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: 3 January 1976 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Marie Louise Leontine Breton b: 19 November 1896 Ste. Agnes, Frontenac (Lac Megantic), QUE; m: 31 August 1914 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE [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, QUE; d: 11 October 2004 Cornwall, Cornwall, ONT
+Real Dion b: 11 December 1913 Rockland, ONT; m: 6 September 1941 La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT [Donia/Rose Alba Ouellette]; d: 1979 Stormont, Glengarry, ONT
9 Marie Elise Simonne Jeannette Pitre b: 5 February 1918 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE; d: 10 July 2004 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
9 Joseph Leo Albert Pitre b: 31 May 1919 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE; d: Aft. February 1989
+Simonne Bissonnette m: 2 October 1943 La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT [Zotique/Josephine Dubeau]
9 Marie Eva Georgette Pitre b: 2 December 1920 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE; d: 17 June 2007 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Raoul Giguere b: 8 July 1918; m: 3 September 1945 La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT [George/Albina Payette]; d: 31 August 1986 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
9 Joseph Edouard Fernand Pitre b: 10 January 1922 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE; d: 17 August 1998 Montreal, QUE
9 Marie Aline Simonne Pitre b: 3 May 1923 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE; d: 1 April 2019 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Roland Giard m: 19 July 1949 La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT [Cleophas/Fabiola St. Amand]
9 Marie Yvette Fernande Pitre b: 31 May 1925 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE; d: 29 December 2021 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Edward J. Emerton b: 1923; m: 2 July 1946 La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT [Edward/Mary Barry]; d: 1992 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
9 Joseph Hector Bertrand Pitre b: 2 August 1926 Ste. Agnes, Lac Megantic, Compton, QUE; d: 15 February 1989 Cornwall, ONT
+Berthe Gregoire m: 18 July 1953 La Nativite, Cornwall, ONT [Wilfrid/Angelina Lapointe]; d: Aft. February 1989
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).
Obituary: Pitre - Elzear, at Hotel Dieu Hospital, January 3rd, 1976, Mr. Elzear Pitre. Beloved husband of Leontine Breton. Age 87. Formerly of 230 Louisa Street. Dear father of Leo, Bonville, Fernand, Longueuil, Bertrand, Miss Jeannette Pitre, Mrs. Raoul Giguerre (Georgette), Mrs. Eddy Emerton (Fernande), Mrs. Simone Giard, all of Cornwall, Mrs. Rheal Dion (Germaine), Laval. Dear brother of Anastasse Pitre, Mrs. Rosaire Gosselin (Laura) Cornwall, Mrs. Jean Thiboutot (Alexina) Los Angeles. Also survived by 22 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren. Resting at Boulerice Funeral Home. Funeral mass Tuesday, January 6th at 10 a.m. Interment parish cemetery in the Spring.
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: Dion, Germaine (nee Pitre) - At the Cornwall Community Hospital on Monday, October 11, 2004. She was 88. Beloved wife of the late Rheal Dion. Dear mother of Jacques Dion of Cornwall. Survived by 3 sisters, Simone Giard, Fernande Emerton (Eddie) and Georgette Giguere (Raoul) all of Cornwall and one brother Leo Pitre (Simone) of Ottawa. Also survived by 2 grandchildren , Lyne (Wes) and Natalie (James). Predeceased by her son Gerard (Claudette), her parents, Elzear Pitre and Leontine Breton, brothers Bertrand (Berthe), Fernand and sister Jeannette Pitre. Friends may call at the M. John Sullivan Funeral Home on Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. and on Wednesday from 9-9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass Wednesday October 13, 2004 in St. Columban’s Church at 10 a.m. Rite of Committal to follow at Notre Dame Cemetery. Memorial donations to the Canadian Cancer Society appreciated.
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: Pitre, Jeannette - At the Cornwall Community Hospital, McConell Site on Saturday, July 10, 2004. Jeannette Simonne Pitre of 1900 Montreal Rd.; formerly of 251 Louisa; age 86 years. Dear daughter of the late Elzear Pitre and the late Leontine Breton. Dear sister of Leo Pitre (Simone) of Vanier, Ontario, Mrs. Germaine Dion, Mrs. Georgette Giguere, Mrs. Simone Pitre Giard and Mrs. Fernande Pitre-Emerton all of Cornwall. Dear sister-in-law of Berthe Gregoire. She will also be missed by a special nephew Luc Giard (Rachel) and by many other nieces and nephews. Resting at the Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes from 7 p.m. Monday. Funeral Tuesday, July 13, 2004 for Service in the Memorial Chapel of the Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Interment Nativity Parish Cemetery. The family will be in attendance from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Monday and from 12 noon until time of funeral on Tuesday. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated by the family.
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
Joseph Leo Albert Pitre: Pitre, Leo - Peacefully in Ottawa on Sunday, November 8th, 2009 at the age of 90. Dear son of the late Elzear Pitre and the late Lucille Mainville. Loving husband of the late Simonne Bissonnette. Cherished father of Marguerite Martin (Ron) of Guelph, Therese Lefave (Jerry) of Summerstown and Andre Pitre of Ottawa. He will be sadly missed by many grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends. Predeceased by his daughter Rose Marie Leblanc (Marc) of Alexandria. Family and friends are invited to Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes, Cornwall, on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday from 12 noon. Funeral service will be held on Thursday November 12th in the funeral home chapel at 1 p.m. For those wishing, memorial donations may be made to the charity of your choice.
Marie Eva Georgette Pitre: Giguere, Georgette - At the Jane MacDonell Pavilion on Sunday, June 17, 2007, Georgette Eva (Pitre) Giguere, formerly of Versa Care Centre; age 86 years. Beloved wife of the late Raoul Giguere. Dear mother of Marc Giguere (Jeannette) of Oshawa, Micheline Prentice (David) of L'ile-Bizard, Quebec, Christianne Murphy (Gerald), Joanne Seguin (Jack), Alain Giguere (Carole) and Pierrette Ravary (Denis) all of Cornwall, Nicole Brown (Ronald) of Calgary, Alberta, Michel Giguere (Monique) of Cornwall, Gilles Giguere of Vancouver, BC and Sylvie Thibert (Mario) of Cornwall. Dear daughter of the late Elzear Pitre and the late Leontine (Breton) Pitre. Dear sister of Leo Pitre of Ottawa, Fernande Emerton and Simone Giard, both of Cornwall. Predeceased by two brothers and two sisters. Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Predeceased by one grandson, Shawn Seguin. Resting at Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes from 2 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Thursday, June 21, 2007 for Mass of Christian Burial in Nativity Co-Cathedral at 10 a.m. Interment, Notre Dame Cemetery. The family will be in attendance from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday and from 8:30 a.m. until time of funeral on Thursday. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family.
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: Pitre, Fernand - In Notre Dame Hospital, Montreal, on August 17, 1998, Edouard Fernand Pitre of Longueuil, Quebec, formerly of Louisa Street, Cornwall; age 76 years. Dear son of the late Elzear Pitre and the late Leontine Breton. Dear brother of Mrs. Germaine Dion and Jeannette Pitre, both of Cornwall, Leo Pitre (Simone) of Ottawa, Mrs. Georgette Giguere, Simone Giard and Fernande Emerton all of Cornwall. Predeceased by one brother Bertrand Pitre husband of the former Berthe Gregoire of Cornwall. Also survived by many nieces and nephews. Resting at the Lahaie & Sullivan Cornwall Funeral Homes East Branch from 2 p.m. Wednesday. Funeral Thursday, August 19, 1998 for Mass of Christian Burial in Nativity Co-Cathedral at 10 a.m. Interment, Parish Cemetery. The family will be in attendance from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday and from 8:30 a.m. until time of funeral on Thursday. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Canadian Cancer Society or the charity of your choice would be appreciated.
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.
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)
Joseph Hector Bertrand Pitre: Pitre, Bertrand - At the Hotel Dieu Hospital on Wednesday, February 15, 1989, Bertrand Hector Pitre of 230 Louisa Street; age 62 years. Beloved husband of the former Berthe Gregoire. Dear father of Serge Pitre (husband of the former Jo-Anne Brodeur) of Cornwall and Ginette (Mrs. Roger Servant) of Gatineau, Quebec. Dear son of the late Elzear Pitre and the late Leontine Breton. Dear brother of Leo Pitre of Ottawa, Fernand Pitre of Longueuil, Quebec, Mrs. Georgette Giguere, Mrs. Germaine Dion, Miss Jeannette Pitre, Mrs. Simone Giard and Fernande (Mrs. Eddy Emerton) all of Cornwall. Also survived by 3 grandchildren, Jean-Christian, Matthieu and Chantal. Resting at the Cornwall Funeral Homes from 2 p.m. Thursday. Funeral Saturday, February 18, 1989 for Mass of Christian Burial in Nativity Co-Cathedral at 11:30 a.m. Spring interment, Notre Dame Cemetery. The family will be in attendance from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Thursday and Friday. As expressions of sympathy, Memorial Donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated by the family.
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Last updated: 18 November 2023.