Simon Joseph Pitre (1757 - abt. 1841)

Born 31 Oct 1757 in St. Pierre du Nord, Ile St. Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Charlotte Cormier — married 1797 in Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island

Descendants

Died about 1841 at about age 83 in Rollo Bay, Colony of St. John's Island

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Biography

SIMON-JOSEPH PITRE, son of Joseph & Anne Bourque, was born 31 Oct 1757 in Isle Saint Jean, Acadia. He was christened 30 Jul 1758 St. Pierre du Nord, Isle St. Jean, Acadia.^[1]

The following is from the profile of Simon-Joseph's father Joseph Pitre Pitre-52. quoting from a letter written by Stephen White , Moncton University:

“I agree that Joseph Pitre Jr. shown at Lot 43 in 1798 was Charlotte Cormier's husband. I do not agree that the Simon Joseph Pitre born in 1757 could not have been this same Joseph Pitre Jr. But even if Simon Joseph Pitre was known as Simon, it is quite possible that Joseph Pitre and Anne Bourg had another son known as Joseph Pitre Jr. who married Charlotte Cormier. As Joseph Pitre Sr. was born in 1726, we may suppose that Anne Bourg, his wife, was born about 1730, even in the absence of records to prove it, and she might have borne children well into the 1770's. Joseph Pitre Jr. might thus easily have been a young newly-wed of twenty-five or so in 1798 and only forty-five or so when his daughter Madeleine was born in 1817.”

The following is for research purposes only; found on a family tree, unsourced but may provide leads.

He married ANN CORMIER Bef. 1798. {Needs Citation}

Children of SIMON-JOSEPH PITRE and ANN CORMIER are:

1. DAVID PETERS, b. Abt. 1800; d. Aft. 1861.
2. AMELIA PETERS, b. Bet. 1801 & 1816; d. Aft. 1861.
3. MAGDELEINE PETERS, b. 22 September 1817, Rollo Bay, PEI.
4. NANCY PETERS.
5. DOMITHILDE PETERS, m. JACQUES GALLANT, 29 October 1840.

Sources

1. ↑ Title: Acadians in Exile, 1785 & Exiled Acadians, an Index; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 1980; Reprinted 2010, Claitor’s Publishing Division, Baton Rouge, LA. USA; Personal Copy; p. 358.

   Text: Sponsors: Simon Joseph LEBLANC & Rosalie VECO (Ile St-Jean: St-Pierre du Nord, p. 122).

• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRT-DLP : 27 November 2014), Joseph Pitre in entry for Magdeleine Pitre, 22 Sep 1817; citing , 22 Sep 1817, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLRT-6M2 : 27 November 2014), Joseph Pitre in entry for Donitile Pitre, 15 May 1815; citing , 15 May 1815, reference ; FHL microfilm unknown.

• "Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCXJ-BRB : 12 December 2014), Joseph Pitre in entry for Magdeleine Pitre, 01 Oct 1817; citing p. 1, volume 4, South Rustico , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,765.