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: 1948; d: 1948
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: 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.
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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: 6 June 2025.