Alexis Joseph (Pitre dit Cayen) Pitre (1836 - abt. 1901)

Born 27 Aug 1836 in Cap-Santé, co. Portneuf, Bas-Canada (Quebec, Canada)

Ancestors

Husband of Marie-Joséphine Chenard — married 8 Jan 1866 in Deschambault, Portneuf, Quebec

Descendants

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Biography

Birth

Alexis Joseph Pitre dit Cayen was born on August 27, 1836 in Cap-Santé, co. Portneuf, Bas-Canada (Quebec, Canada), son of Alexis Pitre (1797–1868) and Justine Marie Lefebvre (1807–1861).

Siblings

• Marie Justine Pitre (December 13 1828 – abt. September 11 1912)
• Marie Pitre (March 29 1830 – April 2 1830)
• Marie Adelaide Pitre (January 8 1834 – unknown)
• Joseph Pitre (August 27 1836 – October 13 1906)
• Demase Pitre (April 12 1838 – unknown)
• Francois Elzear Pitre (January 0 1843 – January 3 1844)
• Marie Adeline Pitre (March 31 1845 – unknown)
• Basile Pitre (February 20 1847 – ~1847)
• Marine Celina Pitre (April 15 1848 – abt. June 13 1848)
• Louis Fleury Pitre (June 5 1849 – abt. April 24 1850)

Marriage

Alexis (29) married Marie-Joséphine Chenard (22) (born on August 19, 1843 in St. Louis, Lotbiniere, Quebec; daughter of Cyprien Chenard and Marcelline Houde) on January 8, 1866 in Deschambault, Portneuf, Quebec.

Children

• Marie Julie Emma Pitre (November 10 1866 – ~1911)
• Louis Rodolphe Pitre (June 9 1868 – September 6 1917)
• Joseph Damase Pitre (abt. June 19 1871 – abt. April 30 1901)

Death

Alexis died about May, 1901, aged 64.

INTERNET RESEARCH

The Deschambault, Quebec Church Registers for St. Joseph's Church, 1713-1906, has: Mar. 8 Jan 1866 - Marriage of Alexis Pitre, farmer, son of Alexis/deceased & Justine Lefebvre) marrying Marie Josephine Chenard, daughter of Cyprien/Marcelline Houle), witnesses: Ferdinand Belanger & Joseph Bellanger

The 1881 Quebec Census of Portneuf has: Jean 'Alexis' Pitre (25 Feb 1831) dit Jean Cayen, 50, day laborer, widower of Marie Josephine Chenard, with children Emma 14, Rodolphe 12, Damase 9 [St. Alban, Dist. 81, L-53]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pitretrail/Quebec/Deschambault.htm Have the following Pitre info. on a Joseph, unable to tie to family tree. So listing below in event of future reference: Joseph Pitre B: D: Dec. 28, 1844 M: Nov. 14, 1820 to Marie Madeleie Perrault B: Sept. 19. 1790 D: June 8, 1884

children: Marie (married Sept. 25, 1849 to Celestin Lefebvre, son of Alexis and Catherine Germain) Olivier (married May 6, 1851 to Flore Despiteau, d of Joseph and Marie Louise Groslot) - Flore died Dec. 13, 1851 David (died Oct. 29, 1852)

Sources

http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Joseph-Alexis_Pitre&pid=1331098&lng=en

IGD Marriage record