Continuation of tree (13th child of Hilaire 'Alexander' Pitre/Tarsille Boudreau); all known surname descendants:
7 Victor Pitre b: 29 January 1861 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 30 June 1930 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
+Marguerite Leblanc b: Abt. 1863; m: 7 August 1883 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 30 December 1891 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
8 Joseph Theodore Pitre b: 22 April 1885 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 27 March 1952 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Henriette (Landry) Glazier b: 6 April 1889 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 11 January 1910 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [--- Landry/Elizabeth Glazier]; d: 31 December 1970 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Guillaume Pitre b: 2 December 1886 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 25 October 1953 Huntington, Long Island, Suffolk, NY
+Marie Eva Pitre b: 13 October 1897 Sacre Coeur, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 25 November 1913 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [William/Catherine Roy]; d: 1 December 1990 Venice, Sarasota, FL
8 Maria 'Exzelia' Pitre b: 25 August 1888 Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. June 1935
+Joseph Albert Boudreau b: 29 September 1885 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 30 July 1907 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Jacques/Marguerite Comeau] (divorced)
*2nd Husband of Marie 'Exzelia' Pitre:
+George H. Lewis b: 29 November 1882 Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME; m: 9 December 1921 Auburn, Androscoggin, ME [Samuel H./Martha Booth]; d: 10 June 1935 New Gloucester, Cumberland, ME
*3rd Husband of Marie 'Exzelia' Pitre:
+Peter J. Cyr b: 1 August 1878 St. Agathe, Aroostook, ME; m: 24 April 1937 Oxford, Oxford, ME [George/May McCavitt] (divorced March 1938)
*4th Husband of Marie 'Exzelia' Pitre:
+Alcide Venerande David b: 25 February 1907 Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME; m: 1 July 1939 Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin, ME [Ferdinand/Seraphine Gregoire] (divorced September 1941); d: 28 March 1989 Lewiston, Androscoggin, ME
*5th Husband of Marie 'Exzelia' Pitre:
+Van Dowey Harvey b: 24 June 1902 Texas; m: 21 September 1949 Maine; d: 16 October 1981 Portland, Cumberland, ME
8 Marie Ida Pitre b: 6 May 1890 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. March 1952 Yonkers, NY
+Raymond Doucet
8 Helene Pitre b: 17 December 1891 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 21 December 1891 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
*2nd Wife of Victor Pitre:
+ 'Marie' Anne Godin b: 4 June 1874 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 21 June 1892 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Marcelline 'Marie Ann' Roy]; d: 24 May 1948 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
8 Rose Delima Pitre b: 28 August 1893 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. 1911
8 Marie Dolores Pitre b: 21 December 1894 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 18 February 1973 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Francis William Christie b: 2 May 1892 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 June 1913 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Alexander W./Mary Ann Lagace]; d: 25 October 1918 Robertville, Gloucester, NB
*2nd Husband of Marie Dolores Pitre:
+Joseph Felicien Hebert b: 29 June 1892 Shippagan, Gloucester, NB; m: 2 March 1963 Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Pierre/Elisabeth Duguay]; d|: 13 March 1977 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
8 Marie Florence Pitre b: 5 April 1896 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 25 April 1970 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+George J. Boudreau b: 5 June 1892 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 5 January 1919 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Marie Brideau]; d: Aft. April 1970
8 Wilfrid Laurier Pitre b: 29 September 1897 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: November 1982 Tampa, Hillsborough, FL
+Marie Berthe Pitre b: 18 August 1903 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: Abt. 1926 [William/Catherine Roy]; d: Aft. December 1972 New York
8 Joseph Duncan 'Cleopha' Pitre b: 22 January 1899 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 7 September 1954 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Mary Pitre b: 2 April 1902 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 11 April 1923 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Francois/Mary Jane Doucet]; d: 1960
8 Marie Georgine Pitre b: 6 April 1901 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 25 July 1985
+James William Degrace b: 17 December 1894 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 17 April 1918 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [James/Elizabeth Lejeune]
8 Joseph Hermenegilde Pitre b: 12 April 1903 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 26 June 1903 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
8 Joseph Napoleon Pitre b: 13 June 1904 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 27 July 1917 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB
8 Joseph Gilbert Pitre b: 28 December 1905 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 15 November 1981 Beauport, QUE
+Marie Eveline Boudreau b: 14 September 1907 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 31 December 1929 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Alfred/Helene Leblanc]; d: 25 May 2000 Sept-Iles, QUE
8 Jean Pitre b: 23 April 1907 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 17 December 1989 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
+Marie Isabelle Roy b: 22 November 1914 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 22 November 1932 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Stanislas/Anne Arseneault]; d: 11 May 2005 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
8 Joseph Norman 'Raphael' Pitre b: 20 September 1908 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 1 June 1933 Beresford, Gloucester, NB (executed)*
8 Joseph Wallace Pitre b: 3 February 1910 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 3 September 1966 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Marie Elizabeth Lagace b: 22 May 1920 Pointe Verte, Gloucester, NB; m: 22 November 1938 Belledune, Gloucester, NB [Francis/Elizabeth Lagace]; d: 23 September 1994 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
8 Marie Evangeline Pitre b: 26 October 1911 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 19 February 1999 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Normand Daigle b: Abt. 1912 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 28 February 1933 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Arthur/Brigitte Comeau]; d: 15 August 1989 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
8 Marie Clarisse 'Doris' Pitre b: 24 September 1913 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 14 November 1955 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
+Jean J. Roy b: 20 March 1906 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 5 February 1932 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB [Jean/Rose Vienneau]; d: 23 October 1940 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
*2nd Husband of Marie Clarisse 'Doris' Pitre:
+Joseph Lawrence Aube b: 6 May 1917 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 13 October 1943 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Charles/Agnes Vienneau]; d: 24 September 1970 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
8 Joseph Moses Pitre b: 30 September 1915 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 12 April 1998 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
+Marie Elda Clodida 'Claudia' Pitre b: 3 December 1921 Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 10 May 1938 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Joseph/Rose deLima Jean]
8 Marie Eva Pitre b: 30 January 1920 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 21 August 2009 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
+Joseph Ernest Irenee Pitre b: 28 April 1919 Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 25 May 1939 Beresford, Gloucester, NB [Joseph Theodore/Marie Anne Hilda Degrace]; d: 3 April 2003 Beresford, Gloucester, NB
Notes for Victor Pitre:
Census:
- 1891 Beresford, Gloucester, New
Brunswick: Victor H. Pitre 30 (farmer/carpenter), wife Marguerite 27, Theodore 6, Guillaume 4, Marie
Eoca 3, Marie Ida 1.
- 1901 Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Victor Pitre 40, wife Maryanne 25, Theodore 16, William
14, Xina 12, Ida 10, Marie Delima 8, Delora 6, Marie Florence 5, Wilfrid 3,
Cleopha 2.
- 1911 Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Victor Pitre 50 (carpenter), wife Annie 36, Elima 17,
Florance 14, Wilfrid 12, Duncan 10, Georgina 8, Napoleon 6, Gilbert 5, Jean 3,
Raphael 2, Walles 1.
- 1921 Beresford, Gloucester, NB: Victor Pitre 61, wife Annie 46, Wilfred 23, Joseph 21, Gilbert 14, Jean 13, Raphael 12, Wallus 11, Eveline 9, Doris 8, Moise 5, Eva 1.
- 1931 West Bathurst, Beresford,
Gloucester, NB: Widow Annie Pitre 56 farmer, John 23, Wallace 21, Doris
17, Moise 16, Eva 11. (? Norman 23 & Evangeline 19)
MISC: Information from Theodore Pitre, 84, Beresford, to Donat Robichaud on February 5, 1979: Victor (of Hilaire) Pitre had a large family, 22 children, four of whom were by the first wife. He inherited the large house: store, inside a large two-storey house with gallery, leading to a shed, barn, etc. It all burned. The store was near Heatmaster's, but on the north side of the year, just across the street from Charles Cote's former home. Information from Mrs. Wm DeGrace (nee Georgina Pitre), 80 years old, to Donat Robichaud on April 13, 1891: The Big House: The large house overlooked the main street on the north side of Heatmaster Alley. All the buildings joined: house, drum, wood shed, chicken coop and pigsty, 'fanil', animal stable, cows, and horses, etc.
- L'Evangelist (NB), 24 July 1902: "Little Rock. - A new church is built at Beresford, under the direction of Mr. Victor Pitre. The exterior is finished and the parishioners are doing this week a big bazaar and picnic to help this new construction which is 55 feet by 40 feet, and 24 feet of posts, with a sanctuary of 22 by 23; The plans are very pretty."
Obituaries for the children:
Joseph Theodore Pitre: The Northern Light (NB), 3 April 1952: Doran Theodore Pitre his real name, of West Bathurst, died March 27, 1952 at age 67, carpenter, born in Beresford, but almost all his life in West Bathurst, husband of Henrietta Glazier. Two daughters: Edna at home, Evelyn (Donald Jones) from Los Angeles. An adopted daughter Imelda at home. Four sons: James (Ennadi Lake, NWT), Willie of Bathurst West, Gerald of Noranda, Que., Corporal Edward of Calgary. One brother Willie of Huntingdon, Long Island, and two sisters: Mrs. Raymond Doucet of Yonkers, N.Y., and Mrs. Van Harvey of Portland, Maine. Three half-brothers; Wally, Mose, Duncan; and three brothers-in-law: Lawrence Aube, Willie DeGrace (Georgina) and Ernest Pitre (Eva).
Jean Pitre: Acadie Nouvelle (NB), 18 December 1989: Jean V. Pitre of Beresford died on 17 Dec 1989 at the age of 82, husband of Isabelle Roy, and son of Victor Pitre and Anne Godin. Five daughters: Viola (Raymond DeGrace), Rosa (Odilon Comeau), Delcia (Aurele Arseneau) and Mona all of Beresford, and Norma (Ulysse Aube) of Tremblay; three sons: Cletus of Sormany, Jean of Bathurst, Clifford of South Tetagouche; two sisters Eva (Ernest Pitre) of Beresford and Eveline Daigle of Bathurst, a brother Moses of Beresford, 21 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren.
Joseph Norman 'Raphael' Pitre:
MISC: - The Gazette (Montreal (Que), Monday, 9 May 1932: Bathurst, N.B., May 8 - No charge has been laid against Rufus and Wallace Pitre, brothers, of Beresford, who were arrested at their home early yesterday morning and taken to jail here in connection with the murder of George Smith, 87, at South Tetagouche on April 20. The brothers are under constant guard. Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the Pitres had been suspected for some time. Six officers went to Beresford, seven miles from here, at 2:30 a.m., yesterday and surrounded the home. The brothers, found asleep, made no resistance.
- The Windsor Star (Ont), Monday, 13 June 1932: Bathurst, N.B., June 13 - An attempted jail-break by Norman Joseph Pitre, charged with murder, was foiled Saturday after he had opened up the wooden floor of his cell and cut through a 14-inch brick wall. Reaching the basement through his self-made passage, Pitre unloosed a fall of brick which aroused Sheriff M.H. Poirier, the jailer. Royal Canadian Mounted Police were called and the prisoner was found wedged in an aperture measuring eight by 15 inches. Orders have been issued to have the cell re-lined with steel sheets pending his trial at the next assizes. Pitre is charged with the murder of George G. Smith, aged storekeeper of South Tetagouche. Pitre, also known as Rufus Pitre, lived at Bernesford, N.B.
- The Gazette (Montreal, Que), Saturday, 1 April 1933: Bathurst, N.B., March 31 - Joseph Norman "Rufus" Pitre today was sentenced to hang on June 1 and his brother, Wallace, was sentenced to a Penitentiary term of five years. Last night a jury found Rufus guilty of murdering George Smith, aged storekeeper at South Tetagouche, on April 20 last. The evidence of Wallace against his brother featured the first and second trials of Rufus. Robbery with violence was the charge in an indictment to which a Grand Jury returned a true bill in the case of Wallace today. He pleaded guilty and R.P. Hartley, K.C., Deputy Attorney-General and Crown Prosecutor, asked for leniency in view of the evidence Wallace had given. Wallace Pitre had been held during the long and complicated legal battle involving the charge of murder against Rufus. The latter's acquittal last August was appealed by the Crown and a second trial was ordered subsequently. These developments represented a precedent in British law. The sentences were pronounced in the Gloucester County Circuit Court by Mr. Justice J.B.M. Baxter.
- Billings Gazette (MT), 2 June 1933: Slayer is Hanged Despite Acquittal: Bathurst, N.B.: June 1 - Joseph Norman (Rufus) Pitre, 25, of Beresford, was hanged Thursday, marking the first instance in British jurisprudence that a person paid the supreme penalty after acquittal of a capital crime. He was found not guilty last August on a charge of murdering George G. Smith, 86-year-old storekeeper. But the New Brunswick court of appeal, acting under a new amendment to the criminal code, ordered a second trial because the lower court refused to admit certain evidence and because of nondirection and misdirection. Pitre was found guilty at the second trial and was sentenced to hang.
Marie Evangeline Pitre: Acadie Nouvelle (NB),
22 February 1999: Mrs. Daigle died February 19, 1999 at age
87, widowed in 1989, born in Beresford, Evelyne Pitre (Victor Pitre and Annie
Godin). Three sons: Ronald (Anita) of Dalhousie, Clovis (Gaetane)
of London, Ont., and Guy (Diane) of Bathurst. Three daughters.
One sister Eva Pitre (Ernest) of Beresford; 19 grandchildren, 21
great-grandchildren. Funeral at Bathurst (Rosary).
Marie Clarisse 'Doris' Pitre: L'Evangeline (NB), 24 November 1955: Beresford - Accidental death on November 14 of Mrs. Lawrence Aube (nee Doris Pitre). From the 1st marriage five children: Raymond (Toronto), Rita (Mrs. D. Godin of Bathurst), Nazaire (private), Imelda (Bathurst West), Alphonse (Beresford). From the 2nd marriage: 8 young children.
Joseph Moses Pitre: Acadie Nouvelle (NB), 13 April 1998: Moise "Mose" Pitre 1915-1998 died April 12, 1998 at age 82 of Beresford husband of Claudia Pitre, and son of Victor Pitre and Annie Godin. Five daughters: Imelda (Léger Simard) of Chicoutimi, Mercia (Conrad Doucet), Nancy, Joanne (Marcel Guiiognard) and Solange (Simon Boudreau), all of Beresford, Aurèle (Murielle Boudreau) of Nbigadoo, Vernon (Jeanne Doucet) of Robertville, Laurent, Jules (Gisèle Roy), Ronald (Sylvie Boudreau) and René (Carole Roy) all of Beresford; two sisters Eva (Ernest Pitre) of Beresford and Eveline Daigle of Bathurst, 29 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Died, a son and an infant daughter.
Marie Eva Pitre: Elhatton’s Funeral Home
(Bathurst, NB): Eva Pitre - Bathurst - Mrs. Eva Pitre,
89, wife of the late Ernest Pitre, of the Manoir Brise de l'Oasis,
Bathurst, and formerly of Beresford, passed away on Friday (August 21, 2009) at
the Chaleur Regional Hospital, Bathurst. Born in Beresford, she was the
daughter of the late Victor and Anna (Godin) Pitre. She was a
member of the Fille d'Isabelle in Beresford. She worked as the Post
Mistress in Beresford for over 10 years. She was the last surviving member
of her immediate family. She is survived by her children: Herman
(Murielle) of Bathurst, Reginald (Gilberte) of Beresford, Leo
of Bathurst, Hilda Pitre of Beresford, Ginette Pitre of Beresford,
Carmella Vienneau (Hermel) of Petit-Rocher, Nicole Bourque of
Pointe-Verte, Murielle Pitre (Charles Roy) of Beresford, 13
grandchildren; Rejean, Cyril, Norma, Denis, Danie, Michelle, Jason, Sonia,
Rene, Patrick, Stephane, Tania and Sophie. 18 great-grandchildren;
Jessica, Veronique, Vanessa, Molly, Robin, Mylene, Sara, Francis, Aurelie,
Ronan-Alexander, Cody, Thorin, Darine, Melanie, Patrick, Rachelle, Genevieve and
Jean-Luc. One daughter-in-law: Albina Pitre of Bertrand, NB,
Several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by two sons; Alvin,
Daniel and one daughter; Gladys. There will be no visitation at
the Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Monday (August 24,
2009) at 4:00 p.m. from Eglise St. Nom de Jesus, Beresford. Donations in
memory of Eva may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation or a favorite
charity. Arrangements are in the care of Heritage Funeral Home, Beresford.
Back one generation to parents of Victor Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 14 September 2023.