Continuation of tree (3rd child of Narcisse Tancrede Pitre/Marie Eva Corine Giroux); all known surname descendants:
9 Joseph Henri Ludovic Pitre b: 29 November 1890 St. Joseph, Montreal, Quebec; d: 5 January 1967 Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL
+Helen Voth b: Abt. 1891 New York; m: Abt. 1907 [Charles/Nellie---]; d: 31 January 1947 New York City, Queens, NY
10 Charles Henry Pitre b: 30 June 1908 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; d: 4 April 1995 Patchogue, Suffolk, NY
+Anna Virginia Drake (Scott) b: 22 August 1915 Babylon, Suffolk, NY; m: October 1950 Jersey City, Hudson, NJ (license)/1954 Queens, NY (license) [John R./Mary Wade]; d: 4 March 2000 Huntersville, Mecklenburg, NC
10 Helen Pitre b: 17 March 1911 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; d: 20 January 1985 New York
+William Opfer b: 19 September 1904 Kings, NY; m: 5 January 1931 Queens, NYC, NY [Alfred/Elsie Hennig]; d: 31 July 1981 Jamaica, Queens, NY
10 Dorothy Louise Pitre b: 8 July 1916 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; d: 18 August 2005 New York
+John M. McCabe b: Abt. 1915; m: Abt. 1948
*2nd Wife of Joseph Henri Ludovic Pitre:
+Leonora F. Myers (Grant) b: 26 August 1894 Brooklyn, Kings, NY; m: 7 May 1949 Hempstead, Nassau, NY [Louis Joseph/Sarah Emma Weyant]; d: 11 February 1974 Fort Lauderdale, Broward, FL
Notes for Joseph Henri Ludovic Pitre:
Census
- 1910 Brooklyn, Kings, New York: Morris Harrison 31 (street peddler), wife Louise M. 24; sister-in-law Helen Pitres 19 (married), Charles Pitres 2; lodger George Kline 23 (operator/moving pictures) [Henri 19 - ?]
- 1920 North Bergen, Hudson, New Jersey: Harry Pitre 31 (machinist/tool maker), wife Helen 30, Charles 11, Helen 8 years 9 months, Dorothy 3 years 6 months.
- 1925 Brooklyn, Kings, NY: Harry Pitre 35 taxi chauffeur, wife Helen 34, Charles 17, Helen 14, Dorothy 9 [1440 Greene Avenue]
- 1930 Queens, Queens, NY: Harry Pitre 41 (chauffeur/cab), wife Helen 40, Charles 21 (printer/factory), Helen 19 (clerk/office), Dorothy 14.
- 1940 New York, Queens, NY: Harry Pitre 50 [$3500 house value] auto mechanic/gasoline station, wife Helen 49, Dorothy 23 flower maker/millinery, Charles 32 helper/gas station. [159-27 Rockaway Blvd.]
- 1950 New Hyde Park, Nassau, NY: Harry J. Pitre 59 proprietor/taxi cab, Bar & Grill, wife Lenora F. 50, widowed stepdaughter Evelyn A. Burns 32 proprietor’s secretary/bar & grill, labor union, lodger William Butram 62 (Poland) porter/bar & grill (p. 84)
WWI registration records: Harry Pitre; Brooklyn, Kings, NY; born 29 Nov 1890 (Montreal, Canada); wife & 3 children; medium height, slender build; blue eyes & blond hair.
WWII Records: Harry Joseph Pitre, res. 15927 Rockaway Blvd., Jamaica, NY; b. 29 Nov 1890 Montreal; contact Hellen Pitre (same address); 5' 6 1/2", 130 lbs., blue eyes & blonde hair, light complexion; 26 Apr 1942 NYC, NY.
Obituary: Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Friday, 6 January 1967: Harry J. Pitre, 76, of 2411 SW Ninth St., died yesterday. He is survived by his widow, Leonora F.; a son, a stepson, William Grant of Ft. Lauderdale; three daughters, including Mrs. Evelyn F. Burns of Ft. Lauderdale; a brother, two sisters, a grandson and two great-granddaughters. Arrangements by Jennings Funeral Home.
Notes for Leonora F. Myers:
Obituary: Fort Lauderdale News (Fort Lauderdale, FL), Tuesday, 12 February 1974: Leonora F. Pitre, 79, of 2411 SW 9th Street, Fort Lauderdale passed away on Monday. Had been a resident of Fort Lauderdale since 1960 formerly from Long Island, New York. She is survived by her daughter Evelyn Burns; son William Grant; brother Theodore Myers; sisters Lillian Fenn and Maude Krastel and one grandchild. Friends may call on Wednesday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services to be held on Thursday 10 a.m. at Jennings Chapel with Rev. Dallas Gibson of The Faith Lutheran Church officiating. Interment Lauderdale Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements by Jennings Davie Boulevard Funeral Home.
Obituaries for the children:
Charles Henry Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Zion Cemetery, Cornelius, NC: In loving memory / Ann Virginia Pitre / August 22, 1915 / March 4, 2000
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Henri Ludovic Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 28 May 2022.