Jean Baptiste Pitre (abt. 1753 - 1834)

Born about 1753 in Port Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Francoise Anne (Cosme) Pitre — married 5 Jan 1773 in Fort Détroit, Province of Québec

Husband of Angelique (Chauvin) Pitre — married 14 Oct 1785 in Detroit, Northwest Territory, United States

Descendants

Died 25 May 1834 at about age 81 in Assumption, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario

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Biography

Jean Baptiste Pitre was the 4th out of 5 children born to Joseph Pitre and Catherine Thibodeau.^{[citation needed]} It is possible that he was born as early as 1744, the second of eight siblings.^[1] Denissen gives him a 1752 birthdate, apparently the only child of theirs to come to the Detroit area, arrival in 1755.^[2] He was possibly born in Port Royal,^[2], no documentation provided for Chipoudy.

Christening: 1750 Nova Scotia, Canada. ^{[citation needed]}

Occupation: Master Cabinet Maker and Bourgeois. ^[3]

Jean Baptiste was married twice, both in Detroit, first to Mary Frances Cosme and second to Angelica Chauvin.^[2]

He was buried on 26 MAY 1834 in Assumption Sandwich, Ontario.^[2]

Research Notes

Family chart has Jean born about 1752 in Port Royal, Acadia. Also has dies May 26 1834 Assumption Sandwich, Canada, which may be the buried date? Ste Anne Parish records noted Jean Baptise was a master cabinet maker and Bourgeois. Bourgeois translate to Shopkeeper or merchant. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Marcel W. Landry "Généalogie des Landry a travers le monde" Parent Joseph
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Denissen, Rev. Fr. Christian. Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region, 1701-1936. Detroit, MI: Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, 1987. Vol I and II, p. 990. (transcribed and compiled from Detroit church registers).
3. ↑ Marcel W. Landry "Généalogie des Landry a travers le monde" Jean Baptiste
4. ↑ Ste. Anne, Detroit, MI Fort Pontchartrain Parish Registers Pitre Extractions. Wendy Pitre Roostan , "The Pitre Trail from Acadia" accessed at http://www.pitretrail.com/

See also:

• original content: "The Pitre Trail from Acadia" by Wendy Pitre Roostan http://www.pitretrail.com/ added by David J. Peters on 2017 Aug 23.

• Ste. Anne, Detroit, MI Fort Pontchartrain - Parish Records:

Mar. 5 Jan 1773 - Jean Baptiste Pitre, maj s/o (Joseph/Catherine Tibeau) of Port Royal, Acadia, & Marie Francoise dite Marianne Cosme, d/o (Pierre/Catherine Lottiman Barois), wit: Joseph Rouge, Jean Veaucheray, Joseph Serre & Jean Montreuil.

Mar. 14 Oct 1785 - Jean Baptiste Pitre, Acadian, widowed of Marie Anne Cosme & Angelique Chauvin (Charles/Marie Louise Boyer), wit: M. Beaubien uncle, Amable Cosme 'beau frere', Charles Chauvin father, Antoine Boyer.

• Premiers registres de l’Église catholique française des États-Unis (Collection Drouin), 1695 à 1954; Registre Paroisse L'Assomption de Sandwich de Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario.

• Source: S3 WikiTree (MyHeritage) <a href='http://www.wikitree.com' target='wikitree'>www.wikitree.com</a> TID 0 Footnote WikiTree (MyHeritage) ShortFootnote WikiTree Bibliography WikiTree. MyHeritage. http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=239768151&itemId=208973&action=showRecord Page http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=239768151&itemId=208973&action=showRecord

  Jean Baptiste Pitre
  Gender: Male
  Birth: Circa 1753 - Chipoudy, Acadia
  Marriage: Oct 14 1785 - Ste. Anne &40
  Marriage: Jan 5 1773 - Fort Ponchartrain&41
  Marriage: , Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
  Death: May 25 1834 - Assumption, Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario
  Father: Joseph Pitre
  Mother: Catherine Josephe Pitre (born Thibodeau)
  Spouses: Angelique Pitre (born Chauvin)Marie Francoise Anne Pitre (born Cosme)
  Children: Jean Baptiste VIII PitreNicolas PitreMedard PitreVeronique Francoise Lesperance (born Pitre)Euphrosine Peltier (born Pitre)Pauline Renaud (born Pitre)Fabien XIV PitreFlorence Letourneau (born Pitre)Felicite Peltier (born Pitre)Fabien XVI Pitremale PitreMarie Catherine PitreJean Baptiste II PitreJean Baptiste III PitreCharles Denis PitreMarie Anne Lesperance (born Pitre)Joseph PitreFrançois Joseph Pitre
  Siblings: Joseph PitreLouis O. PitreFlavien PitreCecile Pitre

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