Jean Denis Pitre was born Abt. 1680 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died Aft. 1724.
Wife Francoise Babin was born Abt. 1681 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died Aft. 1724. They were married Abt. 1698 at Port Royal, Acadia.
Their children were:
1- Jean Pitre b: Abt. 1699 Cobequid, Acadia; d: 1758 at sea during the crossing to France
+Marguerite Theriot b: Abt. 1701 Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1721 Acadia; d: 1758 at sea during the crossing to France
Notes for Jean Pitre:
- 1752 census Ile St. Jean, Riviere du Ouest: Jean Pitre, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 55 years, has been in the country fourteen months. Married to Margueritte Terriaud, native of l'Acadie, aged 51 years. They have six children, three sons and three daughters: Jean Pitre, aged 20 years, Pierre, aged 18 years, Enselme, aged 14 years, Marie, aged 30 years, Elizabeth, aged 28 years, Anne, aged 15 years. They have the following live stock: two oxen, two calves, one wether, three ewes, one sow, and four pigs. The land on which they are settled is situated on the north side of the said Rivière du Ouest (The land on which they are settled is that of Joseph Terriaud, their father and father in law.) and was given to them verbally. They have made a garden on it.
2- Claude Jean Pitre b: Abt. 1701 Acadia; d: Bef. 27 November 1759
+Marguerite Doiron b: Abt. 1708 Acadia; m: Abt. 1724 Cobequit, Acadia; d: Bef. 27 November 1759
3- Joseph Pitre b: Abt. 1700 Cobequit, Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France
+Elisabeth (Isabelle) Boudrot b: Abt. 1701 Acadia; m: Abt. 1724 Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France
Notes for Joseph Pitre:
- 1752 Census Ile St. Jean (Rivière du Ouest): Joseph Pitre, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 53 years, and has been in the country fourteen months. Married to Elisabeth Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 51 years. They have four sons: Pierre, aged 27 years, Joseph, aged 18 years, Paul, aged 16 years, Jean Baptiste, aged 14 years. Marie Roze, orphan, native of l'Acadie, aged 8 years, lives with them. They have in live stock three oxen, one cow, one calf, one ewe, two sows, and four pigs. The land on which they are settled is the north side of the said river du Ouest, and was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, on it they have made a clearing for sowing about four bushels of wheat.
4- Michel Pitre b: Abt. 1704 Cobequit, Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France
+Marie Madeleine Doiron b: 28 September 1707 Grand Pre, Acadia (baptism: 30 November 1707 St. Charles aux Mines, Grand Pre); m: Abt. 1727 Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France
Notes for Michel Pitre:
- 1752 census Ile St. Jean (Pointe Prime): Michel Pitre, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 46 years, and has been in the country two years. Married to Marie Magdelaine Douaron, native of l'Acadie, aged 44 years. They have four sons and two daughters: François Pitre, aged 19 years, Charles, aged 17 years, Paul Michel, aged 14 years, Simon, aged 13 years, Theotist, aged 21 years, Marie Magdelaine, aged 16 years, Eufrosinne, aged 8 years. And in live stock: two oxen, one cow, and six pigs. The land upon which they are settled is situated at Pointe Prime. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing for the sowing of ten bushels of wheat and eight bushels of oats in the coming spring.
5- Madeleine Pitre b: Abt. 1706 Cap de Sable; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France
+Louis Mathieu Doiron b: 1 February 1706 Boston, MA (baptism: 21 September 1706 Port Royal); m: Abt. 1726 Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France
Notes for Madeleine Pitre:
- 1752 census, Ile St. Jean: Louis Mathieu, ploughman, native of Baston, aged 48 years, he has been 26 months in the country. Married to Magdelainne Pitre, native of Cap de Sable, bishopric of Quebec, aged 47 years. They have Baptiste Olivier Douaron, their son, aged 18 years. Hemilienne Perpétuité Douaron, their niece, orphan, native of l'Acadie, aged 12 years. In live stock, they have: four oxen, three cows, two calves, three sows, and two pigs. The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing for the sowing of 16 bushels of grain in the coming spring.
6- Anne Marie Pitre b: Abt. 1707 Cobequit, Acadia; d: Aft. 1752
+Mathieu Brasseur b: Abt. 1705 Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1727 Cobequit, Acadia; d: Aft. 1752
Notes for Anne Marie Pitre:
- 1752 census, Ile St. Jean: Mattieu Brasseaux, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 50 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Anne Marie Pitre, native of l'Acadie, aged 45 years. They have eleven children, five sons and six daughters: Pierre, aged 21 years, François, aged 15 years, Mathurin, aged 13 years, Francois Xavier, aged 11 years, Jean Baptiste, aged 6 years, Anthiotiste, aged 24 months, Marguerite Joseph, aged 19 years, Brigitte, aged 17 years, Elizabeth Gertrude, aged 7 years, Marie Joseph, aged 4 years, Pellagie, aged 2 months. In live stock, they have two oxen, one heifer, two wethers, six ewes, two pigs, and one hen. The land upon which they are settled was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it, they have made a clearing where they have sown six bushels of wheat.
7- Cecile Pitre b: Abt. 1708 Cobequit, Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Violet on way to France
+Joseph Lejeune b: 20 July 1704 Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 8 September 1705 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: Abt. 1727 Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758 in the shipwreck of Violet on way to France
8- Francoise Pitre b: Abt. 1710 Cobequit, Acadia
+Joseph Boutin b: 30 April 1710 Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1731 Cobequit, Acadia; d: 13 June 1755
9- Christine dite Catherine Pitre b: Abt. 1712 Acadia; d: Bet. 1752 - 1761
+Joseph Henry b: Abt. 1707 Mines, Acadia; m: Abt. 1729 Acadia; d: Bef. 27 January 1761
Notes for Christine dite Catherine Pitre:
- 1752 Ile St. Jean census: Joseph Henry dit le petit homme, native of l'Acadie, ploughman, aged 45 years, has been in the country two years and nine months. Married to Catherine Pitre, native of l'Acadie, aged 40 years. They have eight children, three sons and five daughters: Joseph Henry, aged 17 years; Bazille, aged 13 years; Jean Baptiste, aged 6 years; Marie, aged 19 years; Sephrose, aged 14 years; Anne, aged 13 years; Margueritte Modeste, aged 2 years; Margueritte Joseph, aged 3 months. In live stock, they have four oxen, one cow, one sheep, three sows, and two pigs. The land upon which they are settled is situated on the north side of the said Rivière du Ouest and was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have a clearing on which they have sown two bushels of wheat and one bushel of oats.
10- Germain Jean Pitre b: Abt. 1714 Pisiquid, Acadia; d: 20 October 1764 Le Mirebalais, St. Domingue, West Indies; burial: 20 October 1764 Mirebalais
+Marie Josephe Girouard b: 27 October 1717 Grand Pre, Acadia (baptism: 1 May 1718 Grand Pre, Acadia); m: Abt. 1736 Acadia; d: 16 November 1764 Le Mirebalais, St. Domingue, West Indies; burial: 16 November 1764 Mirebalais
11- Charles Pitre b: Abt. 1720 Acadia; d: Bef. 1759
+Anne Thibodeau b: Abt. 1721 Pisiguid, Acadia; m: Abt. 1745 Acadia; d: Bet. 1763-1785 France
Notes for Charles Pitre:
- 1752 census Ile St. Jean (Anse a Pinet): Charles Pitre, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 32 years, he has been one year on the island. Married to Anne Thibadeau, native of l'Acadie, aged 31 years. They have one son and two daughters: Jean Baptiste, aged one year, Marie Martha, aged 6 years, Ozitte, aged 4 years. They have in stock three oxen, five cows, and four pigs. The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south side of Ance a Pinet. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing for the sowing of four bushels of wheat in the coming spring.
- 7 August 1759: Anne Thibodeau married Pierre Henry (her niece’s widower).
12- Amand Pitre b: Abt. 1724 Acadia; d: Aft. 1785 Louisiana
+Genevieve Arsement b: Abt. 1724 Pobomcoup, Cap Sable, Acadia; m: Abt. 1746 Cobequid, Acadia; d: Abt. 1784 France
Notes for Amand Pitre:
- 1752 Census, Ile St. Jean (Grande Anse): Amant Pitre, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 28 years, he has been one year in the country. Married to Genevieve Hertrement, native of l'Acadie, aged 28 years. They have three sons and one daughter: Bazille Pitre, aged 15 years, Tranquille, aged 4 years, Ambroise, aged 3 years, Anne, aged 1 year. They have in live stock two oxen, three cows, one calf, two pigs, and three fowls. The land upon which they are settled is situated at the further end of the Grande Anse. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it, they have made a clearing for the sowing of three bushels of wheat.
- 9 March 1759: Amand & Genevieve and their five surviving children arrived at St. Malo on du Supply. In 1759 Amand Pitre of Isle St. Jean, 35, farmhand and carpenter was living in St. Suliac, France. With him were his wife, Genevieve Arseman, 35; sons, Ambroise, 9 yrs. and Charles, 9 months; daughters Tranquille, 11 years and Marie Victorie. 6 years.
- March 1776, 4th convoy to Nantes: Amand Pitre, wife Genevieve Arsement and their family of 5 persons
- 1785 La Bergere: Amand Pitre 60 plowman (widower) and daughter Marguerite 24.
Notes for Jean Denis Pitre:
- 1701 Acadian census (Riviere de l'Ascension, Les Mines): Jean Pitre, wife, 2 boys, 9 cattle, 6 sheep, 5 hogs, 5 arpents, 1 gun
- 1703 census (Beaubassin): Jean Pitre, wife, 3 boys.
- 28 June 1714: Among the inhabitants of Acadie who came to see the grounds of the island Royale were Jean Pitre, his wife and children.
- 1717 census (Ile Royale): Jean Pitre, Acadien, wife, 5 boys, 5 girls, "ration du Roi pour 1 an"
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