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: 30 September 1937 Montreal, QUE
+Marie Sophie Eugenie Leger b: 15 January 1886 St. Louis des Francois, 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: Telegraph Journal (St. John, NB), Saturday, 8 July 1922: Bathurst, July 6 - A well known and highly respected resident of Bathurst passed away last Saturday, when Mr. William Pitre died, after a long period of ill-health, at the age of seventy-eight years. Mr. Pitre was born and lived all his life in this town, and for many years was an active and successful carpenter and builder. He was a man of sterling character and always possessed the respect and confidence of a wide circle of friends who deeply mourn his death. One son John J., of Bathurst, and four daughters, Mrs. Irene Frenette, Mrs. F. O. Landry, and Mrs. Martin Doucet, of Bathurst, and Mrs. R. N. Godin, of St-Lambert (Que.), survive. He also leaves one brother, Lange Pitre, of South Bathurst. The funeral on Sunday afternoon was a large one, the pallbearers being Messrs. Joseph O. Blanchard, Robert Good, Thomas Salter, William O. Duguay, William Sullivan and James Degrace.
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: Telegraph Journal (St. John, NB), Saturday, 25 April 1914: Bathurst - The death occurred here this morning of Mrs. William Pitre, after a brief illness. Besides her husband she is survived by four daughters - Mrs. Richard Godin, of St. Lambert (P.Q.); Mrs. F. Frenette, of Petit Rocher; Mrs. F. O. Landry and Mrs. M. Doucet, of Bathurst; and one son, John, at home, to all of whom much sympathy is extended.
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.
Sarah Jane Pitre: Telegraph Journal (St. John, NB), Saturday, 6 July 1929: Bathurst, July 5 - Many will learn with deep regret of the death of Mrs. Jane Landry, wife of F. O. Landry, which occurred here today. Only a few weeks ago Mr. Landry moved to Edmundston, where he opened a jewellery store and optical parlor. He returned here last weekend intending to take Mrs. Landry and family back to their new home buy owing to illness she was unable to go. The late Mrs. Landry spent the most of her life in Bathurst and had a wide circle of friends. She was 56 years of age, and is survived by her husband, for 30 years a prominent jeweller and optician of this town, three sons, Reginald, of Arvida, P.Q., and Alvin and Herbert, at home, and one daughter, Laurine, at home. She also leaves one brother, J. J. Pitre, of Bathurst, and three sisters, Mrs. Martin Doucet and Mrs. Irene Frenette, both of Bathurst, and Mrs. Richard Godin, of Montreal. The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon from the residence of her sister, Mrs. I. Frenette, where she had been making her home since her husband went to Edmundston.
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
Back one generation to parents of William 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).
- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)
Last updated: 14 November 2025.