Continuation of tree (3rd child of Martin Benoni Pitre/Jeanne Dantin); all known surname descendants:
6 Joseph Elinore Pitre b: Abt. 25 December 1796 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; d: 30 July 1854 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Ursule Delphine Molaison b: 5 November 1798 New Orleans, LA; m: 7 July 1818 Plattenville, Assumption, LA [Joseph/Marie Gautrot]; d: Aft. 1860 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Marie Delphine Pitre b: 15 September 1818 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; d: Aft. 1850 Barataria, Jefferson, LA
7 Emilisere Elisa Pitre b: 16 March 1820 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 22 February 1842 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Eugene Gaubert b: 25 March 1817 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 1 June 1840 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Guillaume Joseph/Marie Adelaide Rassicot]; d: 24 June 1876 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Leonise Irma Pitre b: 12 January 1822 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: Abt. 22 March 1858 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Jean Valery Barras b: 8 March 1800 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 14 April 1841 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Antoine/Julie Patin]; d: Aft. 1858
7 Marie Melasie Pitre b: 18 February 1824 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 7 December 1881 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+ Pierre Napoleon Lefort b: 14 May 1815 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 5 September 1842 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Alexis/Marie Hipolite Frelot]; d: 20 November 1860 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Marie Josephine Pitre b: 7 November 1825 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 4 May 1897 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+William Trenton Price b: Abt. 1825 England; m: 14 April 1855 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [D.L./Sarah ----]; d: Aft. 1880 Lafourche, LA
7 Marie Euphemie Pitre b: 10 November 1827 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 18 October 1899 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Leon 'Paul Gedeon' Breaux b: 6 August 1825 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 20 April 1850 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Paul/Clementine Robichaux]; d: 15 July 1855 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
*2nd Husband of Marie Euphemie Pitre:
+Amedee Francois Ledet b: 27 December 1831 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 9 April 1864 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Francois Claude/Scholastique Leblanc]; d: 18 September 1904 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Joseph Livaudais Pitre b: 6 January 1829 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 6 January 1873 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Marie Julienne Lefort b: 1 January 1835 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1849 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Alexis Pierre Jean/Josephine Marie Menard]; d: 29 August 1918 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
7 Marie Victoire Pitre b: 7 February 1832 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 14 March 1881 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+ Maximillien Lefort b: 29 May 1819 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 9 April 1853 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Alexis/Marie Hipolite Frelot]; d: 6 June 1878 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Antoine Ferdinand Pitre b: 25 December 1834 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1900
+Marie Enesile Melanson b: 9 December 1838 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 18 August 1855 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Gilbert/Celeste Emerante Champagne]; d: 17 December 1897 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Marguerite Odilia Pitre b: 24 March 1836 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 1906 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Joachim Breau (aka Braud) b: 8 September 1835 Lafourche, LA; m: 20 September 1859 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Joachim/Leonise Robichaux]; d: 1915 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
Notes for Joseph Elinore Pitre:
Census
- 1820 Lafourche, Louisiana: Joseph Peter 23, wife
Ursule 21, Delphine 2, Emilisere 4 months.
- 1830 Lafourche, LA: Joseph Pitre 33, wife Ursule 31, Delphine 12, Elisa
10, Irma 8, Melasie 6, Josephine 5, Euphemie 3, Joseph 1
- 1840 Lafourche, LA: Joseph Pete 43, wife Ursule 41, Delphine 22, Leonise
18, Melasie 16, Josephine 15, Euphemie 13, Livaudais 11, Marie 8, Ferdinand 6,
Marguerite 4.
- 12 Dec 1850 Lafourche, LA: J oseph Pitre 58 (farmer), wife Ursule 40,
Josephine 19, Victoire 17, Ferdinand 14, Odilia 13.
- 1860 Lafourche, LA: Widow Ursul Pitre 60 [$1200 personal], widowed
daughter Euphemie Breaux 38 [$800 personal], Louisa Breaux 6.
- Succession (Thib. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #375): Joseph Pitre m. Delphine Molaison; Children listed: Ferdinand; Adelia; Melicere m. Eugene Gaubert; Family meeting: 24 Jan. 1855.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Josephine Pitre: The Lafourche Comet (Thibodaux, LA), Thursday, 6 May 1897: Mrs. W.T. Price, nee Josephine Pitre, aged 72 years, died last Tuesday at home at Lafourche Crossing. Her funeral took place yesterday at 9:30 A.M. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
- Times Democrat (N.O.), Thursday, 6 May 1897: Thibodaux, May 5 - There was buried today in St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery Mrs. W.T. Price, nee Josephine Pitre, aged seventy-two years. The deceased was an estimable lady, born and reared near Lafourche Crossing, and resided the greater part of her life in that vicinity.
Marie Euphemie Pitre: The Lafourche Comet (Thibodaux, LA), Thursday, 19 October 1899: Mrs. Amedee Ledet, an esteemed resident of the lower portion of this parish died yesterday morning at 2 o'clock at the age of 71 years, 11 months and 8 days. Her remains will be brought to Thibodaux this morning at 9 o'clock and interred in St. Joseph's Catholic cemetery. Mrs. Ledet was a native of this parish, where she passed the whole of her long life. Her maiden name was Marie Euphemie Pitre. Besides her aged husband, she leaves a daughter and a step-daughter and son to cherish her memory.
Marguerite Odilia Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St Joseph, Thibodaux: Braud Tomb: Mme. Joichim Braud Jr. nee Pitre / 1836 - 1906 / Joachim Braud 1835 - 1915 / (others)
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Elinore Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
Last updated: 13 February 2019.