Francois Pitre (1858 - 1934)

Born 16 Jan 1858 in St. Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec

Ancestors

Husband of Alphonsine (Charron) Pitre — married 20 Apr 1887 in Ste. Cunegonde, Montreal, Quebec

Descendants

Died 8 Mar 1934 at age 76 in Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal, Quebec

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Biography

Burial

1834, March 12 - Francois Pitre Dit Lajambe

Marriage

On April 20 1887 in Ste-Cunégonde parish in Montreal, Francois Pitre, son of the late Joseph Pitre and Julie Vallée, married Alphonsine Charron, daughter of Jérémie Charron and Tharsile Martin dit Ladouceur, both from this parish.^[1][2]

Research Notes

Census

Reproduced from The Pitre Trail from Acadia by Wendy Pitre Roostan 

• 1891 St. Antoine, Montreal Center, Quebec: Francis Peitre 32 (master carter), wife Alphonsine 24, Valantine 3, Aurore 7 months.
• 1901 Verdun, Jacques-Cartier, Quebec: Francis Lajambe 43, wife Alphonsine 32, Valentine 13, Arthur 4, Germaine 3 months.
• 1911 Jacques-Cartier, Quebec: Francis Lajambe 53, wife Alphonsine 45, Valentine 23, Arthur 14, Germaine 11, Henri 7, Leopold 4.^[3]
• 1921 Verdun, Montreal (Ste. Anne), Quebec: Frs. Lajambe 62 coal merchant, wife Alphonsine 52, Valatine 30, Georgine 20, Arthur 24, Henry 17, Leopol 13.
• 1931 Verdun, Jacques-Cartier, QUE: Francis Lajambe 63 income, wife Alphonse 66, Valencine 40, Germaine 31 accountant/post office, Leo Paul 24 presser/valet service (4350 Verdun).

Tombstone Inscriptions

Reproduced from The Pitre Trail from Acadia by Wendy Pitre Roostan

Cimetiere Notre Dame des Neiges, Montreal, Quebec: Frs Pitre dit Lajambe / 17 Janv 1858 - 8 Mars 1934 / son epouse / Alphonsine Charron / 25 Juil. 1863 - 5 Oct. 1938 / Lorenzo Laforest / 13 Juin 1903 - 22 Janv. 1964 / Leopold Pitre / 15 Avril 1907 - 19 Juin 1964 / Valentine Pitre / 27 Fev. 1888 - 2 Mai 1965 / Arthur Pitre / 20 Fev. 1897 - 7 Janv. 1968 / Odile Lapierre Pitre / 6 Dec. 1905 - 13 Nov. 1994 / PITRE dit LAJAMBE

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979"
   Image path: Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 > Montréal > Sainte-Cunégonde > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1883-1899 > image 503 of 2228
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G993-4QFG (accessed 12 November 2023)
2. ↑ http://www.ancestry.com/inst/discoveries/PfRecord?emailId=N-fbf6f5e9-a041-42b6-8774-0254e346f017&collectionId=1091&recordId=6471792&ahsht=2017-01-11T17:39:09&language=en-US&ahsh=ad83f236950fc84ee0157ed2d9a06c24 Ancestry.com. Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. Original Data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
3. ↑ 1911 Census: "1911 Census of Canada"
   Year: 1911; Census Place: 58, Jacques-Cartier, Quebec; Page: 2; Family No: 15
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 8947 #639521 (accessed 12 November 2023)
   Francis Lajambe (53), married chef (head), Marchand, in household of Francis Lajambe (53) at 86 Church, Quebec. Born in Quebec.

• Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 for Francois Pitre (Baptism)

• Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 for François Pitre and Alphonsine Charron

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229162787/francois-pitre_dit_lajambe : accessed 19 March 2022), memorial page for Francois Pitre dit Lajambe (17 Jan 1858–8 Mar 1934), Find a Grave Memorial ID 229162787, citing Cimetière Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada ; Maintained by Claudia Pitre (contributor 50062239) .