Cornelius Alexander Lajambe

 1876 Cornwall, Ontario – 1956 Webster, New York

 

 

Continuation of tree (2nd child of Alexandre Lajambe/Marie Louise Hurteau); all known surname descendants:

               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: 29 November 1900  La Nativite, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Burkhart/Wilhelmina Sirois]; d: 2 May 1963  Rochester, Monroe, NY

                          9             Ruth Marie Louise Lashomb  b: 7 March 1902  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 24 December 1975  Rochester, Monroe, NY

                                             +Robert J. Humphrey  b: 25 March 1895  Poultney, VT; m: 17 October 1925  Rochester, Monroe, NY [John C./Carrie Monroe]; d: 31 July 1950  Syracuse, NY

                          9             Grace E. Lashomb  b: 16 April 1906  New York; d: 16 January 1997  Rochester, Monroe, NY

                                             +Albert McCartney  b: 15 June 1906  Holley, NY; m: 13 March 1926  Rochester, Monroe, NY [Robert/Thirza Giddy]; d: July 1973  Rochester, Monroe, NY

                                            *2nd Husband of Grace E. Lashomb:

                                             +H. Ludeke

 

 

Notes for Cornelius Alexander Lajambe:

Census

- 1901 Cornwall, Ontario:  Alex Lajambe 25, wife Willimine 22.

 

- 1910 Rochester, Monroe, New York:  Cornelius A. Lashomb 33 (architect/builder), wife of 9 years Wilhelmina 31, Ruth M.L. 8, Grace 4.

 

- 1916 Victoria, Alberta:  Cornelius A. Lashomb 40 farm laborer, wife Wilhemina 37, Ruth 14, Grace 10.

 

- 1920 Rochester, Monroe, NY:  Cornelius Lashomb 43 (house carpenter), wife Wilhelmina 41, Ruth 17 (telephone operator), Grace 13.

 

- 1925 Rochester, Monroe, NY:  Cornelius A. La Shomb 48 carpenter, wife Wilhelmina 46, Ruth M. 23 dictaphone operator, Grace E. 19.

 

- 1930 Rochester, Monroe, NY:  Cornelius Lashomb 53 retail grocery manager, wife Wilhelmine 51, granddaughter Roslyn McCartney 3 ½.

 

- 1940 Webster, Monroe, NY:  Cornelius A. Lashomb 63 [$3000 house value] carpenter/building, wife Wilhelmina 61.  [West Webster, Maple Drive]   In Rochester, Monroe, NY:  Divorced Grace La Shomb 34 commercial artist/free lance, & her daughter Roselynn (McCartney) 13, at 97 Adams Street.

- 1950 Webster, Monroe, NY:  Cornelius Lashomb 73, wife Wilhelmina 71, brother-in-law Andrew McAlear 77, wife Elizabeth C. 73.

Obituary:  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.

 

Misc.:  Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Monday, 20 November 1922:  A reunion of the LaShomb family was held last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Cornelius LaShomb, No. 552 Main street west.  Dinner was served and the evening was given over to music and dancing.

- Rochester Daily Record, Tuesday, 3 December 1946 - Phoenix Mutual Life Ins Co to Cornelius Lashomb and wife, dated May 20, 1925.

 

Notes for Wilhelmina Bachman:

Obituary:  Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Sunday, 5 May 1963:  Lashomb - Wilhelmina Lashomb, widow of Cornelius A. Lashomb, 5 Fernwood Park, formerly of West Webster, May 2, 1963.  She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Robert J. (Ruth) Humphrey and Mrs. Grace Luedke; one granddaughter, Mrs. Lynn Bourget; and one great-grandson, Paul Bourget.  Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9, Saturday and Sunday at the Frank Ashton Funeral Home, 1218 Culver Rd., where funeral services will be held Monday morning at 8:30 and at 9 o'clock at St. Ambrose Church, Culver Road and Empire.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Ruth Marie Louise Lashomb:  Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Saturday, 27 December 1975:  Humphrey, Ruth M.  Wednesday, Dec. 24, 1975, of 200 Seth Green Dr.  Survived by her sister, Mrs. Grace LaShomb; her niece, Mrs. Lynn McNaught; her grandnephew, Paul Bourget.  Friends may call Sunday from 2-4 and 7-9 at Farrell Brothers Funeral Home, Inc.  Service Monday morning 10 o'clock.  Interment, White Haven Memorial Park.  Friends wishing may contribute to the Assn. for the Blind in her memory.

 

Grace E. Lashomb Democrat and Chronicle (Rochester, NY), Sunday, 19 January 1997:  Lashomb, Grace E. (Ludeke).  Jan. 16, 1997.  Survived by her daughter, Roselynn (Andrew) McNaught; grandson, Paul Bourget of MI; 2 great-grandchildren.  Friends may call Monday 2-4, 7-9 pm at Farrell-Ryan Funeral Home.  Funeral service 11:00 Tuesday at the Funeral Home.  Interment White Haven Memorial Park.

 

 

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Last updated:  20 January 2023.