Continuation of tree (1st child of Alexander Pitre/Marie Amanda Goulet); all known surname descendants:
9 Jean Pitre b: 13 March 1894 Baie des Moutons, Mille Vaches, Saguenay, QUE; d: 8 October 1985 Trois Rivieres, QUE
+Monique Roy b: 23 February 1890 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 January 1921 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Edward/Lucille Lavigne]; d: 14 November 1961 Cap de la Madeleine, QUE
10 Marguerite Pitre b: Abt. 1922 New Brunswick; d: Aft. 1931
10 Mary Leona Pitre b: 25 April 1924 Nelson, Northumberland, NB; d: Aft. October 1985
+Joseph Fortunat Alban Bordeleau b: 7 January 1919 Ste. Therese, Amos, Abitibi, QUE; m: 21 June 1947 Cap de la Madeleine, Champlain, QUE [Adelard/Jeannine Jacob]; d: Bef. July 1978
*2nd Husband of Mary Leona Pitre:
+Charles Joseph Arthur St. Arnaud b: 26 November 1912; m: 29 July 1978 Trois Rivieres, QUE [Julien/Sara Laura Rivard]
10 John Edouard Pitre b: 18 January 1943 Quebec; d: Aft. October 1985
+Helene Boissonneault b: 1 September 1942 Quebec; m: 24 July 1965 Cap de Madeleine, Champlain, QUE
Notes for Jean Pitre:
Census
- 1911 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Alexander Pitre 38 (laborer), wife Amanda 32, Jhon 18, Annie 11, Albert 9, Arthur 6, Delia 4, Oswald 2, Marie Bellina 11 months.
- 1921 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Widow Amanda Pitre 41, Albert 19 laborer/mill, Arthur 17 laborer/mill, Delina 15, Oswald 13, Lena 11, Regina 8, Alexander 6, son John Pitre 27 electrician/lumber mill, Monica 28.
- 1931 Cap de la Madeleine, Champlain, Quebec: Jean Pitre 35, wife Malle 37, Marguerite 9, Leona 7 (207 St. Laurent)
WWI Canadian Attestation Paper (12 Oct 1917): John Joseph Pitrie, res. Bathurst, NB; b. 19 Mar 1894 Bersimis, QUE; mother Amanda Pitrie (Bathurst, NB), saw setter; single; 5'6 3/4", 153 lbs., brown eyes & dark hair, dark complexion.
- Served with 9th Overseas Siege Battery as a gunner, Canadian Expeditionary Force, in Great Britain, France & Belgium. Discharged 10 May 1919.
Obituary: Le Nouvelliste (QUE), Thursday, 10 October 1985: Pitre, M. Jean (John). At the St. Joseph Hospital Center in Trois Rivieres, on October 8, 1985, passed away at the age of 91 years, 7 months, M. Jean (John) Pitre, husband of the late Monique Roy, residing at Cap-de-la-Madeleine. The funeral will take place Friday, 11 October, at Ste. Famille Church at 1:30 p.m. The deceased will not be on display. The family will go to the church 30 minutes before the ceremony to welcome relatives and friends. He is survived by his daughter: Mrs. Charles St-Arneault (Leona); his son, John E. Pitre, husband of Helene Boissonneault; grandchildren: Michel Bordeleau, Jean-Guy Bordeleau husband of Francine Ringuette, Stephane and Caroline Pitre, also several nephews, nieces, cousins and friends. Sincere thanks to the staff of St. Joseph Hospital for their excellent care.
Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Marthe Cemetery, Cap de la Madeleine, Champlain, QUE: Une Priere S.V.P. / Monique Roy / 1890 - 1961 / epouse de / Johnny Pitre / 1894 - 1985 / Mary Leona Pitre / 1924 - (blank) / son fils / Michel Bordeleau / 1948 - 1998 / JOHN PITRE
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- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919), or from obituaries.
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 15 November 2025.