Continuation of tree (8th child of Pierre Pitre/Marie Prejean); all known surname descendants:
6 Paul Pitre b: 22 April 1814 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 27 December 1870 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE
+Marguerite Berlinguette b: 11 October 1816 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; m: 7 November 1836 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE [Francois Xavier/Adelaide Blanchette]; d: 13 January 1894 Notre Dame de Grace, Hull, Wright, QUE
7 Marguerite Eulalie Pitre b: 28 September 1837 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 18 February 1916 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE
+Jean Baptiste Taillefer b: 31 August 1838 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; m: 9 October 1865 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE [Toussaint/Julie Demers]; d: 3 June 1917 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE
7 Pierre Pitre b: 11 June 1839 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 23 June 1888 St. Jacques, Montreal, QUE
+Sarah Elizabeth Blyth b: 20 February 1840 St. Jerome, Terrebonne, QUE; m: 2 July 1860 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE [William Cleveland/Angele Lauzon]; d: 5 August 1894 Montreal, QUE
7 Philomene Pitre b: 22 April 1841 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: Aft. 1871
7 Francois Xavier Pitre b: 13 March 1843 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: Bet. 1861-1871
7 Marie Virginie Pitre b: 31 December 1844 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 7 January 1846 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE
7 Charles Napoleon Pitre b: 26 February 1847 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: Aft. 1871
7 Marie Pitre b: 4 March 1849 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 14 August 1849 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE
7 Marie Cordelie Pitre b: 28 July 1850 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; Bet. 1851-1861
7 Joseph Hormisdas Pitre b: 22 April 1852 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 25 November 1917 Notre Dame de Grace, Hull, Wright, QUE
+ Catherine Desrochers b: 27 February 1852 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, QUE; m: Bef. 1891 [Jean/Marie Angelique Bougie]; d: 1 February 1931 Ottawa, Carleton, ONT
7 Honore Teophitus Pitre b: 21 May 1854 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 10 May 1905 Alpena, Alpena, MI
+Marie Agnes Roy b: 3 October 1860 Lachenaie, L'Assomption, QUE; m: 1 May 1883 St. Bernard, Alpena, Alpena, MI [Simon/Delphine Leclerc]; d: 29 May 1944 Alpena, Alpena, MI
7 Louis Stanislas Pitre b: 19 April 1856 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 24 November 1912 Alpena, Alpena, MI
+Marie Caroline Lafond b: 3 June 1861 St. Alphonse Rodriquez, Joliette, QUE; m: 30 October 1879 Alpena, Alpena, MI [Joseph Parsonne dit Lafond/Merance Pose]; d: 28 November 1945 Ventura, Ventura, CA
7 Charles Emile Eneas Pitre b: 11 March 1858 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 14 March 1931 Montreal, QUE
+ Vitaline Emard b: 16 June 1864 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT; m: 27 August 1883 St. Jacques, Embrun, Prescott, Russell, ONT [Olivier/Felicite Pitre]; d: 8 June 1930 Montreal, QUE
7 Martine 'Corine' Pitre b: 28 January 1860 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 16 September 1917 Notre Dame de Grace, Hull, Gatineau, QUE
+Emilien Dubois b: 21 August 1859 St. Louis de Gonzague, Beauharnois, QUE; m: Abt. 1887 [Placide/Philomene Imbeau]; d: 2 November 1915 Notre Dame de Grace, Hull, Gatineau, QUE
Notes for Paul Pitre:
Census
- 1851 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, Quebec: Paul Pitre 37 (sawyer), wife Marguerite Berlingust 36, Eulalie 15, Pierre 13, Philomene 11, F. Xavier 9, Napoleon 5, Cordelie 1.
- 1861 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE: Paul Petre 47 (laborer), wife Margt. Berlinguette 43, Philomen Pitre 19, Xavier 19, Napoleon 14, Hormidas 9, Theophite 7, Stanislaus 5, Eneas 2, Martine 2; widow Josette Craig 80, widow Sarah Kinsley 83. Eulalie 23, living with brother Pierre.
- 1871 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE: Widow Marguerite Pitre 59, Philomene 29, Napoleon 23 ('Sacristain'), Hormisdas 20, Theophetus 16, Emile 11, Corine Pitre 11.
- 1881 Cannot locate family. At Wellington Ward, Ottawa City, Carleton, Ontario: Emile Pitre 21 (servant), with Louis W.P. Couttee 29 (barrister).
- 1891 Hull City, Ottawa, QUE: Ormidase Pitre 38 (day labourer), wife Catrine 39; widowed mother Marguerite 74.
- 1901 Hull, Wright, QUE: Hormisdas Pitre 48, wife Catherine 49, Eva Durocher 10 'protegee'.
- 1911 Hull, Wright, QUE: Hormidas Pitre 59 day laborer, wife Catherine 59.
Misc: 22 January 1876, Ogdensburg (New York) Journal: Unmailable letters held for postage - Madam Paul Pitre, Heull, Quebec
Obituaries for the children:
Marguerite Eulalie Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Ste. Martine (old) Cemetery, Chateauguay, QUE: A la memoire / de / Eulalie Pitre / epouse / de / J.B. Taillefer / decedee / le 18 Fev. 1916 / agee de 78 ans. Also: A la memoire / de / J.B. Taillefer / epoux de / Eulalie Pitre / et de Alice Berlinguette (more)
Pierre Pitre: The Montreal Star (Montreal, QUE), Wednesday, 27 June 1888: Pierre Pitre, a clerk in the employ of Mr. Alphonse Valiquette, died from congestion of the brain on Saturday and not through a fall in the store.
Joseph Hormisdas Pitre: The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ONT), Tuesday, 27 November 1917: The death took place on Sunday afternoon at Hull of Mr. Hermisdas Pitre, at his residence, 25 Maisonneuve street, after a brief illness, at the age of 65 years. The late Mr. Pitre, who was a lifelong resident of Hull, was a civil servant and had been employed for many years in the postal stores department. He is survived by a widow and one adopted daughter, Mrs. G. A. Petitclere. The funeral will take place on Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock to Notre Dame church, Hull.
Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame Cemetery, Hull, Gatineau, QUE: A la memoire de / Hormidas Pitre / decede / le 25 Nov. 1917 / a l’age de 65 ans. / Eva Durocher / 1891 – 1941 / epouse de / Gilbert Petitclerc / 1888 – 1947 / Irene Petitclerc / decedee le 5 Oct. 1925 / a l’age de 16 ans.
Honore Teophitus: Tombstone Inscription, Holy Cross Cemetery, Alpena, MI: PETERS / Father / Theophile / Feb. 15, 1857 / May 11, 1905 / Mother / Agnes / Nov. 4, 1859 / May 29, 1944
Martine 'Corine' Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, Notre Dame Cemetery, Hull, Gatineau, QUE: Corrine / Pitre / epouse de / Emilien / Dubois / decedee le / 16 Sep. 1917 / a l’age / de 58 ans.
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Last updated: 28 February 2022.