Continuation of tree (6th child of Thomas Pitre/Marie Helene Guitard); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Alphonse Pitre b: 6 August 1907 St. John the Evangelist, Belledune, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 September 1973 Pennfield, Charlotte, NB
+Mary Adelia Bertin b: 2 May 1921 Armstrong's Brook, Restigouche, NB; m: 8 June 1937 Belledune, Gloucester, NB [Laurent/Marie Lagace]; d: 9 January 2017 St. Andrew's, Charlotte, NB
9 Zoel Pitre b: Abt. 1937; d: 18 July 1957 Ottawa, ONT
9 Marie Adelina 'Lynn' Pitre b: Abt. 1939 Belledune, Restigouche, NB; d: Aft. January 2017 Ontario
+Joseph Lawrence Blanchard b: Abt. 1945 Minto, Sunbury, NB; m: 5 May 1962 Beaver Harbour, Pennfield, Charlotte, NB [Cecime/Mary Chevarie]
9 Joseph Emilien Pitre b: Abt. 1941 Belledune, Restigouche, NB; d: Bef. January 2017
+Marie Exilda Comeau b: Abt. 1941 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 19 August 1961 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Edouard/Emma Doucet]
9 Norman Joseph Pitre b: Abt. 1942 Belledune, Restigouche, NB; d: Bef. January 2017
+Mary Bernadette Daigle b: Abt. 1949 Jacquet River, Restigouche, NB; m: 20 November 1965 Milltown, Charlotte, NB [Joseph Edgar/Marie Genevieve Pitre]
9 Lawrence Joseph Pitre b: Abt. 1945 Belledune, Restigouche, NB;d : Aft. January 2017
+Donna Reed Patterson b: Abt. 1947 Beaver Harbour, Pennfield, Charlotte, NB; m: 15 July 1965 St. Stephen, Charlotte, NB [Frank Everett/Nellie Blanche Cross]
*2nd Wife of Lawrence Joseph Pitre:
+Bonnie ---
9 Mary Ellen Pitre b: Abt. 1946 Belledune, Restigouche, NB; d: Aft. January 2017 NB
+Albert George Kennedy b: Abt. 1945 Hoggenfield, Indiana; m: 5 October 1962 Pennfield, Charlotte, NB [James/Frances Greenwood]
9 Adela Pitre d: Aft. January 2017
+Roger Thompson
9 Raymond Pitre d: Aft. January 2017
+Helen Richard
9 Victor Pitre d: Aft. January 2017
+Brenda ---
Notes for Joseph Alphonse Pitre:
Census
- 1921 Durham, Restigouche and Madawaska, NB: Widower Thomas Peate 55 labourer/saw mill, Mike 19 labourer/saw mill, Thomas J. 18, Joseph 12, Charlie 11, Abey 7, Clement 5.
- 1931
Obituary: Telegraph Journal (St. John, NB), Wednesday, 26 September 1973: Pitre - At the Collingwood Nursing Home, Pennfield, Sept. 25, 1973, Joseph Pitre of Utopia, Charlotte County; survived by his wife, three daughters, five sons, three brothers, one sister, 16 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Resting at the St. George Funeral Home where the rosary will be said Wednesday at 8 p.m. Funeral will be held Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m., when the body will be taken to Stella Maris Church, Black's Harbour, for high mass of requiem at 9 a.m. Interment in Stella Maris Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Stella Maris Cemetery, Blacks Harbour, NB: PITRE / Joseph A. / 1907 - 1973
Notes for Mary Adelia Bertin:
Obituary: The passing of Mary Adelia "Ada" (Bertin)
(Pitre) Everitt, the wife of the late Joseph A. Pitre and Norman
E. Everitt occurred at the Passamaquoddy Lodge, St. Andrews NB on January 9,
2017. Born in Belldune NB on May 2, 1921, she was a daughter of the late
Lawrence and Mary (Legacy) Bertin. A loving mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and sister she is survived by three
daughters: Lynn Blanchard of Ontario, Mary Kennedy (Albert) of
Blacks Harbour NB and Adela Thompson (Roger) of Pennfield NB; three sons:
Larry Pitre (Bonnie) and Raymond Pitre (Helen Richard) both of Pennfield
NB and Victor Pitre (Brenda) of Beaver Harbour NB; 18 grandchildren; many
great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; three brothers: Richard
(May) Bertin of Saint John NB, John Guitard of Pennfield NB and
Edward (Olivia) Guitard of Maces Bay NB; one sister:
Mary Guitard of St. George NB; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Besides her parents and husbands, Ada was predeceased by sons: Zoel,
Emile and Norman. Prior to retirement Ada worked as a labourer for
Connor's Bros. for
many years. She kept busy tending to her large family and loved knitting
mittens and socks for her loved ones. Her kind heart and great sense of
humor will be sadly missed by all who knew her. Arrangements in the care
of the St. George Funeral Home, St. George NB. Resting at the funeral home
with visiting on Wednesday from 7-9 pm. The service will take place in the
funeral home chapel on Thursday at 2:00 pm with Father Rolando Suplido
officiating. Interment will be held in the Stella Maris Catholic Cemetery,
Blacks Harbour NB in the spring. In Ada's memory, donations to Charlotte
County Cancer or to a charity of the donor's choice would be appreciated by the
family.
Obituaries for the children:
Zoel Pitre: The Ottawa Citizen (ONT),
Friday 19 July 1957: Zoel Pitre, 19 b. Jacquet River of Belledune
NB drowned on 18 July. Brother Emile of Cyrville, parents M&M
Joseph Pitre, sisters Adelina & Marie Helene, 4 brothers Norman,
Laurence, Raymond & Victor.
- The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ONT), Friday, 19 July 1957: Zoel
Pitre – On Thursday, July 18, 1957, as result of drowning Zoel Pitre,
age 19 years. Leaving McEvoy Brothers today enroute to Belledune, New
Brunswick. Funeral Monday. Requiem Mass and burial at Turgeon, New
Brunswick.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Alphonse Pitre
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)
Last updated: 5 November 2025.