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: Aft. 1920 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 b: 3 September 1854 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 21 September 1897 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA [Francois/Adelaide Vidrine]; d: 19 December 1949 Ville Platte, Evangeline, 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.
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: 21 December 2009***