Continuation of tree (4th child of Joseph Bernard Pitre/Anicia Margerette Hebert); all known surname descendants:
10 Joseph Aaron Pitre b: 25 February 1925 Grand Caillou, Terrebonne, LA; d: 6 August 2000 Cocodrie, Terrebonne, LA (on a boat)
+Odette Josephine Lefort b: 10 August 1929 New Orleans, Orleans, LA; m: 25 July 1947 Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Alexis/Armonica Collins]; d: 19 September 2006 Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA
11 Aaron Joseph Pitre b: September 1948; d: 24 November 1948 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
11 Wade Patrick Pitre b: 1952; d: 1953
11 Monica Pitre b: Abt. 1956; d: Aft. September 2006
+Rick Babbitt
11 Christopher J. Pitre b. 19 March 1957; d: 8 October1959
11 Glenn Michael Pitre d: as infant
Notes for Joseph Aaron Pitre:
Census
- 1930
- 1940 Terrebonne, Louisiana: Widow Anecia Pitre 40 janitress/W.P.A. relief office, Aline 17 shrimp picker/shrimp factory, Aaron 15, Jules 14, Albert 11, Harold 9, Jeannette 7, Jennie 5. [Grand Caillou Road]
- 1950 Oshkosh, Garden, Nebraska: Aaron J. Pitre 25 drillers helper/oil exploration, wife Odette J. 20.
WWII Records: Aaron Joseph Pitre, res. Mahler St., Houma, LA; b. 25 Feb 1925 Houma, LA; contact Mrs. Aaron J. Pitre (c/o Lapeyrouse Grocery); unemployed, discharged from the Navy; 5'3", 134 lbs., brown eyes & black hair, dark complexion; 2 Nov 1945 Houma, LA.
Obituary: Houma Courier (LA), Monday, 7 August 2000: Joseph Aaron " Mayor of Cocodrie" Pitre, 75, a native of Grand Caillou and a resident of Cocodrie for 25 years, died at 12:15 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000. Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. today and from 8 a.m. to funeral time Tuesday at Chauvin Funeral Home. The Rosary will be recited at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. A prayer service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home, with burial in Magnolia Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Odette LeFort Pitre of Cocodrie; one daughter, Mrs. Rick (Monica) Babbitt of Cocodrie; and two brothers, Harold and Albert Pitre, both of Houma. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernard and Enesia Hebert Pitre; four infant sons, names not provided; one brother, Jules Pitre; five sisters, Libby Burch, Elsie Mae Porche, Aline Bonvillain, Jeanette Buquet and Jennie Bergeron; and one grandson, Nazareth Paul Singletary. He was the former manager of the New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club, a welder, a trawler and a member of the seismograph crew for Standard Oil and Gas. He was a U.S. Navy World War II veteran, a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 3700 and a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was born on a boat and passed away on a boat. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Veterans Memorial on La. 311, Houma, LA. Chauvin Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Magnolia Cemetery, Houma, LA: LEFORT / Alexis / 1887 - 1948 / Armonica / 1900-1957 / Aaron J. Pitre / 1948-1948 / Wade Pitre / 1952-1953 / Modest L. Richard / Feb. 7, 1923 - May 7, 1985 / Joseph Aaron Pitre / 2-25-1925 - 8-6-2000 / Christopher J. Pitre / 3-19-1957 - 10-8-1959 / Odette Lefort Pitre / 8-10-1929 - 9-19-2006 /// Joseph Aaron Pitre / Si US Navy / World War II / Feb. 25, 1925 - Aug. 6, 2000
Notes for Odette Josephine Lefort:
Obituary: Odette Josephine Lefort Pitre, 77, a native of New Orleans and resident of Chauvin, died at 8:27 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2006. She is survived by one daughter, Monica P. Babbitt and husband, Richard, of Chauvin; one brother, Paul Blaise Lefort of Jennings; and one sister, Velma L. Ellender of Houma. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph Aaron Pitre; her parents, Alexis Lefort and Armonica Collins Lefort; four sons, Aaron Joseph Pitre, Wade Patrick Pitre, Glenn Michael Pitre and Christopher Pitre; one grandson, Nazareth Paul Singletary; one brother, Alexis Joseph Lefort; and three sisters, Azora L. Martin, Modest L. Richard and Della L. Clark. She was a retired manager with New Orleans Big Game Fishing Club. She was a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Obituaries for the children:
Aaron Joseph Pitre: The Terrebonne Press (Houma, LA), Sunday, 28 November 1948: Aaron J. Pitre, Jr., two-month-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron J. Pitre, died Wednesday evening in New Orleans. Funeral services were conducted from Chauvin Funeral home to St. Francis de Sales church at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, with interment in Magnolia cemetery. The infant is survived by his parents.
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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: 26 July 2026.