Continuation of tree (1st child of Jerome Pitre/Marguerite Lagace); all known surname descendants:
9 John Edmund Pitre b: 15 April 1901 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 July 1945 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Mary Eva Imhoff b: 5 April 1911 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 10 November 1929 Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB [Alphonse/Emma Pitre]; d: 29 July 1976 Don Mills, Toronto, ONT
10 Willard Joseph Pitre b: 14 April 1931 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB; d: 1999
10 Lionel Pitre b: Abt. 1932; d: Aft. July 1945
10 Albany Joseph Pitre b: 24 November 1933 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB; d: 2 February 1996 Toronto, ONT
+Alice ---
10 Delsina Delphine Pitre b: Abt. 1934; d: Aft. July 1945
10 Cleo Alphonse Pitre b: 4 August 1936 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB; d: 26 August 1937 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB
10 Delina Mary Pitre b: 30 September 1937 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. July 1945 Cheticamp, Inverness, NS
10 Marie Anne Grace Pitre b: 14 January 1939 Patrick's Landing, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 2 March 1941 Patrick's Landing, Beresford, Gloucester, NB
10 Elizabeth Patricia Pitre b: Abt. 1941; d: Aft. July 1945
Notes for John Edmund Pitre:
Census
- 1921 Gloucester, NB (Bathurst, S. Tet): Jerome Pitre 47 farmer, wife Maggy 47, Edmond 19 laborer, George 18 laborer, Phileas 15 laborer, Alexander 14, Leonard 11, Denis 9, Donna 8, Stafford 5, Terresa 3.
- 1931 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Edmond Pitre 30 farm laborer, wife Eva 20, Willard 2 months.
Canadian Infantry Corps Canadian Army: WWII service files: Edmund John Pitre, b. 15 April 1901 S. Tetagouche, wife Eva Imohoff; enlisted June 1941, scar left upper corner lip, 5' 5 1/2", 135 lbs., medium complexion, brown eyes, brown hair; Nov 1941 influenze; May 1943 active pulmonary tuberculosis; died 24 Jul 1945; buried Patrick's Landing, W. Bathurst; attended school for 4 years but never completed a grade; lumber woods in winter, farming in summer; enlisted June 1941, married, 6 children (Willard 10, Lionel 8, Albeni 7, Delsina 6, Delina 3, Elizabeth 4 months), family at Bathurst, mother dead (Margaret Lagacy), father living (Jerome Pitre, W. Bathurst), 2 sisters & 7 brothers, clean crime sheet, 3 brothers in the army (1 overseas & 2 discharged); poor appearance, seems friendly but unambitious and unaggressive, no formal education, largely illiterate, definitely below normal. At death, children: Willard 15, Lionel 13, Albanie 12, Delphine 11, Delina 9, Patricia 5; brothers: Phileas 40, George 43, Alexandre 37, Leonard 36, Denis 35, Donat 33, Stafford 30; sisters Bella 42, Therese 28 (and deceased brother Nicholas); marr 10 Nov 1929 Robertville.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Marie Madeleine Cemetery, South Tetagouche, NB: G. 18896 Private / Edmund J. Pitre / No. A. 30 C.A. (Advanced) T.C. / 24th July 1945 / may his soul / rest in heaven
Back one generation to parents of John Edmund Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 24 August 2023.