Continuation of tree (8th child of Eusebe Pitre/Ameline Potvin); all known surname descendants:
9 Napoleon Pitre b: 20 October 1895 Sacre Coeur, Bourget, Russell, ONT; d: 13 October 1967 Lemieux, Prescott, ONT
+Marie Louise Angelina Lea Castonquay b: 8 August 1909 St. Michel, Vaudreuil, Quebec; m: 5 July 1926 St. Joseph, Lemieux, Prescott, ONT [Joseph/Vitaline Boulanger]; d: 22 October 1997 Casselman, Prescott, ONT
10 Marie Juliette Pitre b: 7 July 1928 St. Joseph, Lemieux, Prescott, ONT; d: Aft. January 2006
+Ovide Gadoua b: 1926; m: 16 October 1948 Lemieux, Prescott, ONT [Zephirin/Rose Leblanc]; d: 3 January 2006 Maple Grove, Beauharnois, QUE
10 Marie Noella Pitre b: 25 October 1932 St. Joseph, Lemieux, Prescott, ONT; d: Aft. March 2015
+Remi Gadoua b: 30 November 1931 St. Isidore, Prescott, ONT; m: 5 July 1952 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE [Zephirin/Rose Leblanc]; d: 30 March 2015 Clarence Creek, Russell, ONT
10 Alice Pitre b: 1935; d: Aft. October 2005
+Andre Mulligan b: 1936; m: 1 September 1956 Lemieux, Prescott, ONT; d: 24 October 2005 London, Essex, ONT
Notes for Napoleon Pitre:
Census
- 1921 Plantagenet South, Prescott, Ontario: Eusebe Pitre 66 farming, wife Armoline 56, Napoleon 24, Godfray 23, Ernestine 21, Jedoen 19, Martin 17.
- 1931 Lemieux, South Plantagenet, Prescott, ONT: Napoleon Pitre 34 farmer, wife Lea 21, Juliet 2.
CEF Personnel Files (drafted recruits): Napoleon Pitre, res. Lemieux, ONT; b. 20 Oct 1895 Bourget, ONT; single; farmer; father Mr. Eusube Pitre (Lemieux); 5' 6 1/2"; dark complexion, blue eyes & dark brown hair, 2 moles back neck; 15 Jun 1918 Ottawa, ONT. Arrived in England 8 Aug 1918, 2nd Depot Battalion; discharged 3 Jul 1919.
Obituary: The Ottawa Citizen (ONT), Saturday, 14 October 1967: Pitre, Napoleon - On Friday, October 13, 1967, Napoleon Pitre of Lemieux, Ontario, age 71, husband of Lea Castonguay; dear father of Mrs. Ovide Gadouas (Juliette), Beau Harnois, Mrs. Remi Gadouas (Noella), Clarence Creek, Mrs. Andre Milligan (Alice), Cornwall; dear brother of Eusebe, Joseph, Gedeon, Cornwall, Godfroy, Lemieux, Martin, Beau Harnois; Mrs. Hector Dore; also 17 grandchildren. Resting at Quesnel Funeral Home at Casselman. Funeral on Monday, October 16th for Requiem High Mass at St. Joseph Church of Lemieux at 10 a.m. Interment Parish Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription: St. Joseph Cemetery, Lemieux, Prescott, ONT: PITRE / Joseph Castonguay / 1867 - 1941 / son epouse / Vitaline Boulanger / 1876 - 1934 / Napoleon Pitre / 1895 - 1967 / son epouse / Lea Castonguay / 1909 - 1997
Notes for Marie Louise Angelina Lea Castonquay:
Obituary: Racine - Mrs. Lea, from Casselman, died 22 October 1997, at the age of 88 years. Daughter of the late Joseph Castonguay and the late Vitaline Boulanger; married first to the late Napoleon Pitre and second to the late Omer Racine. She is survived by 3 daughters: Juliette Gadouas (Ovide) of Beauharnois, Noella Gadouas (Remi) of Clarence Creek, Alice Mulligan (Andre) of London, Ont., also 2 brothers: Paul Castonguay of Valleyfield, Que. and Philippe Castonguay of Brantford. She also leaves 18 grandchildren, 33 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-granddaughter. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Lafleur & Robert Funeral Home Ltd., Casselman. Visiting hours are Sunday, 26 October 1997, from 2-5 p.m. and 7-10 p.m. The religious service will be held on Monday, October 27, 1997, in Ste. Euphemie Church of Casselman.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Juliette Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE: (photo of the couple) GADOUA / 1926 Ovide Gadoua 2006 / epoux de / 1928 Juliette Pitre (blank)
Alice Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Euphemie Cemetery, Casselman, ONT: MULLIGAN / Andre Mulligan / 1936 – 2005 / son epouse / Alice Pitre / 1935 – (blank)
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Last updated: 24 October 2024.