Jacques Pitre

1885 Robertville, New Brunswick – 1982 Robertville, NB

 

 

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: 1982  Robertville, 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: Bef. May 2009

                                        +Joseph Ernest Godin  b: 24 March 1912  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 27 July 1937  Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Edouard/Gertrude Boudreau]

                           9       Marie Lina Pitre  b: 18 June 1919  Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. May 2009

                           9       Therese Marthe Aurore Pitre  b: 7 September 1920  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 October 2000

                                        +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

                           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       Alphonse Pitre  b: Abt. 1929  Ste. Louise, Robertville, 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: Aft. May 2009

                           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       Marie Lisette Yvette Pitre  b: 26 May 1933  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 May 1935   Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                           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 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.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Therese Marthe Aurore Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription:  LIRETTE / Gerard Lirette / 1920 - 2004 / Therese Pitre / 1920 - 2000

 

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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- 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:  4 July 2023.