Continuation of tree (3rd child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/Marie Hache); all known surname descendants:
6 Lazare Pitre b: 26 April 1806 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. 1881 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Marguerite Melanson b: 24 December 1809 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 19 November 1827 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Louis/Rose Hebert]; d: 9 May 1890 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
7 Marguerite Pitre b: 10 January 1829 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
7 Veronique Pitre b: 10 July 1831 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 10 January 1892 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
+Ignace Amand Frenette b: 31 July 1825 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 6 November 1848 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Alexis Gervais/Marguerite Boudreau]; d: 9 July 1893 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
7 Marguerite Pitre b: 25 December 1835 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 5 September 1918 Robertville, Gloucester, NB
+Pierre Doucet b: 4 August 1831 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 21 November 1854 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Francois Xavier/Marie Laplante]; d: 10 March 1919 Robertville, Gloucester, NB
7 William Pitre b: September 1836 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 14 August 1912 Orono, Penobscot, ME
+Marie Hache b: Abt. 1837 New Brunswick; m: 5 August 1857 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 July 1910 Orono, Penobscot, ME
7 Lazare Pitre b: September 1841 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 28 March 1909 Lower Lake, Gloucester, NB
+Adele Roy b: 27 August 1843 Grand Anse, Gloucester, NB; m: 31 August 1863 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Rose Laplante]; d: 25 March 1920 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
7 Rose Pitre b: 15 March 1843 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. 1891
+Jean Baptiste Bertin b: 17 November 1840 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 22 August 1864 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Sifroi/Celeste Hache]; d: Aft. 1901
7 Alexander Pitre b: 22 December 1845 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. 1861
7 Silvienne Pitre b: October 1847 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. 1861
7 Marcel Pitre b: 24 March 1850 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 8 March 1907 Orono, Penobscot, ME
+Helene Doucet b: August 1863 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 11 July 1883 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [George X./Rose Ann Burke (McPherson)]; d: 24 January 1942 Orono, Penobscot, ME
7 Peter L. Pitre b: 27 June 1852 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 September 1925 West Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Lucille Vienneau b: 14 February 1853 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: Abt. 1872 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. 1880
*2nd Wife of Peter L. Pitre:
+Marguerite Doucet b: 7 May 1861 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 27 January 1880 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [George X./Rose Ann Burke (McPherson)]; d: 7 November 1949 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
Notes for Lazare Pitre:
- Notes for ancestry: Marriage record gives both sets of parents.
23 July 1830 (V1, #160) – Laurence Boudreau & wife Mary of Beresford sold land for 30 pounds to Lazare Petre of Bathurst (#420, registered 12 April 1833).
9 March 1836 Indenture (V2, #125) – Edward Petre & wife Rose of Bathurst sold land for 5 shillings and a bond for 18 pounds to Lazare Petre of Bathurst (originally part of lot #16 granted to John Baptiste Petre and sold to Edward Petre and Hilaire Petre)
2 August 1839 Indenture (V3, #256) – Lazare Petre & wife Margaret of Bathurst sold some land (part of lot #16 originally granted to John Baptist Petre) for 80 pounds to Francis Ferguson
26 December 1839 Indenture (V3, #257) – Francis Ferguson merchant & wife Ann Eliza of Bathurst sold land (part of lot #3 originally granted to Michael Deagle deceased & Raymond Doucett) for 20 pounds to Lazare Peter of Beresford.
25 November 1842 (V3, #655) – Michael Deagle of Bathurst has died intestate; his children have agreed to sell part of lot #3 in Beresford to Lazare Petre for £5 (registered 25 November 1842),
21 July 1857 Indenture (v16, #65) – Lazare Petre farmer & wife Margaret of Beresford, sold to William Petre of Beresford (eldest son of Lazare Petre), for £12, part of lot #3, in the front tier of lots at Little Nepisiquit, which had been sold to Lazare by the heirs of Michael Deagle of Beresford.
Census
- 1861 Beresford, Gloucester, New Brunswick: Lazare
Petre 54 (farmer), wife Margret 50, Lazare 19, Rose Ann 17, Alexander 14, Sophia
12, Marsel 10, Peter 7.
- 1871 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Lazare Petre 66 (farmer), wife Margret
70, Marcel 21, Peter 18.
- 1881 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB: Lazar Pete 81 (farmer), wife Margaret 67,
Marshal 32 (farmer); son Peter 29 (farmer), 2nd wife Margaret 20, Mary B. 3
months; Ole Syverson 20 (lumberman).
Magazine article (translation by Donald Pitre): In spring of 1955,
an old prospector by the name of Daniel Lapointe found ore close to the
44 Brook Mile. This lucky find rekindled the interest of the local
prospectors, who have sought it since the1890's, when an old courier of the wood
by the name of Lazare Pitre and his son also Lazare, had found a
seam. The legend is that old Pitre and his son trapped the
area from the Tetagouche lakes in West Branch to the 44 Brook Mile. One
day, they were caught by a storm which forced them to spend the night in the
woods. By the gleam of the fire, they spotted something which shone on a
rock not far away. In the morning, after inspection of the places, they
saw what seemed ore of good value. The elder Pitre brought samples
to Bathurst to be analyzed. The results showed that the stone was almost
pure ore. After receiving this news, Lazare joined up with Ellis,
who was employed in the province at the time as a land surveyor, and the two set
about to search for the ore deposit. From here, history is somewhat vague.
Ellis died during the search when he fell from a raft on the swollen
river. Pitre survived and made his way through the woods exhausted
and almost dead, and arrived at the head of one of the branches of the Miramichi.
He continued to search, but in his turn was found dead and his son remained
alone to continue. The young Pitre, also named Lazare,
continued to trap and search for the nest egg. About 1909 he was found
dead, close to a spring, by Billy Woods, who wanted to water his horses
there. Since that time, many have tried to discover the find, but without
success.
Obituaries for the children:
William Pitre: The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Thursday, 15 August 1912: The death of William Petrie occurred Wednesday forenoon at his home on Broadway after an illness of two months at the age of 81 years. Mr. Petrie was a shoemaker and repairer and for many years had a shop in the basement of the Katahdin block. He is survived by two sons and two daughters, Stephen Petrie of Van Buren and Corp. Allie Petrie, U. S. A., Mrs. Mary Goggin and Mrs. Maggie Jones of Orono. The time of the funeral will be announced.
Marcel Pitre: The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, ME), Saturday, 9 March 1907: The death of Marshall Petrie occurred at his home on Water street, Orono early Friday at the age of 54 years. He is survived by a widow, three daughters and two sons. The funeral services will be held at St. Mary's Catholic church, Monday morning at nine o'clock.
Back one generation to parents of Lazare 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).
- Maine items in RED from online birth/marriage/death certificates.
Last updated: 4 February 2020.