Continuation of tree (3rd child of Hilarion Pitre/Marie Lagace); all known surname descendants:
8 Hilarion Pitre b: April 1859 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 10 October 1913 Bathurst Village, Gloucester, NB
+Marguerite Pitre b: 31 March 1861 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 23 June 1885 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Augustin/Louise Elizabeth Daigle]; d: 28 November 1936 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 James Albert Pitre b: 4 April 1886 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 15 November 1937 Dunn Hospital, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 Marie Emma Pitre b: 26 May 1889 Patricks Landing, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. 1891
9 Joseph George Pitre b: 23 March 1891 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 20 February 1892 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 Emma Jane Pitre b: 19 March 1893 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 18 June 1971 North Sydney, Cape Breton, NS
+Joseph Leonard Henry b: 2 November 1889 Rose Hill, Gloucester, NB; m: 13 October 1913 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [David/Elizabeth Blanchard]; d: 13 February 1963 North Sydney, Cape Breton, NS
9 Gertrude Pitre b: 15 July 1895 St. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 1 April 1987 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Thomas John Young b: 18 October 1885 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 27 November 1918 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Jean 'John Young' Lejeune/Rose 'Rosanne' Pitre]; d: 3 December 1951 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 Daniel 'Donald' Pitre b: 10 September 1897 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. November 1937 Saskatoon, SASK
9 Marie Ida Pitre b: 17 November 1899 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 15 May 1987 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+Joseph Pierre Desroches b: 17 July 1892 Richmond Co., NS; m: 12 November 1923 Shippegan, NB [Murdock/Marguerite Leblanc]; d: 14 January 1963 Sydney, Cape Breton, NS
9 Joseph Herbert Pitre b: 28 February 1902 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 15 February 1973 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Mary 'Exilda' Chaisson b: 31 March 1910 Shippegan, Gloucester, NB; m: 24 February 1936 Sacre Coeur, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [David/Rachel Ferron]; d: 18 June 1982 Scarborough, Toronto, ONT
Notes for Hilarion Pitre:
- Notes for ancestry: No parents given on marriage record, 4th degree consanguinity double & 3rd degree consanguinity double.
A1 - Hilarion Pitre B1 - Marguerite Pitre
A2 - Hilarion Pitre B2 - Augustin Pitre
A3 - Marie Lagace B3 - Louise Elizabeth Daigle
A4 - Pierre Pitre B4 - Augustin Pitre
A5 - Marie Marguerite Hache B5 - Marie Marguerite Boudreau
A6 - Francois Lagace B6 - Michel Daigle
A7 - Mathilde Boudrot B7 - Marie Angelique Pitre
A8 - Michel Pitre B8 - Charles Olivier Pitre
A9 - Marguerite Boudrot B9 - Celeste Comeau
A10 - Sylvain Hache B10 - Joseph Athanase Boudrot
A11 - Anastasie Lavigne B11 - Isabelle Bujold
A12 - Louis Mignier dit Lagace B12 - Michel Daigle
A13 - Madeleine Levesque B13 - Tharsille 'Theotiste' Doucet
A14 - Joseph Boudrot B14 - Michel Pitre
A15 - Rosalie Josephte Hache B15 - Marguerite Boudrot
[A4 & B7 are siblings, as are A14 & B15]
Census
- 1891 Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick:
Larry Petre 29 (farmer), wife Margaret 28, James Albert 5, Joseph George infant;
widowed mother-in-law Louise Deagle 60; in-laws Mary Anne Petre 16 & Joseph
Petre 14.
- 1901 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Laurance Peete 43,
wife Margaret 35, Albert 15, Ema J. 7, Gertrude 5, Donald 3, Ida 1.
- 1911 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Hilarion Pitre 49
(carpenter), wife Marguerite 48, Albert 24 (mill bower), Emma 18 (pine farm/basekeeper),
Gertrude 16, Donald 14, Ida 11, Herbert 8.
- 1921 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Widow Margarette Pitre 63, Albert 35 laborer/woods, Donald 22 laborer/woods, Ida 20, Herbie 18 laborer/saw mill.
- 1931 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: James Young 44 merchant/retail, wife Gertrude 35, Mildred 10, Aurele 3, adopted daughter Dorothy Whelan 15, widowed mother-in-law Margret Petrie 71, lodger Albert Pitrie 43 laborer/odd jobs, lodger Herbert Petrie 28 labourer/odd jobs.
Death Record: Died of Brights Disease. Died suddenly, but was failing for a few years.
Notes for Marguerite Pitre:
Obituary: Northern Light (NB), 3 December 1936: Larry L. Pitre (Mrs) widow 24 years, died Nov 28, 1936 at her daughter(s) Mrs Thomas Young, where she lived the past 17 years. Children: Donald in Winnipeg, Albert and Herbie both in Bathurst, Mrs Joseph Henry of North Sydney, N.S., Mrs Jos Desroches of Coxheath, N.S., Mrs Thomas Young of Bathurst; two sisters: Mrs Wm Hachey of West Bathurst, Mrs John Burke of Washburn, Wisc., one brother Joseph of Superior Lake,Wisconsin.
Obituaries for the children:
James Albert Pitre: L'Evangeline (NB), 25 November 1937; The Northern Light (NB), 18 November 1937: Albert Pitre of Bathurst died November 15, 1937 at age 52, born South Tetagouche, son of Larry L. Pitre. Came to Bathurst 30 years ago. Two brothers: Donald of Saskatoon, Sask., Herbert of Bathurst; three sisters: Mrs. Joseph Henry of North Sydney, Mrs. Joseph Desroches of Sydney, NS., Mrs. Thomas Young of Bathurst. Funeral Sacred Heart Parish of Bathurst.
Emma Jane Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, North Sydney, NS: Henry / in loving memory of / Father Mother / Joseph L. / 1889 - 1963 / Emma Jane / 1892 - 1971 / rest in peace
Gertrude Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Thursday, 2 April 1987: Bathurst - Mrs. Gertrude Young, 91, of 321 St. John St., Bathurst, widow of Thomas J. Young, died Wednesday at Chaleur Regional Hospital after a lengthy illness. Born in South Tetagouche, she was a daughter of the late Hilairon and Marguerite (Pitre) Pitre. She attended Sacred Heart Cathedral Roman Catholic Church and was a life member of the CWL. Her husband died in 1951. She is survived by a son, Aurele of Bathurst; a sister, Mrs. Ida DesRoche of Moncton; and five grandchildren. A daughter, Mrs. Mildred Duguay, died in 1982. The body is at Elhatton's Funeral Home, Bathurst. Funeral mass will be celebrated Friday at Sacred Heart Cathedral at 2 p.m. Interment will be in the parish cemetery later in the spring.
Marie Ida Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Saturday, 16 May 1987: Mrs. Ida Marie DeRoche, 87, of 500 Elmwood Drive, Moncton, died Friday at The Moncton Hospital after a short illness. Born in Bathurst, she was a daughter of the late Larry and Margaret (Pitre) Pitre. A retired clerk, she attended Notre Dame de la Paix Roman Catholic Church, Moncton. Her husband, Joseph DeRoche, died in 1960. She is survived by a nephew. A sister, Mrs. Gertrude Young, died earlier this year. The body is at Tuttle Bros, Funeral Home, Moncton. Funeral mass will be celebrated Sunday at 2 p.m. at Notre Dame de la Paix Roman Catholic Church. Burial will be in Our Lady of Calvary Roman Catholic Cemetery, Dieppe.
Joseph Herbert Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Saturday, 17 February 1973: Bathurst - The death of Herbert Pitre occurred Thursday at Chaleur Regional Hospital after a long illness. He was 70. Born in South Tetagouche, he was a son of the late Larry and Margaret (Pitre) Pitre. He moved to Bathurst with his family as a child. His work included a period of employment with the former LaPerrelle Lumber Co. Ltd. here. He retired about seven years ago due to ill health. He is survived by his wife, the former Excelda Chiasson; three sons, Robert of Montreal, Ernest of Scarborough, Ont., and Donald of Toronto; two daughters, Mrs. Garfield Yates (Patricia) and Mrs. Gerard Theriault (Emma), both of Scarborough and two sisters, Mrs. Thomas Young (Gertrude) and Mrs. Joseph DesRoche (Ida), both of Bathurst and several grandchildren. The body is resting at Elhatton's funeral home with funeral to be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Sacred Heart Cathedral. Entombment will be in the Roman Catholic cemetery vault on King Avenue to await spring burial in the adjoining cemetery.
Back one generation to parents of Hilarion Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- 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).
Last updated: 8 December 2025.