Continuation of tree (7th child of Francois Pouponne Pitre/Eugenie Guillory); all known surname descendants:
6 Joseph Francois Pitre b: October 1805 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Abt. 3 January 1849 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Josephine Soileau b: 20 March 1814 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 27 January 1829 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Godfroy/Marie Josephe Fontenot]; d: Aft. 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
7 Dalicourt Joseph Pitre b: 31 October 1829 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 19 February 1873 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Hermina Pitre b: 15 November 1835 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 8 February 1853 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Francois Pouponne/Sophie Azelie Joubert]; d: 27 October 1865 Prairie Ronde, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Dalicourt Joseph Pitre:
+ Azema Bertrand (Deville) b: 29 August 1841 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 15 May 1871 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Louis/Cidalise Eugenie Ledoux]; d: Aft. 1880
7 Hypolite Pitre b: 1 August 1831 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bet. 1840 - 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
7 Onesime Joseph Pitre b: 25 February 1834 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Aft. 1900
+ Genevieve Fontenot b: Abt. 1840 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 20 September 1853 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Louis L./Marie Francoise Ortil]; d: Bet. 1883 - 1900
7 Zeolide Pitre b: 17 December 1835 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Abt. 28 April 1890 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Lucas Fontenot b: Abt. 1828 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 4 October 1856 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Lucas/Marie Ardoin] d: Abt. 23 November 1877 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
7 Valentine Pitre b: 30 November 1836 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bet. 1840 - 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
7 Leonil Pitre b: 3 August 1839 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1840 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
7 Ernestine Pitre b: October 1842 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
7 Francois Pitre b: 4 August 1844 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 21 March 1921 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
+ Elisa P. Pitre b: 27 March 1851 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 29 December 1873 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Onesime/Adele Bordelon]; d: 14 January 1918 Ville Platte, Evangeline, LA
7 Lucius Poupon Pitre b: 16 April 1846 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 7 December 1897 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Adelie Soileau b: 21 November 1855 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 5 May 1874 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Solastie/Adele Lemoine]; d: 25 February 1896 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
*2nd Wife of Lucius Poupon Pitre:
+ Octavie Brignac (Latour, Fontenot) b: 3 September 1854 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 21 September 1897 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Francois/Adelaide Vidrine]; d: 19 December 1949 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Joseph Francois Pitre:
Contract of marriage between Joseph Francois Pitre & Josephine Soileau, 21 January 1829: The groom possesses one parcel of land 6 arpents x 40 arpents in Prairie Mammouth ($650), 40 head of tamed horned cattle in a cowherd ($240), 20 tamed horned cattle ($160), 5 broken in horses ($75), pair of oxen ($35), 2 tamed mares ($30), cash $100 - total $1390. Bride possesses $515 from succession of her late father, share of cattle herd ($515), trousseau ($100), 10 horned cattle ($80) - $695 (plus share of cowherd).
Census
- 1830 St. Landry, Louisiana: Joseph Pietre 24, wife
Josephine 16, Dalicourt 8 months.
- 1840 St. Landry, LA: Joseph P. Pitre 34, wife Josephine 26, Dalicourt
10, Hypolite 8, Onesime 6, Zeolide 5, Valentine 3.
- 1850 St. Landry, LA: Ww. Joseph Pitre 37, Joseph 21 (planter), Lezame 19, Ozeolide 16, Francois 6, Lucius 4.
Obituaries for the children:
Francois Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Sacred
Heart Cemetery, Ville Platte, LA: Here rest / Francois J. Pitre / born
Aug. 13, 1842 / died Mar. 21, 1921 / age 78 yrs. 7 mo. 8 days //
Here rest / Eliza Pitre / born March 27, 1852 / died Jan. 14, 1918
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Francois Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Parishes of Acadia, Allen Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, St Mary and Vermillion.
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 10 February 2026.