Continuation of tree (4th child of Jean Simeon Pitre/2nd Wife Marie Louise Broussard); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Albert Pitre b: 23 October 1870 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 14 June 1954 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
+Louise Shultz m: 17 January 1910 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
*2nd Wife of Joseph Albert Pitre:
+Josephine Edna Keller (Moran) b: Abt. 1892; m: 28 July 1925 New Orleans, Orleans, LA; d: 1974
Notes for Joseph Albert Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Terrebonne, Louisiana: Simeon Pitre 67, wife of 31 years Marie Louise 51; 5 of 6 children still living, Albert 28 (day laborer), Lovelace 25 (day laborer), Hobert 23 (swamper), Nola 17, Maggie 14 & new husband Ernest Bonvillain 19 (saw mill laborer).
- 1910 New Orleans, Orleans, LA: Albert Petre 38 helper/distributing food (married 0 years) [dormitories for the help, Charity Hospital]
- 1920
- 1930
- 1940
- 1950 New Orleans, Orleans, LA: Widower Albert Petri 81, lodger.
Misc.: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Sunday, 23 November 1952: An oil heater explosion at 5:30 p.m. Saturday caused a fire which damaged a three-story wooden structure at 524 St. Philip to the extent of $75, First District police reported. The room in which the explosion occurred is occupied by Albert Pitre, 85, police said. They estimated contents were damaged $50.
Death Notice: New Orleans States (New Orleans, LA), Wednesday, 16 June 1954: Death - Albert J. Pitre 84, 816 Nashville Ave.
Obituary: The
Courier (Houma, LA), Friday, 18 June 1954: Albert Joseph Pitre,
84, died at the Evans Nursing home in New Orleans at 3:20 a.m., June 14,
following an extended long illness. Funeral services were conducted at 9
a.m. Tuesday from the First National funeral home to the church to Our Lady of
the Most Holy Rosary with interment in Holy Rosary cemetery. He is
survived by one sister, Mrs. Ernest Bonvillian of Houma.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Albert Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 10 September 2026.