1840 Louisiana Census

Pitre Extractions

 

 
Questions asked in the 1840 census:

Name of head of household; number of free white males and females in age categories 0-4, 5-9, 10-14, 15-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90-99, 100+; number of slaves and free persons of color in age categories; categories for deaf, dumb, and blind persons and aliens; town or district; and county of residence. Also: the ages of revolutionary war pensioners and the number of individuals engaged in mining, agriculture, commerce, manufacturing and trade, navigation of the ocean, navigation of canals, lakes and rivers, learned professions and engineers; number in school, number in family over age twenty-one who could not read and write, and the number of insane.

 

 

Ascension – none

 

Assumption

Transcription:

Probably
Jean Tranquil: males 1 (15-19), 1 (20-29), 1 (30-39), 1 (60-69), females 1 (60-69) Jean Baptiste Pitre (1 Jun 1781), wife Marianne Boudrot 57, Jean Baptiste 34, Louis Elias 26, Victor Noel 20

 

Calcasieu  -  none

Jefferson  (Barataria) – none

 

Jefferson  (Lafayette)

Transcription:

Probably

P. Peter: males 3 <5, 1 (30-39), females 2<5, 1 (20-29)  [p. 233]

Pierre Martial Pitre (19 Oct 1813), wife Adeline Francoise Guillot 26, Aglae 7, Mirtee 5, Augustin 4, Wilfrid 2, male infant
B. Pitre?: males 3 <5, 1 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 3 (15-19), 1 (20-29), females 1 <5, 2 (10-14), 1 (15-19)
R. Peter: males 1 <5, 1 (15-19), 2 (20-29), 1 (30-39)

 

Lafayette

Transcription:

Probably
George Petter: males 1<5, 1 (5-9), 1 (30-39), 1 (60-69), females 1 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (30-39) George Petry 39 (German), wife Selina Wofford 32, Mary 12, girl 8, George 5, Louis 4; father Adam Petry 62
John Petter: males 1<5, 1 (20-29), females 1 (20-29) Jean Petry 28 (German), wife Carmelite Stelly 20, Treville infant
Henry Peter: males 1 (20-29), females 1 (15-19) Henry Adam Honore Petry (German), wife Marie Eulalie Eurasie Toups

 

Lafourche

Transcription:

Probably

Joseph Pete:  males 1 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (50-59), females 1<5, 1 (5-9), 2 (10-14), 2 (15-19), 1 (20-29), 1 (40-49)  [p. 1]

Joseph Elinore Pitre (c25 Dec 1796), wife Ursule Delphine Molaison 42, Delphine 22, Leonise 18, Melasie 16, Josephine 15, Euphemie 13, Livaudais 11, Marie 8, Ferdinand 6, Marguerite 4.

Louis David Pete:  males 1<5, 1 (10-14), 1 (30-39), females 1<5, 1 (20-29)  [p. 5]

Louis David Pitre (25 Sep 1805), wife Marie Emeline Cheramie 20, Martial 3, Celime infant   (1 unknown male 10-14: probably a brother-in-law)

Maturin Pete: males 1<5, 1 (30-39), 1 (70-79), females 1<5, 2 (5-9), 1 (20-29); slaves: males 3 (24-35), females 1 (24-35)  [p. 10]

Martin Benoni Pitre (6 May 1767), Mathurin 38, wife Felicite Esther Thibodeaux 23, Eugenie 7, Jeanne 5, Elmire 2, Numa 1

 

Natchitoches  

Transcription:

Probably
H. Peter: males 1 (30-39)

 

Orleans

Transcription:

Probably

Cyprien Pitre: males 1<5, 1 (5-9), 1 (30-39), females 1<5, 1 (20-29)  [3rd Mun., 3rd dist., p. 147]

Cypriano Pitre  (4 Jan 1809) [son of Antonio Domingo Pitre, not Acadian]

Antoine Pitre: males 2<5, 1 (5-9), 1 (70-79), females 1<5, 2 (5-9), 1 (20-29), 1 (50-59), 1 (70-79)  [3rd Mun., 3rd dist., p. 147]

Antonio Domingo Pitre  (c1778 – Spain), wife Josepha Salazar 67     [not Acadian]

Alexandre Pitre: males 1 (20-29), 1 (40-49), females 1 (10-14)  [Algiers, McDonough Town, p. 173]

 

Cyprien Pitre: males 1<5, 2 (5-9), 1 (20-29), 1 (30-39), 1 (40-49), females 1<5, 1 (5-9), 2 (15-19), 3 (20-29), 2 (30-39), 1 (50-59), 1 (60-69)  [3rd Mun., 3rd dist., p. 202]

 

 

St. James – none

 

St. Landry

Listing

Probably

Saleze Pitre:  males 1 (10-14), 1 (15-19), females 1 (30-39); slaves males 3 <10, 1 (10-23), 1 (24-35), females 4 <10, 3 (10-23)

Next door- Joseph P. Bay  males 1 <5, 1 (5-9), 1 (30-39), females  1 <5, 1 (20-29)    [Opelousas, p. 15]

Selesie Pitre (3 Jul 1816), wife of Joseph P. Bay 40

Pierre Pitre fils: males 1 (5-9), 1 (20-29), females 1 <5, 1 (20-29); slaves male 1 (10-23)  [Opelousas, p. 15]

Pierre Pitre (13 Nov 1814), wife Emelie Eugenie Ledoux 25, Noel 3, Amelia 2

Ome. P. Pitre:  males 1 (10-14), females 2 <5, 1 (20-29); slaves males 3 (10-23), females 1 <10, 3 (10-23)  [p. 2]

Onesime Pitre (Sep 1807), wife Genevieve Lambert 25, Alida 2, Octavie 1

Joseph P. Pitre  males 3 (5-9), 1 (30-39), females 1 <5, 1 (5-9), 1 (20-29)  [p. 3]

Joseph Francois Pitre (Oct 1805), wife Josephine Soileau 25, Dalicourt 10, Hypolite 8, Onesime 5, Zeolide 4, Valentine 3

Frs. P. Pitre  males 1 (10-14), 1 (20-29), 1 (30-39), females 1 <5, 1 (10-14), 1 (30-39); slaves males 6 <10, 4 (10-23), 2 (24-35), females 1 <10, 2 (10-23), 2 (24-35)  [p. 3]

Francois Pouponne Pitre (Feb 1804), wife Sophie Azelie Joubert 32, Francois 12, Elodie 10, Hermina 4, brother Leandre (7 Feb 1817)

Caroline Pitre:  free persons of color males 2 <10, 3 (10-23), females 1 <10, 1 (10-23), 1 (36-54)  [p. 6]

Caroline Pitre, age c45: former slave listed as born 'British Mainland Creole', freed in the will of Francois Pitre (b. c1744)

Frs. A. Pitre  males 1 (50-59), females 1 (50-59); slaves males 3 <10, 3 (10-23), 1 (24-35), 2 (36-54), females 6 <10, 3 (10-23), 6 (24-35), 1 (36-54)  [p. 7]

Francois Antoine Pitre (28 Oct 1816), wife Emelite Joubert

Ome. Ls. Pitre  males 1 <5, 1 (30-39), females 1 (50-59); 1 free person of color female (36-54); slaves males 14 <10, 12 (10-23), 9 (24-35), 7 (36-54), 1 (55-99), females 14 <10, 3 (10-23), 6 (24-35), 1 (36-54), 1 (55-99)  [p. 7]

Louis Onesime (Nov 1812), stepmother Madeleine Brunet, widow Louis Francois Pitre (10 Aug 1786); nephew Scolastie Pitre (11 Dec 1838)

Nn. Ls. Pitre males 1 (15-19), 1 (20-29), females 1 (15-19); slaves males 1 <10, 1 (10-23), females 3 <10, 1 (10-23)  [p. 7]

Napoleon Louis Pitre (7 Jan 1815), wife Louise Pitre 18, brother Francois Pitre 15

Jph. Pr. Pitre  males 1 (15-19), 1 (20-29), 1 (40-49), females 1 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (15-19), 1 (40-49); free persons of color: males 1 (24-35); slaves males 3 <10, 1 (10-23), females 1 (10-23), 1 (36-54)  [p. 8]

Joseph Pierre Pitre (c22 Jun 1794), 2nd wife Marguerite Elise Vige 41, Lodoiska 14, son August 25, wife Melanie Jean Baptiste Brant 18;  1 unknown male 15-19, unknown female 5-9 

Jn. Ls. Pitre  males 1 <5, 1 (15-19), 1 (20-29), females 1 (15-19)  [p. 8]

Joachin Louis Pitre (5 Jun 1817), wife Marguerite Melasie Pitre (c1823), Joachim 1; brother Solastie Pitre (29 Sep 1819)

Charles Pitre pere  males 2 <5, 1 (60-69), females 1 (20-29); slaves males 1 <10, 4 (10-23), 1 (55-99), females 3 <10, 4 (10-23), 1 (24-35)  [p. 11]

Charles Francois Pitre (Mar 1781), 2nd wife Sydalise Francoise Derossier 28, Leon 2, Carmilien infant

Ch. Pitre fils  males 1 <5, 1 (5-9), 1 (20-29), 1 (30-39), 1 (70-79), females 1 <5, 2 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (20-29), 1 (80-89); free persons of color males 1<10, 1 (24-35); slaves males 2 <10, 1 (24-35), 1 (36-54), females 1 <10, 1 (10-23), 1 (24-35)  [p. 16]

Charles Pitre (Feb 1807), wife Adelphine Josephe Joubert 26, Felicia 10, Azelie 8, Onesime 6, Hermina 3, Francois infant; sister Irma 15; 2 unknown males 20-29 & 70-79, 1 unknown female 80-89

Jh. F. Pitre  males 1 (40-49), females 1 <5, 2 (5-9), 2 (10-14), 1 (40-49)  [p. 16]

Joseph Francois Pitre (c11 Sep 1791), wife Sophie A. Fontenot 48, Sophie 16, Zelima 10, Letitia 8, Etienette 1; niece Apoline Pitre (c1824)

Pre. Pitre pere  males 1 (40-49), females  1 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (40-49); slaves males 2 <10, 1 (10-23), 1 (24-35), 1 (36-54), females 3 <10, 1 (10-23), 1 (24-35)  [p. 16]

Pierre Pitre (c9 May 1791), wife Celeste Symphorose Vige 46, Celeste 12, Symphorose 10

     

St. Mary   -  none 

 

Terrebonne

Transcription:

Probably

Louis Peter  males 1 (20-29), 1 (30-39), females 1 (5-9), 2 (30-39)  [p. 3]

Louis Achille Argilo Pitre (8 May 1801), wife Marie Clotilde Clouatre 48, Jeanne 10; [1 unknown male 20-29, 1 unknown female 30-39]

J. Mann Pete  males 1 (50-59), females 1 (50-59)  [p. 3]

Jean Marie Pitre (14 Apr 1784), wife Rose Adelaide Lirette 57

Ursin Pete  males 2 <5, 1 (20-29), females 1 (15-19)  [p. 4]

Lucien Simeon Pitre (5 Jan 1818), wife Marie Josephine Helene Babin 25, Jean 3, Alfred 1

E. Polite Pete  males 1 <5, 1 (5-9), 1 (20-29), females 1 <5, 1 (20-29)  [p. 4]

Hypolite Paul Pitre (31 Jan 1809), wife Marie Virginie Clouatre 38, Louis 8, Jeanne 4, Amadeo 1

Polite Peter  males 1 (5-9), 1 (15-19), 1 (20-29), 1 (30-39), females 2 (5-9), 2 (10-14), 1 (20-29), 1 (30-39)   [p. 5]

Paul Ambroise Pitre (17 Oct 1806), wife Rosalie Naquin 34, Zephirin 15, Armelise 14, Celeste 12, Roseline 10, Tarsille 8, Marcellus 6  [1 unknown male 20-29; 1 unknown female 20-29]

J.P. Pete  males 1 (10-14), 1 (40-49), females 1 (5-9), 1 (10-14), 1 (15-19), 1 (40-49)  [p. 11]

Jean Pierre Louis Pitre (3 Jan 1798), wife Rosalie Hache 40, Julie 15, Pauline 13, Carmelite 11, Ruphin 8

F. Pete  males 1 <5, 1 (5-9), 1 (30-39), females 1 (10-14), 1 (20-29)  [p. 11]

Francois Basile Pitre (28 Jun 1804), wife Scholastique Boutary 32, Esther 9, Henri 7, Louis 2

 

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