Continuation of tree (9th child of Paul Ambroise Pitre/Rosalie Naquin); all known surname descendants:
7 Theodule 'Pierre' Pitre b: December 1845 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: Bet. 1920-1930 Terrebonne, LA
+Marie Emelia Guidry b: 25 March 1842 Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; m: 2 May 1864 St. Francis de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Jean Baptiste/Marie Marcelline Thibodeaux]; d: 6 April 1888 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
8 Marie Camille Pitre b: 15 August 1865 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 30 October 1943 New Orleans, LA
+Adam Rogers b: November 1864 Terrebonne, LA; m: 11 January 1886 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Alex/Silvania Trahan]; d: 14 May 1928 Louisa, St. Mary, LA
8 'Gustave' Pierre Pitre b: 29 December 1867 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 28 May 1946 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA
+Marie Anna 'Annie' Martin b: 12 November 1871 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; m: 16 April 1888 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Evariste/Adalise Marguerite Guidry]; d: 1949 Bourg, Terrebonne, LA
8 Marie Eve Pitre b: 16 August 1871 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: January 1898
+Ernest Darcey b: 19 August 1865 Bayou Blue, Terrebonne, LA; m: 20 January 1890 St. Francois de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Leon/Marguerite Zulima Porche]; d: 13 June 1956 Bayou Blue, Lafourche, LA
8 Octavie Elvire Pitre b: 15 May 1874 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 6 December 1955 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Ellis Eschete b: 16 December 1871 Chauvin, Terrebonne, LA; m: 22 January 1894 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Drazile/Aurelia Labit]; d: 27 March 1958 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Marie Alzina Pitre b: 19 January 1879 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 20 December 1972 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Louis Clemille 'Clay' Belanger b: 7 July 1871; m: 5 May 1898 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Celestin/Adele Marie Chauvin]; d: 31 May 1943 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Elie Marie Terence Pitre b: 6 May 1881 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 28 October 1954 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+Medora Boudreaux b: 14 February 1885 Terrebonne, LA; m: 26 April 1902 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA [Fostin/unknown]; d: 1 March 1973 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Joseph Emile Pitre b: 27 June 1883 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 27 October 1885 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
8 Josephine Evelia Pitre b: 31 January 1886 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA
*2nd Wife of Theodule Pierre Pitre:
+Josephine Labit b: September 1855; m: 8 June 1891 St. Francis de Sales, Houma, Terrebonne, LA [Jean Baptiste/Pauline Ledet]; d: 10 December 1943 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Marie Emma Pitre b: 27 August 1891 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 27 September 1978 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
+James Joseph Dill b: 8 June 1897; m: Abt. 1921; d: 30 October 1968 Houma, Terrebonne, LA
8 Francois Theodule Pitre b: 4 August 1894 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; d: 24 January 1969 New Orleans, LA
+Louise Leveque b: 4 December 1900 New Orleans, LA; m: Abt. 1929 [Andre/Marie Laura Fornaris ]; d: 11 December 1986 New Orleans, LA
8 Joseph Octave Pitre b: 21 November 1895 Montegut, Terrebonne, LA; d: 21 July 1958 New Orleans, Orleans, LA
+Bessie Lorena Adoue b: 29 April 1896 Houma, Terrebonne, LA; m: 14 October 1915 New Orleans, Orleans, LA [Ulysses Joseph/Ellen Hart Singleton]; d: February 1983 Orleans, LA
Notes for Theodule 'Pierre' Pitre:
Census
- 1870 Lockport, Terrebonne,
Louisiana: Theodule Pette 19, wife Emily 25, Camille 5, August 3, living
with his father-in-law John Gaidry 82.
- 1880 Terrebonne, LA: Ordeal Pete 38 (laborer), wife Emily 36, Comealia
15, Gustave 13, Eva 9, Elvira 7, Alzena 2.
- 1900 Terrebonne, LA: Theodule Pitre 52 (farm laborer), 2nd wife of 9
years wife Josephine 44 , Emma 7, Frank 5, Octave 4. Son Elie Pitre 19 (farm laborer), living with his sister Elvire 26 & her husband
Elles Eschette 28 & son.
- 1910 Houma, Terrebonne, LA: Theodule Petre 63 (farmer), wife of 18 years
Josephine 54, Emma 17, Frank 15, Octave 14.
- 1920 Barrowtown, Terrebonne, LA: Theodule Pitre 74 (farm laborer), wife
Josephine 64.
- 1930 Terrebonne, LA: Widow Josephine Labit 74, living with family of daughter Emma 32 & husband James Dill 32, and their 4 children.
- 1940 Terrebonne, LA: Widow Josephine Labit 82, living with son-in-law James Dill 42, wife Emma 41 & their 5 children.
WWI registration records (sons):
Elie Marie Terence Pitre:
Elie M. Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 6 May 1881; Mederor Boudreaux (wife);
medium height, medium build.
Francois Theodule Pitre: Frank Theodule
Pitre; Terrebonne, LA; born 4 Aug 1894 (Houma); wife; medium height, medium
build; gray eyes & blonde hair.
Joseph Octave Pitre:
Octave Joseph Pitre; Orleans, LA; born 21 Nov 1895 (Houma); wife & child;
short height, slender build; gray eyes & light hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Marie Camille Pitre: The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette, LA), Monday, 1 November 1943: New Iberia, Nov. 1 - Funeral services were conducted at the Weeks Island Catholic Chapel this morning at 10:30 for Mrs. Camilla Pitre Rogers, age 78, who died at the residence of her son, Claude Rogers in New Orleans on Saturday at 8:30 a.m. Survivors are one daughter, Mrs. Wilson Provost, Biloxi, Miss., six sons, Howard and Paul, Port Arthur, Texas; Claude, New Orleans; Sidney and Camille, Weeks Island; Fagnis, New Orleans. Jacquemond Funeral Home was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Helens Cemetery, St. Mary, LA: Mrs. Adam Rogers / nee Camille Pitre / 1866 - 1943 // Adam Rogers / 1865 - 1928
'Gustave' Pierre Pitre: Times Picayune, 29 May 1946 - At Bourg, La., on May 28, Gustave Pitre, 78 years old (born December 12, 1867); survived by his widow, Annie Martin, and seven children, Mrs. Lucius Falgout of Bourg, La., Clarence Pitre of Raceland, La., Mrs. Inez Belanger of New Orleans, La., Mrs. Neville Eschete of Chauvin, La., Senior Assistant Nurse Officer Laura M. Pitre of Atlanta, Ga., Mrs. Arthur Dupre of Houma, La., and Mrs. Nason LeBleu of Bourg, La.; 21 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. Mr. Pitre was a native, a lifelong and second oldest resident of Bourg, La. Funeral services at the St. Ann Catholic church, Bourg, La. Funeral arrangements not completed. Chauvin Funeral Home in charge.
Octavie Elvire Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Wednesday, 7 December 1955: Eschete - At the residence, Houma, La., on Tuesday, December 6, 1955, at 3 o'clock p.m., Mrs. Elvire Eschete, wife of Ellis Eschete; mother of Dennis, Paul, Randolph and Magnus of Houma, La., and Lawrence Eschete of New Orleans, Mrs. Percy Richaud of Houma, La., and Mrs. William Detiveaux of Bourg, La.; also survived by 20 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place Wednesday, December 7, 1955, from the First National Funeral Home, Houma, La. Religious services at St. Francis de Sales church at 4 o'clock p.m. Interment in St. Francis de Sales cemetery.
Marie Alzina Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #1, Houma: BELANGER / Louis Clay / July 7, 1871 / May 31, 1943 / Alzina Pitre / Jan. 19, 1879 / Dec. 20, 1972 / Don Louis / Feb. 13, 1945
Elie Marie Terence Pitre: Times Picayune, 29 October 1954 - On Thursday, October 26, 1954, at 12:30 o'clock a.m., Elie M. Pitre, of 224 Gouaux avenue, Houma, La., husband of Modorea Boudreaux, father of Milton Pitre and Mrs. Ralph Romine of Houma, La., Mrs. Elvine Champagne and Mrs. Woodrow Leske of New Orleans, La., aged 73 years, a native of Terrebonne parish and a resident of Houma, La. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, which will take place on Friday, October 29, 1954, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., from the Chauvin Funeral Home, Houma, La. Religious services at St. Francis de Sales Catholic church, Houma, La. Interment in Magnolia cemetery. Chauvin Funeral Home in charge.
Tombstone Inscription, Magnolia Cemetery, Houma: ELIE M. PITRE / Elie M. Pitre / May 6, 1881 - Oct. 26, 1954 / his wife / Medora Boudreaux Pitre / Feb. 14, 1885 - Mar. 1, 1973 / Elvine P. Champagne / Mar. 4, 1903 - Aug. 29, 1976
Marie Emma Pitre: Tombstone Inscription, St. Francis de Sales Cemetery #2, Houma, LA: JAMES J. DILL / James Joseph Dill / Louisiana / EN2 US Navy / World War I / June 8, 1897 - Oct. 30, 1968 / Emma P. Dill / died Sept. 27, 1978 / Rudolph A. Babin / 8-19-1932 - 9-2-1977
Francois Theodule Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), Sunday, 26 January 1969: On Friday, January 24, 1969, at 11:50 o'clock p.m., Frank J. Pitre, age 74 years; beloved husband of Louise Leveque; father of Frank A. Mauberret; son of the late Theodore Pitre and Josephine Labit; brother of Mrs. James Dill of Houma, La., and the late Octave J. Pitre; also survived by two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Relatives and friends of the family, also members of the Holy Name Society of St. Leo the Great Church, and employees of J.C. Morris Kitchenaids, are invited to attend the funeral. Services from the Laudumiey Funeral Home, 1225 North Rampart street (parking adjoining) on Monday, January 27, 1969, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., followed by Mass at St. Leo the Great Church, Paris avenue. Interment in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. Recitation of the Rosary at 8 p.m. Sunday. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday.
Joseph Octave Pitre: Times Picayune (New Orleans, LA), 22 July 1958 - On Monday, July 21, 1958, at 8:15 o'clock p.m., Octave J. Pitre, beloved husband of Bessie Adoue, mother of Mrs. Oliver J. Malbrough; brother of Mrs. James Dill of Houma, La., and Frank Pitre, half-brother of Mrs. Clay Bellanger; also survived by one grandchild; aged 62 years; a native of Houma, La. and a resident of New Orleans for the past 43 years. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral, Wednesday, July 23, 1958, at 9 o'clock a.m., from the auxillary funeral home of Jacob Schoen and Son, Inc., 3827 Canal Street at N. Scott Street, with Requiem Mass at St. Leo the Great church. Interment Houma, La.
Back one generation to parents of Theodule 'Pierre' Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes (Rev. Hebert)
- South Louisiana Vital Family Records: Terrebonne Genealogical Society
Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 3 July 2021.