Continuation of tree (3rd child of Joseph Michel Pitre/Marie Emelie Hebert); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Alidor Pitre b: 21 November 1869 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 30 April 1945 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Amelia Babin b: 25 October 1873 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 1 February 1892 St. Francois de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Etienne Euselien/Odelia Broussard]; d: 6 March 1965 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
9 Norris Joseph Pitre b: 12 December 1892 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 10 October 1961 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Mary Alcida Trahan b: 16 April 1896 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1913 Terrebonne, LA [Oscar/Fedora Olivier]; d: 14 May 1993 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
9 Anne Agnes 'Annis' Pitre b: 6 February 1895 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 16 February 1983 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Zenon Valentin Roussell b: 14 February 1887 Chacahoula, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1919 [Adrien/Irma Gautreaux]; d: 16 September 1931 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
9 Joseph Murphy Pitre b: 29 August 1899 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 7 November 1995 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Edna A. Flood m: 21 December 1921 New Orleans, LA
*2nd Wife of Joseph Murphy Pitre:
+Annie Marie Wallace b: 9 August 1900; m: Abt. 1928; d: 27 April 1970 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
9 Ashful Paul Pitre b: 13 April 1902 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 7 February 1970 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Inez Thibodaux b: 25 January 1903 Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1924 [Arthur/Alice Babin]; d: 28 February 2000 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
9 Aswell Peter Pitre b: 5 December 1911 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 19 June 1997 New Orleans, LA
+Pearl Marianne Guillot b: 5 January 1913 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: Abt. 1935 [Michel Roger/Angelle Marie Landry]; d: 16 November 2007 New Orleans, LA
Notes for Joseph Alidor Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Terrebonne, Louisiana: Alidor Petre 28 (carpenter), wife of 5 years Amelia 26, Norris 8, Agnes 5, Joseph 11 months.
- 1910 Terrebonne, LA: Alidore Pete 37 (laborer), wife of 18 years Amelia 36, Nourice 17 (canner), Agnis 14, Murphy 11, Ashford 8.
- 1920 Terrebonne, LA: Alidor Pitre 48 (house & boat carpenter), wife Elinore B. 46, Ashville 17 (canning factory/process man), Aswell 8; orphan Morvilla Gautreaux 15. In New Orleans, Murphy Pitre 20 (blacksmith).
- 1930 Terrebonne, LA: Alidore Pitre 59, wife Amelia 57, Oswald 18.
- 1940 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: Alidore J. Pitre 68 [$1000 house value], wife Amelia 66, widowed daughter Mrs. Annie A. Roussell 45 proprietor/grocery store, Lena M. Roussell 15.
- 1950 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: Widow Amelia Pitre 76.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #1, Houma, LA: Zenon V. Roussell / 1887 - 1931 / Alidore J. Pitre / 1871 - 1945 / Amelia Babin Pitre / 1873 - 1965
Notes for Amelia Babin:
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 8 March 1965 - On Saturday, March 6, 1965, at 8:30 a.m., Amelia Babin Pitre, wife of the late Alidore Pitre, mother of Mrs. Annis Roussell, Murphy and Ashful Pitre of Houma, La., Aswell Pitre of New Orleans and the late Norris Pitre, also survived by 16 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren, age 91 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from the Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La., on Monday, March 8, 1965, at 10:30 o'clock a.m. Religious services at St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church. Interment in St. Francis de Sales Cemetery No. 1.
WWI registration records (sons):
Norris Joseph Pitre: Norris Joseph Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 12 Dec 1892 (Houma); wife & 2-year old child; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Joseph Murphy: Murphy Joseph Pitre; Orleans, LA; born 29 Aug 1899; Mrs. Edmirelia Pitre (mother); tall height, slender build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Anne Agnes Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: Annis Pitre / Roussell / Feb. 6, 1895 / Feb. 16, 1983 / wife of Zenon V. J. / Roussell
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Alidor Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 3 August 2022.