Continuation of tree (1st child of Louis David Pitre/Marie Emeline Cheramie); all known surname descendants:
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
8 Louis Pitre b: 8 November 1858 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; d: 10 August 1935 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
+Romanda Eve Cheramie b: 7 February 1860 Galliano, Lafourche, LA; m: 17 August 1878 Larose, Lafourche, LA [Laurence Celestin/Celestine Azelie Terrebonne]; d: 5 September 1902 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
*2nd Wife of Louis Pitre:
+Lorenza Vegas (Gisclair) b: 10 August 1879 Lafourche, LA; m: Abt. 1910; d: 20 November 1971 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
8 Louise Madeleine Pitre b: 22 July 1860 Raceland, Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
8 Jean Eugene Pitre b: 22 May 1863 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; d: April 1906 Lafourche, LA (yellow fever)
+ Marie Ernestine Emma Gisclair b: 12 February 1865 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; m: 28 June 1884 Larose, Lafourche, LA [Theophile/Marcellite Melanie Pitre]; d: 3 June 1950 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA
8 Louisa Pitre b: 8 November 1865 Lockport, Lafourche, LA; d: 15 March 1882 Larose, Lafourche, LA
8 Elmire Pitre b: October 1867 Lafourche, LA; d: Bet. 1900 - 1910 Lafourche, LA
+Lawrence Julien Cheramie b: 7 January 1864 Lafourche, LA; m: 23 August 1884 Larose, Lafourche, LA [Laurence Celestin/Celestine Azelie Terrebonne]; d: Aft. 1910 Lafourche, LA
8 Ernest Pitre b: Abt. 1869 Lafourche, LA; d: Abt. 1905 Lafourche, LA
+ Clemence Augustine Cretini b: 17 November 1873 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA; m: 30 December 1901 Larose, Lafourche, LA [Eugene Andre/Anaise Zeolide Danos]; d: 9 September 1915 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
8 Ernestine Pitre b: Abt. 1870 Lafourche, LA; d: 12 January 1889 Larose, Lafourche, LA
8 David Joseph Pitre b: 30 May 1873 Larose, Lafourche, LA; d: 2 June 1947 Cut Off, Lafourche, LA
+ Julie Pitre b: 14 January 1881 Larose, Lafourche, LA; m: 10 February 1900 Lafourche, LA [Louis Alidor/Delphine Lorenza Cheramie] [civil marriage by a judge; church marriage 8 July 1900]; d: 13 January 1970 Galliano, Lafourche, LA
8 Marie 'Emelia' Pitre b: 9 August 1875 Larose, Lafourche, LA; d: 20 December 1884 Larose, Lafourche, LA
8 Louise Pitre b: 23 May 1878 Lafourche, LA; d: Bef. 1880
8 Didier Pitre b: Abt. 1879 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
Notes for Martial Adam Pitre:
Census
- 1860 Raceland, Lafourche, Louisiana: Martialle Pitre
21, wife Rosalie 18, & Louis 2; living with his widowed mother Mrs. David Pitre
38, and his siblings.
- 1870 Raceland, Lafourche, LA: Marcel Peter 30 (farmer), Rosalie 25,
Louis 10, Louise 8, Eugene 6. [Louisa 5, Elmire 3, & Ernest 1 - ??]
- 1880 Lafourche, LA: Martial Pitre 44 (farmer), wife Rosalie 42, Louise 19,
Eugene 18 (works on farm), Louisa 15, Elmire 13, Ernest 11, David 9, Emilia
6, Didier 2 (legs paralysed since birth), and his widowed mother Merline 74.
Obituaries for the children:
David Joseph Pitre: Times Picayune. 3 June 1947 - At residence on Monday, June 2, 1947, at 5 o'clock a.m., David Pitre, beloved husband of Julie Pitre and father of Katherie, Cavie, Frazia, Laurenza, Rosalie, Vernice and Rose Pitre; aged 69 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from the late residence, Cut Off, La., on Tuesday, June 3, 1947, at 3:30 o'clock p.m.. Services at St. Joseph Catholic church, Cut Off, La. Interment in Cheramie Catholic cemetery, Cut Off, La. Falgout Funeral Home, Raceland, La., in charge.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Cheramie Cemetery, Galliano: David M. Pitre / born May 1873 / died June 1947 / Julie P. Pitre / born Jan. 18, 1881 / died Jan. 13, 1970
Back one generation to parents of Martial Adam Pitre
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.