Name | Arthur Pitard | |
Suffix | Sr. | |
Birth | 18 Aug 1835 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
Gender | Male | |
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1850 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1860 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1870 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1880 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1900 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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1910 | New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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 ![]() |
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Obit. for Arthur Pitard (d. 1912) From the Times-Picayune, 30 June 1912. |
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Burial | 29 Jun 1912 | Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() |
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 ![]() ![]() |
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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 ![]() | |
Mother | Marguerite Amelie Hacker b. 20 Oct 1816, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() d. 17 Jun 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana ![]() | |
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 ![]() Marriage |
Jun 1859 |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
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F125 |
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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. |
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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