Louis Octave Pitard

Abt 1869 - 1901  (32 years)

Arthur Pitard, Sr.

1835 - 1912  (76 years)

Birth	18 Aug 1835	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	28 Jun 1912	1839 Carondolet St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	29 Jun 1912	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Joseph Barthelemy Pitard,   b. Abt 1807, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Mother	Marguerite Amelie Hacker,   b. 20 Oct 1816, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	16 Feb 1833	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Mary Pitard,   b. Abt Jun 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. John Pitard,   b. Abt 1863, Louisiana + 3. Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard,   b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Julia Cecile Pitard,   b. Jul 1864   5. Louis Octave Pitard,   b. Abt 1869, Louisiana   6. Arthur Pitard, Jr.,   b. 27 Jun 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana + 7. Robert Copley Pitard,   b. 11 Oct 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana + 8. Agatha Pitard,   b. Aug 1876, Louisiana

Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley

Abt 1844 - 1899  (55 years)

Birth	Abt 1844	Ireland
Died	18 Sep 1899	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Dr. Robert G. Copley,   b. Abt 1811, Ireland
Family	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Mary Pitard,   b. Abt Jun 1860, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. John Pitard,   b. Abt 1863, Louisiana + 3. Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard,   b. 12 Jun 1863, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Julia Cecile Pitard,   b. Jul 1864   5. Louis Octave Pitard,   b. Abt 1869, Louisiana   6. Arthur Pitard, Jr.,   b. 27 Jun 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana + 7. Robert Copley Pitard,   b. 11 Oct 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana + 8. Agatha Pitard,   b. Aug 1876, Louisiana

• Name	Louis Octave Pitard
  Birth	Abt 1869	Louisiana
  according to the 1900 census; there must be an error, however, since his brother Arthur was born just 5 mos. earlier.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 2, born in Louisiana; mother of foreign birth
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 10 117 A Pitard 30 1840 Male White Hardware Louisiana 11 117 Kate Pitard 26 1844 Female White Keeping House Ireland 12 117 Blanche Pitard 5 1865 Female White Louisiana 13 117 Julia Pitard 10 1860 Female White At Home Louisiana 14 117 Louis Pitard 2 1868 Male White Louisiana  ED:  Ward 03
  Census	1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 10, born in Louisiana; father born in Louisiana, mother in Ireland
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 24 20 Arthur Pitard Self Male White Abt 1838 42 Married Louisiana France Louisiana Hardware Merchant Derbigny St 25 20 Catharine Pitard Wife Female White Abt 1848 32 Married Ireland Ireland Ireland Keeping House Derbigny St 26 20 John Pitard Son Male White Abt 1863 17 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 27 20 Blanche L. Pitard Daughter Female White Abt 1865 15 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 28 20 Agatha Pitard Daughter Female White Abt 1868 12 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 29 20 Louis W. Pitard Son Male White Abt 1870 10 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 30 20 Arthur Pitard Son Male White Abt 1872 8 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At School Derbigny St 31 20 Rob't C. Pitard Son Male White Abt 1874 6 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland At Home Derbigny St 32 20 Rebecca Johnson Female Mulatto Abt 1840 40 Single Virginia Virginia Virginia Domestic Servant Derbigny St  ED:  023
  Census	1900	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 30 (born Oct. 1870); born in Louisiana; father born in Louisiana, mother in Ireland; salesman
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status Years Married Children Born/Living BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation 38 118 Arthur Pitard Head Male White 1838 61 Widowed Louisiana France France Hardware House 39 118 Louis Pitard Son Male White 1870 29 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland Salesman Hard 40 118 Robert Pitard Son Male White 1873 26 Single Louisiana Louisiana Ireland Electrician  ED:  Ward 10 District 010
  Death	25 Feb 1901	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  vol. 124, page 402
  Notes	"Louis O. Pitard" died, aged 30, on Feb. 25, 1901 in New Orleans. He died by suicide. Two newspaper articles appeared about this. One is in the Times-Picayune on 26 Feb. 1901. A second article, "Louis O. Pitard Ends His Life," appeared in the New Orleans Item on the same date (erroneously identifying him as the son of Gustave Pitard).
  Person ID	I10853
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 28 Jun 1912, 1839 Carondolet St., New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland d. 18 Sep 1899, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Documents

  Obit. for Louis Pitard (d. 1901) From the Times-Picayune, 26 Feb. 1901.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Certificate of Death, New Orleans.