Continuation of tree (4th child of Elie Laurence Pitre/Amelie Marguerite Aupied); all known surname descendants:
9 Lawrence Pitre b: 31 August 1919 Lafourche, LA; d: 19 January 1970 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
+ Odette Breaux b: 9 January 1913 St. Charles, LA; m: Abt. 1941 [Edward/Isabelle Hebert]; d: 14 March 2002 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
10 Linda A. Pitre b: Abt. 1944
+--- Arcement
10 male Pitre b: 1945 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 29 June 1945 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
10 Rogen N. Pitre b: Abt. 1948; d: Aft. October 2021
+Judy Saucier b: 25 December 1952 St. Charles, LA; m: Abt. 1970 [Lucien/Aline Foret]; d: 5 October 2021 Raceland, Lafourche, LA
Notes for Lawrence Pitre:
Census
- 1940 Lafourche, Louisiana: Laurence Pitre 52 storage man/public utility ice co., wife Amelie 54, Wilson 23 shipping clerk/calotex co., Laurence Jr. 20 farm hand/farm, Norman 17 [4 miles east of Thibodaux on Hwy. 29]
- 1950 Lafourche, LA: Lawrence Pitre 30 sugar packer/sugar refinery, wife Odette B. 37, Linda A. 5, Roger J. 1.
WWII Records: Lawrence Pitre Jr., res. Lafourche, LA; b. 31 Aug 1919 Lafourche, LA; father Mr. Lawrence Pitre Sr.; 5'7", 140 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, sallow complexion; 16 Oct 1940 Thibodaux, LA.
Obituary: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Tuesday, 20 January 1970: Lawrence N. Pitre Jr., of Raceland, La., on Monday, January 19, 1970, at 12:45 o'clock a.m., beloved husband of Odette Breaux; father of Roger N. and Linda A. Pitre; brother of Wilson and Norman Pitre, Mrs. August Waguespack and Mrs. Leon Orgeron; son of Amelie Aupied and the late Lawrence N. Pitre Sr., age 50 years, a native of Thibodaux, La., and a resident of Raceland, La. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral. Services from Falgout Funeral Homes, Inc., Raceland, La., on Tuesday, January 20, 1970, at 9:30 o'clock a.m. Religious services at St. Mary Catholic Church, Raceland, La., at 10 o'clock a.m. Interment in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Thibodaux, La. Falgout Funeral Homes Inc., Raceland, La., in charge.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Joseph Cemetery, Thibodaux, LA: Lawrence N. / Pitre Jr. / Louisiana / PVT / US Army / World War II / August 31, 1919 / January 19, 1970 /// Percy Robichaux / Born Jan. 6, 1908 / died Nov. 23, 1994 / May B. Robichaux / born Nov. 26, 1908 / died June 22, 1996 / Odette B. Pitre / born Jan. 9, 1913 / died Mar. 14, 2002
Notes for Odette Breaux:
Obituary: Houma Courier (LA),
Tuesday, 19 March 2002: Odette Breaux Pitre; age 89, a native of
St. Charles Community and resident of Raceland, died at 10 p.m. Thursday, March
14, 2002; visitation to funeral time Wednesday at St. Mary's Nativity Church in
Raceland; mass Wednesday at the church with burial in St. Joseph Cemetery in
Thibodaux; survived by one son, Roger N. Pitre of Raceland; one daughter,
Linda P. Arcement of Raceland; two brothers, Alvin "T-Breaux" Breaux
Sr. of Raceland and Wiley "T-Man" Breaux of Pierre Part; one sister,
Margaret Russo of New Orleans; four grandchildren; and one
great-grandchild; preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence Pitre Jr.;
her parents, Edward and Iselle Hebert Breaux; four brothers, Milton
"Charlie," Clinton "Pat," Francis Sr. "Tibby" and Elmo Breaux; and one
sister, Mae "Mamie" Robichaux; parishioner of St. Mary's Nativity Church
in Raceland.
Back one generation to parents of Lawrence Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
- Some birthdates in RED taken from Social Security records based on obituary/tombstone inscription deathdate.
Last updated: 26 March 2025.