Continuation of tree (6th child of Joseph Jacques Pitre/Marie Madeleine Couillard); all known surname descendants:
6 Pierre Pitre b: 19 September 1792 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 18 May 1880 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
+Marie Josephe Primeau b: 15 November 1793 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; m: 14 February 1814 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE [Jean Louis/Marie Lacroix]; d: 30 April 1882 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
7 Claire Pitre b: 29 January 1815 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 26 May 1898 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
+Louis Hebert b: 17 October 1806 Ile Perrot, Montreal, QUE; m: 8 February 1830 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE [Louis/Josephe Tessier]; d: 18 January 1894 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
7 Josephe Pitre b: 5 November 1816 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 27 February 1886 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
+Jean Baptiste Poirier dit Lafleur b: 21 June 1813 Ile Perrot, Montreal, QUE; m: 4 October 1836 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE [Jean Baptiste/Marie Louise Girouard]; d: 28 July 1854 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, QUE
*2nd Husband of Josephe Pitre:
+Augustin Lefebvre b: 3 July 1815 Ile Perrot, Montreal, QUE; m: 24 March 1856 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE [Augustin/Isabelle Lalonde]; d: 16 December 1902 St. Louis de Gonzague, Beauharnois, QUE
7 Pierre Pitre b: 21 August 1818 St. Joachim, Chateauguay, QUE; d: 13 April 1819 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
7 Pierre Pitre b: 28 February 1820 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 16 April 1877 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
+Marcelline Bergevin b: 4 March 1830 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, QUE; m: 4 November 1845 St. Timothee, Beauharnois, QUE [Pierre/Angelique Mercier]; d: 10 April 1908 Oklee, Red Lake, MN
7 Joseph Pitre b: 17 March 1822 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 14 July 1873 Notre Dame, Basilica, Montreal, QUE
+Julie Vallee b: 27 October 1828 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE; m: 4 November 1845 Ste. Martine, Chateauguay, QUE [Hyacinthe/Claire Dorais]; d: 8 March 1883 Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal, QUE
7 girl Pitre b: 3 April 1824 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 3 April 1824 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
7 Paul Phocas Pitre b: 5 March 1825 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 2 June 1825 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
7 Jean Louis Pitre b: 3 July 1826 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE; d: 15 March 1827 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE
Notes for Pierre Pitre:
Census
- 1851 St. Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec: Pierre Pitre 60 (retired), wife Josephte Primeau 58, Pierre 32 (farmer), wife Marcelline Bergevin 24, Pierre 4, Odylle 1.
- 1861 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE: Pierre Pitre senior 69 ('bourgeois)', wife Josette Primeau 69 ('bourgeoise'); son Pierre Pitre 40 (farmer), wife Marceline Bergevin 30, Pierre 12, Ladie 9, Lalie 10, Charle 7, Felix 5, Joseph 3, Taleesse 1.
- 1871 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE: Pierre Pitre 51, wife Marceline 40, Eulalie 19, Charles 16, Felix 14, Joseph 11, Vitaline 9, Conrad 7; parents Pierre 78, wife Josephte 78; brother Pierre 23, wife Lumina 21.
- 1881 St. Clement, Beauharnois, QUE: Josepthe Primeau 88, living with her grandson Auguste Hebert 30 & wife Anastasie 29, and Francois Hebert 65.
Obituaries for the children:
Josephe Pitre: Le Progres de Valleyfield (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, QUE), 11 March 1886: Death in St. Louis de Gonzague, on February 26th, at the age of 68, after an illness of only four days, Mrs. Josephte Pitre dite Lajambe, wife of Mr. Augustin Lefebvre, retiree. Her funeral took place in Beauharnois on the 1st of March.
Pierre Pitre: Le Courrier du Canada (Quebec City, QUE), 25 April 1877: Beauharnais - A sad event has just brought mourning to a family in the parish of St. Clement. Pierre Pitre, known as Lajambe, a local farmer, had been suffering from mental illness for 4 to 5 years. His family had particularly noticed during the last weeks of his life that his bouts of madness had become more violent. The periods during which his mind regained clarity were gradually becoming rarer. The poor unfortunate man almost constantly rambled. He had taken communion on Quasimodo Sunday and walked around his field and buildings saying he was looking for "his Savior." On Tuesday, the 17th, deceiving the vigilance of the people who were watching him, he returned to his stable. Worried about his absence, his father, an 80-year-old man, went out to look for him a few minutes later and found him hanging from a beam in the stable. He immediately called for help, and with the assistance of his little daughter, he managed to cut the fatal rope holding the unfortunate father; but it was too late, he had stopped breathing. Deputy Coroner Mr. Joseph Mayer conducted an investigation on the deceased's body. The jury returned a verdict of 'death by hanging following an episode of mental alienation.'
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