Continuation of tree (5th child of Louis Francois Pitre/Angelle Bertrand); all known surname descendants:
6 Solastie Pitre b: 29 September 1819 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 18 May 1849 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA (of lightning)
+ Pauline Pitre b: Abt. 1824 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 16 June 1840 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Pierre/Celeste Symphorose Vige]; d: Abt. 1 November 1884 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
7 Lastie Louis Pitre b: 10 May 1841 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: 25 December 1882 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
+ Marie Azeline Bihm b: 5 June 1841 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; m: 11 October 1865 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA [Michel/Marie Azeline Lavergne]; d: 27 March 1890 Plaquemine Ridge, St. Landry, LA
7 Octavie Pitre b: January 1843 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA; d: Bef. 1850 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
Notes for Solastie Pitre:
Census
- 1850 St. Landry, Louisiana: Widow of Lastie Pitre 25,
Lastie 7, Pierre 7, Celanie 14.
- 1860 St. Landry, LA: Widow Pauline Pitre 37, remarried to Onezime Meche
41 (farmer) [$1800 real estate/$2500 personal]; her son Lastie Pitre 19
(farmer), Constance Meche 6, schoolmaster W. Woodman 36.
- 1870 Bayou Chicot, St. Landry, LA: Pauline Pitre 45 still married to Onezime Meche 51.
- 1880 St. Landry, LA: Pauline Pitre 55 still married
to Onezime Meche 60.
Death Notice: The Daily Crescent (New Orleans, LA), Thursday, 31 May 1849: Lastie L. Pitre was struck by lightning on the 17th inst., while crossing Prairie Manor on horseback and in company with two other persons. The fluid struck the middle man, Pitre, killing him and his horse, while his companions, who were riding on each side of him, received no injury whatever.
The Estate of Solastie Pitre:
On 11th June 1849 Pierre Pitre petitioned the court to say that Lastie Louis Pitre had died recently leaving a succession worth less than $500, that an administrator should be appointed and the estate settled with as little expense as possible. Pierre Pitre is appointed administrator. The movable property is sold for $480.50. On 18th July 1855 Pierre Pitre petitioned the court to finalize the estate. Solastie's widow is now Mrs. Pauline Pitre, wife of Onesime Meche.
- 28 July 1855/18 Aug 1855, Opelousas Courier (Opelousas, LA) – Estate of Lastie Louis Pitre – Pierre Pitre, Administrator, has filed a final tableau of distribution of the funds of the estate.
Back one generation to parents of Solastie Pitre
Items in RED verified from transcriptions in the following:
- 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: 14 December 2022.