Arthur Pitard, Sr.
1835 - 1912 (76 years)
Abt 1689 - 1754 (65 years)-
Name Arthur Pitard Suffix Sr. Birth 18 Aug 1835 New Orleans, Louisiana 
[1] Gender Male 
Census1850 New Orleans, Louisiana Census1860 New Orleans, Louisiana Census1870 New Orleans, Louisiana Census1880 New Orleans, Louisiana Census1900 New Orleans, Louisiana Census1910 New Orleans, Louisiana [2] Military Service During the Civil War he served in LeGardeur's Company of the Orleans Guard Battery, a Light Artillery unit. This unit fought at Farmington in 1863, in Tennessee at Chickamauga in 1863, and later at the defense of Charleston in 1865, though his record in Booth doesn't place him as present at all of these dates. Here are his entries in Booth:
Pitard, A., __ Capt. Guyol's Co. (Orleans Arty.) La. Arty. On Roll dated New Orleans, La., Nov.
25, 1861, Absent; delinquent.
Pitard, A., Pvt. Capt. Le Gardeur Jr.'s Co. (Orleans Grd. Batty.) La. Light Arty. On Roll not
dated, ordered into the service of the State of Louisiana. On Report dated Nov. 23, 1861, New
Orleans, La., Present on parade. [3]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 col. 4 (also 1912-06-30 (Pg. 5 col. 3, Pg. 6 col. 6):
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 - And, see his obituary.
Obit. for Arthur Pitard (d. 1912)
From the Times-Picayune, 30 June 1912.Burial 29 Jun 1912 Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana [4] Patriarch & Matriarch 
Pierre Pitard
d. Bef Jan 1700 (4 x Great Grandfather)
Margaret Broune
b. Abt 1689, Montserrat, Leeward Islands, Western Antilles
d. 19 Sep 1754, Jacmel, Saint-Domingue (Age 65 years) (3 x Great Grandmother) 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 27 Mar 2025
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
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 [5] - certificate obtained on 2 June 1859.
Children4 sons and 4 daughters Family ID F125 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 Apr 2025
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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 Pin Legend 
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Histories 
The Civil War - Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina This page includes family members on this site from Louisiana and relations from Mississippi and South Carolina who fought in the war, virtually all for the Confederacy.
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Reference Pitard, D. "Arthur Pitard, Sr.". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I175&tree=1sttree (accessed April 29, 2025).
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