Continuation of tree (3rd child of Antoine Pitre/Elisabeth Laplante); all known surname descendants:
6 Olivier Lepitre b: 8 September 1813 St. Jean Baptiste, Nicolet, Quebec; d: Bet. 1870-1880 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
+Frances Ann Soumandre (aka Simandre) b: 9 October 1816 Windsor, Essex, ONT; m: 25 July 1836 Assumption, Windsor, Essex, ONT [Paschal/Catherine Valade]; d: Aft. 1880 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
7 male Pitre b: Abt. 1837; d: 25 September 1837 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Marie Louise Pitre b: Abt. 1838 Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 6 April 1880 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
+Daniel Bourassa b: 28 June 1833; m: 16 February 1858 St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse, Wayne, MI [Eloi/Marie Aloide Allen]; d: 15 November 1864 Salisbury, Rowan, NC (died of disease while a POW)
*2nd Husband of Marie Louise Pitre:
+Pierre Leblanc b: 11 November 1832 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 4 February 1872 St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse, Wayne, MI [Peter Cleophas/Elisabeth Shaw]; d: 4 September 1893 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
7 Adele Aurelia Pitre b: 2 February 1839 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: Bef. 1840
7 Emelie Pitre b: 12 July 1842 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 6 September 1915 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
+John Baptist Riopelle b: 22 February 1839 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 8 November 1859 St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse, Wayne, MI [Jean Baptiste/Adelaide Cicotte]; d: 21 December 1910 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
7 Adelaide Salome Pitre b: 17 October 1844 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 31 October 1883 Corinth, Otisize, MI
+Lewis Bouchard b: Abt. 1843 Michigan; m: Abt. 1869; d: Aft. 1880
7 Zoe Elizabeth Pitre b: 4 October 1846 Ste. Anne, Detroit, Wayne, MI; d: 3 October 1916 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
+Gabriel Richard Goodell b: 21 April 1837 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; m: Abt. 1870 Ecorse, Wayne, MI [Jonas/Angelique Salliot]; d: 19 August 1902 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
7 Marguerite Philomene Pitre b: 20 September 1848 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; d: 26 August 1930 Wyandotte, Wayne, MI
+Alexander Labadie b: 17 March 1848 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: 13 June 1871 St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse, Wayne, MI [Antoine/Felicite Rouleau]; d: 24 February 1906 Ford, Wayne, MI
7 Julia Pitre b: 18 September 1850 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; d: 2 May 1907 Detroit, Wayne, MI
+Alexander S. Gunning b: 10 August 1849 Detroit, Wayne, MI; m: Abt. 1870 [Alexander/Margaret McGovern]; d: 25 January 1930 Detroit, Wayne, MI
7 Joseph Olivier Pitre b: 25 December 1852 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; d: 27 December 1862 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
7 Allen Pitre b: Abt. 1855 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; d: Bet. 1860-1870 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
7 Lucy Pitre b: 5 December 1858 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; d: 27 February 1881 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
+Henry Columbus Labadie b: 26 September 1855 Ecorse, Wayne, MI; m: 13 April 1880 St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse, Wayne, MI [Simon/Sarah Julia Brennaman]; d: 11 June 1886 Ecorse, Wayne, MI
Notes for Olivier Lepitre:
Census
- 1840 Ecorse, Wayne, Michigan: Levie Petter [Olivier
Lepitre 26, wife Frances Ann 23, Louise 2.]
- 1850 Ecorse, Wayne, MI: Oliver Pitre 34 (carpenter) [$100 real estate],
Hanna 32, Marie 10, Emilie 8, Selema 6, Zoe 4, Philomen 2.
- 1860 Ecorse, Wayne, MI: Levi Peet 46 (carpenter) [$500 real estate/$200
personal], wife Ann 44, Mary 20, Emily 18, Adaline 15, Elizabeth 13, Margret 11,
Julia 9, Joseph 8, Allen 3, Lucy 1; daughter Louisa 21 & her husband Daniel
Burisau 29 (laborer), Marry 1.
- 1870 Ecorse, Wayne, MI: Oliver Pete 56 (carpenter) [$600 real
estate/$100 personal], wife Fanny 53, Philemon 21, Julia 19, Lucy 11.
- 1880 Ecorse, Wayne, MI: Widow Fannie Peet 63, daughter Elizabeth Z. 32 &
her husband Gabriel R. Goodell 42 (postmaster), Ellen E. 8, Elmer R. 5.
Obituaries for the children:
Emelie Pitre: Detroit Times, Tuesday, 7 September 1915: Ecorse, Mich., Sept. 7 - The funeral of Mrs. John Riopelle, who died Monday morning in her home on Jefferson ave. west, will be held Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock, from St. Francis Xavier's church. Burial will be in Ecorse cemetery. Mrs. Riopelle was 74 years old, and a widow, her husband having died four years ago. She leaves to mourn her death three sons: Louis and Charles, of Ecorse, and William, of Indiana, and four daughters, Mrs. William Hutchinson, of Detroit, Mrs. John Maurice, of Ecorse; Mrs. Lilly Chapoton, of Cleveland, and Mrs. Joseph Ferstle, of New Boston. There are also 21 grandchildren living.
Tombstone Inscriptions, St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, Ecorse: John Riopelle / 1839 - 1910 / Emily his wife / 1842 - 1915
Back one generation to parents of Olivier Lepitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Births/Marriages/Deaths in RED without a church have come from the Michigan Return of Births/Marriages/Deaths (Family Search online - actual pages viewable). While births & marriages name parents, deaths list only age & marital status.
- Michigan deaths between 1897-1920 in RED taken from death certificates (online), which may also include birthdate.
- Some items in RED from obituaries.
Last updated: 23 February 2018.