Continuation of tree (4th child of Fedless Maurice Pitre/Amelia Loridia Doucet); all known surname descendants:
10 Jefferson Pitre b: 17 February 1930 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; d: 11 December 2009 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
+Nora Pitre b: 17 February 1929 Galliano, Lafourche, LA; m: 2 July 1949 Lafourche, LA [Elphege/Cecile Argentine Bychurch]; d: 23 June 2008 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
11 Nelly Pitre d: Aft. December 2009
+Ted Dufrene
11 Rose Pitre d: Aft. December 2009
+David Griffin
11 Chris Pitre d: Aft. December 2009
+Alison ---
11 David Pitre d: Aft. December 2009
+Pam ---
Notes for Jefferson Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Galliano, Lafourche, Louisiana: Fedless Pitre 37 farmer [$600 house value], wife Loridia 35, Elvide 16, Willamae 14, Clifton 12, Jefferson 10, Nola 8.
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Fedless Pitre 48 drive marsh buggy/oil exploration, wife Loridia 43, Jefferson 20 shrimp fisherman, wife Nora 21.
Obituary: Lafourche Daily Comet (LA), Thursday, 24 December 2009: Jefferson Pitre, 79, a native and resident of Cut Off, La., died Friday, Dec. 11, 2009. He is survived by children, Nelly (Ted) Dufrene, Rose (David) Griffin, Chris (Alison) and David (Pam) Pitre; sisters, Elvida Dufrene, Willie Mae Duet and Nola Bruce; seven grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two step-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nora P. Pitre; parents, Fedless and Loridia Doucet Pitre; and brother, Clifton J. Pitre. Mr. Pitre was a lifelong commercial fisherman and avid hunter. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Golden Meadow, a member of Lafourche Lodge 427, Jerusalem Shriners and the board of Cheramie Cemetery. He is buried at Cheramie Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Cheramie Cemetery, Galliano, LA: Jefferson J. Pitre / Feb. 16, 1930 / Dec. 11, 2009 / always in our hearts // Nora M. Pitre / Feb. 17, 1929 / June 23, 2008 / you are loved / always and forever
Notes for Nora Pitre:
Obituary: Lafourche Daily
Comet (LA), Tuesday, 24 June 2008: Nora P. Pitre, 79, a native
of Galliano and resident of Cut Off, died at 7:58 a.m. Monday, June 23, 2008.
Visitation will be from 8 a.m. to funeral time Wednesday at Samart-Mothe Funeral
Home in Cut Off. Religious service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the
funeral home, with burial in Cheramie Cemetery. She is survived by her husband,
Jefferson "Jeff" Pitre; two sons, Chris Pitre and wife, Alison, and
David Pitre and wife, Pam; two daughters, Nelly Dufrene and husband, Ted,
and Rose Griffin and husband, David; one brother, Robert Pitre; seven
grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; and two
step-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Elphege
and Argentina Bychurch Pitre; three brothers, Francis, Eusebe and Volcare
Pitre; and three sisters, Stella P. Cantrelle, Louisa P. Griffin and Lula
P. Saia. She was a member of Golden Meadow Methodist Church. Samart-Mothe
Funeral Home of Cut Off is in charge of arrangements.
Back one generation to parents of Jefferson Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 3 February 2025.