Agatha Amelia Langley (1855 - 1935)

Born 29 Mar 1855 in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States

Wife of Edmond Pitre — married 1874 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Sep 1935 at age 80 in Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Langley Name Study.

Agatha Amelia Langley was born on March 29, 1855 in Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States, daughter of John Langley (~1830–~1912) and Gertrude Causanwell (c.1830- 1868).

In 1870, Agatha (15) was living in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana with her recently remarried, widowed father, her new stepmother, and their blended family, including the young man she would marry in 1874.^[1]

Agatha (18) married Edmond Edward Pitre (18) (born on March 23, 1855 in Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana; son of Leandre Pitre and Sarah Azelie (Johnson) Langley) in 1874 in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana.^[2]

Their children were:

• Columbus Pitre (1875–1953)
• Ambroise Pitre (1878–1916)
• Edmonia Pitre (1880–~1900)
• Yves Pitre (1881–1958)
• Sidney Pitre (1883–1977)
• Ada M. Pitre (1884–~1920)
• Lillie Pitre (1887–>1974)
• Frank Sherman Pitre (1888–1975)

In 1880, Agatha, Edmond, and their first three children were living in Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana.^[3]

Agatha died on September 11, 1935 in Jefferson Davis, Louisiana, aged 80, and her father and mother's names are on her death record.^[4] She was buried at LeBleu Cemetery in Fenton, Louisiana^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8QT-HJF : accessed 17 January 2016), Agatha Langley in household of John Langley, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 165, family 1025, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,008.
2. ↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-FW79 : accessed 17 January 2016), Agatha Langley in entry for Elmo Guillaumin and Ada Marie Pitre, 1924.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6V-2TG : 14 July 2016), Edmond Pitre, Lake Charles, Calcasieu, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 8, sheet 506D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0450; FHL microfilm 1,254,450.
4. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS1R-4LQ : Sat Oct 14 02:53:01 UTC 2023), Entry for Mrs. Edmond Pitre and John Langley and Gertrude Causanwell, 11 Sep 1935.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39688160/agatha-amelia-pitre: accessed 30 November 2023), memorial page for Agatha Amelia Langley Pitre (20 Mar 1855–11 Sep 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39688160, citing LeBleu Cemetery, Fenton, Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by William Ewing (contributor 47503092).

See also:

• "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-FW79 : accessed 17 January 2016), Agatha Langley in entry for Elmo Guillaumin and Ada Marie Pitre, 1924.