday night.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Bernard's Cemetery, Fitchburg, MA: PITRE / MAILLOUX / (reverse) 1893 Herve O. Pitre 1989 / his wife / 1894 Beatrice M. Gauthier 1974 / son / 1926 Leo T. Pitre 2020 / his wife / 1926 Lillian E. Goguen 2003 / 1915 Leonard Mailloux 2006 / his wife / 1917 Claire M. Pitre 2004
Notes for
Beatrice M. Gauthier:
Obituary: The Daily Sentinel and Leominster Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA), Monday, 29 July 1974: Mrs. Herve O. Pitre. Mrs. Beatrice M. Pitre, 80, of 30 Rockdale St., wife of Herve O. Pitre, died Sunday in Burbank Hospital. She was born in Three Rivers, April 22, 1894, a daughter of the late Thomas and Georgianna (LaFortune) Pitre, and lived in Fitchburg more than 70 years. She was a member of St. Francis Church. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Robert H. Pitre of Fitchburg and Leo T. Pitre of Leominster; a daughter, Claire, wife of Leonard Mailloux of Fitchburg; three grandchildren and three step-grandchildren. The funeral will be held Tuesday from the Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home with a funeral Mass at 10 a.m. in St. Francis Church. Interment will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Calling hours in the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today.
Obituaries for the children:
Claire Pamelia Marcella Pitre: Worcester Telegram & Gazette (MA), Wednesday, 14 April 2004: Mailloux, Claire M. (Pitre), 86. Fitchburg, MA. Calling hours, 10-11:30 a.m. Friday, April 16, 2004, at the funeral home; funeral service 12 noon Friday, April 16, 2004. Mass in St. Francis of Assisi Church, 81 Sheridan St., Fitchburg. Died Saturday, April 10, 2004. Funeral Home: Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., Fitchburg, MA.
Lucille Pitre: Evening Gazette (Worcester, MA), Wednesday, 4 January 1928: Fitchburg, Jan. 4 - Lucille Pitre, aged 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herve Pitre, died this morning at the home of her parents on Rockdale avenue, following a long illness. She was born in this city and besides her parents, she leaves a sister, Claire and two brothers, Robert and Leo. The funeral will be tomorrow at 2 o'clock at St. Francis church with burial in St. Joseph's cemetery in charge of John B. Aubuchon.
Robert Herve 'Buster' Pitre: Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA), 16 December 1993: Fitchburg - Robert H. "Buster" Pitre, 71, of 360 Canton St., died yesterday in Leominster Hospital after an illness. He leaves his wife of 28 years, Rosina (Hobbs) Pitre of Fitchburg; a son, Robert H. Pitre Jr. of Leominster; three stepdaughters, Linda Ford and Bonnie Bissell, both of Ayer, and Cherrie Case in Australia; a brother, Leo T. Pitre of Leominster; a sister, Claire Mailloux of Fitchburg; a grandson; three step-grandchildren; nieces and nephews; and a close friend, Barbara Barrett of Fitchburg. His first wife, Margaret (Hawkins) Pitre, died in 1963. He was born in Fitchburg, son of Herve O. and Beatrice (Gauthier) Pitre, and lived here all his life. He was a 1941 graduate of Fitchburg High School, where he was an outstanding football player and co-captain of the football team. He was a Marine Corps veteran of World War II. Mr. Pitre was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 30 years, retiring in 1981. He was a member of St. Bernard's Church. The funeral will be held tomorrow from Lavery-Chartrand Funeral Home, 99 Summer St., with a Mass at 11 a.m. in St. Bernard's Church, 228 Water St. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home are 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the American Cancer Society, 255 Bear Hill Road, Waltham, 02154, or left at the funeral home.
Leo T. Pitre: Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, MA), Tuesday, 29 December 2020: US Navy Veteran, WWII, Leominster Leo T. Pitre, 94, of Leominster passed away peacefully in the Highlands on December 25, 2020. Pitre Funeral services and burial will be held privately. Brandon Funeral Home, 305 Wanoosnoc Rd., Fitchburg is assisting the family with arrangements.
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