Continuation of tree (7th child of Joseph Pitre/Marie Lagace); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Edward Pitre b: 7 August 1914 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 23 December 1978 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Marie Imelda Daigle b: 12 September 1920 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB; m: 14 July 1942 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Sarah Melvina Pitre]; d: Aft. June 2018
10 Marie Anne Pitre b: Abt. 1942 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB
+Joseph Normand Hachey b: Abt. 1940 Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 19 November 1965 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Victor/Lina Hache]
10 Joseph Yvon Pitre b: Abt. 1945 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. June 2018
+Mary Patricia Gray b: Abt. 1952 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 31 October 1970 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Albert/Marie Hache]
10 Raymond J. Pitre b: 1948 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 17 June 2018 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Marie Suzanne Lecouter b: Abt. 1947 Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 28 August 1971 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Jean Gilbert/Bernice Pitre]; d: Aft. June 2018
10 Rachelle Pitre b: Abt. 1950 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. June 2018
+Arthur Nowlan b: Abt. 1951 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 26 August 1972 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Jean Baptiste/Eveline LeBreton]
10 Geraldine Pitre d: Aft. June 2018
+David MacKenzie
Notes for Joseph Edward Pitre:
Census
- 1921 South Tetagouche, Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick: Joseph Pete 63 farmer, wife Mary 49, Frederick 20, Joseph 19, Simon 13, Napoleon 9, Edward 7, Irene 5, Lingdenn 3.
- 1931 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Joseph J. Pitre 76 farmer, wife Mary 60, Joseph 25 farm labourer, Paul 18 farm labourer, Edward 15 farm labourer, Irene 15, Dellia 13.
Obituary: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Wednesday, 27 December 1978: Bathurst - Funeral service for Edward J. Pitre, 840 Duncan Street was held Tuesday afternoon at Holy Family Roman Catholic Church. His death occurred Saturday at his home. He was 64. Born in South Tetagouche, he was a son of the late Joseph and Mary (Legacy) Pitre. He was employed as a truck driver with Bathurst Ready Mix for 23 years and was a Bathurst resident for 18 years. He is survived by his wife, the former Imelda Daigle; two sons, Raymond and Ivan, both of Bathurst; three daughters, Mrs. Norman Hachey (Mary Ellen) Robertville; Mrs. Arthur Nowlan (Rachelle) and Mrs. David MacKenzie (Geraldine), both of Bathurst; three brothers, Napoleon and Simon Pitre, both of South Tetagouche; and Fred Pitre, St. Leonard; two sisters, Mrs. Jane Chamberlain, South Tetagouche and Mrs. Delia Henry, Big River, as well as nine grandchildren. The body rested at Elhatton's Funeral Home in Bathurst. Entombment in the parish receiving vault will be followed by spring interment in the adjoining cemetery on St. Peter Avenue.
Obituaries for the children:
Raymond J. Pitre: Sadly, on June 17, 2018, Raymond Pitre (Bathurst, New Brunswick), born in South Tetagouche, New Brunswick passed away. He was predeceased by: his parent Edward "Eddy". He is survived by: his parent Imelda Pitre (Daigle); his former wife Marie Pitre (Lecouter); his children, Rene Pitre (Sara) of Miramichi, Stephane Pitre (Julie Anne Bass) of Petit Rocher and Julie Gauvin (Mathieu) of Petit Rocher; his grandchildren, Emilie, Jeremie, Joshua, Marie-Andree, Catherine and Alexandre. Donations in memory of Raymond may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a favorite charity. Funeral arrangements under the care of Elhatton's Funeral Home.
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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: 3 December 2025.