Continuation of tree (9th child of Jean Baptiste Pitre/Isabelle Vandandaigue); all known surname descendants:
7 Alexandre Lajambe b: 12 February 1845 St. Raphael, Glengarry, ONT; d: 22 September 1921 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
+Marie Louise Hurteau b: 4 December 1851 Hogansburg, Bombay, Franklin, NY; m: 17 November 1873 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 18 February 1904 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
8 Wenceslaus Lajambe b: 11 October 1874 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: Aft. 1891
8 Cornelius Alexander Lajambe b: 27 August 1876 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 1 December 1956 Webster, Monroe, NY
+Mary Wilhelmina Adele Bachmann b: 7 October 1878 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; m: 25 November 1900 La Nativite, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Burkhart/Wilhelmina Sirois]; d: 2 May 1963 Rochester, Monroe, NY
8 Theodore Lajambe b: 23 April 1878 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 26 February 1939 Rochester, Monroe, NY
+Amelia Jessie Bach b: 4 August 1878 New York; m: 30 August 1904 New York [Peter/Margaret Decker]; d: 31 May 1970 Honeoye Falls, Monroe, NY
8 Levi 'Olivier' Lajambe b: 20 August 1879 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 1931
+Rose Emma Leger b: 11 July 1896 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; m: 20 September 1921 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Moise/Anna Levesque]; d: 18 April 1988 Longueil, QUE
8 Cornelia Josephine Lajambe b: 21 December 1880 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 17 February 1967 Rochester, Monroe, NY
+Alfred Earle b: August 1877 Canada; m: Abt. 1898; d: Aft. 1900 New York
*2nd Husband of Cornelia Josephine Lajambe:
+George Taylor b: 14 October 1867 London, England; m: Abt. 1927; d: 6 April 1937 Batavia, Genesee, NY
8 Sydney Jeremiah Lajambe b: 7 January 1883 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 5 March 1956 Ramsay, MN
+Alice Roberts b: 28 July 1889 St. Paul, Ramsey, MN; m: 3 May 1907 St. Paul, Ramsey, MN [Francis/Fannie Manderville]; d: 23 February 1958 Ramsey Co., MN
8 Mary Louise Anna Lajambe b: 22 May 1884 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 18 December 1937 Rochester, Monroe, NY
+Manly Ross Mowers b: 23 October 1885 Lennox & Addington, ONT; m: Bet. 1901-1915 [George Wellington/Rilla Ada McBride]; d: 3 June 1957 Toronto, ONT
*2nd Husband of Mary Louise Anna Lajambe:
+Gerald Wall b: 25 January 1890 Faversham, Kent, England; m: 20 March 1920 Rochester, Monroe, NY; d: 13 May 1938 Rochester, Monroe, NY
8 Lilla Ida Lajambe b: 18 July 1886 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 6 January 1967 Rochester, Monroe, NY
+Vernon Clarence Brice b: 14 September 1876 New York; m: 13 August 1906 Watertown, Jefferson, NY; d: 9 December 1966 Rochester, Monroe, NY
*2nd Husband of Lilla Ida Lajambe:
+Darcy Orvill Shellman b: 27 November 1886 Mendon, Monroe, NY; m: 1937 [John H./Lillian Gaffney]; d: August 1974 Rochester, Monroe, NY
8 Catherine Amelia Lajambe b: 16 March 1888 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 9 October 1891 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT
8 Victor Alfred Lajambe b: 29 October 1890 Cornwall, ONT; d: 21 March 1938 Watertown, Jefferson, NY
+Emma Marsh b: Abt. 1888 New York; m: 12 February 1907 Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, Watertown, Jefferson, NY; d: 19 December 1913 Watertown, Jefferson, NY
*2nd Wife of Victor Alfred Lajambe:
+Mabel E. Diefendorf b: Abt. 1888 Antwerp, Jefferson, NY; m: 7 November 1916 Watertown, Jefferson, NY [Orvis/Caroline Wallraff]; d: Aft. May 1947
8 Silvester Percy Lajambe b: 10 May 1892 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 5 November 1916 France (WWI)
8 Clara Edna Lajambe b: 17 December 1893 St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 18 July 1981 Los Angeles, CA
+Isidore 'James Esidore' Jodoin b: 27 October 1889 Maxville, Stormont, ONT; m: 14 January 1913 St. Zotique, Montreal, Quebec [Louis/Marguerite Gagne]; d: 15 April 1930 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*2nd Husband of Clara Edna Lajambe:
+Bonnie Laymon 'Barney' Childers b: 27 October 1906 Bokchito, Bryan, OK; m: 8 September 1952 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA [Perry M./Sallie ---]; d: 30 January 1992 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
*2nd Wife of Alexandre Lajambe:
+Elizabeth Josephine Stone (Rouselle) b: February 1855 Malone, Franklin, NY; m: 6 May 1906 La Nativite, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Augustin/Julie Anne Caron]; d: 7 November 1945 Montreal, QUE
Notes for Alexandre Lajambe:
Census
- 1881 East Ward, Cornwall, Cornwall, Ontario: Alexander Lashamb 35 (carpenter), wife Louise 27, Winslaw 6, Cornelias 4, Theodore 2, Levi 1, Josephine 3 months.
- 1891 Cornwall, Cornwall & Stormont, ONT: Alexander Lashamb 46
(carpenter), wife Louise 39, Wilfred 16, C.A. 14, Theodore 13, Oliver 10,
Josephine 10, Jeremiah 8, Louise 6, Silfy 4, Catherine 3, Victor 1.
- 1901 Cornwall, Cornwall & Stormont, ONT: Alexander Lashamb 56, wife
Louise 49, Theodore 22, Oliver 21, Jeremiah 17, Mary L. 16, Lilian 14, Victor
10, Silvester 8, Edna 7.
- 1911 Gladstone, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT: Alexander Lashamb 66
(carpenter), 2nd wife Elise 56, Edna 17, Lillie Rouselle 22, Florence Rouselle
17 .
- 1921 Cornwall, Glengarry-Stormont, ONT: Alexander Lashamb 74, wife Elizabeth Josephine 65.
Notes for Marie Louise Hurteau:
Obituary: The Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Friday, 19 February 1904: Lashamb - At Cornwall, on Feb. 18, 1904, Mrs. Alex. Lashamb, aged 52 years.
Notes for Elizabeth Josephine Stone:
Obituary: The Gazette (Montreal, QUE), Thursday, 8 November 1945: Lashamb - On November 7th, 1945, at the Montreal General Hospital, Elizabeth Stone, widow of Robert Rouselle and Alexander Lashamb and mother of Mrs. G. H. Wattie and Mrs. J. K. Briggs of Montreal. Resting at Thos. Kane Chapel, 1855 Dorchester Street West, leaving Thursday morning for service and interment at Cornwall, Ont. Please omit flowers.
WWI registration records (sons):
Theodore Lajambe: Theodore Lashomb; Watertown, NY; born 23 Apr 1877; Amelia Jessie Lashomb; stout height, stout build; blue eyes & brown hair.
Sydney Jeremiah Lajambe: Jerry Sidney Lashomb; St. Paul, Hennepin, MN; born 7 Jan 1881 (age 37); Mrs. Alice Lashomb (currently at Turtle Lake, Wisconsin); medium height, medium build; brown eyes & brown hair.
Victor Alfred Lajambe: Alfred Victor Lashomb; Watertown, NY; born 29 Oct 1888 (Cornwall, ONT); wife & 2 children; medium height, medium build; dark brown eyes & brown hair.
Obituaries for the children:
Cornelius Alexander Lajambe: Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Sunday, 2 December 1956: Lashomb - Cornelius Alec Lashomb, formerly of 925 Maple Dr., West Webster, Saturday, Dec. 1, 1956. He is survived by his wife, Wilhelmina; two daughters, Mrs. Robert Humphrey and Mrs. H. Ludke; one granddaughter, Mrs. Louis Bourget; one great-grandson, three sisters, Mrs. Darcy Shellman, Mrs. Connie Taylor and Mrs. Barney Childers, Los Angeles, Calif. Friends may call at the Frank Aston Funeral Home, 1218 Culver Rd., from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m., where funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment, White Haven Memorial Park.
Theodore Lajambe: Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Tuesday, 28 February 1939: La Shomb - Theodore LaShomb, suddenly, Sunday, Feb. 26, 1939, at the residence, 69 Bloomfield Pl. He leaves his wife, Amelia Bach LaShomb; one daughter, Miss Grace LaShomb; three sisters, Mrs. George Taylor, Mrs. Lillian Shellman of Rochester, Edna in California; two brothers, Alexander in Webster, Jerry in Detroit. Services Wednesday morning at 8:30 o'clock from N.J. Miller's Son Funeral Home, 706 South Ave. and 9 o'clock at Blessed Sacrament Church.
Cornelia Josephine Lajambe: Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Sunday, 19 February 1967: Taylor, Cornelia. Cornelia Taylor, February 17, 1967, formerly of 204 South Fitzhugh St. She is survived by her sister, Mrs. Edna Childers of Los Angeles, Calif.; nieces and nephews. Friends may call at Miller Funeral Homes, Inc., 3-5, 7-9. Requiem Funeral Mass will be said Monday morning at Immaculate Conception Church at 10 o'clock.
Tombstone Inscription, Mt. Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY: George Taylor / Co G / 65 NY INF / SP AM WAR / Oct. 14, 1867 / Apr. 6, 1937
Mary Louise Anna Lajambe: Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Monday, 20 December 1937: Wall - At the Highland Hospital, Saturday, December 18, 1937, Mary Louise, wife of Gerald Wall. Besides her husband, she leaves three sisters, Mrs. Lillian Shellman of Pittsford, N.Y., Mrs. Connie Taylor and Mrs. Edna Geoghan of Los Angeles, California; four brothers, Cornelius of Webster, N.Y., Theodore of Rochester, Victor of Watertown, N.Y. and Jerry Lashomb of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Funeral services from her home, 99 Kingsboro Rd., Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Burial at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Lilla Ida Lajambe: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Sunday, 8 January 1967: Shellman (Brice) Lillian E. - Lillian E. Shellman (Brice), formerly of Burkhardt Place, Jan. 6, 1967. She is survived by her husband, Darcy Shellman; her son, Clay M. Brice; her daughter-in-law, Esther Brice; two sisters, Mrs. Cornelia A. Taylor, of Rochester and Mrs. Edna Childers of Los Angeles, Calif.; nieces and nephews. Friends may call at the Miller Funeral Homes, Inc., 3-5, 7-9, where services will be held Monday morning at 10:00 o'clock. Interment, Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, NY: SHELLMAN / Darcy / 1886 - (blank) / Lillian E. / 1886 - 1967
Silvester Percy Lajambe: The Gazette (Montreal, QUE), Thursday, 16 November 1916: Dies of his Wounds - Parents of Pte. Lashomb, Cornwall, Notified of Death: Cornwall, Ont., November 15 - Today Alex. Lashamb was notified by the record officer, Ottawa, that his son, 410529, Pte. Sylvester Lashamb, had died of wounds at No. 49 casualty clearing station on November 5th, as a result of a gunshot wound in the arm and a compound fracture, from which complications followed. On Monday the family received a letter from the young man dated October 26th, in which he said he was well. He also referred to the death of Lance-Corporal George Nelson Gallinger, whom he had seen killed by a bomb. Pte. Lashamb, who was 24 years of age, was born in Cornwall. He enlisted with the 38th Ottawa Battalion in Cornwall on January 24th, 1915, and spent last winter doing garrison duty in Bermuda, going to the front in May last. Besides his father and stepmother, he is survived by four sisters and five brothers, Mrs. Earle, Mrs. Brice and Mrs. Moyers, of Rochester, N.Y.; Mrs. J. Jodoin, of Montreal; Oliver Lashamb, Toronto; Alex. Lashamb, Merebeck, Alta.; John Lashamb, Marionette, Wis.; Theodore and Victor Lashamb, Watertown, N.Y.
- Misc: Silvester Percy Lajambe: At the time of his enlistment in 1915: trade as labourer; single; no current or previous military service; Roman Catholic; height of 5 feet 4 inches; chest of 35 inches fully expanded; ruddy complexion; grey eyes; blonde hair. Joined the 38th Battalion, CEF, in Cornwall, Ontario, on 22 January 1915 (number 410529) - served with the 38th Battalion during its period of garrison duty in Bermuda - landed in France with the 38th Battalion on 13 August 1916 - died on 3 November 1916 of wounds received that day - buried in Contay British Cemetery (grave IV.D.1), France.
Clara Edna Lajambe: Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, East Los Angeles, CA: CHILDERS / husband / Bonnie L. / 1906 - 1992 / wife / Clara Edna / 1893 - 1981
- Misc: 1960 City Directory, Glendale, CA: Childers Barney (Edna) dept mgr Thriftimart r644 Los Angeles
Back one generation to parents of Alexandre Lajambe
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements.
- Ontario deaths in RED from online records.
Last updated: 23 October 2024.