Henry Alexandre Pitre (1885 - 1939)

Born 6 Dec 1885 in Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Essex, Ontario

Ancestors

Died 2 Nov 1939 at age 53 in Ste. Anne, Tecumseh, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario

Biography

Birth

Henry Alexandre "Harry Honore" Pitre was born on December 6, 1885 in Tecumseh, Essex, Ontario, Canada to Jean 'Baptiste' Pitre and Marguerite Lesperance. He was in his parent's home in 1891, at age 5, in Essex, Ontario, Canada.^[1] At age 15, he was in their home along with 3 siblings.^[2]

Immigration

Border Crossing into USA: Harry and Wife Elizabeth occasionally Visited Detroit to see his Sister, Aggie Baron. ^[3]

Name: Harry Pitre

Gender: Male

Age: 49

Nationality: French

Birth Date: abt 1886

Birth Place: Tecumsch Ont

Arrival Date: 22 May 1935

Arrival Place: Detroit, Michigan, USA

Departure Contact: Wife Elizabeth

Arrival Contact: Sister Aggie Baron (phonetic)

Spouse: Elizabeth

Death

Harry Pitre, died Age at age 51, in 1939.^[4]

Burial

He was buried in the St Anne Roman Catholic / Paroisse Sainte Anne Parsh Cemetery in Tecumseh, Essex County, Ontario, Canada.^[5]

Research Notes

• On, Harry's death certificate, he is listed as single not a widow or married.^[6] That seems odd if he was married in 1935 when he was visiting his sister Agnes.
• I don't think Harry was married, but Elizabeth mentioned is actually his sister. His older sister Elizabeth never married, and was the informant on his death certificate.
• If Harry told the officer at the border that his contact was Elizabeth Pitre, then perhaps it was only assumed that she was a wife, not a sister.
• Harry's obituary does not mention any spouses or children. His survivors were: "two brothers, Edward and Ralph Pitre, Tecumseh; and three sisters, Mrs. Israel Barron, Wyandotte, Mich.; and Miss Elizabeth and Miss Minnie Pitre, Tecumseh."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW25-MSM : 3 August 2016), Honore Pitre, Sandwich East, Essex North, Ontario, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148136.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH22-PC3 : 13 November 2014), Harry Pitre in household of Baptiste Pitre, D, Essex (north/nord), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 15, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
3. ↑ Detroit Michigan, U.S., Border and Passenger and Crew Lists, 1905-1957; Ancestry's Detroit, Michigan, U.S., Border crossing Ancestry Record 1070 #551588
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Contractor Passes Away", Newspapers.com, The Windsor Star (Windsor, Ontario, Canada) Fri, Nov 3, 1939, page 5, Newspapers Clip: 153430187 (accessed 16 August 2024)
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Harry Pitre (1888–1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #174072777, citing Sainte Anne Cemetery, Tecumseh, Essex County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Ron Martin (contributor 47581225) .
6. ↑ "Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948"
   Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS 935; Series: M047447; Reel: 623
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8946 #24588691 (accessed 2 November 2022)
   Harry Pitre death 2 Nov 1939 (born 6 Dec 1886), son of Jean Baptiste Pitre & Marguerite Pitre, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada.