Continuation of tree (4th child of Martin Benoni Pitre/Jeanne Dantin); all known surname descendants:
6 Jean Pierre Louis Pitre b: 3 January 1798 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; d: 13 February 1855 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Rosalie Hache b: 2 May 1800 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 4 May 1819 Plattenville, Assumption, LA [Pierre Alexis/Anne Annette Dantin]; d: 24 May 1848 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Rosemond Joachim Pitre b: 22 March 1820 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 15 February 1825 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Anaise Marie Melanie Pitre b: 23 November 1821 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Marcelline Pitre b: Abt. 1823 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 28 September 1834 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 Julie Artemise Pitre b: 24 July 1825 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 2 February 1874 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
+ Evariste Jean Baptiste Molaison b: 27 October 1823 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 20 May 1844 (Houma Courthouse); 3 July 1848 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Joseph/Constance Adelaide Lejeune]; d: Bet. 1855-1859 Grand Coteau, Terrebonne, LA
*2nd Husband of Julie Artemise Pitre:
+Drausin Bergeron b: 5 March 1809 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 22 March 1859 St. Francis de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Jean Baptiste/Marie Babin]; d: 11 August 1868 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
7 Marie Pauline Pitre b: 24 July 1827 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 5 August 1855 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Francois Celestin Boutary b: 29 December 1822 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 25 April 1842 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Antoine/Marie Madeleine Hebert]; d: 25 June 1897 Lafourche Crossing, Lafourche, LA
7 Carmelite Pitre b: 10 September 1829 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 11 December 1855 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
+Michel Raphael Molaison b: 8 March 1828 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 5 April 1851 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Joseph/Constance Adelaide Lejeune]; d: 26 June 1855 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
7 'Jean Baptiste' Ruphin Pitre b: 15 May 1832 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 25 April 1891 Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, LA
+Marie Celesie Lejeune b: 26 September 1832 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 4 April 1851 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Pierre Amand/Marie Clemence Leblanc]; d: Abt. 1869 Laplace, St. Martin, LA
Notes for Jean Pierre Louis Pitre:
Census:
- 1820 Lafourche, Louisiana: John Pierre Piter: males 1 <10, 1 (18-26), females 1 <10, 1 (10-16), 1 (16-26). Probably Jean Pierre Louis Pitre 22, wife Rosalie 20, Rosemond 4 months. (unknown females 1 <10 & 1 10-16)
- 1830 Lafourche, LA: Jean P. Pitre: males 1 (30-39), females 2 <5, 1 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (15-19), 1 (30-39). Probably Jean Pierre Louis Pitre 32, wife Rosalie 30, Marcelline 7, Julie 5, Pauline 3, Carmelite 1. (1 unknown female 15-19)
- 1840 Terrebonne, LA: J.P. Pete: males 1 (10-15), 1 (40-50), females 1 (5-10), 1 (10-15), 1 (15-20), 1 (40-50). Probably Jean Pierre Louis Pitre 42, wife Rosalie 40, Julie 15, Pauline 13, Carmelite 11, Jean Baptiste 8.
- 1842 Sugar planters & mfr. - Jean Pre Petre (St. James)
- 1850 Grand Coteau, Terrebonne, LA: Jean Pierre Pitre 50 laborer, Pauline 21, Carmelite 20, Ruffin 19.
Conveyancing records:
- On April 14, 1823 Henry S. Thibodaux sold land to Jean Pierre Pitre to wit; 3 Arpens fronting on each side of Bayou Terrebonne with depth as the Spanish grant or Certificate of Confirmation calls for, bounded above by land of Joseph Clouat and below by land of H. S. Thibodaux for $600.00. Witnessed by Pierre Gautier and Louis Darbois.
- On April 14, 1823 Jean Pierre Pitre sold to Henry S. Thibodaux 1st. his crop now standing and growing at his residence in Lafourche Interior, to cultivate, harvest and deliver to Henry S. Thibodaux. 2nd. a black horse of the age of about 7 years branded on the left thigh thus "U". This sale is to make $200.00 down payment for land purchased above. And furthermore for debt of $30.00 an Indian cornmill, to be moved by horses, and standing at my place of residence. Witnessed by Pierre Gautier and Louis Darbois.
- On June 17, 1830 Carmelite Hachet widow Joseph Roger, declared that for and in consideration of $65.00, paid to her in cash, she has sold, ceded and transferred to Jean Pierre Pitre, a certain mortgage by Jacques Labi passed January 14, 1824, recorded Book B, No. 189 Pgs. 163, 164, 165. Witnessed by E. Porche and Joseph Delaporte.
Back one generation to parents of Jean Pierre Louis Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- Southwest Louisiana Records (Rev. Hebert)
Last updated: 4 February 2019.