Marcel Pitre

1842 Bathurst, New Brunswick – 1936 Robertville, NB

 

 

Continuation of tree (8th child of Michel Pitre/Luce Hache); all known surname descendants:

                   7     Marcel Pitre  b: 22 December 1842  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 24 February 1936  Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                               +Agnes Chamberlain  b: 25 September 1854  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 20 January 1874  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Amable/Genevieve Godin]; d: Abt. 1878  Beresford, Gloucester, NB 

                         8        Marguerite Pitre  b: 13 December 1874  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 15 May 1946  Everett, Middlesex, MA

                                     +Stanley Herman Funk  b: Abt. 1867  Germany; m: Abt. 1895; d: Bet. 1920-1925

                                   *2nd Husband of Marguerite Pitre:

                                     +Clarence Bradford Reed (aka Thomas)  b: 12 December 1882  S. Abington, Plymouth, MA; m: 6 September 1925  Everett, Middlesex, MA [J.W. Reed/Mary J.W. Snow]; d: Bef. 1930                    

                         8        Marie Anne Pitre  b: 27 August 1876  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 17 May 1955  Everett, Middlesex, MA

                                     +Antonio Robert Di Benedetto  b: 11 May 1869  Sienna, Italy; m: 29 September 1908  Sydney, Cap Breton, NS [Guiseppe/Marie ---]; d: Bef. 1930

 

                        *2nd Wife of Marcel Pitre:                                                        

                              +Louise Ludovine Thibodeau  b: Abt. 1852  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 4 September 1880  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Alexandre 'Alexis'/Rose Fournier]; d: 31 March 1892  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB

                         8        Elizabeth Pitre  b: 5 July 1881  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 19 August 1963  Everett, Middlesex, MA

                                      +Francis John Leblanc (aka White)  b: 10 April 1876  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: Abt. 1901 [Jean E./Marie Poirier]; d: 1952  Malden, Middlesex, MA

                         8        Joseph Pitre  b: 24 December 1882  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. 1884

                         8        Joseph Pitre  b: 21 April 1884  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 1939  Newcastle, Northumberland, NB

                                     +Marie Georgine Bertin  b: 13 August 1887  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 29 September 1908  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Isidore/Genevieve Grant]; d: 24 May 1918  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB

                                   *2nd Wife of Joseph Pitre:

                                     +Florence Doucet  b: March 1896  Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 5 November 1919  Newcastle, Northumberland, NB [Edward/Mary Doucet]; d: Aft. 1921

                         8        Jacques Pitre  b: 9 August 1885  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Abt. 1982 

                                     +Marie Brigitte Bertin  b: 14 February 1893  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 16 February 1909  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Isidore/Genevieve Grant]; d: 31 January 1912  Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                                   *2nd Wife of Jacques Pitre:

                                     +Anne 'Emma' Hache  b: 24 January 1895  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 October 1916  Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Andre/Marie Bertin]; d: 13 May 1926  Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                                   *3rd Wife of Jacques Pitre:

                                     +Marie Arthemise Landry (Albert)  b: 15 March 1895  St. Pierre aux Liens, Caraquet, Gloucester, NB; m: 15 November 1926  St. Pierre, Caraquet, Gloucester, NB [Levi/Christine Theriault]; d: 6 June 1966  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                         8        Jean Marcel Pitre   b: 13 June 1887  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 13 January 1955  Malden, Middlesex,  MA

                                      +Margaret Mary Ann Arseneau  b: 21 August 1893  South Superior, Douglas, WI; m: 27 February 1911  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Joseph Theophile/Margaret Hughes]; d: 23 December 1949  Malden, Middlesex, MA

                         8        Lucie Pitre  b: 18 June 1889  St. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 25 February 1977  Charlestown, Suffolk, MA 

                                     +Francis Peter 'Frank' Schroth  b: 13 May 1891  Boston, Suffolk, MA; m: Abt. 1911 [Frank/Minnie D. ---]; d: 20 July 1954  Holbrook, Norfolk, MA

                         8        Rose Delima Pitre  b: 12 January 1892  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 14 August 1892  Beresford, Gloucester, NB

 

                         *3rd Wife of Marcel Pitre:

                              +Mathilda Hache  b: June 1845  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 14 November 1893  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Simon/Marie Emelie Daigle]; d: 24 August 1923  Ste. Therese, Beresford, Gloucester, NB

 

 

Notes for Marcel Pitre:

- 11 March 1879 land grant: Marcel L. Petre (v. 101, #17530) Beresford, Gloucester, NB, 55 acres.
 

Census
- 1881 Beresford, Gloucester, New Brunswick:  Marcel Pitre 24 (farmer), 2nd wife Louise 26, Marguerite 6, Marie A. 4; parents, sister, and brother Pierre's family.


- 1891 Beresford, Gloucester, NB:  Marcelle Pitre 41 (farmer), wife Louise 36, Maggie 16, Marie Ann 14, Elizabeth 9, Joseph 7, James 6, John 2, Lucy 1; widowed father Michel Pitre 86, sister Marguerite Pitre 60 (weaver).

- 1901 Beresford, Gloucester, NB:  Marcel Pitre 49, 3rd wife Mathilde 49, Joseph 17, James 15, Jean 13, Lucie 10, sister Marguerite 69.  [Marie Anne 24 - ?]

- 1911 Ste. Louise, Beresford, Gloucester, NB:  Joseph Pitre 27 (farmer), wife Georgina 23, Marie Isabelle 9 months; parents Marcel 70 & wife Mathide 69.

 

- 1921 Middle Ste. Louise, Gloucester, NB:  Marcel Pitre 85 farmer, wife Methild 70.

 

- 1931 Ste. Louise, Beresford, Gloucester, NB:  Jacques Pitre 45 farmer, wife Artemise 35, Stella 13, Leona 12, Therese 10, Benoit 6, Alphonse 2, Dorina 4 months, widowed father Marcel 89.
 

Obituaries for the children:

Marguerite Pitre:  Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Thursday, 16 May 1946:  Thomas - In Everett, May 15, Margaret Thomas (Pitre), beloved wife of the late Clarence B. Thomas.  Funeral from the John F. Ward Funeral Home, Saturday, May 18, at 8 a.m.  Requiem High Mass at the Little Flower Church at 9 a.m.  Relatives and friends invited to attend.  Visiting hours 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.

 

Marie Anne Pitre:  Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Wednesday, 18 May 1955:  Di Benedetto - In Everett, May 17, Mary Ann Di Benedetto (Petrie), beloved wife of the late Anthony Di Benedetto and mother of Mrs. Mary Kerrigan and grandmother of Robert Walker.  Funeral from the John F. Ward and Son Funeral Home, 772 Broadway, Friday, May 20, at 8 a.m.  Requiem High Mass in the Little Flower Church at 9 a.m.  Relatives and friends invited to attend.  Visiting hours 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.

 

Elizabeth Pitre:  Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Tuesday, 20 August 1963:  White - In Everett, Aug. 19, 1963, residence 298 Ferry st., Elizabeth L. (Petrie), beloved wife of the late Frank J.  Mother of Mary M. Schroth, Martha G. Schroth of Fitchburg, Helen M. Sullivan of Danvers, Mary L. Hogan of Salem, Dorthy L. Nutting of Leominster and Frank E. White of Everett.  Funeral from the Charles J. Murphy Funeral Home, 519 Broadway on Thursday morning at 8, followed by a Solemn High Mass in the Immaculate Conception Church at 9 o'clock.  Relatives and friends are invited.  Visiting hours Tuesday and Wednesday 2 to 5 and 7 to 10.  Interment Holy Cross.

Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, MA:  WHITE / Frank J. / 1876 - 1952 / Elizabeth / 1882 - 1963

 

Jean Marcel Pitre:  Boston Daily Record (Boston, MA), Friday, 14 January 1955 - Auto Kills Malden Man:  John M. Petrie, 66, of 163 Bryant st., Malden, was struck by an auto and killed last night while crossing Eastern ave., near his home.

- Malden News (MA):  JOHN M. PETRIE, ACCIDENT VICTIM, IS LAID TO REST - Funeral services for John M. Petrie, 66, of 163 Bryant Street, who was killed when struck by a car at Eastern Ave. and Bryant Street Thursday evening, were held yesterday morning from the Carroll Funeral home with a high Mass of Requiem at the Sacred Hearts Church.  Mr. Petrie, husband of the late Margaret (Arseneau) Petrie, had left his home after dinner and was fatally injured as he was crossing the intersection.  He was pronounced dead on arrival at Malden Hospital.  Rev. Joseph I. McInnis was celebrant of the Mass which was attended by a large gathering of relatives and friends.  Burial was in the family lot at Holy Cross cemetery with Rev. Peter B. Linehan, pastor of the Church of the Little Flower, Everett, pronouncing the committal service.

 

Lucie Pitre:  Boston Globe (Boston, MA), Saturday, 26 February 1977:  Schroth - Of Charlestown, Mass., February 25, Mrs. Lucy A. Schroth, 17 Brighton St., Charlestown, Mass., widow of Frank P. Schroth, mother of Charles L. Schroth of Hooksett, N.H., Joseph E. Schroth of Charlestown, Mass., Leonard M. Schroth of Westfield, Mass., John W. Schroth of Roslindale, Mass. and Mary R. Potter of Hooksett, N.H.; sister of James Petrie of New Brunswick, Canada.  Funeral services will be held Monday morning at 8 o'clock from the Peabody Funeral Home, Derry, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Derry at 9 o'clock.  Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery, Malden, Mass.  Friends may call at the funeral home, Saturday and Sunday, 2-4 and 7-9.

 

 

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- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)

 

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