Continuation of tree (6th child of Vital Pitre/Marie Juvenile Chatigny); all known surname descendants:
8 Joseph Wilfrid Pitre b. 17 August 1882 St. Stanislas de Kostka, Beauharnois, Quebec; d: 8 March 1951 Beckwith, Lanark, ONT
+Clara Elizabeth Gorman b: February 1891 Grazie, Rhode Island; m: Abt. 1903 [John/Margaret ---]; d: 10 August 1954 Carleton Place, Lanark, ONT
9 Viola Marguerite Deora Pitre b: 1905 Rhode Island; d: 1 January 1989 Carleton Place, Lanark, ONT
+Alexander Watson b: 1893; m: 27 May 1930 Drummond, Lanark, ONT; d: 2 July 1976 Carleton Place, Lanark, ONT
9 Wilfred Eli Pitre b: 30 December 1906 Unionville, Worcester, MA; d: Bef. 1910
Notes for Joseph Wilfrid Pitre:
Census
- 1900 Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island: Widow Vitel Pitt 46, son Modesse 19 cotton weaver, son Wilfred 16 day laborer, daughter Ernestine 15 cotton spinner, daughter Petronille Roberts 22, husband Arthur Roberts 22 silk weaver, Wilfred Roberts 11 months, boarder Joseph Carron 44 street work [56 Middle St.]
- 1910 New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts: Peter Gorton 34 teamster/coal co., wife Mary 25; servant Clara Pete 22, husband Wolfred Pete 27 teamster/coal co., Viola 4.
- 1920 Scituate, Providence, RI: Wilfred Pitre 38 laborer/street car, wife Clara 29, Viola 13.
- 1931 Beckwith Lanark, Ontario: Wilford Pitre 48 dairy farmer, wife Clara 40.
WWI Registration Records: Wilfred Pitre; Anchorage, AK; b. 18 Aug 1879 Canada; wife Clara Pitre of Providence, RI; medium height, medium build; grey eyes & brown hair; 20 Nov 1918 Anchorage, AK
Obituary: The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, ONT), Saturday, 10 Mar 1951: Pitre, Wilfred - At his home, Beckwith Township, Thursday, March 8, 1951, Wilfred Pitre, beloved husband of Clara Gorman, in his 69th year. Funeral from Patterson and Son Funeral Home, Lake Ave West, Carleton Place, Monday, at 10 a.m., to St. Mary's Church for requiem mass, thence to St. James vault.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, Carleton Place, Lanark, ONT: PITRE / Wilfred L. / 1882 - 1951 / his wife / Clara E. Gorman / 1891 - 1954 / abide with me
Notes for Clara Elizabeth Gorman:
Obituary: The Ottawa Journal (Ont), Wednesday, 11 August 1954: Pitre, Clara Elizabeth - In Carleton Place, Ont., on Tuesday, August 10, 1954, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alex Watson, 27 Sarah St., Clara Elizabeth Gorman, widow of Wilfred Pitre, in her 64th year. Resting at Patterson and Son Funeral Home, Lake Ave. W., Carleton Place. Funeral notice later.
Obituaries for the children:
Viola Marguerite Deora Pitre: The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ONT), Monday, 2 January 1989: Watson, Viola Deora in hospital at Carleton Place, Ontario on Sunday, January 1, 1989. Viola Deora Petrie, in her 84th year, beloved wife of the late Alexander (Sandy) Watson; survived by several nieces and nephews. Resting at the Alan R. Barker Funeral Home, McArthur Avenue, Carleton Place, on Monday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Service in the chapel on Tuesday at 11 a.m. Reverend Robert Hill officiating. Interment Elmwood Cemetery, Perth, Ontario. Donations to St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Memorial Fund would be appreciated.
Tombstone Inscription, Elmwood, ONT: Viola D. Pitre, 1905-1989 & Alexander Watson 1893 – 1976
Back one generation to parents of Joseph Wilfrid Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 26 June 2023.