Joseph Marius Pitre

1891 Montegut, Louisiana – 1973 Houma, LA

 

 

Continuation of tree (1st child of Jean Marcel Pitre/Camelia Detiveau); all known surname descendants:

                 9          Joseph Marius Pitre  b: 14 June 1891  Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 2 January 1973  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                   +Elvire 'Daisy' Pellegrin  b: 22 November 1894  Bourg, Terrebonne, LA; m: 12 April 1915  Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Prospere/Louise Dulot]; d: 7 February 1982  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                            10        Oris Joseph Pitre  b: 30 December 1918  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 25 February 1985  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                          +Audrie R. Billiot  b: 26 December 1930  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: Abt. 1951 [Alvin Sylvest/Mary Frances Thibodaux]; d: 23 August 1999  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                            10        Maurice Paul Pitre  b: 4 May 1919  Bourg, Terrebonne, LA; d: 2 January 2000  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                          +Cora Catherine Ledet  b: 11 July 1933  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 10 April 1954  Terrebonne, LA [Evest J./Marie Chauvin]; d: 10 May 2002  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                            10        Reynold Joseph Pitre  b: 4 July 1921  Terrebonne, LA; d: 21 February 1980  Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA

                                          +Ena Theriot  b: 6 September 1928  Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA; m: 9 January 1946  Terrebonne, LA [Sidney/Anna Pellegrin]; d: 21 October 1994  Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA

                            10        Acklund Pitre  b: 23 February 1924  Terrebonne, LA; d: 11 June 1980  Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA

                            10        Mae Marie Pitre  b: August 1929  Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. January 2000

                                          +Claude Paul Boudreaux  b: 26 April 1929  Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA; m: 19 February 1954  Terrebonne, LA [Louis/Lorita Lirette]; d: 20 July 1985  Lafayette, Lafayette, LA

                            10        Daisy Pitre  b: 17 August 1934  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 2 January 1988  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                          +Roy E. Cunningham  b: 26 July 1933  Little Caillou, Terrebonne, LA; m: 25 January 1953  Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Armond Justin/Aimee LeCompte]; d: 28 October 2007  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                            10        Vivian ‘Blondie’ Pitre  b: 4 April 1932  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 23 October 1971  Houma, Terrebonne, LA

                                          +Allen Joseph Duplantis  b: 23 July 1928  Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: unknown [Irvin Joseph/Elise Rose Picou]; d: 8 May 1991  Houma, Terrebonne, LA


 

Notes for Joseph Marius Pitre:

Census

- 1920 Terrebonne, Louisiana:  Marius Pitre 28 (coast fisherman), wife Daisy 25, Ora 2, Morris 3 months.

 

- 1930 Terrebonne, LA:  Maragus (Marius) Pitre 39, wife Daisy 35, Ora J. 12, Morris Paul 10, Renald G. 8, Acklon 6, May Marie 8 months.

 

- 1940 Terrebonne, LA:  Marius Pitre 50 trapper/fur [$450 house value], wife Daisy 48, Ore 22 carpenter's helper/building, Maurice 21 fisherman/fish, Reynold 18 yard man/C.C.C. camp, Ackland 16, Mae 11, Vivian 8, Daisy 5.  [Grand Caillou Road]

- 1950 Daigleville, Terrebonne, LA:  Marius Pitre 59 painter/building, wife Daisy 55, Ackland L. 26, Daisy 15.

WWI registration records:  Marius Joseph Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 14 Jun 1891 (Bourg, LA); wife; tall height, slender build; blue eyes & brown hair; ruptured.

WWII Records:  Marius Joseph Pitre, res. Sandi St., Houma, LA; b. 14 Jun 1891; contact Mrs. Marius Pitre; 5' 11 1/2", 165 lbs., blue eyes & gray hair, light complexion; 27 Apr 1942 Houma, LA.

 

Obituary:  1973:  Pitre Rites Incomplete - Marigus Joseph Pitre of 835 Sandi St., died Tuesday, Jan. 2 at 1 a.m. at the age of 81.  He was the spouse of Mrs. Elvire (Daisy) Pellegrin Pitre and father of Ories and Morris Pitre, both of Houma, Reynold Pitre of Chauvin and Acklund Pitre of Jackson, Mrs. Claude (Mae) Boudreaux and Mrs. Roy (Daisy) Cunningham, both of Houma, and the late Mrs. Allen Duplantis.  He was the half-brother of Peter Freeman of Gonzales and brother of the late Bernard and Lawrence Pitre, Mrs. Warner Ellender of Bourg, Mrs. Alerie Williams and Mrs. Harris LeCompte, both of Houma and the late Mrs. Alex Gautreaux.  He is also survived by 29 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, as well as several nieces and nephews.  Services remain incomplete, but services will be conducted from Holy Rosary Catholic Church here, with burial rites to follow in the church cemetery.  Chauvin Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA:  Marius J. Pitre / June 14, 1891 / Jan. 2, 1973  //  Daisy / Elvire P. Pitre / Nov. 2, 1894 / Feb. 7, 1982

 

Notes for Elvire 'Daisy' Pellegrin:

Obituary:  Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), Tuesday, 9 February 1982:  Mrs. Elvire "Daisy" Pellegrin Pitre, 87, a native of Bourg and a resident of Houma, died 5:56 p.m. Sunday (7th).  Visitation began this morning at Chauvin Funeral Home and will remain until funeral time.  The funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Holy Rosary Church, Houma.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.  Survivors include two sons, Oris and Morris Pitre, of Bayou Dularge; two daughters, Mrs. Claude (Mae) Boudreaux, of Lafayette and Mrs. Roy (Daisy) Cunningham, of Houma; one brother, Otson Pellegrin, of Houma; 30 grandchildren; and 26 great-grandchildren.  She is preceded in death by her parents, Louise Dulot and Prospere Pellegrin; her husband, Marius "Marigus" Pitre; two brothers; and five sisters.  Chauvin Funeral Home of Houma is handling the arrangements.  [Lafourche Daily Comet, 17 February 1982:  Mrs. Elvire "Daisy" Pellegrin Pitre, 87, died 5:56 p.m. Feb. 7.  She is also preceded in death by two sons, Reynold and Acland Pitre; and one daughter, Mrs. Allen Vivian Duplantis.  Chauvin Funeral Home handled the arrangements.]

 

Obituaries for the children:

Oris Joseph Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA:  Oris J. Pitre / Dec. 30, 1918 / Feb. 25, 1985

 

Maurice Paul Pitre:  Lafourche Daily Comet (LA) January 2000:  A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Samart Funeral Home in Houma for Morris Paul Pitre, 80, a native of Bourg and resident of Houma, who died at 8:16 p.m. Jan. 2, 2000.  Visitation will be 4 to 10 p.m. today and 8 a.m. until funeral time at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Rogers Cemetery in Houma.  He was the husband of Cora Ledet Pitre; father of Maurice Jr., Theresa and Brian Pitre, Louella Lyons, Gloria Cormier and Mona Johnson; and brother of Mae Pitre Boudreaux.  He is also survived by 14 grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Marius and Elvia Daisy Pellegrin Pitre; one unnamed son; brothers, Oris, Reynold and Ackland Pitre; sisters, Vivian "Blondie" Pitre Duplantis Theriot and Daisy Pitre Cunningham; and grandchildren, Jessical Lorraine Lirette and Seth Landry Pitre.  He was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church and First Assembly of God.  He liked hunting, fishing and playing his guitar.  He was employed as a trawler, trapper and cook for John D. Monteiro and Co.  Samart Funeral Home of Houma is in charge of arrangements.

Tombstone Inscription, Rogers Cemetery, Houma, LA:  PITRE / Morris P. / May 4, 1919 / Jan. 2, 2000 / Cora L. / July 11, 1933 / May 10, 2002

 

Reynold Joseph Pitre:  Houma Courier (LA), Friday, 22 February 1980:  Reynold Joseph Pitre, 58, a resident of Box 30, Chauvin and a deck hand for LeBoeuf Towing Co., died Thursday.  Visitation is continuing until funeral time at Chauvin Funeral Home.  The funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home chapel, with burial following in St. Joseph Cemetery in Chauvin.  Survivors include his wife, Ena Theriot Pitre; his mother, Elvire Pellegrin Pitre; three sons, Raymond, Dale and Chris Pitre of Chauvin; a daughter, Mrs. Verne (Jane) Hutchinson of Houma; three brothers, Oris Pitre of Theriot, Morris Pitre of Houma, Ackland Pitre of Gonzales, LA; two sisters, Mrs. Roy (Daisy) Cunningham of Houma, Mrs. Claude (Mary) Boudreaux of Lafayette; five grandchildren.  He is preceded in death by by his father, Marius Pitre; two daughters, Tammy and Mary Ann Pitre; a sister, Vivian Duplantis; and two grandchildren.  Chauvin Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

 

Ackland Pitre:  Houma Courier (LA), Thursday, 12 June 1980:  Ackland (Pete) Pitre, 56, died 4:15 am Wednesday.  Visitation will be until midnight today at Chauvin Funeral Home, resuming 8 am Friday and continuing until funeral time.  The funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, with burial following in the church cemetery.  Survivors include his mother, Elvire (Daisy) Pellegrin Pitre; two brothers, Oris and Morris Pitre of Bayou Dularge; two sisters, Mrs. Claude (Mae) Boudreaux and Lafayette and Mrs. Roy (Daisy) Cunningham of Houma.  He is preceded in death by his father, Marius Pitre; a brother, Reynold Pitre; and a sister Mrs. Vivian Duplantis.  Chauvin Funeral Home is handling arrangements.

 

Daisy Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA:  CUNNINGHAM / Daisy Pitre Cunningham / Aug. 17, 1934 - Jan. 2, 1988 / Roy E. Cunningham / July 26, 1933 - Oct. 28, 2007

 

Vivian Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Holy Rosary Cemetery, Houma, LA:  Vivian Duplantis / Apr 4, 1932 / Oct 23, 1971 / age 39  //  Allen J. / Duplantis / July 23, 1928 / May 8, 1991

 

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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:

- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes  (Rev. Hebert)

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:  15 June 2022.