Continuation of tree (5th child of Jerome Pitre/Sophie Robidaux); all known surname descendants:
7 Jerome 'Remi' Pitre b: 15 January 1856 Assumption, Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 9 December 1932 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT
+Margaret Momigny b: 6 August 1863 Sandwich, Essex, ONT; m: 12 November 1883 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Edouard/Clemence Langlois]; d: 31 May 1946 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
8 Joseph Henry Real Pitre b: 29 April 1898 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 13 November 1966 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT
+Helen Mailloux b: 15 August 1899 Essex, ONT; m: 10 August 1920 Essex, Essex, ONT [Adolphe/Therese Lauzon]; d: 27 November 1962 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex, ONT
8 Marie Louise Leonie Pitre b: 11 April 1901 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT; d: 2 January 1973 Tecumseh, Essex, ONT
+Wilfred Hebert b: 6 June 1901 Windsor, Essex, ONT; m: 27 July 1920 Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, ONT [Moise/Alexina Souliere]; d: 13 December 1981 Puce, Essex, ONT
Notes for Jerome 'Remi' Pitre:
Census
- 1891 Sandwich East, Essex North, Ontario: Remi Pitre 34 (farmer), wife Marguerite 28; lodger Aimee Charon 9.
- 1901 Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, ONT: Remi Pitre 44, wife Marguerite 38, Real 2; adopted daughter Aime Charron 20.
- 1911 Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Remi Pitre 55, wife Margaret 47, Real 13, Leonie 10.
- 1921 Tecumseh, Sandwich East, Essex North, ONT: Remie Pitre 64 gardener, wife Margarite 59, Real 23 laborer, wife Helen 21 (St. Ann Parish)
Misc.: The Windsor Star (Ont), Thursday, 26 February 1903: 42 Vaccinated - Remi Pitre of Tecumseh has Smallpox - Is Quarantined: Dr. H.R. Casgrain, of this city, was called to Tecumseh on Tuesday to attend a man by the name of Remi Pitre. Pitre came to Windsor a week ago Monday and got a load of coal. Immediately upon his arrival home he was taken ill and gradually grew worse. On Thursday smallpox broke out and he walked around town that day, Friday and Saturday. The wonder is that more cases have not been reported. Forty-two people were vaccinated and the house quarantined.
- The Windsor Star (Ont), Friday, 6 September 1907: Mrs. Renie Pitre had to undergo a very serious operation on Monday last, at the Hotel Dieu.
- The Windsor Star (Ont), Friday, 29 December 1911: Tecumseh – On Wednesday at the annual meeting of the school board Remi Pitre was reelected trustee for the next three years.
Obituary: The Windsor Star
(Ont), Saturday, 10 December 1932: Remi Pitre, 76 years old and
life-long resident of Sandwich East Township, died yesterday afternoon at his
home, 401 Tecumseh road, Tecumseh. He was a professional gardener and well
known. Surviving are his wife, Margaret Mominie; one son, Royal,
at home; and a daughter, Mrs. Wilfred Hebert, of Shawnee road, Tecumseh.
There are six grandchildren. Mr. Pitre was the brother of Henry Pitre,
of Windsor; Mrs. Bemis Rocheleau, Tecumseh; Mrs. William Bellinger,
Walkerville; Mrs. Damas Jacques, Detroit, and Mrs. Edward Campeau,
Tecumseh. Funeral services will be held Monday from the home at 9 a.m. to
Ste. Anne's Church, Tecumseh, at 9:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the
church cemetery.
Notes for Margaret Momigny:
Obituary: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Saturday, 1 June 1946: Mrs. Margaret Pitre, 83, of Tecumseh, died yesterday at her home after a brief illness. She was born in Sandwich East Township. She is survived by one son, Real; a daughter, Mrs. Wilfred Hebert, Tecumseh; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Services will be held Monday from the daughter's residence, 25 Shawnee road, Tecumseh, at 9 a.m., and at 9:30, at St. Anne's Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Obituaries for the children:
Joseph Henry Real Pitre: The Windsor Star (Ont), Monday, 14 November 1966: Pitre - Rayl (Bud), 68 years, Nov. 13, 1966, late of 1502 Shawnee Rd., Tecumseh. Husband of the late Helen (1962). Dear father of Alvin, Mrs. Archie Vetor (Germaine), Mrs. Gerald Dupuis (Jean), Mrs. Norman Purdy (Vera), Tecumseh; Mrs. Earl May (Barbara), Newbury, Ont. Late Russell. Brother of Mrs. Wilfred Hebert (Leonie), Tecumseh; 30 grandchildren. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, 12105 Tecumseh Rd., Tecumseh. Funeral Wednesday, 9 a.m. to St. Anne's Church at 9:30. Interment church cemetery. Prayers Monday, Tuesday, 8 p.m.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich East, ONT: PITRE / always in our hearts / father / Real / 1898 – 1966 / mother / Helen / 1899 – 1962
Marie Louise Leonie Pitre: The Windsor Star (Windsor, ON), Wednesday, 3 January 1973: Hebert - Leonie, 71 years, January 2, 1973, at 1205 Shawnee Rd., Tecumseh. Dear wife of Wilfred. Mother of the late Mrs. Rita Ducharme (1958), ** grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren survive. Resting at the Marcotte Funeral Home, Tecumseh. Funeral Friday 9:15 a.m. to St. Anne Church at 9:30. Prayers 8 p.m. Interment St. Anne Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, ONT: HEBERT / remembered with love / Wilfred / 1901 - 1981 / Leonie / 1901 - 1973
Back one generation to parents of Jerome 'Remi' Pitre
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Last updated: 24 November 2022.