Continuation of tree (7th child of Hilaire Pitre/Pelagie Doiron); all known surname descendants:
7 Sylvain Pitre b: 31 August 1837 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 24 January 1896 Lowell, Middlesex, MA
+Sophie Doiron b: 22 March 1835 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; m: 24 January 1860 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI [Fabien/Barbe Pineau]; d: Bet. 1881-1889 Nelson, Northumberland, NB
8 Marie Madeleine Pitre b: 4 February 1861 St. Augustine, Rustico, PEI; d: 8 December 1949 Somerville, Middlesex, MA
+Dominique Cormier b: 10 November 1852 St. Pierre, Cocagne, Kent, NB; m: 13 February 1882 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB [Aime/Modeste Bourk]; d: 21 March 1934 Leominster, Worcester, MA
8 Barbe Pitre b: 14 April 1863 Matapedia, Quebec; d: 26 September 1874 St. Laurent, Matapedia, Quebec
8 Felix Pitre b: 6 October 1865 Matapedia, Quebec; d: 5 February 1885 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB
8 Jerome Pitre b: 8 January 1868 Ste. Anne, Restigouche, Bonaventure, Quebec; d: 11 February 1870 Matapedia, Quebec
8 Delphine Adeline Pitre b: 10 September 1871 St. Alexis, Matapedia, Quebec; d: 11 September 1873 St. Alexis, Matapedia, Quebec
*2nd Wife of Sylvain Pitre:
+Suzanne Mazerolle (aka Duplessis) b: Abt. 17 August 1844 Stella Maris, Escuminac, Northumberland, NB [illegitimate d/o Celeste Mazerolle & Prospere Tibodeau]; m: 9 February 1889 St. Francois de Sales, Rogersville, Northumberland, NB; d: Aft. 1891
Notes for Sylvain Pitre:
Census
- 1871 Matapedia, Bonaventure, Quebec: Sylvain Pitre 34
(farmer), wife Sophie 34, Marie 10, Barbe 8, Felix 5.
- 1881 Nelson, Northumberland, New Brunswick: Silvany Peters 44 (farmer),
wife Sophie 46, Mary 20, Filex 15.
- 1891 Rogersville, Northumberland, NB: Silvan Pete 47 (farmer), 2nd wife
Suzan 45, step-children Mary Votour 15, Agnes Votour 15, Genevieve Votour 10,
Joseph Votour 9, Louisa Votour 6.
Notes for Suzanne Mazerolle (aka Duplessis):
- Her mother Celeste Mazerolle married Joseph Duplessis 17 February 1851, hence the Duplessis surname. Suzanne married Simeon Vautour 17 July 1871 at St. Louis de Francais, St. Louis, Kent, NB. She was listed as the daughter of Joseph Duplessis & Celeste Mazerolle.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Madeleine Pitre: Boston Globe (MA), Sunday, 11 December 1949: Cormier - In Somerville, Dec. 8, Mary (Pitre) of 163 Summer st., beloved wife of the late Domenick Cormier. Funeral from the Willwerth Funeral Home, 179 Highland av., Somerville, Monday at 8 a.m. Requiem High Mass at St. Catherine's Church at 9 a.m. Relatives and friends invited. Visiting hours 2-5 and 7-10 p.m.
Back one generation to parents of Sylvain Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1938), online death registrations (1888-1919), obituaries, tombstones.
Last updated: 7 August 2018.