Louis David Pitre

1805 Ascension, LA – before 1857 Lafourche, LA

 

 

Continuation of tree (3rd child of Louis Constant Pitre/Marie Rose Guidry); all known surname descendants:

            6     Louis David Pitre  b: 25 September 1805  Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA; d: Bet. 1855 - May 1857  Raceland, Lafourche, LA

                              +Marie Emeline Cheramie  b: 12 February 1819  LaCheniere, Lafourche, LA; m: 10 August 1840  St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Zenon/Delphine Dupre dit Terrebonne]; d: 17 January 1897  Larose, Lafourche, LA

                        7          Martial Adam Pitre  b: 20 September 1837  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 9 November 1894  Larose, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Rosalie Duet  b: 10 August 1840  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 24 April 1858  St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Louis Francois/Marie Carmelite Forgeron]; d: 10 May 1898  Larose, Lafourche, LA

                        7          Marie Celima Pitre  b: 15 May 1840  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 11 November 1881  Galliano, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Francois Joseph Gisclair  b: 9 March 1836  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 25 May 1857  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Jean Valsin/Emelie Robichaud]; d: 5 August 1899  Galliano, Lafourche, LA

                        7          Alexis Richard Pitre  b: 17 July 1842  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 23 February 1931  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Elisabeth Romela Duet  b: 10 August 1842  Lafourche, LA; m: 16 April 1861  Lockport, Lafourche, LA [Louis Francois/Marie Carmelite Forgeron] [courthouse; 12 September 1864 marriage in church]; d: 10 May 1898  Larose, Lafourche, LA

                        7          Justine 'Augustine' Euranie Pitre  b: 13 April 1844  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 29 July 1891  Larose, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Emilien William Gisclair  b: 18 October 1838  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 31 May 1859  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Jean Valsin/Emelie Robichaud]; d: 17 October 1939  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA

                        7          Delphine Philomene Pitre  b: 13 May 1846  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 10 September 1922  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Jean Isidore Bruce  b: 21 October 1837  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 21 September 1859  St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Jean/Marie Antoinette Richoux]; d: 28 February 1916  Lafourche, LA

                        7          Marcellite Melanie Pitre  b: 8 May 1848  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 16 December 1935  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Theophile Gisclair  b: 28 February 1845  Lafourche, LA; m: 20 February 1865  St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA [Jean Valsin/Emelie Robichaud]; d: Bef. December 1935

                        7          Louis Alidor Pitre  b: 3 April 1851  Lockport, Lafourche, LA; d: 30 April 1945  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Delphine Lorenza Cheramie  b: 2 May 1852  Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 15 April 1872  Larose, Lafourche, LA [Laurence Celestin/Celestine Azelie Terrebonne] [courthouse; 6 July 1874 marriage in church]; d: Bet. 1887-1891

                                   *2nd Wife of Louis Alidor Pitre:                                                

                                       +Celesie Duet  b: July 1865  Lafourche, LA; m: 15 August 1891  Lafourche, LA; d: 21 October 1908  Larose, Lafourche, LA   

                        7          Francois William Constant Pitre  b: Abt. 11 October 1854  Raceland, Lafourche, LA; d: 28 January 1931  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA

                                       +Emma Marie Duet  b: 10 May 1859  Lafourche, LA; m: 29 May 1875  Larose, Lafourche, LA [Wilfred Joseph/Lezima Onezine Hebert]; d: 24 June 1927  Cut Off, Lafourche, LA

7               Marie Rose Pitre  b: 16 August 1855  Raceland, Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1860  

 

 

Notes for Louis David Pitre:

Census

- 1840 Lafourche, Louisiana:  Louis David Pete 35, wife Marie Emeline Cheramie 21, boy aged 10-15, Martial 3, Celime infant.
 

[David C. Pitre signed 13 June 1844 for 129.78 acres of land in Lafourche.]


- 1850 Lafourche, LA:  David Constant 56, wife Meline 40, Selima 10, Joseph 9, Alexis 8, Josephine 6, Philomene 5, Euphrosine 3.

- 1860 Raceland, Lafourche, LA:  Widow Mrs. David Pitre 38, Alexis 17 (day laborer), Melanie 13, Alidor 11, William 8, Marie Rose 5, son Martialle Pitre 21, wife Rosalie 18 & Louis 2.

- 1870 Raceland, Lafourche, LA:  Widow Peter 50, Aledore 18 (work on farm), William 16 (work on farm).

- 1880 Lafourche, LA:  Widow Merline Pitre 74, with son Martial's family.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Marie Celima Pitre:  Tombstone Inscriptions, Cheramie Cemetery, Galliano:  F. Gisclar / decede / le 5 Aout 1899 / age de 65 ans / Celima Pitre / decedee / le 11  Nov 1881 / agee de 41 ans

 

Online photos:

Justine Euranie Pitre:  http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/213207/person/1192222973

Marcellite Melanie Pitre:  http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/213207/person/-1925819054

 

 


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Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:

- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records

- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes  (Rev. Hebert)

- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society

Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).

 

Last updated:  7 March 2016.