Charles Pitre (abt. 1729 - bef. 1794)

Born about 1729 in Cobeguit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Henry — married 7 Feb 1752 in Port Lajoie, Isle St. Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died before 28 Sep 1794 before about age 65 in Louisiana, New Spain

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Biography

CHARLES PITRE is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana Plaque 12 La Ville D'Arcangel, Arrivee Le 3 Decembre 1785. Listed with him is his spouse Anne Henry and three surviving children: Joseph, Marguerite and Isabelle [Elisabeth]. ^[1]

Charles Pitre, born about 1729 [age 23 on 1752 census], ^[2] son of Joseph Pitre and Elisabeth Boudrot. He was a ploughman, married 7 Feb 1752 at Port-Lajoie, Isle St. Jean, to Anne Henry, daughter of Jean & Marie Hébert.^{[3] [4]}

Children

1. Anne Blanche Pitre b: 23 Dec 1752 in Isle St. Jean, Acadia c: 23 Dec 1752 in Port Lajoie, in Isle St. Jean, Acadia
2. Pierre Marin Pitre b: 7 Aug 1754 in Isle St. Jean, Acadia c: 7 Aug 1754 in Port Lajoie, in Isle St. Jean, Acadia
3. Pierre Pitre b: 26 Nov 1756 in Isle St. Jean, Acadia c: 6 Jan 1757 in Port Lajoie, in Isle St. Jean, Acadia
4. Jean Charles PITRE b: 15 May 1760 in St. Antoinne, Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 16 May 1760 in Pleurtuit, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
5. Jean Charles PITRE 2 b: 4 Jul 1763 in Moysias, Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 4 Jul 1763 in Pleurtuit, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
6. Joseph Pierre PITRE b: 15 Oct 1765 in Moysias, Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 16 Oct 1765 in Pleurtuit, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
7. Anne Genevieve PITRE b: 29 Mar 1768 in Moysias, Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 29 Mar 1768 in Pleurtuit, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
8. Marguerite Josephe PITRE b: 15 Oct 1770 in Moysias, Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 15 Oct 1770 in Pleurtuit, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
9. Elizabeth Modeste Pitre b: 20 Dec 1773 in Moysias, Ille-et-Vilaine, France c: 21 Dec 1773 in Pleurtuit, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

In 1752 he is a ploughman, age 23 and his wife is age 21 residing at Riviere-du-Ouest on Isle St. Jean (now Prince Edward Island).^[5]

In 1758, Charles and Anne with their three young children were deported from Isle Saint-jean to France and on 23 Jan 1759 they disembarked at St. Malo from one of the "Five ships." ^[6] Their three children Anne-Blanche, Marin and Pierre died at sea during the crossing. They resided at Pleurtuit from 1759 to 1772. ^[7]

In 1785, the family immigrated to Louisiana aboard La Ville d'Archangel. On 3 December 1785, Charles, Anne and their children Joseph, Marguerite and Isabelle disembarked in New Orleans. ^[8]

He died before 28 September 1794 in Louisiana. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial"; Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair; second edition, 2015; Bodemuller The Printer, USA; p. 44
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader's Family Tree. Page for Charles Pitre citing Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes: 1715 à 1780, (Moncton, NB: Centre d'études acadiennes, draft version) PITRE no. 24.
3. ↑ "Acadian Church Records, Port LaJoye, Ile St. Jean, 1749-1758"; Hebert, Tim, trans. & ed. (Houma, LA: Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History, 2000) Note: Parish records of St. Jean l'Evangeliste Parish. p. 29.

   Text: Groom's parents of Riviere du Ouest.

4. ↑ Archives Nationales d'outre-mer État civil, Ile Saint-Jean (Port La Joye) Parish Records 1721-1758, Year 1752 , image 4 Charles Pitre & Anne Henry Marriage, 7 February 1752, accessed May 2023.
5. ↑ Transcription 'Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1905, Volume II (Ottawa: Printed by S.E.Dawson, 1905), Archive Version, p. 81.

   "Charles Pitre, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 23 years, has been in the country fifteen months. Married to Anne Henry, native of l'Acadie, aged 21 years.

   "They have no children; being married in the month of February only.

   "In livestock they have one cow, two pigs, and one sheep.

   "The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, and was given to them under similar conditions. They have made a clearing for the sowing of four bushels of wheat.

6. ↑ "Rolle des habitans de l'Isle St Jean débarqués à St Malo le 23 janvier 1759 des 5 paquebots anglois le Yarmouth, la Patience, le Mathias, la Restoration et le John et Samuel," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the " Five English ships " (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) disembarked at Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 image 209, accessed 10 Sep 2023

   PITRE Charles, 30 y
   HENRY Anne, 29 y, wife
   PITRE Anne Blanche, 6 y, daughter, died at sea
   PITRE Marin, 4 y, son, died at sea
   PITRE Pierre, 2 y, son, died at sea

7. ↑ Albert J. Robichaux The Acadian Exiles in Saint-Malo: 1758-1785, Part I, vol. II, (Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981), pp. 661-662 , family #771.
8. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Acadian Families in Exile, 1785 & Exiled Acadians, an Index, (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 1995) pp. 100-101

   47th family of 5 persons embarked aboard "La Ville d'Archangel:"

   Charles PITRE, father, age 56;

   Anne HENRY, his wife, 52;

   Joseph PITRE, their child, 19;

   Marguerite PITRE, their daughter, 15;

   Isabelle PITRE, their daughter, 11.