Continuation of tree (8th child of Pierre Pitre/Marie Marguerite Hache); all known surname descendants:
7 James Pitre b: 12 May 1840 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 22 March 1918 South Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB
+Virginie Lagace b: 15 June 1844 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 1 May 1866 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Francois/Mathilde Boudrot]; d: 26 August 1911 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Marie Pitre b: 7 August 1866 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. 1871 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Francis J. Pitre b: 23 April 1868 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 2 October 1929 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Martha Jane Daigle b: 24 January 1878 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 11 September 1894 Robertville, Gloucester, NB [William/Marie Blanchard] (divorced); d: 27 May 1933 West Amherst, Cumberland, NS
8 Marie Jane Pitre b: 13 March 1870 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 16 March 1947 W. Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Joseph Doucet b: 15 August 1876 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 28 May 1899 St. Magdalene, Patricks Landing, Gloucester, NB [Honore/Ann Briar]; d: 30 August 1960 Pointe Verte, Beresford, Gloucester, NB
8 Jacques Pitre b: 15 January 1873 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 2 April 1911 Upper Rose Hill, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Mary Jane Lagace b: 16 July 1869 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 16 April 1900 Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Tharsile Pitre]; d: 9 June 1909 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Rose Anne Pitre b: 5 May 1875 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. 1881
8 Margaret Pitre b: 27 January 1878 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. March 1971
+John Maurice Hache b: 25 June 1872 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 18 February 1900 Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Joseph J./Marguerite Hache]; d: 29 November 1954 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Georgina Pitre b: 8 January 1883 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 26 February 1958 L'Abord A Plouffe, Laval, QUE
+William Israel Daigle b: 17 February 1884 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 9 July 1907 Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Louise Arseneau]; d: Bet. 1921- February 1958
8 Israel William Pitre b: 28 March 1885 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 12 June 1951 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Mary Josephine Daigle b: 20 June 1885 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 12 June 1906 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [James/Philomena Bertin]; d: 15 July 1967 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
Notes for James Pitre:
Census
- 1871 Bathurst, Gloucester, New
Brunswick:
James Pitre 30 farmer, wife Jane 26, Francis 3, James (sic Jane) 1.
- 1881 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: James Pete 45 farmer, wife Virginie 36,
Francis 13, Mary Jane 9, James 7, Maggie 3.
- 1891 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: James Petre 50 farmer, wife Virginia
48, Francis 22 labourer, Mary Jane 19, James 18 labourer, Margaret 12, Georgiana 9, Israel 5.
- 1901 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: James Pitte 60 farmer, wife Virginie 66, Francis
L. 32, Georgian 18, Esril 16, Melvina 4; Joseph Ducet 24 day laborer, wife Mary
J. [James Pitre's date of birth from 1901 census, as does
Francis'.]
- 1911 S. Tetagouche, Gloucester, NB: James Petre 78 farmer, wife Vergine 66, Francis 42 laborer; son-in-law William Daigle 24
laborer, wife Georgena
26, Francis 2, Cliford 4 months; adopted daughter Melvina 15, adopted
son Alexander (Pitre) 4.
- 1921 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: William Daigle 35 labourer/saw mill, wife Georgine 38, Frank 12, Clifford 10, Dillie 7, Denis 9, Edith 4, William 5 months, adopted son Alexander Pitre 13 (deaf). [Alexander is the son of Jacques Pitre & Mary Jane Lagace.]
MISC: Marriage entry does not list parents, however, it does note that there is a dispensation of 3rd degree double consanguinity:
A1- James Pitre B1 - Virginie Lagace
A2 - Pierre Pitre B2 - Francois Lagace
A3 - Marie Marguerite Hache B3 - Mathilde Boudrot
A4 - Michel Pitre B4 - Louis Mignier dit Lagace
A5 - Marguerite Boudrot B5 - Madeleine Levesque
A6 - Sylvain Hache B6 - Joseph Boudrot
A7 - Anastasie Lavigne B7 - Rosalie Josephte Hache
A5 & B6 are siblings; A6 & B7 are siblings, e.g. 3rd degree double consanguinity.
Obituaries for the children:
Francis J. Pitre: The Northern Light (NB), 4 October 1929: Frank J. Pitre of West Bathurst, who died after a fall on Oct 2, 1929, fell from a barn he was dismantling in Youghal with his brother Israel Pitre. The barn belonged to Angus McLean. One brother Israel; three sisters: Mrs. Wm Daigle, Mrs. Jos Doucet and Mrs. Maurice Hachey all of West Bathurst.
Georgina Pitre: The Montreal Star (Montreal, QUE), Wednesday, 26 February 1958: Daigle, Georgiana. At l'Abord a Plouffe, February 26th, 1958, aged 75 years, Georgiana Pitre, wife of the late William Daigle. Funeral Fri., February 28th, from J. R. Deslauriers Ltd. Funeral Home to Sacre Coeur Church, for service at 9 a.m. Thence St. Martin Cemetery.
Israel William Pitre: The Northern Light (NB), 21 June 1951: Israel Pitre of West Bathurst died June 12, 1951 at age 66, husband of Josephine Daigle, an employee of Bathurst P & P Co for 17 years. Two daughters: Mina (Richard Christie) of West Bathurst and Irene (Edouard Godin) of Robertville; one son Alphonse of West Bathurst, and two sisters Mrs. Maurice Hachey and Mrs. Wm Daigle both of West Bathurst. Funeral at Ste-Famille.
Back one generation to parents of James Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963), online death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 1 December 2025.