Continuation of tree (9th child of Joseph 'Edward' Pitre/Elizabeth McGeorge); all known surname descendants:
8 John William Pitre b: 6 November 1890 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 22 June 1954 Chicago, Cook, IL
+Catherine Melanson b: 6 July 1889 Chatham, Northumberland, NB; m: Abt. 1910 [Maxime/Julie Vallee]; d: Aft. June 1911
*2nd Wife of John William Pitre:
+Elizabeth Beatrice Rezek b: 8 July 1893 Chicago, Cook, IL; m: 29 June 1921 Chicago, Cook, IL [Joseph H./Marie Mojka]; d: 21 July 1967 Anaheim, Orange, CA
9 John William Pitre b: 24 October 1924 Oak Park, Cook, IL; d: 6 January 1945 France (on active duty; remains returned, buried 25 Aug 1948)
9 Thomas Albert Pitre b: 5 April 1926 Oak Park, Cook, IL; d: 3 December 2004 Columbus, Franklin, OH
+Isabelle Pettigrew b: 27 May 1933 Chicago, Cook, IL; m: 14 July 1951 Illinois [David/Effie Geddes]; d: 17 May 1961 Chicago, Cook, IL
9 Elizabeth Marie Pitre b: 10 January 1928 Chicago, Cook, IL; d: 17 June 1997 Anaheim, Orange, CA
+William H. Snyder m: 27 March 1948 Indiana
9 Joseph Edward Pitre b: 14 August 1929 Oak Park, Cook, IL; d: Aft. December 2004
+Helen Marie Uhlir b: November 1931 Illinois; m: 13 September 1950 Chicago, Cook, IL [William J./Elizabeth M. ---]
Notes for John William Pitre:
Census
- 1910/11
- 1920 Chicago, Cook, Illinois: John Pitre 27 (streetcar conductor) living as a roomer, at boarding house runby his sister Elizabeth & her husband Frank Rippenhagen
- 1930 Chicago, Cook, IL: John Pitre 39 (public school fireman), wife Elizabeth 36, John W. 5, Thomas A. 3 years 11 months, Elizabeth M. 2 years 2 months, Joseph E. 7 months.
- 1940 Chicago, Cook, IL: John Pitre 49 fireman/Board of Education, wife Elizabeth 46, John Jr. 15, Thomas 14, Betty 12, Joseph 10. [South Millard Avenue]
- 1950 Chicago, Cook, IL: John W. Pitre 59 stationary foreman/city school, wife Elizabeth 56, Thomas A. 24 switchboard wiring/telephone equipment mfg., Joseph E. 20 tabulating machine operator/telephone equipment mfg.
WW1 registration records: John Pitre; Leavitt, Chicago, IL; born 6 Nov 1890 (Bathurst, NB) British; medium height, medium build; brown eyes & black hair.
WWII records 1942: John William Pitre; b. 6 Nov 1890 Bathurst, Canada; res. 2628 Millard Ave., Chicago; contact wife Elizabeth; employer Board of Education, Burns School, Chicago.
Detroit crossings:
- 26 May 1911: John W. Pitre, b. Bathurst, age 20, farmer, father Joseph Pitre of Bathurst; sister Mrs. Frank Rippenhagan of Chicago.
- June 1911: John W. Pitre, Detroit, MI, age 20, b. Bathurst, father Joseph of Bathurst; wife Catherine Melanson; dest Chicago.
Naturalization: 26 Aug 1919: John William Pitre, 2435 S. Leavitt St., b. Can 6 Nov 1890; arrived 27 May 1911
Obituary: Chicago Tribune (IL), Thursday, 24 June 1954: Pitre - John W. Pitre of 2608 S. Central Park avenue, beloved husband of Elizabeth, nee Rezek; dear father of Thomas, Joseph, Elizabeth Snyder, and the late John, fond brother of Sister Pitre, O.S.J., Matilda Comnors, Helen Doucett, and Josephine Davis. Funeral Saturday, 8:30 a.m., from chapel, 2658 S. Central Park, to Blessed Agnes church. Interment St. Adalbert's cemetery.
Application for a military headstone (signed by Elizabeth Pitre): John W. Pitre, enlisted 22 May 1918, discharged 16 May 1919 (honorable), for St. Adalberts Cemetery, Niles, IL; 37th Infantry, Army Pfc, Co. M; born 6 Nov 1890, died 22 June 1954.
Notes for Elizabeth Beatrice Rezek:
Obituary: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), Thursday, 25 July 1967: Elizabeth M. Pitre, nee Rezek, beloved wife of the late John W. Pitre; loving mother of Thomas A. [the late Isabelle] Pitre, Elizabeth [William] Snyder, Joseph E. [Helen], and the late John W. Pitre Jr.; grandmother of eight; dear sister of Lillian Janda; nieces and nephews. Funeral Wednesday, July 26, 1967, at 9 a.m., from Noworul Memorial Chapel, 2658 S. Central Park avenue, to Blessed Agnes church. Mass 9:30 a.m. Interment St. Adalbert cemetery.
Obituaries for the children:
John William Pitre: Chicago Tribune (IL), Tuesday, 24 August 1948: Pitre - Pfc. John W. Pitre Jr., 44th Div., 144th Inf., 7th Army, killed in action in France on Saturday, Jan. 6, 1945, at the age of 20, beloved son of John W. Sr., and Elizabeth Rezek Pitre, fond brother of Thomas, Elizabeth Snyder, and Joseph, late residence 2608 S. Central Park avenue. Burial Wednesday, Aug. 25, at Camp Butler National cemetery, Springfield, Ill., at 3:00 p.m.
Tombstone inscription (Camp Butler National Cemetery), Springfield, Sangamon, IL: JOHN W / PITRE / Illinois / PFC 114 INF / 44 INF DIV / World War II / October 24, 1924 / January 6, 1945
Thomas Albert Pitre: The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH), Monday, 6 December 2004: Thomas A. Pitre, age 78, passed away Friday, December 3, 2004 at his residence. Retired from Western Electric after 42 years, and his memberships include the Knights of Columbus #3860 of Whitehall, IBEW Local 2020 and American Post 430. Preceded in death by wife Isabelle, parents John and Elizabeth (Resnick) Pitre, brother Jack, sister Betty. Survived by son, Bill (Melissa); daughter, Margaret (Mike); brother, Joe (Helen); grandchildren, Derek (Shari), Clinton (Cindy), Jeremy, Christina (Erik), Anthony, Mike and Niki; great-grandchildren, Julie, Clayton, and Cameron. Visitation is Wednesday, December 8, 2004 from 5-8 p.m. at Newcomer-Farley Funeral Home, Columbus. Funeral mass will be Thursday 10 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Church, Columbus. Monsignor Edward Trenor officiating.
Elizabeth Marie Pitre: Tombstone
Inscription, Crown Hill Cemetery, Arcadia, IN: Beloved mother /
Elizabeth M. Snyder / 1928 - 1997
Back one generation to parents of John William Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919), or from obituaries.
Last updated: 29 August 2023.