Continuation of tree (2nd child of Gilbert 'Pierre' Pitre/Mary Lesundy D'Aout); all known surname descendants:
8 Francois John Arthur Pitre dit Lajambe b: 20 September 1875 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 11 June 1934 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
+Marie Delphine Emma Therrien b: 18 May 1887 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; m: 19 June 1905 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT [Israel/Jane Neville]; d: 7 April 1970 North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
9 Jean Arthur Gilbert Lajambe b: 24 November 1906 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 6 February 1966 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
+Mildred Irene Armstrong b: 29 September 1915 Toronto, York, ONT; m: 28 August 1931 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT [Thomas/Jessie Benson]; d: 2000 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
10 Thomas Henry Wilfrid Lajambe b: 19 May 1932 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
10 John Joseph Leonard Lajambe b: 29 June 1934 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 6 January 1997 Saskatoon, SASK
+Florence ---
9 John Israel Wilfrid Lajambe b: 16 October 1911 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 10 November 1958 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
+Catherine Alice Armstrong b: 14 June 1914 Durham, Grey, ONT; m: 13 October 1936 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT [Thomas Henry/Jessie Ann Benson]; d: 16 December 1996 North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
9 Eva Lajambe b: 16 August 1913 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 3 January 1943 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
+Albert Poirier b: 5 February 1907 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; m: 30 December 1929 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT [Jean Baptiste/Mary Wench]; d: 10 May 1975 Casselholme, North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
9 Henri Desmond Lajambe b: 28 August 1915 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 29 December 1917 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
9 Gladys Viola Lajambe b: 2 March 1919 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 13 October 1998 North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
+Joseph Hercules Fleurie b: 26 August 1910 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; m: 6 May 1935 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT [Joseph/Josephine Leduc]; d: 6 September 1986 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
9 Mary Hilda Lajambe b: 14 May 1921 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 28 April 1979 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
+Richard Allan Barrer b: 19 March 1917 Eau Claire, ONT; m: 7 July 1938 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT [Richard/Maud Wilson]; d: 28 October 1977 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
9 John William Rayfield Lajambe b: 12 October 1924 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 1 July 1993 North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
9 Georgine Alma Dora Lajambe b: 27 November 1926 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 30 November 2013 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
+Edmond Robitaille b: 27 May 1918 Stonecliffe, Renfrew, ONT; m: 22 December 1946 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT [Edmond/---]; d: 14 July 1979 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
9 Leonard Trabius Lajambe b: 30 March 1929 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 6 July 1988 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT
+Rosa Lamirante b: 21 October 1926; m: Abt. 1947; d: 16 December 1987 North Bay, Nipissing, ONT
Notes for Francois John Arthur Pitre:
Census
- 1911 Bissette, Mattawan, Nipissing, Ontario: John Lajambe 32 (laborer), wife Emma 24, Arthur 4.
- 1921 Mattawa Town, Nipissing, ONT: John A. Lajambe 45 engineer/mechanical, wife Emma 33, Arthur 14, Wilfred 10, Eva 7, Gladys 2, Hilda 1 month (Rankin Ward).
- 1931 Mattawa Town, Nipissing, ONT: John Lajambe 50 mill barker/lumber mill, wife Emma 40, Arthur 22, Wilfred 19, Gladice 12, Helda 10, Raphael 6, Dora 4, Treveas 2 (Bissette St.).
Obituary: North
Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Friday, 15 June 1934: Mattawa, June 15 -
The funeral took place on Thursday morning of the late John LaJambe, who
died Monday at his home, Rosemount. Service was held in St. Ann's Roman
Catholic Church and Interment in the Roman Catholic cemetery. Mr. LaJambe
was an elderly man and had been in poor health for some time.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT: In loving memory of / John / Dec. 25, 1880 / June 11, 1934 / Emma / May 18, 1887 / April 7, 1970 / sweet be thy rest / LAJAMBE
Notes for Marie Delphine Emma Therrien:
Obituary: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Wednesday, 8 April 1970: Mattawa - A resident of Cassellholme, Mrs. John Arthur Lajambe died Tuesday in hospital at North Bay following a short illness. She was 82. Friends may pay their respects at the M. O. Edwards Funeral Home, Mattawa. The funeral mass will be offered Friday at 11 a.m. at St. Anne Church and interment will be at the parish cemetery. Emma Lajambe was born May 18, 1887, at Mattawa, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isreal Therrien. She was educated at Mattawa, where she married John Arthur Lajambe at St. Anne Church June 19, 1905. Mrs. Lajambe, who attended St. Anne Church, was instrumental in founding the Catholic Women's League in Mattawa and was one of the charter members of the league. She was predeceased by her husband in 1934 and by two sons and a daughter. Surviving are two sons: Raphael, Serpent River, and Leonard, Mattawa, and three daughters: Mrs. Richard Barrer (Hilda), Eau Claire; Mrs. Joe Fleury (Gladys), North Bay, and Mrs. Edmund Robitaille (Dora), Mattawa.
Obituaries for the children:
Jean Arthur Gilbert Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Monday, 7 February 1966: Mattawa - A longtime employee of Yeyerhaeuser Ltd., Arthur Lajambe, 59, died suddenly on Sunday, Feb. 6. His wife is the former Mildred Armstrong. Requiem High Mass will be conducted on Wednesday, Feb. 9 at Ste. Anne's Catholic Church, with interment at St. Anne's Parish Cemetery. Friends may pay their respects at Edwards Funeral Home, Mattawa.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT: LAJAMBE / Arthur / 1906 – 1966 / Mildred / 1916 – 2000 / Joseph Len / 1934 – 1997
John Israel Wilfrid Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Saturday, 15 November 1958: Mattawa - A large gathering attended the funeral services Thursday, for Wilfred Lajambe who died suddenly on Nov. 10 in Mattawa. Mr. Lajambe was born in Mattawa in 1910, the son of Mrs. John Lajambe and the late Mr. Lajambe. In 1936 he married the former Alice Armstrong in Mattawa. Prior to moving to Mattawa in 1941 the Lajambes lived in Temiskaming. Mr. Lajambe was an assistant lathe operator at the Guelph Plywood Company, Mattawa. Surviving besides his wife and mother, are two sons, Morley and Bobby, both at home; one daughter, Mrs. Beverley Robinson (Jessie), Thorne; three brothers, Arthur and Travius of Mattawa, and Raphael of Bancroft; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Fleurie and Mrs. Ed Robitaille, of Mattawa, Mrs. Richard Barr, Eau Claire; and one grandchild. Pall-bearers were Arthur Lajambe, Travius Lajambe, Victor Armstrong, Raphael Lajambe, Arthur Armstrong, Morley Armstrong. Services were held from St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church, Mattawa, with Rev. W. H. Lafrance officiating, assisted by Rev. Tardiff. Interment was made in St. Anne's Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT: In memory of / Wilfred Lajambe / 1911 - 1958 / husband of / Alice Armstrong
Eva Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Friday, 8 January 1943: Mattawa, Jan. 8 - Rev. T. Tait conducted funeral mass for the late Mrs. Albert Poirier on Tuesday, January 5, and interment took place in the Roman Catholic cemetery. The late Mrs. Poirier, who was 29 years of age at the time of her death on Sunday, January 3, had been in poor health for two years. She was born in Mattawa, the daughter of Mrs. Emma Lajambe and the late John Lajambe, and was married here in 1930 to Albert Poirier, who survives her. She also resided in Calvin township for a time. Pall-bearers at the funeral were Joseph Fleurie, Arthur Lajambe, Wilfred Lajambe, Richard Barr, M. J. Blake and George Blake. The late Mrs. Poirier is survived by her husband and mother; four children, Geraldine, Viola, Shirley and Albert, and seven sisters and brothers. The latter are Mrs. Joseph Fleurie, Mrs. R. Barr and Dora Lajambe, Wilfred, Arthur, Traibus and Pte. Rayfield Lajambe. Among those who attended the funeral were Mrs. J. Turner, Mrs. J. Simon, Mr. and Mrs. W. Bourke, all of North Bay, and Mrs. E. Soucie and Mrs. S. Soucie, Calvin.
Gladys Viola Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Thursday, 14 October 1993: Fleurie, Gladys Viola - At North Bay, Wednesday, October 13, 1993, Gladys Lajambe, beloved wife of the late Joseph Hercules Fleurie, in her 75th year. Loving mother of Emery (Dianna) of Holtyre, Linda Doyle (Laurence) and Betty Dufresne (Larry), all of North Bay. Lovingly remembered by 11 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. Dear sister of Dora Robitaille of Mattawa. Family receiving friends at the McGuinty Funeral Home, this evening from 7 to 10 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 5 and 7 to 10 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated at Corpus Christi Church Saturday at 9:30 a.m. Interment Mattawa Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscriptions: Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT: FLEURIE / Joseph Jr. / Aug. 26, 1910 – Sept. 6, 1986 / Gladys Lajambe / Mar. 2, 1919 – Oct. 13, 1998
Mary Hilda Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Monday, 30 April 1979: Mattawa - A well-known resident of Mattawa, Hilda Barrer, died in Mattawa General Hospital April 28 following an illness of about two months. Friends may pay their respects at the Edwards Funeral Home, Mattawa after 7 p.m. tonight. Funeral services will be held at St. Andrew's-in-the-Pines United Church, Mattawa, May 2 at 2 p.m. Interment will be at the Eau Claire Cemetery. Mrs. Barrer was born May 14, 1921 at Mattawa and was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Lajambe of Mattawa. On July 7, 1938 she married Richard Barrer at Mattawa. Mr. Barrer predeceased her during October 1977. Mrs. Barrer was an active member of the Ladies' Auxiliary to Branch 254 of the Royal Canadian Legion. She is survived by three sons, Allan of Kapuskasing; Harvey of Calgary and Stanley of Eau Claire. Also surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Eric Hustins (Joan) of Colorado, U.S.A.; Mrs. Carl Stewart (Barbara) of Eau Claire; Mrs. Joseph Simler (Linda) of Toronto and Mrs. James Kelly (Velma) of Toronto. Mrs. Barrer had 19 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Tombstone Inscription, Union Cemetery, Eau Claire, Nipissing, ONT: BARRER / in loving memory of / Richard Allen / March 19, 1917 / October 28, 1977 / Hilda Mary Lajambe / May 14, 1921 / April 28, 1979 / Leslie Gordon / Nov. 12, 1944 / April 11, 1945 / Eric F. Hustins / 1934 - 1999 / Joan (Barrer) Hustins / 1938 - (blank) / till we meet again
John William Rayfield Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Saturday, 3 July 1993: Lajambe, John William Rayfield 'Ray' - At his residence in North Bay, Thursday, July 1, 1993. Loving friend of Marie Legeault (nee Bandale) in his 69th year. Survived by his children. Dearly loved brother of Dora Robitaille and Glady Flurie. Funeral services were conducted at the McGuinty Funeral Home Chapel, Saturday, July 3, 1993 at 11 a.m. Interment St. Mary's Cemetery.
Tombstone
Inscription, St. Mary's Cemetery, North
Bay, ONT: John Lajambe / Private / D&H Rifles of CDA / 1 July 1993 age 69
Georgine Alma Dora Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Monday, 2 December 2013: (photo) Robitaille, Dora Marie - Passed away peacefully with her family by her side at the Algonquin Nursing Home on Saturday, November 30, 2013, she was 87 years old. Beloved wife of the late Edmond Robitaille who passed away in 1979. Cherished mother of Armand Robitaille of Mattawa, Eileen Ranger (Fern predeceased) of North Bay, Jerry Robitaille of North Bay, Marilyn Francoeur (Mark) of Pembroke, Jeanne Robitaille (Patrick) of North Bay, Alcin Robitaille (Cathy) of Chalk River, Dan Robitaille (Jane) of Mattawa and Marcel Robitaille of North Bay. Leaving behind to mourn her passing are many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Dora is predeceased by all of her brothers, sisters and one grandson. Family will receive friends at the Martyn & Sloan 'Mattawa Chapel' on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2013, from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service will be held at St. Anne's Church on Wednesday, December 4th, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will take place at St. Anne's Cemetery in the spring 2014. If desired, donations to the Heart & Stroke Foundation would be gratefully acknowledged as expressions of sympathy.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT: ROBITAILLE / in loving memory of / Edmond Robitaille / May 27, 1918 – July 14, 1979 / and his wife / Dora Lajambe / Nov. 12, 1926 / (blank) / infant twin girls Sept. 1955 / infant girl Aug. 1960 / infant boy Dec. 1965 / ever remembered ever loved
Leonard Trabius Lajambe: North Bay Nugget (North Bay, ONT), Friday, 8 July 1988: Lajambe, Leonard - On July 16 (sic 6), 1988, Mattawa General Hospital in his 59th year. Predeceased by his wife Rosa, one son Michael, one daughter Gloria; three brothers, Arthur, Desmond, Wilfred; and two sisters, Eva and Hilda. Lovingly remembered by five sons, Gerald, James, Harold, Donald, Brian; one one daughter Suzie. Family will receive friends at the Edwards Funeral Home, Mattawa, today from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral service to be held Saturday morning at 10:30 at Ste. Anne's Church. Interment to take place in the parish cemetery.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Ste. Anne Cemetery, Mattawa, ONT: LAJAMBE / in loving memory of / Mar. 30, 1929 Leonard Lajambe July 6, 1988 / beloved husband of / Oct. 21, 1926 Rosa Lamirante Dec. 16, 1987 / July 28, 1948 Gloria Apr. 29, 1949 / May 28, 1959 Michael June 26, 1977 / gone but not forgotten
Back one generation to parents of Francois John Arthur Pitre
Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Ontario deaths in RED also from tombstone inscriptions.
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Last updated: 3 July 2023.