Arthur Pitard, Sr.

1835 - 1912  (76 years)

Joseph Barthelemy Pitard

Abt 1807 - 1847  (40 years)

Birth	Abt 1807	Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Died	3 Nov 1847	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	3 Nov 1847	St. Louis Cemetery #2, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Louis François Pitard,   b. 21 Jun 1764, Corps-Nuds, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France
Mother	Angelique Avril,   b. 13 Sep 1773, Paroisse Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Married	21 Feb 1797	Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue
Family	Marguerite Amelie Hacker,   b. 20 Oct 1816, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	16 Feb 1833	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Josephine Antoinette Pitard,   b. 19 Nov 1833, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. Gustave Pitard, Sr.,   b. 12 Jan 1838, New Orleans, Louisiana   4. Amelie Cecile Pitard,   b. 3 Feb 1840, New Orleans, Louisiana   5. Octave Florian Pitard,   b. 1 Jun 1841, New Orleans, Louisiana   6. Norbert L. Pitard,   b. 14 Jan 1843, New Orleans, Louisiana

Marguerite Amelie Hacker

1816 - 1873  (56 years)

Birth	20 Oct 1816	New Orleans, Louisiana
Christened	20 Apr 1817	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	17 Jun 1873	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	18 Jun 1873	St. Louis Cemetery #2, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Pierre Marie Hacker,   b. 10 Nov 1782, Saint-Domingue
Mother	Marie Louise Josephine Fortunata Mahé-Desportes,   b. 5 May 1787, Arcahaye, Saint-Domingue
Family	Joseph Barthelemy Pitard,   b. Abt 1807, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Married	16 Feb 1833	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Josephine Antoinette Pitard,   b. 19 Nov 1833, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana + 3. Gustave Pitard, Sr.,   b. 12 Jan 1838, New Orleans, Louisiana   4. Amelie Cecile Pitard,   b. 3 Feb 1840, New Orleans, Louisiana   5. Octave Florian Pitard,   b. 1 Jun 1841, New Orleans, Louisiana   6. Norbert L. Pitard,   b. 14 Jan 1843, New Orleans, 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

Mary Pitard

Abt 1860 -

Birth	Abt Jun 1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana

John Pitard

Abt 1863 -

Birth	Abt 1863	Louisiana
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana

Blanche Marie Elizabeth Pitard

1863 - 1941  (78 years)

Birth	12 Jun 1863	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	29 Nov 1941	Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Buried	30 Nov 1941	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Frank Larned Coffee,   b. 1848, Louisiana
Married	22 Mar 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Blanche M. Coffee,   b. 13 Feb 1891, California + 2. Catherine Copley Coffee,   b. 25 Mar 1892, San Francisco, California + 3. Dorothy Pitard Coffee,   b. 9 Jun 1896, California   4. Evelyn Ross Coffee,   b. 27 Nov 1898, California   5. unnamed Coffee,   b. 8 Feb 1901, 1429 Washington St, San Francisco, California

Julia Cecile Pitard

1864 - 1919  (54 years)

Birth	Jul 1864
Died	2 Feb 1919	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	2 Feb 1919	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Enrique Portas-Martinez,   b. 21 Aug 1856, Campeche, Campeche, Mexico
Married	19 Feb 1887	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Henry John Portas,   b. 6 May 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Arthur Pitard Portas,   b. 10 Jun 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Robert William Portas,   b. 10 Feb 1895, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Inez Catherine Portas,   b. 16 Jun 1899, New Orleans, Louisiana

Louis Octave Pitard

Abt 1869 - 1901  (32 years)

Birth	Abt 1869	Louisiana
Died	25 Feb 1901	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana

Arthur Pitard, Jr.

1870 - 1906  (36 years)

Birth	27 Jun 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	26 Dec 1906	Elwyn Training School, Middleton Twp., Delaware Co., Pennsylvania
Buried	Dec 1906	Elwyn Cemetery, Elwyn, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana

Robert Copley Pitard

1873 - 1953  (80 years)

Birth	11 Oct 1873	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	9 Nov 1953	Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi
Buried	Lakewood Memorial Park, Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family 1	Kate Eagan,   b. Mar 1876, Mississippi
Married	14 Aug 1906	Crystal Springs, Copiah Co., Mississippi
Family 2	Orell Rowland,   b. 10 May 1898, Carroll Co., Georgia
Married	Abt Aug 1920
Children	+ 1. Dr. Cecil Edwin Pitard,   b. 30 Jul 1917, Mississippi

Agatha Pitard

1876 - 1919  (43 years)

Birth	Aug 1876	Louisiana
Died	23 Aug 1919	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Arthur Pitard, Sr.,   b. 18 Aug 1835, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland
Married	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Paul Wharton Turnbull,   b. May 1873, Louisiana
Married	28 Jan 1896
Children	1. Pitard Maron Turnbull,   b. 28 Sep 1896, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Blanche Turnbull,   b. 24 Jul 1898, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Name	Arthur Pitard
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	18 Aug 1835	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 15, born in Louisiana
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 39 2724 Widow Pitard 33 1817 F Louisiana 40 2724 Josephine Pitard 17 1833 Louisiana 41 2724 Arthur Pitard 15 1835 Clerk Louisiana 42 2724 Gustave Pitard 13 1837 Louisiana 1 2724 Octave Pitard 8 1842 m Louisiana 2 2724 Norbert Pitard 6 1844 m Louisiana 3 2724 Widow O. Pitard Pitard 34 1816 f W. Indies 4 2724 Octave Pitard 15 1835 f Louisiana 5 2724 Olivia Pitard 13 1837 f Louisiana 6 2724 Polymnia Pitard 11 1839 f Louisiana 7 2724 Rosa Pitard 8 1842 f Louisiana  Roll:  M432_236  Page:  381B  ED:  1st Mun.  Microfilm:  M432  Image:  426  Enumerated:  Sept. 25 Source Web Site: Ancestry.com
  Census	1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 24, born in Louisiana; in "hardware."
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 14 3447 A Pitard 24 1836 Male Hardware Louisiana 15 3447 Mary Pitard 20 1840 Female Missouri 16 3447 Mary Pitard 2/12 1860 Female Louisiana 17 3447 [Amelie [Hacker]] [Pitard] 41 1819 Female Louisiana 18 3447 Norbert Pitard 17 1843 Male Louisiana  ED:  Ward 3
  Census	1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 30, born in Louisiana; pers. estate $500; in "hardware."
  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 42, born in Louisiana; father born in France, mother in Louisiana
  Census	1900	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 61 (born Aug. 1838); born in Louisiana; both parents born in France; works in Hardware
  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
  Census	1910	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 72, born in Louisiana; father born "Fr. French," mother born in Louisiana; job "merchant-hardware"; he's the HOH for a household with his daughter Blanche's family.
  Obituary	Obit, Times-Picayune, 29 June 1912, page 7: ARTHUR PITARD DEAD. One of the Most Prominent Hardware Men of the South. Arthur Pitard died at 10:15 p.m. at his residence, 1839 Carondolet Street, aged 76 years and 10 months. He was in the hardware business for almost half a century. He practically retired ten years ago, when the partnership that existed between him and his brother, under the name of G. Pitard & Bro., was dissolved by the death of his brother, which occured in 1902. He is survived by three daughters, Mrs. Julia C. Portas, Mrs. Blanche Coffee and Mrs. Paul Turnbull, also a son, Mr. Robert Pitard, the violinist, and one sister, Mrs. A. Wiltz, also many grandchildren. Mr. Pitard was one of the best-known business men in the city and had a large number of devoted friends.' Obit., Times-Picayune, 29 June 1912, page 8: PITARD - On Friday, June 28, 1912, at 10:15 o'clock p.m., Arthur Pitard, aged 76 years and 10 months, a native of this city. Relatives and friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, which will take place from his late residence, 1839 Carondelet Street, on This (Saturday) Afternoon at 4 o'clock. Interment in Metairie Cemetery.
  Death	28 Jun 1912	1839 Carondolet St., New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  And, see his obituary.
  Burial	29 Jun 1912	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71466550
  Notes	In 1860 he is HOH living with his mother (aged 41, as "Amanda,") and younger brother Norbert. There is also a "Mary," born in Missouri, aged 20, living with them, and a child "Mary", aged 1/12 (census was taken in July): was this a first wife? He seems to have been the first Pitard to start in the hardware business. In 1857, the city directory just shows one entry. 11 Rampart here is the employer's address; the last is the residence. This must be Arthur Pitard: Pitard, Archer . . . hardware . . . 11 Rampart, n New Basin . . . d. Franklin n. This is the first record of this occupation for the Pitards. The fullest picture of the family is on the 1880 census, but, oddly, Blanche does not appear there. In the 1881 City Directory he is living at 17 S. Derbigny, and is listed as a partner in In the hardware store, described as "‘Importers and Dealers in Hardware, Grates, Paints, Oils, Window Glass, Wall Paper, etc.,' at 207 Canal St. n. Rampart Street." In 1900 he is living right next to his daughter's household, and the census says that both of his parents were born in France.
  Person ID	I175
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Joseph Barthelemy Pitard,   b. Abt 1807, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba d. 3 Nov 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Marguerite Amelie Hacker,   b. 20 Oct 1816, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 17 Jun 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	16 Feb 1833	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F9532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Catherine "Kate" Mary Copley,   b. Abt 1844, Ireland d. 18 Sep 1899, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1859	New Orleans, Louisiana   [4]
  certificate obtained on 2 June 1859.
  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 d. 29 Nov 1941, Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana (Age 78 years) + 4. Julia Cecile Pitard,   b. Jul 1864   d. 2 Feb 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 54 years)   5. Louis Octave Pitard,   b. Abt 1869, Louisiana d. 25 Feb 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 32 years)   6. Arthur Pitard, Jr.,   b. 27 Jun 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 26 Dec 1906, Elwyn Training School, Middleton Twp., Delaware Co., Pennsylvania (Age 36 years) + 7. Robert Copley Pitard,   b. 11 Oct 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana d. 9 Nov 1953, Jackson, Hinds Co., Mississippi (Age 80 years) + 8. Agatha Pitard,   b. Aug 1876, Louisiana d. 23 Aug 1919, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 43 years)
  Family ID	F125	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 18 Aug 1835 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1850 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Marriage - Jun 1859 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1900 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1910 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Death - 28 Jun 1912 - 1839 Carondolet St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - 29 Jun 1912 - Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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  Obit. for Arthur Pitard (d. 1912) From the Times-Picayune, 30 June 1912.

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Certificate of Birth, New Orleans, vol. 9, p. 776. [S666] Daily Picayune. [S686] Awesome Findagrave Contributors, findagrave.com. [S699] New Orleans (La.) Justices of the Peace - Index to marriage records, 1846-1880, VED 678.