William Pitre

1845 Bathurst, New Brunswick – 1922 Bathurst, NB

 

 

Continuation of tree (7th child of Edouard Pitre/Rose Doucet); all known surname descendants:

             7     William Pitre  b: 20 July 1845  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 1 July 1922  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                              +Monique Daigle  b: May 1850  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 12 September 1871  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Tranquille/Madeleine Hache]; d: 22 April 1914  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                         8       Marie Josephine Pitre  b: 7 July 1872  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 13 July 1929  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                    + Irenee Frenette  b: 11 November 1863  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; m: 24 January 1893  Sacre Coeur, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Jacques/Agnes Bertin]; d: 18 May 1939  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                         8       Sarah Jane Pitre  b: 16 June 1873  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 5 July 1929  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                    + Joseph Ferdinand Onias Landry  b: 13 March 1875  Caraquet, Gloucester, NB; m: 12 November 1900  Sacre Coeur, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Ferdinand Onias/Mary Theriault]; d: 8 October 1939  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                         8       Isabelle Pitre  b: 15 November 1875  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 4 October 1947  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                    +Martin Henry Doucet  b: 19 November 1875  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; m: 5 November 1901  Sacre Coeur, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [John F./Mary St. Coeur]; d: 12 January 1956  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                         8       Margaret Pitre  b: 17 December 1878  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 13 May 1965  St. Lambert, Montreal, QUE

                                    +Joseph Richard Godin  b: 21 March 1880  Caraquet, Gloucester, NB; m: 28 June 1909  Sacre Coeur, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB [Nazaire/Olive Dugas]; d: 20 February 1979  St. Lambert, Montreal, QUE

                         8       Mary Ann Pitre  b: 6 January 1881  Ste. Famille, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 1881

                         8       Jean Guillaume Pitre  b: 7 August 1882  Sacre Coeur, Bathurst, Gloucester, NB; d: 1937  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                    +Marie Sophie Eugenie Leger  b: 15 January 1886  St. Louis des Francais, Kent, NB; m: 8 June 1910  St. Aloysius, Richibouctou, Kent, NB [Auguste Theophile/Adeline Hebert]; d: 14 March 1978  Toronto, ONT

 

 

Notes for William Pitre:

Census

- 1881 Bathurst, Gloucester, New Brunswick:  William Pitre 35, wife Monach 25, Josephine 10, Sarah Jane 9, Elizabeth 5, Margaret 2; John D. Grant 36, wife Margaret 30, Daniel J. 11 months.

- 1891 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  William Pitre 43 (house carpenter), wife Monique 42 (dressmaker), Josephine 19 (dressmaker), Marie J. 17 (dressmaker), Elizabeth 15, Marguerite 13, Joseph J. 9; widowed mother Rose 72; lodger Alphonce Keller 25 (printer).

- 1901 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  William E. Pitre 55, wife Monick 52, Elizabeth 25, Margret 22, John 18; boarders Fred C. Landry 26 & Jane Landry 21.

- 1911 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  William Pitre 63 (carpenter), wife Monique 62.

 

- 1921 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB:  John Pitre 37 harness maker, wife Eugenie 35, widowed father Wm. C. 78, Anita 10, Eleize 8, Irene 6, Eric 4, Emille 2 years 1 month, Josephine Robichaud 19 domestic.

 

MISC:  The Northern Light (NB), 7 October 1914:  Accident.  Mr William Pitre, the veteran carpenter... fell off a ladder...while engaged in putting a new roof on the Old Convent building...       

 

Obituary:  The Northern Light (NB), 6 July 1922:  William Pitre of Bathurst died July 4, 1922 at age 78, carpenter.  One son John of Bathurst, four daughters Mrs. Irenee Frenette, Mrs. F. O. Landry, Mrs. Martin Doucet all of Bathurst and Mrs. Richard N. Godin of St-Lambert, Qc.  A Lange brother from South Bathurst.

 

Tombstone Inscription, Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bathurst, NB:  In memory of / Monique Daigle / wife of / William E. Pitre / died April 22, 1914 / aged 67 years / R.I.P.

 

Notes for Monique Daigle:

Obituary:  The Northern Light (NB), 6 May 1914:  Mrs. Pitre died April 29, 1914 at age 67.  One son, 4 daughters.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Marie Josephine Pitre:  The Northern Light (NB), 19 July 1929:  Mrs. Irenee Frenette died July 14, 1929 at age 57, born in Bathurst, came to Petit Rocher after her marriage.  Six sons and 5 daughters.  One brother John J Pitre of Bathurst; two sisters Mrs. Martin Doucet of South Bathurst and Mrs. Richard Godin of St-Lambert, Qc.

 

Margaret Pitre:  The Montreal Star (Montreal, QUE), Thursday, 13 May 1965:  Godin, Marguerite.  On May 13, 1965, at Greenfield Park Hospital, after a short illness, Marguerite Pitre, in her 87th year, beloved wife of J. Richard Godin, dear mother of Alonzo, Father Rodolphe (White Fathers of Africa), Marguerite (Mrs. Paul Gaudreault) and Madeleine (Mrs. Alan Albert Magee).  Resting at Urgel Bourgie Funeral Home, St. Lambert.  Funeral at 9 a.m. Saturday from St. Lambert Church.

Tombstone Inscription, St. Lambert Cemetery, Chambly, QUE:  Marguerite Pitre / 1878 - 1965 / epouse de / Richard Godin / Madeleine Godin Magee / 1916 - 1976 / 1880 Richard Godin 1979 / GODIN

 

Jean Guillaume Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, St. Theresa of the Child Jesus, Bathurst, NB:  John J. Pitre / 1882 - 1937 / his wife / Eugenie Leger / 1886 - 1978 / PITRE
 

 

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- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)

 

Last updated:  10 September 2023.