Continuation of tree (7th child of Ovide Pitre/Malvina Dignard); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Elzear Pitre b: 27 March 1888 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 6 January 1976 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Marie Louise Leontine Breton b: 19 November 1896 Ste. Agnes, Frontenac (Lac Megantic), Quebec; m: 31 August 1914 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec [Fabien/Elise Cloutier]; d: 23 December 1983 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
9 Marie Rose Malvina Germaine Pitre b: 1 February 1916 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; d: 11 October 2004 Cornwall, Cornwall, ONT
+Real Dion b: 11 December 1913 Rockland, ONT; m: unknown [Denis/Rosalla Ouillette]; d: 1979 Stormont, Glengarry, ONT
9 Marie Elise Simonne Jeannette Pitre b: 5 February 1918 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; d: 10 July 2004 Stormont, ONT
+--- Giard
9 Joseph Leo Albert Pitre b: 31 May 1919 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; d: Aft. January 1976
+Simone ---
9 Marie Eva Georgette Pitre b: 2 December 1920 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; d: 2007
+Raoul Giguere b: 8 July 1918; m: 4 September 1945; d: 31 August 1986 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
9 Joseph Edouard Fernand Pitre b: 10 January 1922 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; 17 August 1998 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
9 Marie Aline Simonne Pitre b: 3 May 1923 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; d: 1 April 2019 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+--- Giard
9 Marie Yvette Fernande Pitre b: 31 May 1925 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; d: 29 December 2021 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Edward J. Emerton b: 1923; m: unknown; d: 1992 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
9 Joseph Hector Bertrand Pitre b: 2 August 1926 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, Quebec; d: Bet. January 1976-October 2004
Notes for Joseph Elzear Pitre:
Census
- 1921 Ditchfield, Beauce-Frontenac, Quebec: Elzeard Pitre 33 day laborer, wife Leontine 24, Jermann 5, Jeannette 3, Leo 2, Georgette 7 months.
- 1931 Cornwall, Stormont, Ontario: Alsear Pitt 43 weaver/cotton mill, wife Leontine 34, Germaine 15, Jeannette 13, Leo 12, Georgette 10, Fernand 9, Simone 8, Fernande 6, Bertrand 5, lodger Telesphore Pitt 52 picker/cotton mill (47 Alice).
Tombstone Inscription, Cimetiere de La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT: PITRE / 1888 Elzear Pitre 1976 / son epouse / 1896 Leontine Breton 1983 / 1918 Jeannette Pitre 2004 / 1923 Simone Giard 2019
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Rose Malvina Germaine Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame Cemetery, Cornwall, ONT: DION / a la douce memoire de / Real Dion / 1913 - 1979 / son epouse / Germaine Pitre
Marie Elise Simonne Jeannette Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Cimetiere de La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT: PITRE / 1888 Elzear Pitre 1976 / son epouse / 1896 Leontine Breton 1983 / 1918 Jeannette Pitre 2004 / 1923 Simone Giard 2019
Marie Eva Georgette Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame Cemetery, Cornwall, ONT: GIGUERE / a la douce memoire de / Raoul Giguere / 1918 - 1986 / epoux de / Georgette Pitre / 1920 - 2007 / celui qui croit / en moi vivra / eternellement
Joseph Edouard Fernand Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT: a la douce memoire de / Fernand Pitre / 10 Jan 1922 - 17 Aout 1998
Marie Aline Simonne Pitre: Simone Giard 3 May, 1923 – 1 April, 2019: Giard, Simone – at Janet MacDonnell Pavilion on Monday, April 1, 2019. Simone Giard (nee Pitre) formerly of Louisa Street Cornwall; age 95 years. Loving mother of Luke Giard (Rachel). Dear sister of Fernande Emerton (late Edward). Survived by many nieces and nephews. Loving daughter of the late Elzear Pitre and the late Leontine Breton. Predeceased by 3 brothers Bertrand Pitre (Berthe Gregoire), Fernand and Leo Pitre (late Simone) and 3 sisters Georgette Giguere (late Raoul), Germaine Dion (late Real) and Jeannette Pitre. Resting at Lahaie and Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes, East Branch, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday from 12 Noon until time of Funeral. Funeral Saturday, April 6, 2019 in the Memorial Chapel of the Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Spring interment at a later date. As Expressions of sympathy, memorial donations to the charity of your choice would be appreciated by the family. Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Home - East Branch.
Tombstone Inscription, Cimetiere de La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT: PITRE / 1888 Elzear Pitre 1976 / son epouse / 1896 Leontine Breton 1983 / 1918 Jeannette Pitre 2004 / 1923 Simone Giard 2019
Marie Yvette Fernande Pitre: Fernande Yvette Emerton (née Pitre) 31 May, 1925 – 29 December, 2021: At St. Joseph’s Continuing Care Centre on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the age of 96 years. Beloved wife of the late Edward Emerton. Loving mother of Richard, Nancy, Fay Emerton-Proulx (Dana) and predeceased by son Michael at birth. Cherished grandmother of Jason (Tina), Ted and Jana, great-grandmother of Emilymay Emerton and Ellianne Emerton and step great-grandmother to Jake and Sarah Richardson. Dear sister-in-law of Berthe Pitre (late Bertrand) and Helen Samson (late Gerald). Predeceased by her parents Elzear Pitre and Leontine (née Breton) Pitre, and by her siblings Germaine Dion, Jeannette Pitre, Leo, Georgette Giguere, Fernand, Bertrand, and Simone Giard. A Controlled Attendance Visitation will be held at Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes, West Branch, on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 from 7 to 9 pm and Thursday, January 6 from 9:30 am until time of Service in the Chapel of the Funeral Home at 11 am. In Memoriam Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society appreciated. Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Home - West Branch.
Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame Cemetery, Cornwall, ONT: EMERTON / Edward J. / 1923 - 1992 / nee Pitre / Fernande Y. / 1925 - (blank)
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Elzear Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Ontario deaths in RED also from tombstone inscriptions.
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Last updated: 19 June 2023.