Continuation of tree (1st child of Raoul Pitre/Mary Catherine Johnson); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Henri Francis Alfred Pitre b: 24 January 1905 Sts. Anges Gardiens, Lachine, Montreal, QUE; d: 17 October 1966 Lachine, QUE
+Mary Laura Major b: 27 October 1905 Ontario; m: 31 October 1927 Notre Dame, Williamstown, Glengarry, ONT [Charles/Anne Guesnel]; d: 17 August 1982 Lachine, Montreal, QUE
10 Alice Joyce Pitre b: 21 March 1931 Sts. Anges Gardiens, Lachine, Montreal, QUE; d: Aft. August 1982
+George Douglas MacDonald b: 25 August 1919 Montreal, QUE; m: 22 May 1954 Lachute, QUE [Duncan J./---]
10 Marie Agnes Petunia Pitre b: 25 January 1934 Sts. Anges Gardiens, Lachine, Montreal, QUE; d: Aft. August 1982
+Michael John Norris b: 9 July 1932 Montreal, QUE; m: 14 July 1956 Lachute, Argenteuil, QUE
Notes for Joseph Henri Francis Alfred Pitre:
Census
- 1921 Lachine, Montreal (Jacques-Cartier-Lachine), Quebec: Raoul Pitre 38 day laborer, wife Kate 34, Frank 16, Mary 14, Johnny 6, Victor 4.
- 1931 Lachine, Jacques-Cartier, QUE: Frank Pitre 26, wife Laura 25, Joyce 2 months.
Obituary: The Gazette (Montreal, QUE), Tuesday, 18 October 1966: (photo) Police Director Frank Pitre: Funeral services for Frank Pitre, police director of Lachine for the past 22 years, will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, 33rd Ave. and St. Joseph Blvd. Dir. Pitre died suddenly at his home in Lachine yesterday. He was 61. He was born here and educated at the Academie Pichet in Lachine. Dir. Pitre joined the Lachine Police Department in March 1933 and two years later he was promoted to detective-sergeant and in 1938 detective-inspector. On May 1, 1944, Mr. Pitre became director of the department. He was responsible, in 1949, for the adoption of a medal for police action above and beyond the call of duty. He explained that, on several occasions, police constables assigned to specific duties had risked their lives at fires or accidents but received little, if any consideration. He said that a traffic constable, for instance, who left his post to rescue a person from a burning building was acting beyond the call of duty and that some recognition should be given. The bill was passed at a general meeting of the Metropolitan Police Chiefs Discussion Club on Jan. 24 of that year. He was president of the association and the following year was re-elected for another term. He was also a member of the Canadian Police Chiefs Association and the Police and Fire Chiefs Association of Quebec. Dir. Pitre was a nephew of Didier Pitre, renowned Canadian Hockey Club defenceman, who played in the days of Newsy Lalonde, one of Canada's best known hockey players. After playing as a junior with the St. Stephen's Hockey Club, he undertook the promotion of the sport in Lachine and was one of the founders of the old Lachine Maroon Hockey Club. He was a member of several local organizations including the Lachine Kiwanis Club and the Knights of Columbus. He is survived by his wife, the former Laura Major; two daughters, Patricia (Mrs. Michael Norris) of Two Mountains, Joyce (Mrs. George Macdonald) of Pointe Claire; two brothers, John and Victor and five grandchildren.
Notes for Mary Laura Major:
Obituary: The Gazette (Montreal, QUE), Thursday, 19 August 1982: Pitre, Laura. At Lachine on August 17, 1982, Laura Major, beloved wife of the late Frank Pitre, dear mother of Joyce MacDonald and Pat Norris, also survived by her grandchildren Dougloas, Gordon and Dianne Macdonald, Gregg and Keith Norris. Visitation at Urgel Bourgie Ltd. and Raoul Bourgie Inc. Funeral Home, Lachine. Eucharistic Celebration in Resurrection of our Lord Church on Friday August 20, at 10 a.m. Interment Lachine Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Quebec Heart Foundation, would be appreciated.
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