Continuation of tree (7th child of Joseph Livaudais Pitre/Marie Julienne Lefort); all known surname descendants:
8 Julien Leonce Pitre b: 15 June 1866 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; d: 7 August 1946 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
+ Augustine Pitre b: 27 February 1868 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1889 Lafourche, LA [Adrien Louis/Elizabeth Ortis]; d: 2 November 1898 Larose, Lafourche, LA
9 Julienne Pitre b: 19 June 1890 Lafourche, LA; d: 7 May 1970 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
+ Felix Teobert Pitre b: 6 June 1879 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; m: 18 December 1909 Lafourche, LA [Andre Gratien Raphael/Marguerite Landry]; d: 15 February 1931 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
9 Orleans William Pitre b: 28 May 1892 Cheniere, Lafourche, LA; d: 21 November 1981 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
9 Aimee Elisabeth Pitre b: 1 December 1893 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; d: 29 May 1979 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
+ Sheldon Paul Pierce b: 30 November 1888 Lafourche, LA; m: 15 November 1920 Holy Rosary, Larose, Lafourche, LA [Filden/Annie Lee Autin]; d: 1 November 1942 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
9 Marguerite Pitre b: 19 September 1897 Larose, Lafourche, LA; d: 24 September 1897 Larose, Lafourche, LA
Notes for Julien Leonce Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Lafourche, Louisiana: Widower Leonce Peet 35, Julienne 10, Orleon 8, Ammie 6; living with his widowed sister Adrienne Peet 44 (laborer), Julien 26 (fisherman), Zulma 21, Luefroize 10 (fisherman).
- 1910 Lafourche, LA: Widower Leonce Pitre 48 (manager/general store),
Oliver 17 (store clerk). Daughter Emma Pitre 16, living with her aunt
(Mrs.) Richard M. Peter 55.
- 1920 Lafourche, LA: Daughter Amma 26 living with her
widowed aunt Adrene Pitre 64, & the aunt's orphaned granddaughter Lora
Casanova 14. Orleans Pitre 27 (retail salesman in grocery store), boarding
with Ciles A. Ducos family.)
- 1930 Lafourche, LA: Widower Leonce Pitre 64, living with his widowed
sister Adrianne Pitre 75, & her widowed son Julien 55
(laborer) & his son Victor 18 (fisherman). (Golden Meadow: Orleans
Pitre 38, boarding with Joseph Nikel.)
- 1940 New Orleans, Orleans, LA: Sheldon Pierce 53 [$4000 house value] dentist/private office, wife May 47, Inez 18, Edna 16, niece Helena Pitre 27 graduate nurse/Charity Hospital, widowed father-in-law Leonce Pitre 76 [1836 Bayou Road]
Obituary: Times Picayune (LA), 9 August 1946 - At the residence, 1836 Bayou Road, New Orleans, on Wednesday, August 7, 1946, at 11:05 o'clock a.m., Leonce J. Pitre, beloved husband of the late Augustine Pitre and father of Mrs. Felix Pitre, Mrs. Sheldon Pierce and Orleans Pitre, survived by 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild, age 80 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from the residence of Mrs. Felix Pitre, Cut Off, La., on Friday, August 9, 1946, at 8 o'clock a.m. Religious services at Sacred Heart Catholic church, Cut Off, La. Interment in Sacred Heart Catholic cemetery. Falgout Funeral Home, Raceland, La., in charge.
Notes for Augustine Pitre:
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Larose, LA: Augustine Pitre / decede / le 1er Nov. 1898
WWI registration records (son):
Orleans William Pitre: Orleans Pitre; Lafourche,
LA; 28 May 1892 (Jefferson Par.); single; medium height, medium build; dark eyes
& black hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Julienne Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 8 May 1970: Julienne P. Pitre, at Our Lady of the Sea Hospital, Galliano, La., on Thursday, May 7, 1970, at 4:00 o'clock p.m., beloved wife of the late Felix (Lico) Pitre, mother of Eroche J. Pitre, Mrs. Lucien Theriot Jr., Mrs. Clarence David, Mrs. Thomas Robbins, Mrs. Francis LeBlanc, Mrs. Ambrose Thibodaux and Miss Dolores Pitre, also the late Linwood, Leonce and Abraham Pitre; sister of Orleans Pitre and Mrs. Sheldon Pierce, survived by 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren, age 79 years, a native of Cheniere Camanada and a resident of Cut Off, La. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Falgout Funeral Home Inc., Galliano, La., on Saturday, May 9, 1970, at 2:30 o'clock p.m. Religious services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cut Off, La., at 3 p.m. Interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, La. Falgout Funeral Home Inc., Galliano, La., in charge.
Orleans William Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 23 November 1981: Orleans William Pitre, at Galliano, La., on Saturday, November 21, 1981, at 3:30 p.m., son of the late Leonce J. Pitre and Augustine Pitre, brother of the late Julienne Pitre and Amy Pitre Pierce; age 89 years; a native of Cheniere, La., and a resident of Cut Off, La. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Falgout Funeral Home in Galliano, La., on Monday, November 23, 1981, at 9:30 a.m. Religious services at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cut Off, La. at 10 o'clock a.m. Interment in Sacred Heart Cemetery. Friends may call after 1 p.m. on Sunday. Falgout Funeral Homes in charge.
Aimee Elisabeth Pitre: Sacred Heart Cemetery, Cut Off, LA: Dr. Sheldon P. Pierce / Nov. 30, 1888 - Nov. 1, 1942 / Amy P. Pierce / Dec. 1, 1893 - May 29, 1979
Back one generation to parents of Julien Leonce Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 11 August 2022.