Continuation of tree (8th child of Adolphe Pitre/Marie Alparie 'Parasine' Longtin); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Napoleon Pitre b: 24 May 1875 Clarence, Russell, ONT; d: 5 September 1952 Spokane, Spokane, WA
+Marie Adelaide Vaillancourt b: 7 February 1880 Ste. Perpetue, L'Islet, QUE; m: 21 August 1899 Ste. Trinite, Rockland, Russell, ONT [Damase/Victorine Maheu]; d: Aft. 1901
9 Joseph Pitre b: 27 April 1900 Rockland, Russell, ONT; d: 30 June 1900 Rockland, Russell, ONT
*2nd Wife of Joseph Napoleon Pitre:
+Julia Nettie Thompson (Beste) b: 30 June 1864 Monroe, Adams, WI; m: 8 November 1915 Spokane, Spokane, WA [Tora/Gertrude Jane Olson]; d: 6 December 1935 St. Maries, Benewah, ID
*3rd Wife of Joseph Napoleon Pitre:
+Zeda Maude Johnson (Martin) b: 8 March 1886 St. Joseph, Buchanan, MO; m: 22 September 1920 Montesano, Grays Harbor, WA [Zadock/Sarah Elizabeth Young]; d: 17 January 1949 Spokane, Spokane, WA
Notes for Joseph Napoleon Pitre:
Census
- 1901 Rockland, Russell, Ontario: Napoleon Pitt 25 day laborer, wife Adelaide 21, Joseph infant (line drawn through).
- 1910/11 Ontario/USA
- 1920 Penrith, Pend Oreille, Washington: Paul Pitre 44 (says married & immigrated 1905).
- 1920 St. Maries, Benewah, Idaho: Widow Julia N. Beste 55 cook/camp, son-in-law Carl P. Austen 30 teamster/livery barn, wife Ethel M. 35, 1 boarder, 1 roomer.
- 1930 Spokane, Spokane, WA: Paul Pitre 54 (RR/section work), wife Zeda 44 (hotel chambermaid); lodger James Weaver 52.
- 1940 Spokane, Spokane, WA: Paul M. Pitre 63, wife Zeda M. 54 matron/WPA project. [951 ½ E. Pacific]
- 1950 Spokane, Spokane, WA: Widower Paul Pietre 72 (951 1/2 E. Pacific).
Border crossings, June 1913: Napoleon Pitre; at Eastport, Idaho; age 37; father A.D. Pitre of Rockland, ONT; dest: Spokane, WA.
WW1 registration records: Paul Napoleon Pitre; Wenatchee, Chelan, WA; born 24 May 1873 (Canada); Mrs. P. Pitre (Rockland, ONT); tall height, medium build; grey eyes & grey hair.
MISC: Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, WA), Thursday, 23 July 1936: Photo of two Johnson families from Nevada & Oregon and the Paul Pitre family of Spokane at a reunion. Both Zeda & Paul are included.
Death: Walla Walla Union Bulletin (WA), Friday, 5 September 1952 - Spokane: An elderly man who was rescued from his burning home Thursday night died Friday morning from burns he suffered. Police Officer Richard Tilton discovered the fire and pulled the victim, N. Paul Pitre, from the flames that filled his two-room house.
- Spokane Chronicle (Spokane, WA), Thursday, 11 September 1952: Paul N. Pitre - Funeral services for Paul N. Pitre, 76, who was burned fatally in a fire at his home, E951 Pacific, a week ago today, were held yesterday afternoon at Ball & Dodd's. Interment was at Greenwood. Mrs. Ida M. Hubert, administratrix of Mr. Pitre's estate, said today she would like to thank city firemen and police who carried the elderly man from the fire and to a hospital and later aided in funeral and estate arrangements.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, WA: Husband / Paul N. Pitre / 1876 - 1952 / until the day break // Wife / Zeda M. Pitre / 1886 - 1949 / until the day break
Notes for Julia Nettie Thompson:
- The Record (St. Maries, ID), Tuesday, 24 October 1916: Department of the Interior, U. S. Land Office at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, October 21, 1916, Notice is hereby given that Julia N. Pitre, formerly Julia N. Beste, of St. Maries, Idaho, who, on August 1, 1911, made Homestead Entry, etc.
- The Record (St. Maries, ID), Friday, 22 June 1917: Paid dog license - Mrs. Paul Pitre
- 3rd Husband was Aleck Nordstrom, married 25 Oct 1921 in Spokane, both residing St. Maries, Idaho.
Tombstone Inscription, Woodlawn Cemetery, St. Maries, ID: Julia N. / Nordstrom / June 30, 1864 / Dec. 6, 1935
Notes for Zeda Maude Johnson:
Obituary: The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA), Tuesday, 18 January 1949: Pitre, Zeda M. - Her home was at E951 1/2 Pacific ave. Survived by her husband, Paul Pitre, at the home. Funeral Wed., Jan. 19, at 1:30 p.m. from the Hennessey Funeral Chapel, N2203 Division st., Rev. Shatterfield of the Union Park Baptist church officiating. Interment Greenwood.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Ontario births/marriages/deaths in RED also from online returns and certificates.
Last updated: 10 October 2023.