Continuation of tree (13th child of Francois Pouponne Pitre/Eugenie Guillory); all known surname descendants:
6 Leandre Pitre b: 7 February 1817 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 March 1860 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA
+ Sarah Azelie Johnson b: 5 October 1828 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 22 June 1852 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 5 August 1890 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA
7 Edmond 'Edward' Pitre b: 23 March 1855 Ville Platte, St. Landry, LA; d: 4 April 1893 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Agatha Amelia Langley b: 20 March 1855 Calcasieu, LA; m: Abt. 1874 Calcasieu Parish, LA [Elie/Gertrude Causanwell]; d: 11 September 1935 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
7 Jasper Leandre Pitre b: 18 February 1857 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 8 February 1900 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
+ Marie Denise Langley b: 18 October 1858; m: Abt. 1877 Calcasieu, LA [Eli/Melina Emilia Leblanc]; d: 24 May 1897 Fenton, Jefferson Davis, LA
7 Leandre Pitre b: 19 January 1859 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1860 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Leandre Pitre:
- Filed October 1839: From the Estate of Michel O'Connor - A horse sold to Leanore Paupon Pitre for $47.00.
Census
- 1850 St. Landry, Louisiana: Leandre Pitre 32 (planter).
- 1860 St. Landry, LA: Widow Sarah Johnson 31 (farmer) [$1500 real estate,
$11,000 personal], Edmond P. Pitre 5, Jasper P. Pitre 3.
- Succession: Leandre P. Pitre m. Sarah Johnson Succ. dated 24 Sept. 1861 (Opel.
Ct. Hse.: Succ. #2464)
- 1870 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: Widow Azelie 41 remarried to John
Langley 49 (stock keeper) [$800 real estate, $3000 personal], Denis 17, Agathe
15, Eli 6, Madison 4, Sidney 2; and her 2 children from her 1st marriage: Edmond
Pitre 15 at school, Jasper Pitre 13 at school.
- 1880 Lake Charles, Calcasieu, LA: Widow Sarah 52 married to John E. Langley 58 (stock driver), Eli 16, Maddison 14, Sidney 12, nephew Leon Lafleur 18, brother Denis Langley 26.
Back one generation to parents of Leandre Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records
- Southwest Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Parishes of Acadia, Allen Beauregard, Cameron, Calcasieu, Evangeline, Iberia, Jefferson Davis, Lafayette, St Landry, St Martin, St Mary and Vermillion.
- Some Louisiana deaths in RED taken from obituaries or the Louisiana Deaths collection (which includes spouses/parents).
Last updated: 22 December 2009***