Continuation of tree (6th child of Francois Xavier Pitre/Caroline Faubert); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Sigefroy Pitre b: 16 June 1873 St. Stanislas de Kostka, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 8 April 1937 Montreal, QUE
+Marie Louise Robillard b: 14 April 1874 St. Henri, Montreal, QUE; m: 30 May 1898 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE [Gilbert/Leonie Cousineau]; d: 22 September 1932 Piercefield, Franklin, NY
9 Beatrice Pitre b: 21 Mar 1899 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE; d: 9 November 1973 Tupper Lake, Franklin, NY
+Alexandre 'Johny' Amos Laberge b: 17 January 1898 Brandon, NY; m: 22 October 1919 Tres St. Nom de Jesus, Maisonneuve, Montreal, QUE [Louis/Anna Houle]; d: 2 February 1987 Plattsburgh, Clinton, NY
9 Alphonse Leonide Wilfrid Pitre b: 13 April 1901 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE; d: 4 November 1971 Montreal, QUE
+Leopoldine Henault b: 8 January 1903 Lanoraie, St. Joseph, Berthier, QUE; m: 7 June 1926 Lanoraie, St. Joseph, Berthier, QUE [Regis Francois/Exilda Giguere]; d: 18 March 1995 Montreal, QUE
9 George Henry Pitre b: 22 April 1903 Immaculee Conception, Bellerive, Valleyfield, QUE; d: 8 October 1989 Montreal, QUE
+Marie Lucienne Ida Blain b: 17 August 1904 Ste. Anne, Varennes, QUE; m: 8 August 1936 Tres St. Nom de Jesus, Montreal, Maisonneuve, QUE [Joseph/Lea Savarice]; d: 18 January 1988 Montreal Nord, QUE
Notes for Joseph Sigefroy Pitre:
Census
- 1901 Valleyfield, Beauharnois, Quebec: Sigeoffroy Pitre 27, wife Marie Louise 27, Wilfrid (sic Beatrice) 2.
- 1910/11: Emigrated to New York after 1910 census; in New York during 1911 Canadian census. Returned to Canada 1918.
- 1921 Mercier and Maisonneuve, Montreal (Maisonneuve), QUE: Sigefroy Pitre 47 carpenter, wife Marie Louise 47, Wilfrid 20, George 18.
- 1931 Maisonneuve, Montreal, QUE: Sigefroy Pitre 58 carpenter/railway, wife Marie Louise 57, Geoffre 27.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Name Cemetery, Tupper Lake (Altamont), Franklin, NY: PITRE / Sigefroid Pitre / 1873 – 1937 // Marie Louise / wife of / Sigefroid Pitre / 1874 – 1932
Border crossing, May 1910, Malone, NY: Geoffrey Pitre 36 (b. Valleyfield - mother Caroline S. Pitre), wife Mary Louise 35.
Border crossing, June 1910, Malone, NY: Marie L. Pitre 36 (married; b. Valleyfield, father Gilbert Robillard), Beatrice Pitre 10, Wilfred Pitre 8, John Pitre 6.
Border crossing, April 1918, Malone, NY: Jeffrey Pitre 45 (millwright), wife Marie L. 44, Beatrice 19, Wilfred 17, George 15; all born Quebec; returning to Canada from Tupper Lake, NY bound for Valleyfield, Quebec; has $1200.
Misc.: Malone Evening Telegram (NY), Saturday, 31 December 1932: Piercefield - Mr. Peets, Montreal, is visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Amos Labarge.
- Malone Evening Telegram (NY), Saturday, 17 April 1937: Piercefield - The sympathy of the community is extended to Mrs. Amos Labarge in the recent death of her father in a Montreal hospital. He was buried last Saturday at Holy Name Cemetery at Faust.
Notes for Marie Louise Robillard:
Obituary: Malone NY Evening Telegram (NY), Friday, 23 September 1932: Piercefield - Death again has entered our community. The passing of Mrs. Sigefroid Pitt Thursday morning was a shock to her many friends. Mrs. Pitt had been in failing health for the past three months. She made her home in Montreal until her health began to decline. She came here to live with her daughter, Mrs. Amos Laberge. The funeral will be conducted from St. Paul's church, Piercefield, on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock. Burial will be in Holy Name cemetery, Faust. Mrs. Pitt is survived by her husband, Sigefroid Pitt, one daughter, Mrs. Amos Laberge, Piercefield, George & Wilfred, Montreal.
- Malone NY Evening Telegram (NY), Friday, 23 September 1932: Tupper Lake - Saturday morning at St. Paul's Church, Piercefield, will take place the funeral of Mrs. Mary Louise Titre, who died Wednesday night at Piercefield, following an extended illness. Mrs. Titre came from her Montreal home six weeks ago to visit her daughter, Mrs. Amos LaBarge at Piercefield. Dr. Roy Bury attending physician, gave cause of death as a complication of diseases. She is survived by her husband, Sigfroid Titre and two sons, Geo. and Wilfred, all of Montreal, and one daughter above mentioned.
Obituaries for the children:
Beatrice Pitre: Adirondack Daily Enterprise (NY), Monday, 12 November 1973, Saranac Lake: Beatrice La Barge - Tupper Lake - Mrs. Amos (Beatrice) LaBarge, 74. of 21 Berkley Ave died Friday at 1:15pm in Mercy General Hospital. Mrs. LaBarge was born in Valleyfield, Que., the daughter of Sigefroid and Marie Louise Robillard Pitre. She had made her home in Tupper Lake for the past 42 years. Mr. and Mrs. LaBarge operated the tourist cabins at the top of Raymond Hill for many years and sold them a few years ago to Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Morin. Survivors include: her husband, one brother, George Pitre, of Montreal, and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service was held this morning at 10 o clock at Holy Name Church. Burial was in Holy Name Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Name Cemetery, Tupper Lake (Altamont), Franklin, NY: LaBARGE / Beatrice P. / his wife / 1899 – 1973 / Amos J. / 1898 – (blank)
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Last updated: 16 May 2024.