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Michel PITRE

Male 1735 - 1808  (72 years)

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  • Name Michel PITRE  [1] 
    Birth 2 Oct 1735  Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    _UID E858C9E7188E4DC1BF21211AE9E46E2620DF 
    Death 1808  Pisiquit, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I23741  Ryeland Family Tree
    Last Modified 19 Mar 2026 

    Father Jean Baptiste PITRE,   b. 1711, Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Jun 1758, Quebec, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 47 years) 
    Mother Cécile BOUDREAU,   b. 1714, Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jan 1811, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 97 years) 
    Marriage 28 Oct 1733  Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F7311  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marie Josephe ORILLON, Dit Champagne,   b. 15 Jun 1736, Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1808, Bathurst, , New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 14 May 1759  Quebec, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Church of Notre-Dame-de-Québec [1]
    Children 
     1. Marie Josephe PITRE,   b. 13 Feb 1760, Bécancour, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Nov 1824, Petit Rocher, Glou. Co., New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 64 years)
     2. Francoise Marie PITRE,   b. 13 Feb 1760, Bécancour, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Marie PITRE,   b. 24 Feb 1762, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1762, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Michel PITRE, Dit Nordest,   b. 20 Jun 1763, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1817, Bathurst, , New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)
     5. Joseph PITRE,   b. 12 Feb 1765, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1765, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     6. Joseph PITRE,   b. 10 Apr 1767, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. Marie Marguerite PITRE,   b. 19 Mar 1769, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Pierre PITRE,   b. 18 Aug 1771, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Charles Olivier PITRE,   b. 27 Nov 1772, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     10. Jean Baptiste PITRE,   b. 1 Jan 1775, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     11. Alexis PITRE,   b. 1 Jun 1776, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     12. Cécile PITRE,   b. 5 May 1778, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 May 1778, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     13. Cécile PITRE,   b. 28 May 1779, Nicolet, , Québec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Oct 1859, Tracadie, , New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F7286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Nov 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Oct 1735 - Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 May 1759 - Quebec, , Québec, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 1808 - Pisiquit, Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Bona Arseneault, author of the History of the Acadians names our ancestors Michel Pitre & Marie-Josephe Orillion among the first acadian settlers of Nipisiguit, now Bathurst, N.B.

      Born in Grand-Pré, Acadia, Michel Pitre was the son of Jean-Baptiste and Cécile Boudreau. A few years later, his family settled in Beaubassin. This move probably saved their family from deportation. The proximity of Beaubassin to the woods in New Brunswick allowed them to escape by reaching that area.

      Michel's parents came to Quebec by sea vessel with L'Abbé Le Guerne. The Acadians who followed Le Guerne had to be hardy and have a little money. Once in Quebec City, they had to negotiate passage again this time to go up the river to Nicolet.

      He was 23 when he arrived as a refugee in Quebec with his parents sometime in the Spring of 1758. The following year, Michel Pitre married the Acadian Marie-Josephe Orillion in the Church of Notre-Dame-de-Québec on May 14. This couple will settle in the Nicolet region of Quebec where 13 children will be born between 1760 and 1779.

      Return from Exile

      Athanase Boudreau was a close cousin of our ancestor Michel Pitre. That is because Michel Pitre's Mother, Cécile Boudreau was the sister of Anthanase's father, François Boudreau. As well, Michel's Father, Jean-Baptiste Pitre was the brother of Athanase's Mother, Marguerite Pitre. Furthermore, a week before, Michel Pitre's marriage to Marie-Josephe Orillon, his cousin Athanase Boudreau , had married Félicité Orillon (Marie-Josephe's sister) also in Quebec City and this couple also settled in Nicolet.

      Michel's close relationship with his cousin and brother-in-law Athanase Boudreau could have been a decisive factor in his return to Nova Scotia. (Nipisiguit being part of Nova Scotia at that time).

      Athanase Boudreau was called upon for his expertise in building the dam for the first flour mill in Nicolet. The first flour mill of Soroist in Baie Ste-Antoine, Nicolet to which was later added an industrial complex, served the community until the beginning of the 20th century.

      In 1780, cousin Athanase was accused of helping the passage of emissaries from the American Congress. The following translates a letter sent to the Governor by Sieur de Tonnencour.

      September 27, 1780

      The named Athanase Boudreau, miller at the 'Moulin de pépin au pais brûlé' from baie Sainte-Antoine, having heard many times that this man helped the passage of emissaries of the American Congress from that colony.... I will detain him in prison as well as his neighbour named 'Boucher',....''

      Sieur de Tonnancour

      Source: Notes from Stephen White

      A year later, Athanase's brother Osias Boudreau (married to Marie-Anne Orillon) and our ancestor Michel Pitre ask for a permit to go east via the St. John River.

      The following translates a request sent on behalf of our ancestors to M. Haldemand, Governor General by their parish priest, l'abbé F. Brallard.

      12 october 1781

      The mentioned Ozias Boudraut & Michel Pitre, both Acadians, humbly beg your Excellency for a permit for them and their family, for the 'Rivière St-Jean'. In this parish, they are considered honest people.

      L'abbé F. Brassard

      Source: Notes from Stephen White

      Michel Pitre and his family would have made their way down the St-Jean River and turned to the Baie des Chaleurs. Athanase Boudreau and his family also headed in the same direction, settled in Grande Rivière, Gaspé and later in Beresford, N.B. where Athanase became a successful miller.

      Michel Pitre and his family settled in Nipisiguit (now Bathurst, N.B.) where he became progenitor of most of the Pitre descendants in that area. [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S481] The PITRE Family History by Diane Pitre Werner, (http://www.geocities.com/pitre_family/index.html).

    2. [S473] Gordon Buck Oneworld Tree, (http://trees.ancestry.ca/owt/person.aspx?pid=-2138828002).


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