Continuation of tree (9th child of Victor Pitre/2nd Wife 'Marie' Anne Godin); all known surname descendants:
8 Wilfrid Laurier Pitre b: 29 September 1897 St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 25 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
9 Victor Howard Pitre b: 15 December 1927 Bronx, Bronx, NY; d: 4 January 2006 Arlington, Tarrant, TS
+Mary Terese Moran (Schuttinger) b: 2 August 1922 Bronx, Bronx, NY; m: Aft. 1974 [Andrew/Delia Boyle]; d: 12 May 2005 Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX
9 Mary Vilma Pitre b: 15 May 1929 Bronx, Bronx, NY; d: 2 June 2006
+Clifford Degrace b: Abt. 1923 Canada; m: Abt. 1948 Bronx, Bronx, NY [James William/Marie Georgine Pitre]; d: 17 June 1991 Tampa, Hillsborough, FL
*2nd Husband of Mary Vilma Pitre:
+Leo William Kelton b: 2 September 1921 Arkansas; m: 8 September 1994 Desoto, FL; d: 4 May 2008 Jacksonville, Duval, FL
9 Austin W. Pitre b: 12 July 1932 Bronx, Bronx, NY; d: 7 December 2010 Plant City, Hillsborough, FL
+Elizabeth Mangume (Green) b: Abt. 1926 Smithfield, Johnston, NC; m: 23 October 1952 Princess Anne Co., VA [Lewis/Sallie Potter] (divorced Oct 1968 Florida)
9 Joan Helen Pitre b: 15 April 1938 New York, Bronx, NY; d: August 1977
Notes for Wilfred Laurier Pitre:
Census:
- 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.
- 1930 Bronx, Bronx, New York: Wilfred Petrie 31 electrician/contractor, wife Bertha 26, Victor 2, Velma 1.
- 1940 Bronx, NY: Wilfred Pitre 40 superintendent/apartment house, wife Bertha 27, Victor 12, Vilma 10, Austin 7, Joan 2.
- 1950 New York, Bronx, NY: Charles Holste 56 drives truck/post office, wife Bertha 46, stepson Austin Pitre 16, stepdaughter Joan Pitre 12.
Canadian WWI Attestation Papers: Wilfred Laurier Pitre, res. Beresford; b. 1 Oct 1897 Beresford, NB; single, farmer; contact mother Mrs. Victor Pitre (Beresford); 5' 7", blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion, right inguniss hernia reducable, wears truss; 2 Jul 1918 Sussex, NB
WWII Records: Wilfred Joseph Pitre, res. 913 E. 219 St., New York, NY: b. 1 Oct 1898 Canada; contact Bertha Pitre (same address); 5'6", 167 lbs., blue eyes & brown hair, light complexion, deaf; 16 Feb 1942 Bronx, NY.
Aliens pre-examined in Canada: Wilfred Pitre, b. Beresford, NB, age 24, single, carpenter, father Victor Pitre; sister (in USA) Mrs. Moses Laffame (96 Sherwood Ave., Bridgeport, CN; 5' 7", blue eyes & brown hair, fair complexion; 2 May 1922 St. John, NB
Petition for Naturalization: Wilfred Pitre, res. 3234 White Plains Avenue, Bronx, NY; b. 1 Oct 1898; certificate issued 18 Nov 1963 NYC, NY
Obituaries for the children:
Victor Howard Pitre: Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, TX), Wednesday, 18 January 2006: (photo) Arlington - Victor Howard Pitre, 78, a retired electronic medical technician, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, in Arlington. Memorial Mass: 1:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, Arlington. Memorial gifts may be made to Vitas Hospice In-patient Unit, Fort Worth; or St. Andrews School Tuition Assistance Fund. Victor was born Dec. 15, 1927, to Wilfred and Bertha Pitre in Bronx, N.Y. He served in the U.S. Navy. Victor was a member of St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church. He had been very active at his previous church and was in the church choir, a eucharistic minister and an RCIA sponsor. He also enjoyed building engines and computers, train steam engines and oil painting. Victor was preceded in death by his wife, Mary, who passed away May 11, 2005. He will be dearly missed by all those who knew and loved him. Survivors: Son, James Schuttinger and wife, Brenda, of Ohio; daughters, Mary C. Gravel and husband, Richard, of Arlington and Barbara Sproge and husband, Kenneth, of New Jersey; beloved niece, Kathy Scordo and family of Connecticut; grandchildren, Patrice Hall and husband, Wesley, Kevin Sproge and wife, Melissa Sproge, Michael Sproge and wife, Carla, and Craig and Mark Schuttinger; and four great-grandchildren.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Maria Goretti Garden,
Arlington, TX: Victor H. Pitre / January 4, 2006 (ashes placed
with the circle)
Austin W. Pitre: The Tampa Tribune (Tampa, FL), Friday, 10 December 2010: Pitre, Austin W., 78, of Plant City, Fla., died December 7, 2010. He is survived by loving friend, Wanda Garrett; daughters, Denise Lorenzo and Debbie Knopf; and three grandchildren. Memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, December 11, 2010, at Haught Funeral Home, with visitation one hour prior.
Back one generation to parents of Wilfred Laurier 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: 20 July 2023.