Continuation of tree (4th child of Lucien Simeon Pitre/Marie Josephine Helene Babin); all known surname descendants:
7 Joseph Michel Pitre b: 19 March 1842 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 10 January 1914 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Marie Emelie Hebert b: January 1847 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 25 January 1864 St. Francis de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Augustin Justin/Azelie Marie Bergeron]; d: 24 March 1923
8 Amanda Arcelie Pitre b: 23 October 1864 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: Aft. May 1945
+Euzelien Eugene Babin b: Abt. 1862; m: Abt. 1881; d: Aft. 1930
8 Marie Arselie Pitre b: 8 April 1867 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 7 November 1958 New Orleans, LA
+Desire Leondre Edgar Crochet b: 21 August 1862 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; m: 31 March 1888 Chacahoula, Terrebonne, LA [Julien Romain/Mary Rebecca Cooper]; d: 30 April 1938 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Joseph Alidor Pitre b: 21 November 1869 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 30 April 1945 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Amelia Babin b: 25 October 1873 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 1 February 1892 St. Francois de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Etienne Euselien/Odelia Broussard]; d: 6 March 1965 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Eve Alida Pitre b: 25 August 1872 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 18 November 1899 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+William Bergeron b: February 1870 Bayou Blue, Terrebonne, LA; m: 24 October 1892 St. Francois de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Urbain/Evalina ----]; d: Aft. 1900
8 Marie Artilila Pitre b: 28 January 1879 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 6 June 1948 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Laurent Clovis Bergeron b: 11 November 1876 Bayou Blue, Terrebonne, LA; m: 5 June 1897 St. Francois de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Urbain/Evalina ----]; d: 30 December 1938 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
Notes for Joseph Michel Pitre:
Census
- 1870 Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana: Joseph Pete 28 (farm laborer), Emeline 23, Anna 6, Arselie 4, Aledore 2.
- 1880 Terrebonne, LA:
Joseph Pitre 40 (farm laborer), wife Mele 30, Amanda 15, Marcelie 13, Alede 10,
Aleda 7, Artelia 11 months.
- 1900 Terrebonne, LA: Joseph Pitre 60 (farmer), wife of 35 years Emily
55 (4 of 5 children still living); widowed son-in-law Willy Bergeron 27
(carpenter), with his children Lillian 7, Calvin 5, Mabel 7 months; boarder Elvire Watkins 16.
- 1910 Terrebonne, LA: Joe Pitre 68, wife of 44 years Emily 64;
grandchildren Calvin Bergeron 15 (meat salesman)& Mabel Bergeron 10.
Civil War records: Joseph Michel Pitre: Private, Co. K, 26th Louisiana Infantry; enlisted 19 April 1862 in Terrebonne (residence Houma); Captured 4 July 1863 Vicksburg, Mississippi; paroled 7 July 1863 Vicksburg, MS by Gen. Grant; complexion light, hair black, 5'8", age 23, eyes black.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery, Houma, LA: Joseph Pitre / Co. K / 26 LA INF / C.S.A.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Arselie Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA): On Friday, November 7, 1958, at 5 o'clock a.m., Arcelie Pitre, wife of the late Ezra L. Crochet; mother of Alvin Crochet; survived by 14 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren; aged 91 years; a native of Houma, La., and a resident of New Orleans, La., for the past 12 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral from the home of Tharp-Sontheimer-Tharp Inc., 4127 South Claiborne avenue (parking entrance on Milan street), on Saturday morning, November 8, 1958, at 7 o'clock. Services at St. Matthew's Episcopal church, Houma, La., at 3 o'clock p. m. Remains will be taken to the Chauvin funeral home, Houma, La. Interment in St. Francis de Sales cemetery.
Online photo: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/29866022/person/12219091579
Joseph Alidor Pitre: The Houma Times (Houma, LA), Saturday, 5 May 1945: Funeral services for Alidore Pitre who died at the Ellender Hospital here, on Monday, April 30 at 10:20 P.M. were held in the St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church at 5:00 P.M. Tuesday evening. Interment was in the St. Francis de Sales Catholic cemetery. He died at the age of 74. He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Admelia Babin; one daughter, Mrs. Zenon Roussell; four sons, Murphy, Aswell, Ashful and Norris Pitre. Three sisters survive him: Mrs. A. Babin, Mrs. Lawrence Bergeron, Mrs. Eddie Crochet. Arrangements were by Chauvin Funeral Home.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #1, Houma, LA: Zenon V. Roussell / 1887 - 1931 / Alidore J. Pitre / 1871 - 1945 / Amelia Babin Pitre / 1873 - 1965
Marie Artilia Pitre: The Houma Times (Houma, LA), Saturday, 12 June 1948: Mrs. Artilia Pitre Bergeron, 69, died at Ellender hospital Sunday June 6, at 3:15 a.m. Funeral services were conducted from her residence, 226 Palm street to St. Francis de Sales church, with requiem high mass at 9:00 a.m. June 7. Interment was in St. Francis de Sales cemetery. Survivors are the widower Lawrent Bergeron, two daughters, Mrs. Dan Pontiff, Mrs. Philip Kiffer, and two sons, Anson and Lawrence. Terrebonne Funeral Home in charge
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #1, Houma, LA: Laurent Clovis Bergeron / 11 Nov 1876 - 30 Dec 1938 / Artillia Marie Pitre Bergeron / 28 Jan 1879 - 6 Jun 1948 / Unson Joseph Bergeron / 22 Mar 1911 - 19 Mar 1967
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Michel Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- 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).
Last updated: 8 July 2021.