Gregory 'Louis Gregoire' Lajambe

 1868 Cornwall, Ontario – 1942 Cornwall Ontario

 

 

Continuation of tree (5th child of Jean Baptiste Lajambe/Julie Lavigne); all known surname descendants:

               8       Gregory 'Louis Gregoire' Lajambe  b: 20 September 1868  St. Columban, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 21 November 1942  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                                +Marie Anne Piteau  b: 26 June 1872  St. Germain, Rimouski, QUE; m: 13 May 1889  Gladstone, Cornwall, ONT [Philippe/Anne Proulx]; d: 28 June 1951  East Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                          9          Emma Anna 'Malvina' Lajambe  b: 18 March 1890  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 17 March 1954  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                                         +Jeremiah Alexander Lalonde  b: 30 August 1889  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; m: 15 September 1909  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Joseph/Annie McCormick]; d: 1 November 1919  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                                      *2nd Husband of Emma Anna 'Malvina' Lajambe:

                                         +Arthur Bergeron  b: 13 November 1889  Lancaster, Stormont, ONT; m: 4 October 1920  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Louis/Matilda Patenaude]; d: 25 January 1934  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                          9          George Edmund Lashamb  b: 29 June 1891  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 10 February 1935  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                                         +Marie Louise Masson  b: 10 May 1893  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; m: 30 September 1912  Gladstone, Stormont, ONT [Benjamin/Clara Dwyer]; d: 30 June 1951  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                          9          Donalda Mary Lashambe  b: 25 November 1894  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 1973  Glen Walter, Stormont, Glengarry, ONT

                                         +Joseph John Jesmer  b: 8 December 1891  Glen Walter, Stormont, ONT; m: 29 May 1916  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Franklin/Marie Lalonde]; d: 11 April 1953  Cornwall, Stormont, Glengarry, ONT

                          9          Ephraim John Lajambe  b: 15 March 1898  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 21 April 1977  Montreal, Quebec

                                         +Margaret Mary McGee  b: 1898  Liverpool, England; m: 2 June 1920  La Nativite, Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Robert/Helen O'Flaharty]; d: 1993  Montreal, QUE

                          9          Mary Alice Lashamb  b: 13 May 1901  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 17 January 1906  East Cornwall, Stormont, ONT

                          9          William Jean Lashomb (aka Lashambe)  b: 28 December 1905  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 21 March 1978  Victoria, BC

                                         +Patricia Rose Letourneau  b: 17 March 1915  St. Etienne, Montreal, QUE; m: 4 October 1947 St. Jean Baptiste, Montreal, QUE [Victor/Maria Gervais]; d: 29 October 2012  Laval, QUE

                          9          Gordon Louis Alexander Lashamb  b: 24 April 1912  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 11 February 1968  Montreal, QUE

                                         +Yvonne Decoste  b: Abt. 1914; m: 31 August 1935  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT [Paul/Celina Lebeau]; d: 11 June 1971  Montreal, QUE

                          9          Kathleen Lashambe  b: Abt. 1917  Cornwall, Stormont, ONT; d: 1967  Massena, St. Lawrence, NY

                                         +Gabor Balasz  b: 25 November 1915  Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; m: Abt. 1936 [--- Balasz/Mary ---]; d: 30 August 1972  Rochester, Monroe, NY

 

 

Notes for Gregory 'Louis Gregoire' Lajambe:

Census

- 1891 Cornwall City East Ward, Cornwall & Stormont, Ontario:  John Lajambe 58 (carpenter), wife Julie 52, Angus 20, Aggie 15, Julie 15, Ema 12; son Louis 22, wife Annie 19, Emma 1.

 

- 1901 Cornwall, ONT:  Louis Lajambe 32, wife Anna 28, Anna 11, George 9, Donalda 6, Ephraim 3; lodger Lea Lavigne 26.

 

- 1911 Cornwall, Stormont, ONT:  Louis Lashamb 42, wife Anna 39, George 20, Mary 15, Efram 13, William 5; widowed mother Julia 70.

 

- 1921 Cornwall, Glengarry-Stormont, ONT:  Louis Lashambe 55 carter/general, wife Annie 49, William 15, Gordon 9, Kathleen 4.

 

- 1931

MISC:  The Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Wednesday, 17 May 1939:  (photo of the couple)  Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lajambe of River Beaudette, Que., former respected residents of Cornwall, who celebrated their Golden Wedding, Saturday evening, by having the happy event of 50 years ago blessed at Nativity Church.  Afterwards, surrounded by 100 relatives and intimate friends, they attended a banquet, at which they were the recipients of appropriate gifts.

Tombstone Inscription, Glen Walter, Stormont, ONT:  Mr. / Louis / Lashambe / died / Nov 21 / 1942 / age 75

Notes for Marie Anne Piteau:

Obituary:  The Ottawa Journal (Ottawa, ONT), Thursday, 28 June 1951:  Mrs. L. G. Lashambe, Cornwall, June 28 - Mrs. Louis G. Lashambe, who came to Cornwall from Rimouski, Que., as a girl of eight years, died suddenly at her home in East Cornwall.  She was in her 79th year.  She was the former Anna Marie Piteau, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Phillippe Piteau.  She was a member of the Ladies of Ste. Anne Society.  Her husband died here November 12, 1942.  Surviving are three sons and three daughters, Ephrian Lashambe, William Lashambe and Godron Lashambe, all of Montreal; Mrs. Arthur Bergeron and Mrs. John Jesmer, of Cornwall; Mrs. Gabor Balaza, Massena, N.Y..  She was the last survivor of the Piteau family.  The funeral was held today to St. Felix de Valois Church for requiem high mass at 10 o'clock.  Interment was made in the cemetery at Flanagan's Point cemetery.

 

Obituaries for the children:

Emma Anna 'Malvina' Lajambe:  Daily Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Thursday, 18 March 1954:  Smart and active until three weeks ago, when she suffered a stroke and was conveyed to Cornwall General Hospital, Mrs. Arthur Bergeron, 119 Chevrier Avenue, failed to respond to treatment and passed away at that institution on Wednesday night, on the eve of her 64th birthday.  She was fortified by the last rites of the Roman Catholic Church.  Born in Cornwall 64 years ago today, she was the former Miss Malvina Lajambe, a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lajambe, and spent her entire life here.  She was held in the warmest regard and her death will be sincerely regretted by many friends.  Her husband died 20 years ago.  She is survived by three sons and a daughter - Wallace Bergeron, Maurice Bergeron and Claude Bergeron, all in Cornwall; Mrs. Charles Noblett (Pearl) Massena, N.Y.  She also leaves three brothers and two sisters - William Lajambe, St. Eustache, Que.; Gordon Lajambe and Ephrem Lajambe, both in Montreal; Mrs. John Jesmer, Cornwall; Mrs. Gabe Bolash, Massena, N.Y.  The body is resting at the home of Claude Bergeron, 119 Chevrier Avenue, from where the funeral will be held Saturday, March 20, to Nativity Church and cemetery.  Requiem High Mass at 10 a.m.

Tombstone Inscription, Cimetiere de la Nativite, Cornwall, ONT:  Arthur Bergeron / 1889 - 1934 / epoux de / Malvina Lajambe / 1890 - 1954 / Wallace Bergeron / 1918 - 1996 / BERGERON

 

George Edmund Lashamb:  The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, ONT), Wednesday, 13 February 1935:  George E. Lashambe - Cornwall, Feb. 13 - Ill for over a year, George Edmund Lashambe, a popular Cornwall butcher, died at his home, 32 Louisa street north, on Sunday.  The funeral was held from his residence yesterday morning and was largely attended.  Requiem high mass was sung by Rev. Duncan McDonald at Nativity church and interment was made in Flanagan's Point cemetery.  Pallbearers were Arthur Dextras, Albert Dextras, Rosaire Forget, Adrien Marleau, Evard Bowen and Albert Lavigne.  Mr. Lashambe was born in Cornwall 43 years ago.  He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Lashambe, who have made their home in River Beaudette, Que., for the past three years.  All his life was spent in Cornwall.  He was a well-known business man and his death was regretted by a wide circle of friends.  Surviving are his father and mother, his widow, formerly Miss Louise Masson of Cornwall; two sons and three daughters, Miss Antoinette Lashambe, Maurice Lashambe, Miss Laurette Lashambe, Miss Margaret Lashambe, Rodolph Lashambe, all at home; three brothers and three sisters, Ephriam Lashambe, William Lashambe, Montreal; Gordon Lashambe, Mrs. Arthur Bergeron, Mrs. John Jesmer and Miss Kathleen Lashambe of Cornwall.

Tombstone Inscription, Precious Blood Cemetery, Glen Walter, Stormont, ONT:  LASHAMBE / George Lashambe / 1892 - 1935 / his wife / Louise Masson / 1893 - 1951

 

Donalda Mary Lashambe:  Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Friday, 7 December 1973:  Jesmer - At General Hospital, Mrs. Donald Jesmer.  Wife of the late John Jesmer.  Aged 79.  Formerly of 606 Carleton Street.  Dear mother of Rodolphe, Reginald, William, Charles, Mrs. Kenneth Duve (Dorothy), Mrs. Robert Simon (Yvonne), all of Cornwall; Mrs. Andy Prieur (Shirley), Pointe Gatineau.  Predeceased by son Claude.  Dear sister of Ephraim Lashambe, Montreal and William, St. Eustache.  Also survived by 19 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.  Resting at Boulerice Funeral Home.  Funeral mass Monday at St. Felix de Valois Church at 10 a.m.  Interment Precious Blood Cemetery.  Family will be in attendance from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tombstone Inscription, Precious Blood Cemetery, Glen Walter, ONT:  John Jesmer / 1891 - 1953 / Donalda Lashambe / 1894 - 1973

 

Ephraim John Lajambe:  The Gazette (Montreal, QUE), Friday, 22 April 1977:  Ephraim Lashambe.  At the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, on Thursday, April 21, 1977.  Ephraim Lashambe, beloved husband of Margaret Magee and dear father of Lorraine Preston and Elaine Hadley, of New York.  Visitation at Clarke MacGillivray White Funeral Directors, Lachine.  Funeral service from the Church of the Resurrection of Our Lord, on Saturday, at 10 a.m.  Interment Field of Honour, Pointe Claire.

Tombstone Inscription, Champ d'Honneur National, Montreal, QUE:  W.O. 2 Ephriam John Lashambe / 1898 - 1977 / Corps of Military Staff Clerks, C.A. / Margaret Magee / 1898 - 1993 / Wife of W. O. 2 Ephriam John Lashambe

 

Mary Alice Lashamb:  The Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Friday, 19 January 1906:  Lashamb - At East Cornwall, on Jan. 17, 1906, Mary Alice, daughter of Louis Lashamb, aged five years.

 

William Jean Lashomb:  The Gazette (Montreal, QUE), Thursday, 23 March 1978:  Lashambe, William.  On March 21, 1978, at the Victoria General Hospital, British Columbia, Mr. William Jean Lashambe, aged seventy-two years, formerly of Two Mountains, survived by his wife Patricia, his two daughters, Mrs. Lyse Stevens of Boston, Massachusetts and Mrs. Diane Bazinet of Oka, Quebec.  Funeral service was held in Victoria, British Columbia.

 

Gordon Louis Alexander Lashamb:  Standard Freeholder (Cornwall, ONT), Friday, 16 February 1968:  Requiem high mass was celebrated Wednesday for Gordon Lashambe, 55, of Montreal, formerly of Cornwall.  He died Feb. 11, at the Queen Mary Veterans Hospital, Montreal.  Pallbearers were Maurice Gagne, Kenneth Dewe, Claude Bergeron, Bill Jesmer, Richard Billo and Maurice Lashambe.  Born in Cornwall, he was a son of the late Gregoire Lashambe and the former Anna Piteau.  Mr. Lashambe was a veteran of the Second World War, serving as a petty officer in the Royal Canadian Navy.  He is survived by his wife, the fomer Yvonne Descoste; one son, Gerald of Vancouver, B.C.; one sister, Mrs. Donalda Jesmer of Cornwall; and two brothers, Ephram of Montreal, and William of Two Mountains, Que.  Rev. Emilien Houde was celebrant of requiem high mass at Nativity Church with Rev. John R. Donihee of Lancaster, performing committal service at the graveside.  Burial was in Lancaster.  Funeral arrangements were completed by Boulerice Funeral Home. 

Tombstone Inscription, St. Joseph Cemetery, Lancaster, ONT:  Gordon L. Lashambe / ERA 3/C / RCNVR / 11 Feb 1968 / age 55

 

 

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