Henry St. John Pitard

1890 - 1969  (79 years)

• Name	Henry St. John Pitard
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	15 May 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  	vol. 96, page 54
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 10 (born 1890); born in Louisiana as with both parents
  Census	1920	New Orleans, Louisiana
  as Henry J. Pitard
  Census	1940	202 S. Pierce St., New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 50, born in Louisiana; 4 years high school; same house 5 years ago; hardware salesman. Supplemental - main language English, not a veteran
  Obituary	Obit., Times-Picayune, 3 Aug. 1969, p20: PITARD - Henry (Henri) J. Pitard Sr., on Friday morning, August 1, 1969, at 6:10 o'clock, beloved husband [of] Angela Bourgeois Pitard, father of Henri J. Pitard Jr. and Mrs. Clifton W. Dreyfus, brother of Mrs. Lilian Rolfs and Mrs. Barsilla Betzer . . . . Age 79 years. Funeral services were held from McMahon Coburn Briede Funeral Home, 600 Moss St., on Saturday morning, August 2, 1969 at 11:30 o'clock. Interment Lakelawn Park.
  Died	1 Aug 1969	Louisiana   [2]
  Buried	2 Aug 1969	Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Richmond Daniel Pitard           b. 21 Nov 1888, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 21 Feb 1954, 5325 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana
  2. John Cloudesly Pitard           b. 9 Sep 1893, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 17 May 1962, New Orleans, Louisiana
  3. Daniel Maupay Pitard, Jr.           b. Abt 15 Jul 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 9 Aug 1897, New Orleans, Louisiana
  4. Lillian Cecilia Pitard           b. 1 Jun 1900, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 7 Feb 1975, New Orleans, Louisiana
  5. Barsilla Lucille Pitard           b. 23 Sep 1904           d. 14 Sep 1996
  Documents		WWI draft registration for Henry St. John Pitard This gives several good bits of information: his age and birth date, his address, his profession (buyer at Pitard Hardware) and work address (1031 Canal St.) at the time, and his height and weight ("stout"). He claimed an exemption because he was the sole breadwinner.
  		Obituary for Henri Pitard (d. 1969) From the Times-Picayune, 3 Aug. 1969, p20
  Notes	In 1917 he registered for the WW I draft, giving his address as 202 S. Pierce St. New Orleans; his job is a "buyer" for "G. Pitard and Sons." He claims an exemption for his wife and 2 children, for whom he's the sole support. In the 1920 census he was working at Pitard Hardware (on Canal St.). He registered for the WW2 draft in 1942. He's living at 202 S. Pierce St., aged 51. His closest relative is Mrs. Angela PItard. His employer is Stauffer Eshleman at 511 Canal St. [3, 4]
  Person ID	I145	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Daniel Maupay Pitard           b. 15 Nov 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 6 Mar 1946, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Barsilla Bemiss           b. Aug 1871, Louisiana           d. 8 Nov 1954  (Age ~ 83 years)
  Married	27 Mar 1888	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F95	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Angela Bourgeois           b. Sep 1890, Louisiana           d. 17 Oct 1969  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Married	2 Dec 1913	New Orleans, Louisiana   [5]
  Children	1. Henri John Pitard, Jr.           b. 24 Dec 1914, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 28 Apr 1973  (Age 58 years) + 2. Marjorie Elisebeth Pitard           b. Abt 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 19 Apr 1978  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Last Modified	1 May 2016
  Family ID	F104	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 15 May 1890 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1900 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Married - 2 Dec 1913 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1920 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1940 - 202 S. Pierce St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 1 Aug 1969 - Louisiana  Buried - 2 Aug 1969 - Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Henry St. John Pitard". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I145&tree=1sttree (accessed September 19, 2020).