Continuation of tree (6th child of Marcel Pitre/2nd wife Louise Ludovine Thibodeau); all known surname descendants:
8 Jacques Pitre b: 9 August 1885 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 26 March 1982 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Marie Brigitte Bertin b: 14 February 1893 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 16 February 1909 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Isidore/Genevieve Grant]; d: 31 January 1912 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Marguerite Ann Pitre b: 11 June 1910 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 29 June 1910 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
*2nd Wife of Jacques Pitre:
+Anne 'Emma' Hache b: 24 January 1895 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 October 1916 Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Andre/Marie Bertin]; d: 13 May 1926 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Marie Emma 'Stella' Pitre b: 24 November 1917 Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Bet. October 2000-May 2009
+Joseph Ernest Godin b: 24 March 1912 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 27 July 1937 Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Edouard/Gertrude Boudreau]; d: Bef. October 2000
9 Marie Lina Pitre b: 18 June 1919 Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Bet. October 2000-May 2009
+Marshall Peterson
9 Therese Marthe Aurore Pitre b: 7 September 1920 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 October 2000 Moncton, Westmorland, NB
+Gerard Lirette b: 9 March 1920 Dupuis Corner, Westmorland, NB; m: 21 February 1943 St. Mary's, Halifax, Halifax, NS [Benoit/Basilise Doiron]; d: 9 January 2004 Shediac, Westmorland, NB
9 Joseph Guillaume Pitre b: 6 May 1922 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 8 May 1922 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Joseph Benoit Pitre b: 18 July 1924 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 November 1988 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Peggy Harding m: 1946 Winchester, Hampshire, ENG
9 Marguerite Anne Pitre b: 8 February 1926 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 27 February 1927 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
*3rd Wife of Jacques Pitre:
+Marie Arthemise Landry (Albert) b: 15 March 1895 Caraquet, Gloucester, NB; m: 15 November 1926 St. Pierre, Caraquet, Gloucester, NB [Levi/Christine Theriault]; d: 6 June 1966 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
9 Joseph Alphonse Pitre b: 3 January 1929 Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB; d: 26 May 2009 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Antoinette Roy b: Abt. 1933 Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 28 May 1963 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Emery/Helene Daigle]; d: 4 March 2025 Robertville, Gloucester, NB
9 Dorina Pitre b: 12 November 1930 Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 June 2020 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Joseph Guillaume 'Willie' Drisdelle b: 30 March 1923 St. Paul, Kent, NB; m: 6 September 1948 [Jean/Josephine Gallant]; d: Abt. 1998 Kapuskasing, ONT
9 Henri Pitre b: 16 June 1932 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 31 May 2017 Kapuskasing, Cochrane, ONT
+Jeannette Doucet b: July 1933; m: unknown [George/Marie Florence Pitre]; d: 11 March 2010 Kapuskasing, Cochrane, ONT
9 Marie Lisette Yvette Pitre b: 26 May 1933 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 May 1935 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Marie Yvonne Pitre b: 13 May 1935 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 27 August 1935 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
9 Leona Pitre b: Abt. 1938 Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. May 2009
+Cletus Comeau b: Abt. 1938 Bathurst Mines, Gloucester, NB; m: 20 July 1957 Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Edward/Emma Doucet]
Notes for Jacques Pitre:
Census
- 1911 Ste. Louise, Beresford, Gloucester, New Brunswick: James Pitre 24 (logger), wife Brigite 18.
- 1921 Middle Ste. Louise, Gloucester, NB: James Pitre 35 farmer, wife Emma 25, Emma 3, Lena 2, Therese 9 months.
- 1931 Ste. Louise, Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Jacques Pitre 45 farmer, wife Artemise 35, Stella 13, Leona 12, Therese 10, Benoit 6, Alphonse 2, Dorina 4 months, widowed father Marcel 89.
Obituary: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Monday, 29 March 1982: Bathurst - James Pitre, 96, of the Foyer Notre Dame de Lourdes, Bathurst, and formerly of Robertville, died Friday at the home. Born in Robertville, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Pitre. He was a farmer all his life. His wife, the former Arthemise Landry, died years ago. He is survived by three sons, Benoit, Alphonse, both of Robertville, and Henry Pitre of Kapuskasing, Ont.; five daughters, Mrs. Ernest Godin (Stella) of Vancouver; Mrs. Lena Patterson of Kirkland Lake, Ont.; Mrs. Gerard Lirette (Therese) of Robichaud; Mrs. Willie Drysdale (Dorina) of Kapuskasing; Mrs. Cletus Comeau (Leona) of Beresford, and a number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The bgody is at Verret's Funeral Home, Bathurst, until 5 p.m. today when the body will be taken to St. Therese Roman Catholic Church, Robertville. Mass will be celebrated 7 p.m. today from the church.
Obituaries for the children:
Therese Marthe Aurore Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Wednesday, 18 October 2000: (photo) Grand-Barachois, NB - At the Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Hospital, Moncton, on Monday, October 16, 2000, at the age of 80 years, passed away after a long illness, Mrs. Therese Lirette, residing at the Joseph Leblanc Residence, Shediac, and formerly of Grand-Barachois. Born at Robertville, N.B., September 7, 1920, she was the daughter of the late James Pitre and the late Emma Hache. Therese was employed with the Paturel company before retiring. She was a member of the Golden Age Club of Grand-Barachois and member of St. Joseph parish in Shediac. She was a wife, mother, sister and grandmother and will be greatly missed by her husband Gerard Lirette; four daughters: Patsy Leblanc (Arthur) of Halifax, N.E., Emma Landry (Jean-Guy) of Grand-Barachois, Helena Theriault (Roger) of Campbellton and Anise Lirette (Henry Price) of Shediac; three sons: Eloi (Denise) and Leopold (Denise) both of Grand-Barachois and Robert (Judy) of Pointe-du-Chene; two sisters: Stella Godin (late Ernest) of Merritt, C.B. and Lina Peterson of Kirkland Lake, Ont., two half-sisters: Dorine Drisdelle of Kapuskasing, Ont. and Leona Comeau of Bathurst, two half-brothers: Henry Pitre of Kapuskasing, Ont. and Alphonse Pitre of Bathurst; 14 grandchildren: Pierre, Andre, Robert, Marc, Nicole, Mathieu, Denis, Paula, Yves, Gaston, Julie, Martin, Chelsey and Justin and one great-grandson Nicholas. One brother Benoit Pitre preceded him in death. The body is available for viewing at Frenette Funeral Home, Shediac. The funeral will take place at 11 am on Thursday, October 19, 2000 at St. Henri Church, Grand-Barachois. Burial in the parish cemetery. Visiting hours: Wednesday from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm and Thursday from 10am until the departure time at 10:40am. In her memory, donations to the oncology center of the foundation of Dr. Georges-L. Dumont Hospital would be greatly appreciated.
Tombstone Inscription: LIRETTE / Gerard Lirette / 1920 - 2004 / Therese Pitre / 1920 - 2000
Joseph Benoit Pitre: The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Thursday, 17 November 1988: Bathurst - Benoit Pitre, 64, of 547 Murray Ave., Bathurst, died Wednesday at Chaleur Regional Hospital after a brief illness. Born in Robertville, he was a son of the late James and Emma (Hache) Pitre. He served overseas with the North Shore Regiment during the Second World War and was a member of Herman J. Good VC Branch, Royal Canadian Legion. He was a woods contractor, retiring in 1968. He is survived by a daughter, Linda of England; two sons, David and Jeffrey, both of England; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Godin of Merritt, B.C., Mrs. Lina Patterson of Kirkland Lake, Ont., and Mrs. Gerard Laurette (Therese) of Shediac; two half-brothers, Alphonse of Bathurst and Henry of Kapuskasing, Ont.; two half-sisters, Mrs. Willie Drysdale (Doreen) of Kapuskasing, Ont., and Mrs. Cletus Comeau (Leona) of Beresford; three grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. The body is at Elhatton's Funeral Home, Bathurst. Funeral mass will be celebrated Friday at Ste. Therese Roman Catholic Church, Robertville, at 7 p.m. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The Royal Canadian Legion will hold a prayer service this evening at the funeral home at 7:30 p.m.
MISC: Daily Gleaner (NB), Thursday, 22 February 1945: Ottawa, Feb. 22 - The Department of National Defence today announced 12 new awards for gallantry in action to Candian soldiers serving overseas. The list includes the award of the Distinguished Service Order to an infantry corps major, three awards of the Military Cross, six awards of the Military Medal, and two commendations for gallant conduct. Private Benoit Pitre of Robertville, N.B., is awarded the Military Medal. The citation is as follows: Private Benoit Pitre, G23199, M. M., Canadian Infantry Corps, was born at Robertville, Gloucester County, N.B. on July 18, 1921. He resided there prior to his enlistment in Canadian Active Army, was taken on strength with the rank of private on June 4, 1941. He proceeded overseas in November, 1941. He is the son of James Pitre, of Robertville, N.B.
- Daily Gleaner (NB), Saturday, 3 April 1948: "On the night of 22-23 December 1944, No. 15 Platoon of "C" Company the Cape Breton Highlanders, was ordered to clear a section of the near bank of the Senio River. During the advance to the objective the Platoon was subjected to extremely heavy mortar and small arms fire and was subsequently halted by one machine gun post which completely dominated the position. Realizing that further advance by the Platoon was impossible until this post was wiped out Private Pitre immediately left his covered position and advanced across open ground, a distance of seventy-five yards, towards the enemy post firing his Bren gun from the hip as he went. As soon as he jumped out of his trench the machine gun swung in his direction and he received the full force of the fire. Undeterred he continued his advance and finally succeeded in killing the crew of four when only a few yards from the position. This gallant and determined action of Private Pitre enabled the Platoon to attain and consolidate the objective."
Joseph Alphonse Pitre: Elhatton’s Funeral Home
(Bathurst, NB): Alphonse Pitre - At the Chaleur Regional
Hospital in Bathurst, on Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at the age of 80.
Alphonse Pitre died at the Foyer Notre-dame de Lourdes, formerly of Ste
Louise, husband of Antoinette Roy of Sainte Louise. Born in
Sainte Louise he was the son of the late James Pitre and the late
Arthemise Landry. He is survived by: Four children; Caroline
Pitre of Ste Louise, Roger (Tracy) of Oromocto, Angele
(Gerald) Boucher of Ste Therese, Rachelle Pitre of Bathurst, 3
grandchildren: Stephanie, Annie, Nicolas-Alexandre. One
brother; Henri Pitre (Jeannette) of Kapuskasing, Ont. Two
sisters: Leona Comeau (Cletus) of Beresford, Dorina Drisdelle
(late Willie) of Kapuskasing, Ont. Several nieces and nephews.
Three sisters; Stella, Therese, Lina and a brother; Benoit
predeceased him. There will be no visitation to the funeral home, the
funeral mass will be celebrated at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2009 at St.
Therese Church in Robertville. Funeral arrangements have been
entrusted to the care of the Elhatton Funeral Home of Bathurst.
Dorina Pitre: Elhatton Funeral Home: Mrs. Dorina Drisdelle, wife of the late Willie Drisdelle, of Beresford, passed away Tuesday, June 16th, 2020 at the Chaleur Regional Hospital in Bathurst at the age of 89. Born in Robertville she was the daughter of the late James and Arthemise (Landry) Pitre. She is survived by four children: Diane Solomon of Beresford, Shirley Dellaire (Bob) of Sudbury, ON, Nicole Laflamme (Gerry) of Kapuskasing, ON and Robert of Vancouver. Six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. One sister, Léona Comeau (Clétus) of Beresford and many nieces. She was predeceased by one son, Jack and several brothers and sisters. Dorina worked at CIBC in Ontario, retiring in Beresford. She was an avid lover of lobster and playing cards. There will be no funeral service. A gathering will be held in Ontario at a later date. Donations in memory of Dorina may be made to the Immaculée-Conception Church in Kapuskasing or a charity of the donor’s choice. Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Funeral Home.
Henri Pitre: We regret to announce the
death of Henri Pitre on May 31, 2017 at Extendicare Kapuskasing at
the age of 84 years. Henri was an avid hunter and fisher. In his
spare time, he also enjoyed gardening and in his later years, watching
television, especially westerns with John Wayne and Clint Eastwood.
Henri worked for 38 years with Spruce Falls. He will be greatly missed
by his five children: Roger husband of Linda of Marathon, Nancy
Turgeon wife of Jacques of Wawa, Rita Lachance wife of Roger,
Lorraine Aubertin wife of Roger all of Harty and Denise Leybourne
wife of Norm of Kapuskasing; two sisters: Dorina Drisdelle and Léona
Comeau both of Beresford, N.B.; as well as thirteen grandchildren:
Dennis, Steve, Carole, Daniel, Amy, Michel, Cindy, Neil, Eric, Jesse, Jamie,
Renée, and Alain; and fifteen great-grandchildren: Kyle, Owen, Jacob,
Nicola, Sydney, Paige, Alyssa, Gabrielle, William, Whitney, Abigail, Olivia,
Spencer, Cédric, and Alec. He was predeceased by his wife,
Jeannette; one son, Yvon; one grandson, Yvon Turgeon; one
brother, Alphonse; one half-brother, Benoit; and five
half-sisters: Yvonne, Yvette, Lina, Stella and Thérèse. Henri
will be resting at the Guenette Funeral Home on Wednesday from 2:00 to 4:00
and 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. The funeral service will be held on Thursday,
June 8th at Immaculée-Conception church at 10:30 a.m. with Father Gérald
Chalifoux officiating. Interment will follow at the Val-Rita Cemetery.
As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Extendicare Kapuskasing
Residents' Fund would be greatly appreciated.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963). death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 24 November 2025.