Continuation of tree (4th child of Ignace Pitre/Marguerite Roi); all known surname descendants:
7 'Joseph' Ignace Pitre* b: 30 July 1819 St. Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec; d: Aft. 1880 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME
+Marguerite Florentine 'Florence' Tuot (aka Thuoth) b: 24 November 1826 St. Damase, St. Hyacinthe, Quebec; m: 7 February 1853 St. Hugues, Bagot, Quebec [Joseph/Marguerite Meunier]; d: Aft. 1880
Notes for Joseph Pitre:
Census:
- 1861 Upton, Bagot, Quebec: Joseph Pitre 35 farmer, wife Florence Thuote 27, widow Marguerite Roi 65, Lazare Latour 15, Francis Haneau 7.
- 1870 Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine: Joseph Peters 45 works in paper mill, wife Francena 42, Frank 16 works in paper mill, Margie King 72.
- 1871 Ste. Helene, Bagot, Quebec: Joseph Pitre 46 farmer, wife Florence Thuotte 44, Marguerite Roi 78, Francois Hainault 17.
- 1880 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME: Joseph Bushy 36 paper mill, wife Delia 48, Joseph 15 cotton mill, mother-in-law Margaret Lahare 90, Joseph Lahare 59 cotton mill, wife Florence 53 cotton mill. (?)
- 1880 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME: Frances Acnue 27, wife Emma 31, May 5, Josephine 3, Dilamere 2 months.
- 1900 Westbrook, Cumberland, ME: Frank Peter 46, wife of 28 years Delima 51, 4 children; boarder John Thuoth 25.
Family Notes:
- The addition of Joseph Pitre* to the children of Ignace Pitre & Marguerite Roy is a hard one to place properly. His 1853 marriage entry in the St. Hughes, Bagot register gives his name as Joseph Pitt, and lists him as a major son of deceased Ignace & Marguerite Roi. Witnesses include his brother Ignace, and brother-in-law Antoine Henaut. The 1861 Upton, Bagot census shows: Joseph Pitre 35 farmer, wife Florence Thuote 27, Marguerite Roi 65 widow, Lazare Latour 15, Francis Haneau 7 (thereby including his widowed mother Marguerite Roy and a nephew Francois Hunault). These 2 persons are still with Joseph (46) and wife Florence (44) in the 1871 census of Ste. Helene, Bagot. There is also a listing in the 1870 Westbrook, Cumberland, Maine census showing Joseph Peters 45 (working in a paper mill), wife Florencena 42, Frank 16 (working in a paper mill), Margie King 72. Again, mother Marguerite Roy (King) and nephew Frank Hunault with them. [Francis Hunault's naturalization petition at Portland, Maine on 6 September 1884 lists him as Frank Pitre, age 31, born February 1853 at St. Hyacinthe, Quebec; arriving at Windham, Maine in 1861; witnessed by Charles Laberge & Elzeard Houle of Westbrook.]
This would put Joseph's birth at about 1825, which doesn't 'fit' in between the others. The birth record for Joseph(te) in May 1823 could have been his as the record seems to indicate 'Joseph' rather than Josephte. However the August 1823 burial record for Josephte clearly says Josephte, age 3 months. Joseph could be Ignace born 1819, as I cannot locate a burial record.
2023 update: As I have now located Florence's Tuot's birth/baptism record, I believe that Joseph is in fact the Ignace born in 1819.
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 30 May 2023.