Continuation of tree (10th child of Ambroise Pitre/Catherine Chretien); all known surname descendants:
7 Leon Pitre b: 7 November 1857 St. Anicet, Huntingdon, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 16 March 1923 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE
+Marie Tharsille St. Michel b: 6 April 1854 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, QUE; m: 11 February 1884 Basilica, Notre Dame, Montreal, QUE [Louis Jean Baptiste/Zoe Miron]; d: 30 January 1886 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE
8 Henri Joseph Pitre b: 28 December 1884 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE; d: 27 November 1951 Fruitport, Muskegon, MI
+Ruby M. Estey (Parker) b: 16 May 1889 New York; m: 6 November 1935 (marriage license Chicago, IL) [William Henry/Elizabeth Belladora Wood]; d: 24 August 1980 Muskegon, Muskegon, MI
8 Arthur Joseph Pitre b: 25 January 1886 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE; d: 16 July 1887 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE
*2nd Wife of Leon Pitre:
+Emelie Amiot b: 19 April 1851 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, QUE; m: 17 September 1888 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE [Joseph/Cleophee Benoit]; d: 25 February 1890 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE
*3rd Wife of Leon Pitre:
+Bridget McLaughlin b: 11 October 1862 Quebec; m: Abt. 1892; d: Aft. 1901
8 Arthur Pitre b: 6 September 1893 Ste. Cecile, Beauharnois, QUE; d: Aft. 1901
*4th Wife of Leon Pitre:
+Marie Lecompte b: 25 February 1855 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, QUE; m: 25 April 1911 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE [Damase/Marie Latour]; d: 15 April 1937 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, QUE
Notes for Leon Pitre:
Census
- 1891: Leon is now twice widowed (cannot locate him in the census). Son Henry 6, living with Leon's parents.
- 1901 Ste. Cecile, Beauharnois, Quebec: Leon Pitre 44, wife Bridget 39, Henri 16, Arthur 8, widowed mother Caterine Chretien 74.
- 1911 Ste. Cecile, Valleyfield, Quebec: Leon Pitre 55 (gardener), wife Marie 52, father-in-law Damase Lecompt 91.
- 1921 Valleyfield, Beauharnois, Quebec: Leon Pitre 64, wife Marie 66, lodger Joe Monette 24, lodger Dame Widow Camille Lacombe 62.
WW1 registration records (son):
Henri Joseph Pitre: Henry J. Pitre; Crete, Will, IL; born 28 Dec 1886 (Valleyfield, Canada); wife & 6 boys; medium height, medium build; grey eyes & black hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Henri Joseph Pitre: Grand Haven (MI), 29 November 1951 - Henry J. Pitre, 69, died at his home in Fruitport township unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon. An autopsy has been ordered to determine the cause of death. He had been in ill health since he was injured in an automobile crash at Plymouth, Ind., Nov. 17. He was born in Grant Park, Ill., Dec. 28, 1881, and moved to the township in 1943. He retired from active farming several years ago. Besides the wife, he is survived by two sons, Bernard, with the Merchant Marines and Morgan of Fruitport township; two daughters, Mrs. Carl McCallister of Fruitport township and Mrs. Dorothy Tuner living at home; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild; also two step-sons, John of Grand Haven and Louis of Harvey, Ill.
Tombstone Inscription, Lake Forest Cemetery, Grand Haven, MI: Father / Henry J. / Pitre / 1882 - 1951 // Mother / Ruby / Pitre / 1888 - 1980
Back one generation to parents of Leon Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
Last updated: 18 May 2024.