Leon Pitre

1883 Petit Rocher, New Brunswick – 1944 Robertville, NB

 

 

Continuation of tree (9th child of Lazare Pitre/Adele Roy); all known surname descendants:

               8        Leon Pitre  b: 20 May 1883  St. Polycarpe, Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; d: 14 April 1944  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB

                                +Florence Landry  b: 7 June 1888  Lugar, Gloucester, NB; m: 1 October 1906  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Jean/Elizabeth Lavigne]; d: 26 May 1983  Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB

                           9        Joseph Edward Pitre  b: 17 January 1908  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 29 April 1961  St. John, St. John, NB

                           9        Joseph Urbain Pitre  b: 24 April 1909  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 6 May 1909  Beresford, Gloucester, NB

                           9        Joseph Henry Pitre  b: 16 April 1910  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 29 October 1975

                                      +Mary Adele Boudreau  b: 21 September 1913  Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 26 November 1934  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Alexander/Marie Jeanne Bertin]; d: 30 July 2004  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                         9        Mary Laura Pitre  b: 13 February 1912  Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 8 April 1995  Lower Sackville, Halifax, NS

                                      +Alfred Fougere  b: 12 December 1899  Port Felix, Guysborough, NS; m: 7 September 1931  Bedford, Halifax, NS [Joseph/Elizabeth Decoste]; d: 3 May 1960  Halifax, Halifax, NS

                                    *2nd Husband of Mary Laura Pitre:

                                      +--- Saulnier

                           9        Joseph Mary Leonard Pitre  b: 25 March 1913  Ste. Therese, Berseford, Gloucester, NB; d: 3 July 1953  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                      +Marie Rita Boudreau  b: 22 December 1924  Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB; m: 10 April 1939  Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Edmond/Marie Anne Bertin]; d: 6 April 1956  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                           9        Joseph Florent Pitre  b: 25 August 1914  Ste. Therese, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 20 November 1998  Robertville, Gloucester, NB

                                      +Marie Azilda Godin  b: 4 December 1919  Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 21 February 1938  Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB [Clement/Marie Frenette]; d: 2 May 2014  Robertville, Gloucester, NB

                           9        Therese Malvina Pitre  b: 5 September 1915  Lugar, Beresford, NB; d: 15 November 2001  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                      +George Morris  b: 12 June 1914  Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 25 June 1935  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Felix/Louise Boudreau]; d: 22 December 1990  Petit Rocher, Gloucester, NB

                           9        Marie Clara Pitre  b: 5 December 1916  Robertville, Beresford, Gloucester, NB; d: 9 April 1990  Beaverbrook, Newcastle, Northumberland, NB

                                      +Joseph Maurice Richard  b: 17 October 1911  Tracadie, NB; m: 2 October 1945  Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Michel/Catherine McLaughlin]; d: 27 May 1989  Chatham, Northumberland, NB

                           9        Marie Leonie Pitre  b: 13 June 1918  Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 21 June 2002  Middle Sackville, Halifax, NS

                                      +Harold Taylor  b: 30 December 1911  Halifax, Halifax, NS; m: 18 August 1947  Bedford, Halifax, NS [Francis/Eliza Frances Hawkins]; d: 29 December 2003  Halifax, Halifax, NS

                           9        Marie Melva Pitre  b: 6 May 1920  Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB; d: Bef. April 1980

                                      +Francois Zenon Joseph Morris  b: 10 August 1921  Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB; m: 23 June 1941  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Felix/Louise Boudreau]; d: 15 March 2007  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                           9       Francois Edgar Pitre  b: 2 February 1922  Ste. Therese, Gloucester, NB; d: 29 August 2001  Robertville, Gloucester, NB

                                      +Marie Yvonne Lavigne  b: 16 April 1923  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; m: 14 October 1950  Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Wilfred/Beatrice Godin]; d: 28 September 2010  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                           9        Joseph Gerard Pitre  b: 26 April 1924  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 14 August 1974  Creighton, SASK

                                      +Myrtle Ayotte    m: 27 June 1949

                           9        Joseph Leon Pitre  b: 8 February 1926  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: Aft. November 2001  Toronto, ONT

                                      +Rose Brown

                           9        Marie Bernice Pitre  b: 20 April 1927  Ste. Therese, Robertville, Gloucester, NB; d: 15 August 1981  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                      +John Gilbert Lecouter  b: 16 December 1921  Miscou, Gloucester, NB; m: 23 May 1945  Robertville, Gloucester, NB [Ben/Victoria Beaudin]; d: 21 November 2007  Robertville, Gloucester, NB

                           9        Lucien Pitre  b: Abt. 1929; d: Aft. 1931

                           9        Rita Pitre  b: Abt. 1932  Lugar, NB; d: 16 November 1997  Bathurst, Gloucester, NB

                                      +Armand Boudreau

 

 

Notes for Leon Pitre:

Census

- 1911 Lounger, Gloucester, New Brunswick:  Leon Petre 28 (farmer), wife Florance 23, mother Adelle 68, Edouard 3, Anrie 1.

 

- 1921 Middle Ste. Louise, Gloucester, NB:  Leon Pitre 38, wife Florence 33, Edward 13, Henry 11, Lora 9, Leonard 8, Florent 7, Melvina 5, Clara 4, Leonie 3, Melva 1.

- 1931 Lugar, Beresford, Gloucester, NB:  Leon Pitre 48 farmer, wife Florence 43, Edouard 23, Henri 21, Leonard 18, Florent 16, Malvina 15, Clara 14, Leona 13, Melva 11, Edgar 9, Gerard 7, Leon 5, Bernise 4, Lucien 2.

Obituaries for the children:

Joseph Florent Pitre:  Acadie Nouvelle (NB), 23 November 1998:  Florent Pitre of Robertville, died on Nov 20, 1998, at the age of 84, husband of Azilda Godin, and son of Leon Pitre and Florence Landry.  Three sons: Raoul (Helene Niquette), and Albert (Colette Guerette) both of Montreal, and Levis (Louise Gilbeault) of Robertville; eight daughters: Odila Théroux (Gilles) of Les Cedres, Que., Denise (Andre Richard) of Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Geralda (Guy Antonides) of Napierville, USA, Rosella (Raymond Lambert) of St-Lazare, Qc., Jeannine (Stanley Hache), Florence (Jocelyn Frenette) and Marie-Ange (Herman Vienneau) all of Robertville, Sylvia France of Niagara on the Lake, Ont., two brothers: Edgar (Yvonne) of Beresford, and Leo (Rose Brown) of Toronto; two sisters Leonie (Harold Taylor) of Halifax, and Malvina Morris of Petit Rocher, 29 grandchildren, 5 great-grandchildren.  Died five sons: Emile, Réginald, Yvon, Jules and Joseph.  Employed in forestry.

 

Theresa Malvina Pitre:  L'Acadie Nouvelle (Caraquet, NB), Monday, 19 November 2001:  Malvina Morris 1915 - 2001 (photo) - Petit Rocher - At the Our Lady of Lourdes Home in Bathurst, on Thursday November 15, 2001, at the age of 86 years, passed away Malvina Morris, wife of the late Georges Morris (1990), living at the home, but formerly from Petit Rocher.  Born September 15, 1915 at Lugar, she was the daughter of the late Leon Pitre and the late Florence Landry.  She is survived by 11 daughters: Rachel (Paul Godin), Jacinthe (Danny Arseneau), Monique (Patrick Kehnnah) and Nicole (Robert Vienneau), all of Petit Rocher, Claudette (Raymond Landry) of Ottawa, Pauline (Charles E. Boudreau) and Victorine (Leonard Hache), both of Nigadoo, Marie (Marc Chevalier) and Marguerite (late Roland Roy), both of North Petit Rocher, Janine (Georges Bernatchez) and Yvonne, both of Quebec; five sons: Claude; Regis (Anita), Alphonse (Sara) and Magella (Marie), all of Petit Rocher and Raymond (Gisele) of Bathurst; one sister, Leonie (Harold Taylor) of Halifax, one brother, Leo of Ontario, as well as 37 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild.  One son, Donald, preceded her to the grave.  Mrs. Morris was a member of the Golden Age Club of Petit Rocher.  The mortal remains are currently on display at the Verret Funeral Chapel in Nigadoo.  The funeral will take place in St. Polycarpe Church in Petit Rocher, Monday, November 19, at 4 p.m.  Burial will be in the parish cemetery.  Visiting hours: Monday, November 19, 1:30 p.m. until departing for the funeral.

 

Marie Clara Pitre:  The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Wednesday, 11 April 1990:  Beaverbrook - Mrs. Clara Marie Richard, 73, widow of Morris Richard, of Beaverbrook and formerly of Robertville, died Monday at her residence after a lengthy illness.  Born in Robertville, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Florence (Landry) Pitre.  She attended Ascension Roman Catholic Church, Beaverbrook.  She is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Roger Matchett (Catherine), Mrs. Daniel Therriault (Lucy) and Mrs. Lyda Bailey, all of Newcastle, Mrs. George Benoit (Odelle) of Beaverbrook, and Mrs. Leonie Richard of Toronto; six sons, Leon, and Leonard, both of Beaverbrook, Roger of Campbellton, Gerald of Williamstown Road, Emery of Saint John, and Yvon of Bathurst; four sisters, Mrs. Laura Saulnier of Lower Sackville, Mrs. Harold Taylor (Leonie) of Halifax, Mrs. George Morris (Melvina) of Petit Rocher, and Mrs. Rita Boudreau of Bathurst; three brothers, Florent of Robertville, Leo of Brampton, Ont., and Edgar of Bathurst; 18 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.  Two sisters, Melva and Beatrice; and five brothers, Henry, Edward, Leonard, Gerard, and Lucienne, all died previously.  The body is at Bell's Funeral Home, Newcastle.  Funeral mass will be celebrated Thursday at 11 a.m. from Ascension Roman Catholic Church, Beaverbrook.  Interment will be in the parish cemetery in the spring.

 

Marie Leonie Pitre:  Tombstone Inscription, Oakridge Memory Gardens, Middle Sackville, NS:  TAYLOR / Harold / 1911 - 2003 / Leonie / 1918 - 2002

 

Francois Edgar Pitre:  Edgar Pitre of Robertville died on August 29, 2001 at the age of 79, husband of Yvonne Lavigne, and son of Leon Pitre and Florence Landry.  Four sons: Roland (Marjolaine) of Petit Rocher, Jeannot (Francine) and Etienne (Diane DeGrace) both of Robertville; seven daughters: Solange (Levis Comeau) of Robertville, Sylvia Pitre and Claudette (Bruno Arseneau) both of Beresford, Yolande (Michel Roy) of Tremblay, Fernande (Raymond Savoie) of Bathurst, Colette (Jean-Charles LeBlanc) of Dunlop and Esther (Guy Arseneau) of Petit Rocher; Brother Leo of Toronto; two sisters: Leonie (Harold Taylor) of Halifax, and Malvina Morris of Petit Rocher.  Woodcutter and farmer.                     

 

Marie Bernice Pitre:  The Times Transcript (Moncton, NB), Monday, 17 August 1981:  Robertville - Mrs. Bernice Lecouter, 54, of Robertville, wife of Gilbert Lecouter, died Saturday at Chaleur General Hospital, Bathurst after a lengthy illness.  Born in Robertville, she was a daughter of the late Leon and Florence (Landry) Pitre.  Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Jean-Paul of Toronto, Jean-Claude of Robertville and Joseph of Petit Rocher; eight daughters; Mrs. Raymond Pitre (Marie), Mrs. Edward Caissie (Jeannine), Mrs. Francois Doucet (Lida), all of Bathurst; Claudine, Aline, Laura, Jacqueline and Angela, all at home; three brothers, Florent and Edgar, both of Robertville and Leo of Toronto; five sisters, Mrs. Laura Pitre and Mrs. Harold Taylor (Leonie), both of Halifax, Mrs. George Morris (Melvina) of Petit Rocher; Mrs. Clara Morris of Newcastle and Mrs. Normand Boudreau (Rita) of Nicholas Denys.  The body is at Verret's Funeral Home in Nigadoo.  Funeral mass will be celebrated on Tuesday at 7 p.m. at St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church.

 

Rita Pitre:  l'Acadie Nouvelle (Caraquet, NB), Tuesday, 18 November 1997:  Robertville - Died at the regional Hospital of Bathurst, on Sunday November 16, 1997, at the age of 65 years, Rita Pitre Boudreau, domiciled in Robertville.  Born in Lugar, she was the daughter of the late Leon and Florence (Landry) Pitre.  She leaves in mourning three brothers: Edgar (Yvonne) of Beresford, Florent (Azilda) of Robertville, and Leo of Toronto, Ont; also two sisters: Malvina Morris of Petit-Rocher, and Leonie Taylor (Harold) of Halifax, N.E.  The viewing of the deceased is at the Heritage Funeral Home at Beresford.  The funeral will take place in the church of Ste. Therese of Robertville, this Tuesday 18th November, at 7pm.  Burial will be in the parochial cemetery.

 

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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries. 

- Some deaths in RED from online death certificates (1920-1963), online death registrations (1888-1919), obituaries.

- New Brunswick marriages in RED also from Vital Statistics Records (online)

 

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