Continuation of tree (10h child of Pierre Pitre/Marcelline Bergevin); all known surname descendants:
8 Louis Napoleon 'Conrad' Pitre b: 1 April 1862 St. Clement, Beauharnois, Quebec; d: 18 October 1930 Portage, Houghton, Houghton, MI
+Victoria Rock (aka Horton) b: February 1870 Quebec; m: 10 July 1887 Polk Co., MN; d: 7 March 1935 Los Angeles, CA
Notes for Louis Napoleon 'Conrad' Pitre:
Census
- 1880 Polk Co., Minnesota: Chas. Leschome 26 (laborer), Cunrod Leschome 22 (laborer), Joseph Leschome 24 (laborer), all boarders w/Robt. Cowley.
- 1895 Lambert, Polk, MN: Conrad Lajambe 33 (farmer), wife Victoria 27 [in state 15 years, 3 months].
- 1900 Lambert, Red Lake, MN: Conrad Lajambe 38 (farmer), wife of 12 years Victoria 30; boarder Alphonse Fontaine 39 (day laborer). [note: Conrad Lajambe was also the enumerator]
- 1905 Lambert, Red Lake, MN: Conrad Lajambe 43.
- 1910 Bemidji, Beltrami, MN: Conrad M. Lazambe 48 (jobber), wife of 23 years Victoria 38.
- 1920 Bemidji, Beltrami, MN: Conrad La Jambe 58 (wholesale grain dealer), wife Victoria 49.
- 1930 Portage Township, Houghton, Houghton, Michigan: Conrad La Jambe 68 (retired), wife Victoria 64.
Misc.:
- The Bemidji Daily Pioneer, 17 November 1909: Conrad LaJambe, who is known as the lieutenant-governor of Lambert township, over in Red Lake county, is one of the most successful poultry raisers in this section. He is not a resident of Bemidji, but has continued his poultry-raising industry here. He recently furnished to Melges Bros. a large number of the finest Thanksgiving turkeys we have ever seen.
- The Bemidji Pioneer, Monday, 11 September 1911: James and Nat Given and Conrad LaJambe went out after chickens yesterday. They went south into Hubbard county and all day long coveys flew at intervals frequent enough to make the sport interesting. Mr. LaJambe had modestly admitted that if given a fair shot, he would make his investment in gunpowder pay dividends. As time wore on and the shells wore away, Mr. LaJambe continued to carry an empty game bag. It was puzzling but nevertheless true. Just as the sun was sinking and the cloak of darkness threatened to end the day's sport, a bird was spied and it was agreed that the unlucky Mr. LaJambe should have a try for its hide. Cautiously he crept upon his bird and when he had reached the spot where he was sure that bird has disappeared he searched the surrounding tract in vain for the fowl. Then the Given boys came. "What are you standing on?" queried one of them. LaJambe looked down at his feet, and there under one foot was a prairie chicken.
- The Bemidji Pioneer, Friday, 12 September 1913: Conrad LaJambe the busy little Frenchman of this city recently purchased the Bishop farm about five miles west of this city on the Wilton road, comprising 160 acres, thirty of which is already under plow. "What are you going to do with a farm," was asked Mr. LaJambe. "Make money," was the prompt reply. "I have been a farmer all my life," continued he, "and I am going to show these Bemidji people what a Frenchman can do with a farm. This is one of the biggest snaps I ever saw and I bought it quick." Mr. LaJambe has six horses and will probably stock up with cattle later. He plans on plowing the entire cleared tract and sowing buskwheat the first year. What he will do later remains a secret but that he expects to do big things, and that those who know the hustling little Frenchman, expect big things from him is the general impression.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries.
- Minnesota deaths in RED from online records.
Last updated: 10 May 2021.