Continuation of tree (8th child of Edouard Pitre/Rose Doucet); all known surname descendants:
7 Lange Pitre b: 4 August 1848 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 1 June 1927 South Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Agnes Lavigne (aka Aube) b: 1 January 1864 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 10 May 1891 Campbellton, Restigouche, NB [Dominick/Elizabeth Melanson]; d: 18 September 1915 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Laura Florence Pitre (aka Lavigne) b: 26 January 1887 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 27 February 1944 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Arthur Lavigne b: 13 August 1894 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 24 September 1917 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Joseph E./Helen Greenlow]; d: 27 May 1966 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
*2nd Wife of Lange Pitre:
+Marie Emelie Hache b: 2 April 1874 St. Pierre aux Liens, Caraquet, NB; m: 28 January 1923 Sacred Heart, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Francois/Marie Godin]; d: 22 October 1943 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
Notes for Lange Pitre:
Census
- 1881
- 1891
- 1901 Campbellton, Addington,
Restigouche, New Brunswick: Longh. Pitre 52, wife Agnes 35, Laura 15.
- 1911 Ste. Louise, Gloucester, NB: Lange Pitre 62 (farmer), wife Agnaise
47, Florance 24, adopted son Raymond Hachy 10.
- 1921 South Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Widower Lange Pitre 78, Raymond 21 (adopted son).
- 1931 South Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Arthur Lavigne 38, wife Florence 44, Agnes 10, widowed bellemere Marie Pitre 57.
Obituary: The Northern Light (NB), 2 June 1927:
Lange Pitre died June 1, 1927, aged 79. 15 years ago came from Campbellton to Bathurst where he has lived for more than 30 years, first in Ste-Therese and then on Main Street, manager and owner of the Payne Hotel. Seven years ago moved to South Bathurst and opened a general store. Last year appointed postmaster in Bathurst South. Leaves a wife, a daughter Mrs. Art Lavigne of South Bathurst and a sister Mrs. Georges Simmons of Connecticut. Funeral at the cathedral.Obituaries for the children:
Laura Florence Pitre: The Northern Light (NB), 2 March 1944: Arthur Lavigne (Mrs.) of Bathurst South, died February 27, 1944 at age 58, daughter of Lange Pitre, several years postmaster in Bathurst South until three years passed. A daughter Mrs. Romain White of Bathurst.
Tombstone Inscription, Holy Family, Bathurst, NB: WHITE / 1920 Romain "Roe" White 2010 / his wife / 1921 Agnes Lavigne (blank) / her parents / 1894 Arthur Lavigne 1966 / & / 1887 Florence Pitre 1944
(Florence appears to be Agnes' younger sister as she is in the family census in 1891)
Back one generation to parents of Lange Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 10 September 2023.