Continuation of tree (8th child of Gilbert 'Pierre' Pitre/Mary Lesundy D'Aout); all known surname descendants:
8 Lawrence Pitre dit Lajambe b: 8 May 1891 Mattawa, Nipissing, ONT; d: 12 January 1949 Burks Falls, Parry Sound, ONT
+Anne Frances Kennedy b: 22 February 1891 Ile aux Allumeties, Chapeau, St. Alphonse, Pontiac, Quebec; m: 9 April 1913 St. Alphonse, Chapeau, Pontiac, Quebec [Matthew/Julie Ann Gagnon]; d: January 1992 Sault Ste. Marie, ONT
9 Mary Dominico Geraldine Lajambe b: Abt. 1914 Haileybury, Temiskaming, ONT; d: Bef. January 1992
+Daniel McDougall b: Abt. 1917 Hilton Beach, St. Joseph Island, Algoma, ONT; m: 30 June 1934 Lachalsh, Algoma, ONT [Neil/Effie Hebert]
9 Laurence Elmo Lajambe b: 2 March 1916 Ontario; d: 13 December 1978 Toronto, Toronto, ONT
+Julia ---
9 George Alban Lajambe b: 18 June 1919 St. Ignace, Sault Ste. Marie, ONT; d: 24 January 2006 St. Catherines, Niagara, ONT
+Robinetta Ruby Roussy b: 22 January 1922; m: 27 August 1942 St. Mary's on the Hill, Franz, Algoma, ONT [Pierre Giles/Albertine Arseneault]; d: 1 March 2005 St. Catherines, Niagara, ONT
9 Joseph Kenneth Lajambe b: 23 July 1926 Franz, Ontario; d: 14 March 2013 Sault Ste. Marie, ONT
+Noreen Mary Cameron m: 26 February 1949 Sacred Heart, Chapleau, Sudbury, ONT [John Cook/---]
9 John Francis Lajambe b: 22 May 1929 Ontario; d: Aft. December 2013
+Mary Jean Mahoney b: 3 November 1929 Sault Ste. Marie, ONT; m: 26 March 1951 Sault Ste. Marie, ONT [James C./Rosalie Goyette]
*2nd Wife of Francis John Lajambe:
+Margaret ---
Notes for Lawrence Pitre dit Lajambe:
Census
- 1911 Mattawan, Nipissing, Ontario: Peter Lajambe 62 (farmer), wife Lena 58, Laurence 21 (loc engineer), Gilbert 20 (loc engineer); married daughter Mary 28, Mary 8, Joe 7, & Celestin 9 months.
- 1921
- 1931 Algoma West, ONT: Laurence Lejambe 40 manager/general store, wife Anne Francis 40, Mary Dominico Geraldine 16, Laurence Elmo 14, George Alvin 11, Joseph Kenneth 4, John Francis 2
Notes for Ann Frances Kennedy:
Obituary: The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie, ONT), Monday, 6 January 1992: Lajambe, Mrs. Anne Frances - At the F. J. Davey Home on Sunday, January 5, 1992; Mrs. Anne Frances Lajambe in her 101st year. Beloved wife of the late Lawrence Lajambe. Dear mother of Alban (wife Ruby) of St. Catherines, Kenneth, Frank (wife Margaret), both of Sault Ste. Marie, and the late Geraldine, and Elmo (wife Julia). Special friend of Jean Lajambe. Grandmother of Dennis, Brian, Brenda, Joanne, Danny, Karen, Frank Jr., Cheri, Suzanne, Mark, Noila, Larry, Leslie. Great-grandmother of many. Sister of the late Nellie Dolan, John Kennedy, George Kennedy, Anastasia Spain, Andrew Kennedy, and Sister Jovita Kennedy. A private family visitation will be held at the Northwood Funeral Home. Friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Tuesday, January 7, 1992 at Precious Blood Cathedral at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Bernard Burns officiating. Interment at the Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. Memorial donations made to the General Hospital Foundation would be appreciated by the family.
Obituaries for the children:
Laurence Elmo Lajambe: The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie, ONT), Thursday, 14 December 1978: Lajambe, Mr. Elmo - Suddenly at Toronto, Ontario on Wednesday, December 13, 1978. Beloved husband of Julie and dear father of Larry and Lesley. Beloved son of Frances Lajambe of this city and dear brother of Alban of St. Catherines and Kenneth and Frank of this city. Funeral service from the Kane Funeral Home, Toronto, Ontario, Saturday, December 16, at 10:00 a.m. Interment in York Cemetery.
George Alban Lajambe: The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie, ONT), Monday, 30 January 2006: LaJambe, George Alban (Al) - Passed away peacefully while surrounded by his family at his home on Tuesday, January 24, 2006 in his 87th year. Loving husband of the late Ruby for 62 years and father to Dennis of San Diego; Brenda and her husband Doug Walls of St. Catharines. He leaves behind grandchildren Garrett, Lauren, Evan (and their mother Beth), Danielle, Benjamin and Jordan, as well as great-grandchildren Angela, Jordan and Isaiah. Dear brother of Ken LaJambe and Frank (Meg) LaJambe, both of Sault Ste. Marie. Predeceased by his son Brian (1996), brother Elmo and sister Geraldine. Al was born in Sault Ste. Marie and grew up in Franz, Ontario. His career took him from Heron Bay to Gore Bay to Thorold, working as account and cost systems manager for the Ontario Paper Co. for 42 years. He will be lovingly remembered for his enjoyment of family and friends, his integrity, his vise-like handshake and his affectionate use of the term "pot licker". Al rested at the George Darte Funeral Chapel, St. Catharines where his family received visitors on Friday, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 to 9 p.m. with Vigil Prayers at the funeral home on Friday at 3:00 p.m. Funeral liturgy was held at St. Alfred's Church, St. Catharines on Saturday, January 28th at 11:00 a.m. Cremation followed. Memorial remembrances to the Canadian Cancer Society or the Alzheimer's Society would be appreciated by the family.
Tombstone Inscriptions, Victoria Lawn Cemetery, St. Catherines, Niagara, ONT: LAJAMBE / Robinetta / "Ruby" Roussy / Jan. 22, 1922 / Mar. 1, 2005 / George / Alban "Al" / June 18, 1919 / Jan. 24, 2006 / together since August 27, 1942
Joseph Kenneth Lajambe: The Sault Star (Sault Ste. Marie, ONT), Saturday, 16 March 2013: (photo) A Medal of Merit recipient who pushed the Canadian Bushplane Heritage Centre and Ontario Winter Carnival Bon Soo to new heights is dead. Ken Lajambe died Thursday at Sault Area Hospital. He was 86. The Second World War veteran suffered two strokes in recent weeks, said his son Dan. "He was always a very positive guy," he said on Friday. "No matter what type of adversity came his way, he always found some way of putting a positive spin on it." Lajambe's contributions to the community were many and wide-ranging. He helped raise $1 million towards construction of a new downtown arena, now known as Essar Centre, that opened in 2006. Lajambe was a school trustee for both the public and Catholic school boards in Sault Ste. Marie for about 20 years. Tourism Sault Ste. Marie recognized him as volunteer of the year in 2004. He was president of Sault Ste. Marie Chamber of Commerce in 1991 when Algoma Steel sought bankruptcy protection. Lajambe dedicated full-time hours to the part-time position. His goal was to help Sault businesses keep their doors open while the steel-maker struggled. Lajambe counselled confidence in Algoma's future. "There's not too many things Ken didn't have his hand in," said George Mersereau, past Chair of the bushplane museum's board of directors. When people sought his advice on a community project, such as a hockey tournament, Lajambe would step up and play an active role, says his son. "My dad would say, 'You know what? Let me give you a hand.'" Lajambe earned his private pilot's licence in the mid-1970s. He began volunteering with Sault Search and Rescue in 1973. Lajambe used his plane - he owned three over the roughly 20 years he flew - to do grid searches for missing anglers and hunters. He'd also ferry family and friends to an outpost camp on Tribble Lake, northeast of the Mekatina Crossing on the Algoma Central Railway line to hunt and fish. It was Lajambe, who as president of the Bon Soo winter carnival in 1984, landed provincial funding to help the event become a tourist destination. The deal included a provision that the celebration of winter fun be rebranded Ontario Winter Carnival Bon Soo, the name it still holds. "He really did start that vision, I think, of us becoming a tourism driver," said carnival manager Kerrie De Poli. Lajambe joined other Bon Soo leaders, including founder Henry Bullock and Donna Gregg, in a short video produced in January to mark the carnival's 50th anniversary in 2013. Lajambe was "right on top of it" when he appeared for filming, says De Poli. Director Ryan Byrne of Absolute Complete Entertainment wore an Abercrombie T-shirt. "Where's Fitch?" asked Lajambe, referring to the American retailer that makes clothing for young adults. He was also a key player in the development of the bushplane museum. Lajambe was chair of the centre's board of directors in 1997-98 and served on the board for at least 10 years, said executive director Mike Delfre. "He's a big loss to us," said Delfre. "(He's) the kind of guy you never replace these days with the way things are going in the not-for-profit world. Everybody's getting older." Lajambe saw both the museum and Bon Soo struggle, says his son. He wanted to increase their stature to the provincial level so they'd qualify for more financial support from the Ontario government. "I know he was so proud about the Bon Soo thing," said Dan. "It was just struggling along. No funding. All of a sudden the carnival changed its size." The father of three received the city's highest honour, the Medal of Merit, in 2003. He received his award from the late Mayor John Rowswell. Lajambe chaired Rowswell's successful campaign to lead the city in 2000. Receiving the medal, said his son Dan, "was one of the proudest moments in his life." "He was proud of John Rowswell," he said. "Boy, that was his proudest moment to have John bestow honour on him." Rowswell was still in office when he died of cancer in 2010. Lajambe was a native of Franz, located 315 kilometres north of Sault Ste. Marie. He worked with Canadian Pacific Railway before enlisting in the Canadian army in 1943, said his younger brother, Frank. Lajambe served two years in British Columbia before returning to the railway. He moved to the Sault in 1950 to be with his family. Lajambe joined Algoma Steel and rose through the ranks. He was trained as an electrician and served as maintenance supervisor and general foreman before retiring as maintenance superintendent in the mid-1980s. Lajambe is survived by his special friend, June Conway, his children, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Visitation is at Northwood Funeral Home on Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 5 to 8 p.m., and Tuesday from 11 a.m. until a service in the chapel at 1 p.m. A social follows at the bushplane museum.
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Last updated: 3 July 2023.