Continuation of tree (3rd child of 'Gustave' Pierre Pitre/Annie Martin); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Clarence Pitre b: 20 October 1892 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 22 May 1959 Mathews, Lafourche, LA
+Victoria Savoie b: 1 November 1893 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; m: 28 August 1912 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA [George Alexis/Emma Louise Caro]; d: 2 November 1916 Terrebonne, LA
10 Gertrude A. Pitre b: 6 July 1913 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA; d: 19 November 2010 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
+Fernand Joseph Bourgeois b: 16 February 1912; m: 28 December 1935 [Augustin Taylor/Clothilde Marie Hebert]; d: 31 July 1972 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
10 Genevieve Marguerite Pitre b: 6 May 1915 Terrebonne, LA; d: 27 August 1990 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
+Philip Earl Broussard b: 25 July 1900 Fannett, Jefferson, TX; m: Abt. 1934 [Leo Ben/Cora Burrell]; d: 1 June 1992 Beaumont, Jefferson, TX
10 Frances Ann Pitre b: 1916 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA; d: 2 December 1916 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA
*2nd Wife of Joseph Clarence Pitre:
+Ismae Ann Savoie b: 1 November 1897 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; m: 29 September 1918 St. Ann, Bourg, Terrebonne, LA [George Alexis/Emma Louise Caro]; d: 15 June 1985 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
10 Leslie Pitre b: July 1919 Lafourche, LA; d: 10 January 1921 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA
10 Floyd Joseph Pitre b: 15 February 1921 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA; d: 14 May 1968 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
+Maria Davis b: 3 October 1925 Chacahoula, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1927 [Cornelius/Ammette Olivier]; d: 6 March 2001 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
10 Florence Pitre b: 19 October 1922 Lafourche, LA; d: 2 August 2001 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
+Louis Leo Eschette b: 17 August 1919 Plaquemine, Iberville, LA; m: Abt. 1944 [Weber/Ursula Lasseigne]; d: 7 January 1997 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
10 Emma Louise Pitre b: 5 January 1925 Mathews, Lafourche, LA; d: 12 November 2016 Lockport, Lafourche, LA
+Gilbert Touro b: 1 February 1924 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; m: Aft. 1950 [Andrew/Maria Guidry]; d: 19 June 2006 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
10 Marion Pitre b: February 1927 Lafourche, LA; d: Bet. November 2010-November 2016
+Lionel Joseph Chiasson b: 4 March 1917 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; m: unknown [Klebert Serge/Louise Marie Barrios]; d: 14 August 1969 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
10 Gerald Pitre b: December 1928 Raceland, Lafourche, LA; d: 21 April 1930 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
10 Donald Paul Pitre b: 6 September 1930 Raceland, Lafourche, LA; d: 25 September 2004 Bridge City, Jefferson, LA
+ Lucy Chiasson b: 13 January 1937 Mathews, Colorado, TX; m: Aft. 1950 [Thomas/Beatrice ---]; d: 17 May 2015 New Orleans, LA
10 Hudson M. Pitre b: 30 March 1932 Raceland, Lafourche, LA; d: 20 April 1993 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
+ Beverly Ledet d: Aft. April 1993
10 Robert John Pitre b: 12 November 1933 Mathews, Lafourche, LA; d: 3 March 2000 Killona, St. Charles, LA
+Vivian Vicknair b: Abt. 1938 Killona, St. Charles, LA; m: unknown [Otto/Amanda ---]; d: 5 June 2020 Hahnville, St. Charles, LA
10 Frances Pitre b: Abt. 1935; d: Bef. 1940
10 Anna Mae Pitre b: 30 June 1937 Raceland, Lafourche, LA; d: 9 May 1978 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
+George Joseph Breaux b: 17 June 1937 Raceland, Lafourche, LA; m: 25 June 1960 Lafourche, LA [-- Breaux/Marguerite Detillier]; d: 10 October 2012 McNeill, Pearl River, MS
10 Marie Pitre b: Abt. 1939; d: Bef. 1940
Notes for Joseph Clarence Pitre:
Census
- 1920 Bayou Blue Settlement, Lafourche, Louisiana: Clarence Pitre 26 (cane & truck farmer), wife Esmire 22, Gertrude 6, Genevieve 4, Leslie 5 months.
- 1930 Lafourche, LA: Clarence Pitre 38, wife Ismae 30, Gertrude 16, Genevive 15, Floyd 9, Florence 7, Emily Louise 5, Marion 3 years 2 months, Gerald 1 year 4 months.
- 1940 Lafourche, LA: Clarence Pitre 44 laborer/dairy farm, wife Ismae 42, Floyd 19 laborer/dairy farm, Emma Louise 16 maid/private house, Marion 13, Donald 10, Hudson 8, Robert 6, Anna Mae 3. [Hwy. 78]
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Clarence Pitre 57 juice extractor/sugar refinery, wife Ismae 53, Emma Louise 25 chemist/sugar laboratory, Donald 19 buck man/sugar factory, Hudson 18, Robert 16, Anna May 12.
WWI registration records: Clarence Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 20 Oct 1892 (Terrebonne); married, 2 children; tall height, slender build; blue eyes & brown hair.
WWII Records: Clarence Joseph Pitre, res. Raceland, LA; b. 20 Oct 1892 Terrebonne, LA; contact Mrs. Fernand Bourgeois (Raceland, LA); 5' 11", 150 lbs., blue eyes & gray hair, light complexion, deformed thmb nails; 27 Apr 1942 Lafourche, LA.
Obituary: Times Picayune, 24 May 1959 - At the residence, Mathews, La., on Friday, May 22, 1959, at 10:50 o'clock p.m., Joseph Clarene Pitre, beloved husband of Ismae Savoie, father of Mrs. Ferdinand Bourgeois, Mrs. Earl Broussard, Mrs. Louis Eschete, Mrs. Gilbert Touro, Mrs. Lionel Chiasson and Anna Mae, Floyd, Donald, Hudson and Robert Pitre. Survived by 17 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Age 66 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from the Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., on Sunday, May 24, 1959 at 3 o'clock p.m. Services at the Holy Savior Catholic church, Lockport, La. Interment in Holy Savior Catholic cemetery. Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., in charge.
Tombstone inscription, Holy Savior Church Cemetery, Lockport, LA: 1892 Clarence J. Pitre 1959 / (blank) Connie Breaux 1964 / 1937 Annamae P. Breaux 1978 / 1897 Ismae S. Pitre 1985 / Louis L. Eschette Sr. / 8-17-19 -- 1-7-97 / Florence P. Eschette / 10-19-22 -- 8-02-01
Notes for Ismae Ann Savoie:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), Monday, 17 June 1985: Funeral services were scheduled for 10 a.m. today from St. Hilary Catholic Church in Mathews for Ismae Savoie Pitre, 87, a native of Terrebonne Parish and resident of Raceland, who died at 5 a.m. Saturday (15th). She is survived by three sons, Donald, Hudson and Robert (Bobby) Pitre; five daughters, Mrs. Ferdinand (Gert) Bourgeois, Mrs. Earl (Genevieve) Broussard, Mrs. Lionel (Marion) Chaisson, Mrs. Louis (Florence) Eschette, and Mrs. Gilbert (Emma Louise) Touro; one brother, Louis Savoie; and one sister, Eugenie Hebert. She is also survived by 23 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Pitre; her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Savoie; one son, Floyd Pitre; one daughter, Mrs. George (Anna Mae) Breaux; three brothers, Eugene, John and Onezite Savoie; and one sister, Victorie Pitre. Interment will be in Holy Savior Cemetery in Lockport. Falgout Funeral Home of Lockport is in charge of arrangements.
Obituaries for the children:
Gertrude Pitre: Gertrude Pitre Bourgeois, 97, a native of Bourg and a resident of Raceland, died Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to funeral time Friday at St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church. Mass will be held at noon Friday at the church, with burial in the church cemetery. She is survived by three daughters, Julie B. Sapia, Bonnie B. Bouvier and Annette Bourgeois; two sisters, Marion Chiasson and Emma Louise Touro; 11 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Fernand J. Bourgeois; her parents, Clarence and Victoria Savoie Pitre; her stepmother, Ismae Savoie Pitre; two daughters, Patricia Bourgeois and Frances B. Babin; six brothers, Floyd, Hudson, Donald, Bobby, Leslie and Gerald Pitre; and four sisters, Genevieve Broussard, Florence Eschette, Anna Mae Breaux and Frances Pitre. She was a lifetime honorary member of the Council of Catholic Women of St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church. Falgout Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Savior Cemetery, Lockport: 18 Clemence Hebert 4-30-1949 / 5-9-1913 Marie B. Rogers 8-13-1988 / 2-10-1915 Claude Bourgeois 11-11-2005 / Gertrude Bourgeois / 7-6-1913 - 11-19-2010 // BOURGEOIS / 7-25-1939 Patsy 7-12-1945 / 2-16-1912 Fernand 7-31-1972 / 2-17-1882 Taylor 12-6-1972 / 3-18-1911 Beulah 3-5-1988 / 12-26-19 Maude A. 2-5-02
Genevieve Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Burrells Cemetery, La Belle, TX: Phillip Earl / Broussard / July 25, 1900 / June 1, 1992 // Genevieve / Broussard / May 6, 1915 / August 27, 1990
Floyd Joseph Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA) 16 May 1968: At Lockport, La., on Tuesday, May 14, 1968, Floyd Pitre, beloved husband of Maria Davis; father of Errol, Fay Ann, and Glenn Pitre; brother of Donald, Hudson and Bobby Pitre, Mrs. Fernand Bourgeois, Mrs. Earl Broussard, Mrs. Louis Eschete, Mrs. Gilbert Touro, Mrs. Lionel Chiasson and Mrs. George Breaux; son of Ismae Savoie and the late Clarence Pitre; age 47 years, a native of Bourg, La., and a resident of Lockport, La., for the past 25 years. Relatives and friends of the family, also officers and members of the VFW and the American Legion Posts of Lockport, La., are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., on Thursday, May 16, 1968, at 10:30 o'clock a.m. Religious services at Holy Savior Catholic Cemetery. Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., in charge.
Tombstone Inscription: Holy Saviour, Lockport, Lafourche: Floyd J. Pitre / North Carolina / Tec 5 - 171 Evac Hospital / World War II / Feb. 15, 1921 - May 14, 1968
Floyd Pitre / 1921 - 1968 / Maria Davis Pitre / Oct. 3, 1925 - March 6, 2001
Florence Pitre: Houma Courier (LA), 3 August 2001: Florence Pitre Eschete, 78, a native of Houma and a resident of Lockport, died at 7:08 a.m. Thursday, August 2, 2001. Visitation was scheduled from 9 a.m. to funeral time today at Falgout Funeral Home in Lockport. Mass was scheduled for 1 p.m. today at St. Hilary Catholic Church in Mathews, with burial in Holy Savior Cemetery in Lockport. She is survived by four sons, George, Wayne, Clarence Joseph "C.J." and Louis Eschette Jr.; one daughter, Geraldine "Geri" Eschette Alario; one brother, Donald D. Pitre; three sisters, Gertrude Bourgeois, Emma Louis Touro and Marion Chiasson; 21 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Leo Eschette, Sr.; her parents, Clarence and Ismae Savoie Pitre, five brothers, Floyd, Hudson, Robert, Joseph and Gerald Pitre; four sisters, Genevieve Broussard, Anna Mae Breaux, and Frances and Marie Pitre; and one great-grandchild, name not provided. She was a parishioner of St. Hilary Catholic Church in Mathews.
Emma Louise Pitre: Emma Pitre Touro, 91, a native of Lockport, died on Saturday, November 12, 2016. Mass of Christian burial at St. Hilary of Poitiers Catholic Church in Mathews with burial in the church mausoleum. She was survived by her niece and caretaker and numerous other nieces, nephews and godchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert P. Touro; parents, Clarence and Ismae Savoie Pitre; siblings, Gertrude Bourgeois, Genevieve Broussard, Florence Eschette, Marion Chiasson, Anna Mae Breaux, Frances, Anna, Donald, Floyd, Hudson, Bobby, Leslie, and Gerald Pitre. She was a lifetime member of Raceland Memorial American Legion and VFW Auxiliary. Falgout Funeral Home.
Donald Paul Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Sunday, 26 September 2004: Donald P. Pitre, of Bridge City, LA, on Saturday, September 25, 2004 at 5:30 a.m. Beloved husband of Lucy Chaisson Pitre. Father of Dinah Jenney, Ismae Girard and Carla Ford. Brother of Gertrude Bourgeois, Emma Touro, Marion Chiasson, the late Floyd Pitre, Hudson Pitre, Robert (Bobby) Pitre, Gerald Pitre, Leslie Pitre, Genevieve Broussard, Florence Eschette, Anna Mae Breaux, Marie Pitre and Francis Pitre. Son of the late Clarence Pitre and Ismae Savoie Pitre. Father-in-law of John Jenny, Gary Girard and Jerry Ford. Grandfather of Shelly and Rochelle Jenney, Thomas and Clarence Lambert and Donald and Jason Ford. Also survived by 3 great-granddaughters. Relatives and friends of the family; also officers and members of K of C Council 3091, VFW Post of Avondale, LA and Bridge City Volunteer Fire Co. Support Group are invited to attend Funeral Prayers from the Parlor of Westside/Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home, Marrero, LA on Monday, September 27, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. Followed by Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Guardian Angels Catholic Church, Bridge City, LA at 11:00 a.m. Interment in Restlawn Park Cemetery, Avondale, LA. Visitation at Westside/Leitz-Eagan Funeral Home on Sunday evening, September 26, 2004 from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and again on Monday morning, September 27, 2004 from 8:00 a.m. until 10:30 a.m.
Hudson M. Pitre: Hudson M. Pitre, 61, native and resident of Raceland, died Tue., Apr 20, 1993 of natural causes. Services at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Raceland. Survived by wife, Beverly Ledet Pitre; brothers, Donald and Robert Pitre; sisters, Mrs Ferdnand (Gert) Bourgeois, Mrs Louis (Florence) Eschette, Mrs Gilbert (Emma Louise) Touro and Mrs Lionel (Marion) Chiasson. Preceded by parents, Clarence and Ismae Savoie Pitre; brother, Floyd Pitre; sisters, Genevieve Broussard and Mrs George (Anna Mae) Breaux. He was a veteran of the Korean War.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Raceland: Hudson M. Pitre / CPL US Army / Korea / Mar. 30, 1932 - Apr. 20, 1993
Robert John Pitre: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA): A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated at 10 a.m. today at Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary in Hahnville for Robert J. Pitre Sr., 66, a native of Mathews and resident of Killona, who died at 1:48 a.m. March 3, 2000. Burial was at Holy Rosary cemetery in Taft. He was the husband of Vivian Vicknair Pitre; father of Bruce Pitre and Robin Rogers; brother of Donald Pitre and Gertrude Bourgeois, Florence Eschette, Emma Touro and Marion Chiasson. He is also survived by two grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Clarence and Ismae Savoie Pitre; son, Robert Pitre Jr.; brothers, Floyd, Hudson, Gerald and Leslie Pitre; and sisters, Genevieve Broussard, Anna Mae Breaux, Marie and Francis Pitre. He was a parishioner of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary. Falgout Funeral Home of raceland is in charge of arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Taft, St. Charles, LA: PITRE / gone but not forgotten / Robert John Pitre Sr. / FN US Navy / Nov. 12, 1933 - Mar. 3, 2000 / Robert J. (Bobby) / Nov. 12, 1933 - Mar. 3, 2000 / Vivian Vicknair / --- 26, 1938 - (blank)
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Clarence Pitre
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: 17 June 2022.