Continuation of tree (1st child of Joseph H. Pitre/Helene Doucet); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Alphonse Pitre b: 26 February 1879 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 March 1959 Halifax, Halifax, NS
+Marie Gertrude Roy b: 18 May 1876 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 9 July 1900 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Jean Baptiste/Marguerite Boudreau]; d: 25 October 1908 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
9 Joseph Germain Pitre b: 25 April 1901 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 1 October 1983 Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL
+Adele Simonson b: Abt. 1900 Staten Island, NYC, NY; m: 18 April 1923 New York City, NY [Peter William/Amanda ---]; d: 1961
*2nd Wife of Joseph Germain Pitre:
+Catherine Mary Wilkinson b: 8 July 1904 Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland; m: Abt. 1944; d: September 1954 New York City, NY
9 Jean Baptiste Edouard 'Victor' Pitre b: 28 February 1903 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 3 November 1983 Mamaroneck, Westchester, NY
+Rita Agnes Boylan b: Abt. 1908 Chester Basin, Lunenburg, NS; m: 4 September 1928 White Plains, Westchester, NY [Martin Chester Sylvester/Lucy Gertrude Hatt]; d: 24 September 1943 Mount Vernon, Westchester, NY
*2nd Wife of Jean Baptiste Edouard Pitre:
+Agathe Leone Murphy b: 1 January 1911 Halifax, Halifax, NS; m: 26 July 1944 St. Joseph, Halifax, Halifax, NS [Bernard Daniel/Sarah Agnes Coolen]; d: June 1971 Armonk, Westchester, NY
*3rd Wife of Jean Baptiste Edouard Pitre:
+Laura Barone m: 1978 Staten Island, NYC, NY
9 Mary Augusta Pitre b: 23 March 1905 Amherst, Cumberland, NS; d: 1992
+Alfred Burton Coolan b: 21 January 1892 Shad Bay, Halifax, NS; m: 4 August 1930 St. Patrick, Halifax, Halifax, NS [David/Ellen Emma Fader]; d: 1979
9 Marie Catherine Pitre b: 10 October 1906 Amherst, Cumberland, NS; d: 12 June 1993 Belleville, Hastings, ONT
+Joseph Leonard Lagace b: 27 August 1904 Belledune, Gloucester, NB; m: 2 October 1935 St. Jacques le Mineur, Montreal, Quebec [Paul/Mary Doucet]; d: 5 March 1981 Belleville, Hastings, ONT
9 Marguerite Evangeline Pitre b: 16 August 1908 Amherst, Cumberland, NS; d: 16 August 1963 Mount Kisco, Westchester, NY
+Scott Dauphinee b: 12 January 1908 Chester Basin, Lunenburg, NS; m: 11 March 1929 Greenburgh, Westchester, NY [Edgar/Amanda Eldridge]; d: 29 March 1988 Trenton, Hastings, ONT
*2nd Husband of Marguerite Evangeline Pitre:
+Charles A. Louis Krebs b: 15 September 1913 Bedford Hills, Westchester, NY; m: Abt. 1942 [Joseph/Clara Standarska]; d: 9 September 1984 Bedford Hills, Westchester, NY
*2nd Wife of Joseph Alphonse Pitre:
+Charity Harriett 'Hattie' Coolen b: 22 October 1874 Blind Bay (or Prospect), NS; m: 15 May 1910 Upper Prospect, Halifax, NS [Thomas/Mary Duggan]; d: 26 February 1951 Halifax, NS
Notes for Joseph Alphonse Pitre:
Census
- 1901 Beresford, Gloucester, New Brunswick: Alphonse Pitre 22 & wife Gertrude 24, living with his family.
- 1911 Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Jean Baptiste E. Roy 59 (farmer/fisherman), wife Marguerite 54, 4 children; nieces Augusta Pitre 6, Catheline Pitre 4, & Evangeline Pitre 3. [Alphonse 32, Hattie 33, Germain 10, Edouard 8 - ?]
- 1921 Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia: Joseph Petrie 41 carpenter, wife Hattie 46, German 20 laborer, Edward 19 laborer, lodger Roche Croft 33 carpenter. In Petit Rocher, Augusta Pitre 16, living with uncle Theodore Roy 39, wife Catherine 32 & their family. In Elm Tree, Marguerite Evangeline Pitre 13, adopted daughter of Jean Baptiste Roy 32, wife Marie Philomene 31 & their family.
- 1925 White Plains, Westchester, New York: Joseph A. Petre 45 carpenter, wife Harriett 48, Germain 23 carpenter, daughter-in-law Adele 25, granddaughter Catheleen 1, Edward 21 carpenter.
- 1931
Tombstone Inscription, St. Thomas Cemetery, Big Lake, NS: PETRIE / Joseph A. / 1879 - 19-- / his wife / Charity C. / 1875 - 1951 / rest in peace
Obituaries for the children:
Mary Augusta Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, Shad Bay, NS: COOLEN / in loving memory of / Alfred Burton / 1892 - 1979 / his wife / Mary Augusta / 1905 - 1992
Marie Catherine Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. James Cemetery, Belleville, ONT: LAGACE / husband / Leonard J. / 1904 - 1981 / wife / Catherine M. / Pitre / 1906 - 1993 / rest in peace
Marguerite Evangeline Pitre: Patent Trader, Thursday, 22 August 1963: Katonah - Mrs. Evangeline M. Krebs, 54, of Whitlockville Road, died August 16 at Northern Westchester Hospital, Mt. Kisco. She is survived by her husband, Charles A. Krebs; and a son, Joseph of the home address: two sisters, Mrs. Augusta Coolen of Halifax, Nova Scotia and Mrs. Kathleen Logace of Ontario, Canada; and two brothers, Edward Petre of Mamaroneck and Jermaine Petre of the Bronx. A requiem mass was celebrated at St. Mary's Church. Katonah, Monday morning. Burial was at St. Francis Cemetery, Mt. Kisco. Mrs. Krebs was a communicant of St. Mary's.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938).
Last updated: 18 July 2023.