Pierre Napoleon Pitre

1879 Embrun, Ontario – 1967 Noelville, Ontario

 

 

Continuation of tree (5th child of Francois Xavier Pitre/Marguerite Hemard); all known surname descendants:

               8          Pierre Napoleon Pitre  b: 16 May 1879  St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 4 January 1967  Noelville, Cosby, ONT 

                                 +Marie Louise Hebert  b: 18 May 1887  St. Jacques, Embrun, Russell, ONT; m: 30 October 1905  St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT [Benonie/Martine Roy]; d: 25 December 1942  Noelville, Cosby, ONT

                          9          Joseph Lionel Pitre  b: 27 March 1907  St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: June 1976  Sudbury, ONT

                                        +Marie Anne Lauthier  b: 9 August 1909  St. Jean Baptiste, L'Orignal, ONT; m: 26 December 1938  St. David, Noelville, Cosby, ONT [Pierre/Helen Kingsbery; d: 1986  Noelville, Cosby, ONT

                          9          Marie Aurore Pitre  b: 1 January 1909  St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 21 July 2011  Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT

                                        +Ovide Lafreniere  b: 28 January 1906  Mason, Nipissing, ONT; m: 5 June 1928  St. David, Noelville, Cosby, ONT [Delphis/Caroline Rivet]; d: 14 November 1976  Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT

                          9          Joseph William Pitre  b: 4 November 1910  St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 14 January 1961  Noelville, Cosby, ONT

                                        +Lucille ---

                          9          Joseph Rolland Euclide Pitre  b: 29 November 1912  St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 5 May 1997  Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT

                          9          Marie Anne Pitre  b: 8 October 1914  St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; d: 25 September 1963  Ottawa, ONT

                                        +Josephat Philias Guerin  b: 13 March 1907  St. David, Noelville, Cosby, ONT; m: 4 July 1938  St. David, Noelville, Cosby, ONT [Joseph/Victoria Monette]; d: 1983

                          9          Estella Lauria Yvonne Prudente Pitre  b: 2 July 1917  St. David, Noelville, Cosby, ONT; d: 30 November 2012  Sudbury, ONT

                                        +Joseph Emile Leopold Pitre  b: 25 January 1909  St. Jacques, Embrun, Russell, ONT; m: 25 February 1952  Sacre Coeur, Sturgeon Falls, ONT [Joseph Xavier Domina/Marie Claire Patenaude]; d: 18 January 1999  Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT

                          9          Lucille Pitre  b: 16 November 1919  Noelville, Cosby, ONT; d: 19 September 2008  Ottawa, ONT

                          9          Ange Aime Pitre  b: 14 May 1924  St. David, Noelville, Cosby, ONT; d: 17 January 1979  Ottawa, Ottawa, ONT

 

 

Notes for Pierre Napoleon Pitre:

Census

- 1911 Russell, Russell, Ontario:  Exavier Pitre 68 (farmer), wife Marguerite 61, Hormidas 15, Josephine 13; son Napoleon 32, wife Marie Louise 24, Leonel 4, Orere 3, Willie 7 months.

 

- 1921 Mason, Nipissing, ONT:  Napoleon Pitre 41 farmer, wife Marie Louise 34, Lionel 14, Aurore 12, Willie 10, Roland 8, Annette 6, Yvonne 3, Lucille 1.

 

- 1931 Noelville, Cosby, Nipissing, ONT:  Napoleon Pitre 52 farmer, wife Marie Louise 45, Willie 20, Rolland 17, Annette 16, Yvonne 14, Lucille 10, Angenian 7.

 

Obituary:  North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Thursday, 5 January 1967:  Noelville - Rev. Gerard Vachon officiated at Requiem High Mass for Napoleon Pitre of Noelville at St. David Roman Catholic Church in Noelville.  Mr. Pitre died at the Haileybury hospital following an illness of five years' duration.  He was 86 and was a pioneer of the Noelville area.  Pallbearers were: Roland Philion of Hanmer; Ronald St. Jean, Sudbury; Henri Guerin, Oscar Pitre, Claude Pitre and Rheaume Lachapelle all of Noelville.  Interment took place at Holy Angels Cemetery.  Born at Embrun, Ont., Mr. Pitre was educated there and his marriage to the former Marie Louise Hebert also took place at Embrun.  His wife predeceased him 25 years ago.  The couple took up residence at Noelville in 1905 and operated a farm for many years.  Mr. Pitre is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Ovide Lefreniere (Aurore), Mrs. Leopold Petre (Yvonne), Ange Aimee, all of Mattawa, and Lucille of Ottawa; and two sons, Roland of Mattawa and Lionel of Noelville.  He was predeceased by a daughter and a son.  He is also survived by two sisters, Mrs. Moise Clement and Mrs. Josephine Nadon, Noelville, and one brother, Domina, at Sudbury.  There are 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Joseph Lionel Pitre:  North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Friday, 2 July 1976:  Noelville - A life long resident of Noelville, Lionel Pitre, died recently at the Extendicare Home, Sudbury, after a lengthy illness.  He was 69.  The funeral mass was celebrated at St. David Roman Catholic Church by Rev. Laurier Rondeau.  Mrs. Armand Bouffard sang and was accompanied at the organ by Mrs. Denis Monette.  Interment was in the Parish Cemetery.  The Knights of Columbus formed a guard of honor in the church, with six members acting as pallbearers.  Mr. Pitre was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Pitre.  Born and educated in Noelville, he was a member of the Knights of Columbus and attended St. David Church.  Mr. Pitre is survived by his wife, Marie-Anne whom he married in Noelville; a son; two daughters, Mrs. Roland Phillion (Colette) of Hanmer and Mrs. Ronald St. Jean (Mona) of Sudbury; four sisters, Mrs. Aurore Lafreniere and Mrs. Yvonne Pitre of Mattawa, and Ange Aimee Pitre and Lucille Pitre of Ottawa; and six grandchildren.  Friends paid their respects at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Noelville.  The Sudbury Funeral Co-operative was in charge of all funeral arrangements.

Tombstone Inscription, St. David Cemetery, Noelville, ONT:  Lionel / 1907 - 1976 / Marie Anne / 1909 - 1986 / PITRE

 

Marie Aurore Pitre:  North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Friday, 22 July 2011:  Lafreniere, Aurore - died peacefully on 21 July 2011 at the age of 102.  Widow of Ovide Lafreniere, Aurore (nee Pitre), mother of Roger Lafreniere (deceased 2009), grandmother of Jean (North Bay) and Jason (Vancouver), mother-in-law of Judy (nee Bell) of North Bay.  She is the beloved sister of Yvonne Pitre (Sudbury) prebiously of Mattawa.  She was predeceased by her grandson Steven, as well as by her sisters Annette (Guerin), Lucile and Ange-Aimee Pitre and her brothers Lionel, William and Roland Pitre.  She is also survived by her nieces and nephews who will continue to admire her qualities including her great sense of aesthetics which manifested itself in all aspects of her life: flower gardens, sewing, fashion and cooking.  She loved her trips to Mexico, Florida, and even Rome.  When Ovide and Aurore were granted a private audience with the Pope it was one of the great joys of her life.  Aurore was born in Embrun, the daughter of Napoleon Pitre and Marie-Louise Hebert.  The family moved to Noelville and Aurore spent her youth there.  She married Ovide Lafreniere, lived in Noelville, Sturgeon Falls and Mattawa.  She moved to North Bay to stay there until she returned to the Algonquin Home in Mattawa.  Martyn & Sloan Funeral Home will welcome friends and family on Monday, July 25th from 2 to 4 pm and 7 to 9 pm.  A mass will be celebrated on Tuesday, July 26 at Ste. Anne Church in Mattawa.  Aurore will be buried in Ste. Anne Cemetery in Mattawa.

Tombstone inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT:  LAFRENIERE / Ovide / 1906 - 1976 / Aurore / 1909 - (blank) / Steven / 1966 - 1976

 

Joseph William Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Noelville St. David Cemetery, Cosby Township, ONT:  PITRE / Willie / 4 Nov. 1910 – 14 Janv. 1961 / repose en paix
 

Joseph Rolland Euclide Pitre:  North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Tuesday, 6 May 1997:  Pitre, Rolland - Of Mattawa.  Passed away at the Algonquin Nursing Home on Monday, May 5, 1997, in his 85th year.  He is survived by his sisters Aurore Lefreniere of North Bay, Yvonne Pitre of Mattawa, Lucille Pitre of Ottawa.  Predeceased by two sisters, Annette and Angeaimee and two brothers Lionel and Willie.  Friends and relatives may call at the T. L. Smith Funeral Home, Mattawa, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Anne's Church, Mattawa, on Thursday at 1:30 p.m.  Interment at the Parish Cemetery.  Donations to the Mattawa General Hospital Special Equipment Fund would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT:  PITRE / a la douce memoire de / Ange Aimee / 14 Mai 1924 – 17 Janv. 1979 / Lucille / 16 Nov 1919 - 19 Sept 2008 / Roland / 29 Nov 1912 – 5 Mai 1997 / ou’ils reposent en paix

 

Marie Anne Pitre:  North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Friday, 27 September 1963:  Noelville - The death of Mrs. Josephat Guerin, of Noelville, occurred Wednesday, Sept. 25 at Ottawa.  She was 48, and had been in ill health for the past eight years.  Friends may pay their respects at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Noelville.  Requiem High Mass will be offered Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. David's Roman Catholic Church, and interment will be at the St. David Cemetery.  Funeral arrangements are in charge of Theoret Funeral Home, Sturgeon Falls.  Mrs. Guerin was the former Annette Pitre.  She was born at Embrun, Ont., in 1915, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Pitre.  She had lived in Noelville for several years, where she attended St. David's Roman Catholic Church and was a member of the Ladies of St. Anne.  She was married at Noelville, in 1937, to Josephat Guerin who survives.  Also surviving are four sons: Gabriel, of Ottawa; Herve, of Mattawa; Jacques and Pierre, both of Noelville, and four daughters: Miss Pauline Guerin, of Ottawa; Mrs. Allain Gaudet (Rachelle), of Ottawa, and Madeleine and Louise Guerin, both of Noelville.  She is also survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Pitre; two brothers: Rolland, of Mattawa, and Lionel, of Noelville, and four sister: Mrs. Ovide Lafreniere (Aurore), Mrs. Leopold Pitre (Yvonne), and Miss Ange-Aimee Pitre, all of Mattawa, and Miss Lucille Pitre, of Ottawa.

Tombstone Inscription, St. David Cemetery, Noelville, ONT:  Annette Guerin / (nee Pitre) / 1914 - 1963  //  Josaphat / Guerin / 1907 - 1983

 

Estella Lauria Yvonne Prudente Pitre:  North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Saturday, 8 December 2012:  Pitre, Yvonne - (1917-2012) - died in Sudbury at the age of 95 years.  She was predeceased by her parents, Napoleon and Marie-Louise (Nee Hebert) Pitre, by her sisters and brothers, Lionel, Aurore, Willie, Annette, Roland, Lucille and Ange-Aimee, by her husband, Leopold Pitre and by her son, Charles Pitre.  Grieving her loss are her daughter, Francine Whitehead (John) and her grandson Jason Whitehead (Kirsten), her sisters-in-law, Lucille, Solange, Jeanne and Grace Pitre and many nieces and nephews.  All through her life, she fulfilled her many roles as daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother and aunt to the best of her abilities, always striving for perfection.  She was a woman with an exceptional talent for trades, specially woodworking, where again she did everything perfectly well.  She helped all her life, the family owes her a debt of gratitude.  A very special thank you to Doctor Paradis and her team and to the nursing staff in the surgical unit at Health Sciences North for their professional and compassionate care.  At Yvonne's request there will be no visitation or service.  Cremation at the Park Lawn Crematorium.  Interment in the family plot in Ste. Anne's Cemetery in Mattawa.  Donations to Sick Kids Hospital (Toronto) would be greatly appreciated.  Arrangements entrusted to the Jackson and Barnard Funeral Home.

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT:  PITRE / Leopold / 25 Janv. 1909 – 18 Janv. 1999 / epoux de / Yvonne Pitre / 2 Juil. 1917 - / leurs fils / Charles / 31 Mars 1957 – 18 Sept. 1978 / ou’ils reposent en paix

 

Lucille Pitre:  The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ONT), Wednesday, 24 September 2008:  Lucille Pitre passed away at the Ottawa Hospital, General Campus on September 19, 2008, at the age of 88.  Lucille was a woman full of life and will deeply be missed by her sisters; Aurore Lafreniere of Mattawa and Yvonne Pitre of Sudbury as well as many nieces and nephews.  Funeral Mass will be held at St. Ann's Roman Catholic Church, Mattawa, Ontario on Friday September 26, 2008 at 1 p.m.  For those who wish, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated.

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT:  PITRE / a la douce memoire de / Ange Aimee / 14 Mai 1924 – 17 Janv. 1979 / Lucille / 16 Nov 1919 - 19 Sept 2008 / Roland / 29 Nov 1912 – 5 Mai 1997 / ou’ils reposent en paix

 

Ange Aime Pitre:  North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Thursday, 18 January 1979:  Ottawa - A native of Noelville, Ange-Aimee Pitre of 257 Lisgar St., died suddenly Wednesday morning at a hospital here.  She was 54.  Funeral mass will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. at Ste. Anne's Church in Mattawa.  Spring interment will be at the parish cemetery.  Friends may call at the M. O. Edwards Funeral Home in Mattawa.  Miss Pitre, who attended Sacred Heart Church in Ottawa, was employed by the federal government's department of justice.  She was born May 14, 1924 at Noelville, the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Napoleon Pitre.  Miss Pitre is survived by a brother, Roland of Mattawa; three sisters: Lucille of Ottawa; Mrs. Aurore Lafreniere and Mrs. Leopold Pitre (Yvonne), both of Mattawa.

- The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ON), Monday, 29 January 1979:  Ange-Aimee Pitre.  Passed away suddenly in a local hospital, Wednesday, January 17, 1979.  Beloved sister of Lucille of Ottawa; Mme. Leopold Pitre (Yvonne), Mme. Aurore Lafreniere, brother Roland, all of Mattawa.  Interment at Mattawa Cemetery.

Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT:  PITRE / a la douce memoire de / Ange Aimee / 14 Mai 1924 – 17 Janv. 1979 / Lucille / 16 Nov 1919 - 19 Sept 2008 / Roland / 29 Nov 1912 – 5 Mai 1997 / ou’ils reposent en paix

 

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