> All my Acadian Lines spring from my 3rd G. grandmother Marie-Victoire > Pitre who married Charles Labarge. Her Parents were Jean Baptiste Pitre > & Marie-Anne Surette. They were Married at St-Pierre-les-Becquets. Where > is that? They both died in Chateauguay Co., Quebec. I'm interested in where > The Siblings of Jean Baptise Pitre & Marie-Anne Surette may have gone. > Jean Baptiste's Parents were Pierre Pitre & Agathe Doucet. Marie-Anne's > Parents were Joseph Surette & Marguerite Theriault. > > Did any of their Families go to Louisiana? THANKS for any help. > > > Darlene T. Holling Pierre Pitre, born ca 1699, son of Claude Pitre & Marie Comeau (White p. 1319) married 4 Feb 1727 Agathe Doucet, born 19 Jan 1710, daughter of Rene Doucet & Marie Broussard (White p. 544). Children: 1) Marguerite b. 27 Nov 1727 PR 2) Jean-Baptiste b. ca 1732 3) Marie b. 27 Mar 1734 Beaubassin 4) Pierre b. ca 1739 5) Catherine 24 Sep 1739 Beaubassin 6) Francois b. ca 1746 7) Boy name & birthdate (pre 1752) unknown In the 1752 census at Chipoudy is found: Pierre Pitre, his wife, 4 boys, 3 girls In the 12 Aug 1763 census of prisoners at Halifax is found: Pier Pitre, wife, 4 children These are probably Pierre Pitre Agathe Doucet, his wife Marie age 29 Catherine age 23 Francois age 17 Boy name unknown?, or maybe Marguerite? It is indicated that Pierre Pitre and his family did not come to Louisiana from Halifax in the group led by Joseph Broussard that arrived in February 1765 and were settled in Attakapas, but were in the second group from Halifax which arrived in June 1765 and part of which were settled at Opelousas. In the 25 April 1766 census at Opelousas is found: Pierre Pitre, 1 boy, 1 girl As to what happened to each member of this family, this is what my research indicates: Pierre Pitre, father, was with his family in 1752 at Chipoudy, imprisoned with his family in Halifax in 1763, came to Louisiana from Halifax arriving in June 1765, and settled in Opelousas where he was recorded in the 1766 census. Pierre is not recorded in the militia lists of 1770 or 1771, (probably too old at 71). However, he also was not listed in the 1771 census at Opelousas and probably died before then. Agatha Doucet was with Pierre in Chipoudy in 1752 and imprisoned with him at Halifax in 1763. Since she is not listed in the 1766 census at Opelousas, she must have died between 12 August 1763 and 25 April 1765. Unknown if she made it to Louisiana. 1) Marguerite, born in 1727, was probably at Chipoudy in 1752 and may have been at Halifax in 1763. Nothing else is known of her fate. 2) Jean-Baptiste, born ca 1732, married first ca 1754 Marie-Anne Thibodeau and had 2 daughters, Theotiste born ca 1755 and Elisabth born 25 Sep 1757. Jean-Baptiste and his family escaped to Quebec where his wife and his 2 daughters died. Marie-Anne died 9 Jan 1759. On 31 Mar 1761, he remarried Marie-Anne Surette, daughter of Joseph Surette & Marguerite Theriot (White p. 1476). They were married at St. Pierre les Becquets, Quebec. (Les Becquets is on the south side of the St. Lawrence River about 40 kms. downriver from Trois Rivieres). 3) Marie, born in 1734, married ca 1755 Joseph Saulnier, son of Jacques Saulnier? & Anne Hebert? (White p. 1446). A son, Francois, was born 11 May 1757 and a daughter, Agnes, was born ca ?. Listed as prisoners 12 August 1763 at Halifax are: Joseph Saunaie, his wife, 2 children This family may be: Joseph Saulnier Marie Pitre, his wife Francois Agnes Joseph came to Louisiana possibly in the group from Halifax led by Philippe Lachaussee that arrived in September 1765. However, his wife and children do not seem to have made it to Louisiana. At least in the 9 Apr 1766 census at Cabanocey is found: Joseph Saunier 27 Anne, widow (Basil) Babin, sister 25 Lize Babin, her daughter 3 Marie (Babin), daughter 2 Joseph married again 6 November 1767 Marie Landry, (widow of Alexis Granger), daughter of Pierre Landry & Clair Babin (White p. 930). 4) Pierre, born ca 1734, married ca 1756 Marguerite Bourg, daughter of Charles Bourg & Anne Boudrot (White p. 230). Whether Pierre made it to Louisiana is unkown, but Marguerite did, although exactly when and how is unknown. In the 1769 census at Attakapas is found: Amand Thibodeau 29 Gertrude Bourg Blandine 2 Isaac 1 Marguerite Bourg 25 (sister of Gertrude) Marie Gautreau 5 (orphan of Marie-Louise Thibodeau, sister of Amand). In the 1771 Attakappas census Marguerite is still listed with her sister as "Widow Bourque 27". She married Charles Guilbeau 20 Nov 1775 (Hebert v. 1A p. 99). 5) Catherine, born 1739, was at Chipoudy in 1752 with her father, imprisoned at Halifax in 1763 with him, came to Louisiana in 1765 and in the 25 April 1766 census at Opelousas was with him. Ca 1770, Catherine married Pierre Joubert, a non-Acadian, and in the 1771 census at Opelousas is found: Pierre Joubert dit Bellerose 39; his wife 28 (Catherine Pitre); son 1 month. They are listed next door to her brother, Francois. 6) Francois, born ca 1746, was at Chipoudy in 1752 with his father, imprisoned at Halifax in 1763 with him, came to Louisiana in 1765 and was in the 25 April 1766 census at Opelousas with him. Francois married ca 1769 Marie-Josephe Thibodeau, daughter of Pierre Thibodeau & Francoise Saulnier (White p. 1521). In the 1771 census at Opelousas is found: Francois Pitre 23, his wife 13 (Marie-Josephe Thibodeau), 1 boy 1 (Francois). 7) Boy, born ?, was probably at Chipoudy in 1752 and may have been at Halifax in 1763 with his father. Nothing else is known of his fate. Joseph Surette, born 22 May 1712, son of Pierre Surette & Jeanne Pellerin (White p. 1476) married 17 Oct 1730 in Grande Pre Marguerite Theriot, daughter of Claude Theriot & Marguerite Cormier (White p. 1500). Children: 1) Joseph born 28 May 1732 2) Marie-Anne born ca 1732 3) Pierre born 25 Sep 1736 4) Jean-Baptiste born ca 1741 5) Etienne born ca 1744 6) Marguerite born ca 1746 As to what happened to each member of this family, this is what my research indicates: Joseph Surette died ca 1750 (White p. 1476) and Marguerite Theriot died 2 Jan 1758 (White p. 1500). 1) Joseph married ca 1761 Isabelle Babineau, duaghter of Jean-Pierre Babineau & Isabelle Breau (White p. 65). In the 24 August 1763 list of prisoners at Fort Beausejour is found: Joseph Suret Ysabelle (Babineau) Suret They are listed next to Jean Babineau (widower), father of Isabelle, and the rest of her siblings. After release from prison, they remained in New Brunswick. 2) Marie-Anne married Jean-Baptiste Pitre (see above). 3) Pierre married ca 1761 Marie Thibodeau, daughter of Paul Thibodeau & Marguerite Trahan (White p. 1520). In the 11 Oct 1762 list of prisoners at Fort Edward is found: Pre Suret jun 3 (members) These are: Pierre Surette age 26 Marie Thibodeau, his wife Marie-Anne Surette born 24 Feb 1762 Pierre came to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard arriving in February 1765. One of the first things he did was have his daughter baptised on 4 Mar 1765 (ADNOSR v. 2, p. 259). On 5 April 1765, Pierre received a receipt for Canadian money from Maxent. They settled at Attakapas where a son, Augustin, was born 19 Jun 1765 (Hebert v. 1A pp. 735-736). It seems both Pierre and Augustin died between 19 Jun 1765 and 24 April 1766 because they are not present in the 1766 census. Sometime prior to the 1769 Attakapas census, Marie Thibodeau married Jean-Baptiste Semer. 4) Jean-Baptiste: I have no further information on him. 5) Etienne died ca 1758 6) Marguerite married 20 Jan 1766 in Lachine Quebec Jacques Tessier, son of Jacques Tessier & Marie-Louise Monet. They remained in Quebec. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net