Continuation of tree (1st child of Ambroise Pitre/Elisabeth Dugas); all known surname descendants:
5 Paul Ambroise Pitre b: 21 July 1775 Vienne, France; d: 21 November 1837 Plattenville, Assumption, LA
+Celeste Blanchard b: 13 August 1776 Nantes, France; m: 16 September 1800 Plattenville, Assumption, LA [Benoni/Madeleine Forest]; d: Aft. 1840 Plattenville, Assumption, LA
6 Basilise Elisabeth Pitre b: 13 June 1801 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; d: 19 May 1822 Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA
+Gotlieb Ludwig Hoppe b: Abt. 1798 Culm, Poland; m: 11 October 1819 Plattenville, Assumption, LA [Jacques Frederic/Marie Barbara]; d: Aft. 1822
6 Valery Pitre b: 24 September 1802 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; d: Bef. 1860 Plattenville, Assumption, LA
+Marie Marcelite Bourg b: 30 May 1809 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 24 November 1825 Plattenville, Assumption, LA [Pierre/Felicite Landry]; d: Bet. 1860 - 1870 Plattenville, Assumption, LA
6 Anne Pitre b: Abt. 1804 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; d: 9 August 1845 Plattenville, Assumption, LA
+Louis Gravereaux b: Abt. 1803 LaRoque, Blai, France; m: 11 October 1824 Plattenville, Assumption, LA [Pierre/Marie Alart]
6 Marie Josephine Pitre b: 22 August 1806 New Orleans, LA; d: Aft. 1854
+Elie Forest b: 5 March 1799 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; m: 12 February 1825 Plattenville, Assumption, LA [Charles/Marie Madeleine Blanchard]; d: Bet. 1840-1854
*2nd Husband of Marie Josephine Pitre:
+Elisee Giraud b: Abt. 1806; m: 25 April 1854 St. Elizabeth, Paincourtville, Assumption, LA [Francois/Francoise Gara]
6 Marie Josephe Pitre b: 6 November 1807 Plattenville, Assumption, LA; d: 14 December 1824 Plattenville, Assumption, LA
Notes for Paul Ambroise Pitre:
Census
- 1810 Assumption, Louisiana: Paul Pitre 35, wife Celeste 35, Elisabeth 9, Valery 8, Anne 6, Josephine 4, Marie 3.
- 1820 Assumption, LA: Paul Pitre 45, wife Celeste Blanchard 44, Valery 18, Anne 16, Josephine 14, Marie Josephe 13, 1 unknown adult male.
- 1830 Assumption, LA: Paul Pitre 55, wife Celeste Blanchard 54, granddaughter Marie Celeste Hoppe 10.
Back one generation to parents of Paul Ambroise Pitre
Items in red verified from transcriptions in the following:
- The Acadian Exiles in Chattellerault 1773-1785 (Robichaux)
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- Southwest Louisiana Records (Rev. Hebert)
- Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans
Last updated: 14 April 2008*