Continuation of tree (5th child of Pierre Pitre/Elisabeth Doucet); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Pitre b: 22 March 1893 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 1 May 1966 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE
+Delia Lavigne b: Abt. 1894 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 19 October 1915 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Alexandre/Marie Lejeune]; d: 3 November 1918 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 Marie Dora Pitre b: 11 May 1916 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 March 1922 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 Joseph Gordon Pitre b: 9 April 1918 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 28 December 1921 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
*2nd Wife of Joseph Pitre:
+Rose deLima Jean b: 9 March 1899 Le Val Brillant, St. Pierre, Matapedia, Quebec; m: 17 November 1920 Belledune, Gloucester, NB [Francois/Philippine Desjardins]; d: 9 November 2001 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Marie Elda Claudia Pitre b: 3 December 1921 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 28 February 2015 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Joseph Moses Pitre b: 30 September 1915 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 10 May 1938 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Victor/'Marie' Anne Godin]; d: 12 April 1998 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 Marie Irene Pitre b: 10 April 1923 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. February 2016
+Joseph Alphonse Degrace b: 13 January 1919 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 19 November 1940 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [James William/Marie Georgine Pitre]; d: 11 September 1992 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Cleophas Pitre b: 9 September 1924 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 7 May 1995 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE
+Florence Bertin b: 2 September 1920 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 28 June 1949 St. Nom de Jesus, Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Alexandre/Laurina Arseneault] (separated); d: 21 July 1966 Montreal, QUE [car accident]
9 Joseph Benoit Elie Pitre b: 8 April 1926 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 2 November 1930 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Joseph Alcime Pitre b: 28 March 1928 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 3 January 2006 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE
+Gertrude Albert
*2nd Wife of Joseph Alcime Pitre:
+Aline Gauthier d: Aft. January 2006
9 Emmanuel Pitre b: 1 March 1930; d: 25 March 1997 Jonquiere, QUE
9 Patrice Pitre b: Abt. 1934 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. February 2016
+Noella Landry b: 25 December 1940 Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 1 July 1958 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Jean Marie/Ezella Aube]; d: 23 September 2020 Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB
*2nd Wife of Patrice Pitre:
+Julienne Legacy
9 Harmel Pitre b: 1935 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 12 February 2016 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Anne Marie Frigault b: 1940 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 21 October 1958 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Richard/Julia Morrison]; d: 27 April 2024 Robertville, Gloucester, NB
9 Yvette Pitre b: 5 June 1938 New Brunswick; d: 1 July 2023 Jonquiere, QUE
+Michel Maltais b: 2 November 1933 Quebec; m: 19 September 1975 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE [Hector/Berangere Desgagne]
9 Patsy Pitre d: Aft. November 2001 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE
+Aurele Tremblay m: 25 July 1959 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE [Diomede/Marie Anna Tremblay]
9 Angele Pitre b: 21 February 1940 New Brunswick; d: Aft. November 2001 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE
+Gilles Pilotte b: 6 February 1931 St. Jean l'Evangeliste, QUE; m: 26 December 1961 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE [Jean Baptiste/Annette Boucher]; d: 11 May 2018 Saguenay, QUE
9 Lorraine Pitre d: Aft. November 2001 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE
+Jean Pierre Simard m: 24 January 1970 Chicoutimi, Saguenay, QUE [Lorenzo/Mariette Dorval]
Notes for Joseph Pitre:
- 1921 Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Pierre Pitre 65 farmer, wife Elisabeth 62, beau fils Joseph 3, Joseph 28, wife Delima 22. Dora Pitre 5, living with widowed grandmother Mary Lavigne 57, in South Bathurst.
- 1931 West Bathurst, Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Pierre Pitre 73 farmer, wife Elizabeth 71, son Joseph P. 38, wife Rose de Lima 32, Claudia 9, Irene 7, Cleophas 6, Alcime 3, Emmanuel 1.
Notes for Rose deLima Jean:
Obituray: Joseph Pitre (Mrs) died November 9, 2001 at 102 years 8 months, born March 9, 1899 in Val Brillant, Qc Délima Jean (Frs Jean and Philippine Desjardins). Six daughters: Claudia (Moise Pitre) and Irene (Alphonse DeGrace) both from Beresford, Patsy (Aurele Tremblay), Yvette (Michel Maltais), Angela (Gilles Pilote) and Lorraine Pitre all from Chicoutimi; three sons: Alcide (Aline) of Jonquiere, Patrice (Julie) and Harmel, both of Beresford; one sister Wilhelmine (Frank Drysdale) of Bathurst; 43 grandchildren, 71 great-grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren. — Deceased three brothers: Gerard, Narcisse and Eugene and three sisters Geraldine, Rosanna and Albertine. Funeral at Beresford.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Elda Claudia Pitre: L'Acadie Nouvelle (NB), Monday, 2 March 2015: Claudia Pitre 1921-2015 (photo) At the Bathurst Regional Hospital on Saturday February 28, 2015, at the age of 93 years, after a long pulmonary illness (COPD), Claudia Pitre, wife of the late Moise Pitre, passed away. She resided in Beresford. Born in Beresford, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Pitre and the late Delima Rose Jean. Besides her husband, she is survived by 12 children: Imelda Pitre (late Leger Simard) Chicoutimi, Qc, Germain 'Billy' (Leona Landry) Beresford, Aurele (Murielle Boudreau-Pitre) Nigadoo, Vernon (Jeanne) Robertville, Laurent, Jules, Mercia, Nancy, all of Beresford, Joanne (Marcel Guignard) Bathurst, Ronald 'Rony' (Sylvie Boudreau), Solange (Simon Boudreau), both of Beresford and Rene (Carole) Dunlop; 29 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren and 5 great-great-grandchildren; five sisters: Irene (late Alphonse Degrace) Beresford, Patsy (Aurele Tremblay), Angela (Gilles Pilote), Yvette Pitre (late Michel Maltais) and Lorraine Pitre, all of Chicoutimi, Qc; two brothers: Patrice (Julie) and Hermel, both of Beresford. One son, Rheal; two young children; three brothers: Alcide, Emannuel and Cleophas; and one grandson, Remi, preceded in the grave. The family will receive relatives and friends at the Heritage Funeral Home in Beresford, Tuesday March 3, 2015, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. until departure for the funeral. The funeral will be celebrated Tuesday March 3, 2015 at 7 p.m., in Saint Nom de Jesus Church in Beresford. At the family's request, donations to the Lung Association or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
Joseph Alcime Pitre: Pitre (M. Alcide). On 3 January 2006, died at the Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Chicoutimi, Pavillon St. Vallier, at the age of 77 years and 10 months, Mr. Alcide Pitre, husband of first wife the late Mrs. Gertrude Albert and second wife Mrs. Aline Gauthier, sons of the late Joseph Pitre and the late Mrs. Delima Jean, residing at rue des Epinettes in Jonquière. The family will host relatives and friends to count Thursday 5 January 2006 at the funeral home Nault & Caron, Jonquière. Reception hours are: Thursday 5 January 2006 7-10 p.m. and Friday 6 January 2006 2-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. Saturday, January 6, 2006, the day of the funeral, the funeral home will open from 9:30 a.m. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2006 11:30 a.m. at St. Raphael Church of Jonquière. Mr. Pitre will be cremated at the Nault & Caron crematorium and the ashes will be deposited in the cemetery of St. Honore. He is survived by his wife Aline Gauthier, children: Renald Pitre (Isabelle Tremblay), Diane (Eric Lavoie), Alain (Nathalie Bouchard); grandchildren: Carole-Anne, Michael, Gabriel; brothers and sisters: Claudia Pitre (late Moise Pitre), Irene (late Alphonse Degrase, late Cleophas, late Manuel, Patsy (Aurel Tremblay), Patrice (Julie Tremblay), Harmel, Yvette (late Michel Maltais), Angela (Gilles Pilote), Lauraine; children of his second wife: late Yvan Theriault (Diane Tremblay), Linda Theriault (Gaetan Verville), Helene (Benoit Cormier), Jean-Yves (Lina Stuard), their children: Frederic, Caroline, Maryline, Laurence, Jean-Francois, Jonathan, Christina; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law of the family Gauthier: late Philippe Gauthier (late Bibiane Tremblay), late Jeannette, late Laurette (late Emilio deChantal), late Roland (Marie-Paule Comeau), Mariette (Romeo Morin), Francois-Nil (Rita Perron), Geraldine (late Rene Simard), Anita (Nil Tardif), Charles-Edouard (Eleonore Gauthier), Gisele (Robert Landry), Gertrude (late Jean Morin), late Leopold (Marie Lavoie), Angeline (Reginald Tremblay), as well as his brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law of the Albert family. He is also survived by several nephews and nieces, relatives and friends. For those who wish, a volunteer from the Jonquière Health Hub Endowment Fund will be present at the fair to collect your donations.
Harmel Pitre: Elhatton’s Funeral Home (Bathurst, NB): Harmel Pitre (photo) 1935 - 2016: At the Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst, on Friday, February 12, 2016, at the age of 80, passed away Harmel Pitre, he lived in Beresford. Born in Beresford, he was the son of the late Joseph Pitre and the late Rose Delima Jean. He is survived by four children: Carole Roy (Rhéal) of Petit-Rocher, Jean-Guy and Greg (Angela Manuel) both of Bathurst and Gary (Mala Whelan) of Toronto, Ont. Five grandchildren. One brother, Patrice Pitre (Julienne Lagacy) of Beresford. Five sisters: Irene DeGrace of Beresford, Patsy Tremblay (Aurele), Angele Pilotte (Gilles), Lorraine Pitre and Yvette Pitre all of Chicoutimi, Que. The mother of his children, Anne Marie Frigault de Petit-Rocher. Several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by one son, Steve, three brothers, Theodore, Manuel, Alcide and one sister, Claudia. Visitation will be held at Beresford Heritage Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 17, 2016 starting at 6 p.m. from where a Liturgy of the Word will be celebrated at 7 p.m.
Yvette Pitre: The 1st of July 2023,
at the Jonquiere Hospital, at the age of 85 years, Madame Yvette Pitre,
wife of the late Michel Maltais, residing at Chicoutimi, passed away. She was
the daughter of the late Madame Rose-Delima Jean and the late Joseph Pitre.
The family will welcome relatives and friends Monday 10 July 2023 from 4-5 p.m.
at the Funeral Complex Carl Savard, Chicoutimi. The celebration of the
Word will take place Monday 10 July 2023 at 5 p.m. in the chapel of Notre-Dame
de Grace. The cremation will take place at the crematorium of Funeral
Complex Carl Savard and the ashes interred in the cemetery of Sacre-Cœur.
She is also survived by her brother and her sisters: late Claudia (late Moise
Pitre), late Irene (late Alphonse Degrace), Patsy (Aurele Tremblay), Angela
(late Gilles Pilote), Lorraine, Patrice (Julie) and late Hermel. She also
leaves to mourn members of the Maltais family as well as several nephews and
nieces, relatives and friends. For those who wish, please send a donation
to the Alzheimer Society of Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963), online death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 9 November 2025.