Marie Felonise (Pitre) Richard (1885 - 1965)

Born 15 Dec 1885 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Richard — married 3 May 1905 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Died 31 Dec 1965 at age 80 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States

Biography

Marie (Pitre) Richard is a descendant of an Acadian

Marie Felonise Pitre was born on December 15, 1885 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, a daughter of Leon Augustin Pitre (1861–1922) and Marie Leonise Richard (1869–1919).^[1]

Marie (19) married Lither Richard (1904)) on May 3, 1905 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.^[2]

Their children were:

• Agnes Marie Richard (1906–1978)
• Mary Hazel Richard (1908–1994)
• Wilbert Richard (1909–1984)

Marie died on December 31, 1965 in Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States, aged 80.

Sources

1. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);

   PITRE, Marie Felonise (Leon & Marie Leonise RICHARD) b. 15 Dec. 1885 (Opel. Ch.: v. 7, p. 40)

2. ↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-1V7P : 15 October 2015), Lither Richard and Felonise Pitre, 03 May 1905; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,700.