Michel Barthelemy Lajoie
1. Michel Barthelemy Lajoie Michel Marie Corbin Lacroix 7 Nov 1796Kamouraska, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 2
2. Joseph Amable Lajoie (1.Michel1) Joseph Judith Lainee 11 Feb 1822Kamouraska, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 4. Octave Lajoie
- 5. Francois Xavier Lajoie
- 6. Gauillaume (William) Lajoie
- 7. Joseph Lajoie 11 Oct 1827 St. Basile, NB; 16 May 1903Cyr Plantation, ME.
- 8. Treffle Cyprien Lajoie
3. Olivier Lajoie (1.Michel1) Olivier Judith Dionne 14 Feb 1831Kamouraska, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
Generation: 3
4. Octave Lajoie (2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Octave Suzanne Thibodeau 26 Jun 1859, Ste. Luce. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 10. Octave Lajoie
Octave Euphemie Rossignol 12 Nov 1876St. Basile, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 11. William Lajoie
- 12. Leonie Lajoie
5. Francois Xavier Lajoie (2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Francois Modeste Beaulieu 22 Oct 1848, Ile Verte, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 13. Vital Lajoie
- 14. Octave Lajoie
6. Gauillaume (William) Lajoie (2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Gauillaume Malvina Julie Emond 22 Jul 1867St. Basile, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 15. Eusebe Lajoie
- 16. William Lajoie
- 17. Sophie Lajoie 18 Mar 1876 St. Basile, NB; 19 Mar 1876 St. Basile, NB; 21 Oct 1938St. Basile, NB.
- 18. Anne Lajoie
7. Joseph Lajoie (2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 11 Oct 1827 St. Basile, NB; 16 May 1903Cyr Plantation, ME. Notes:
GIVEN NAMES: Also shown as Jean GeorgesJoseph Elodie Marquis 29 Jul 1851Ste. Luce, Frenchville. Elodie 1838 Frenchville, ME; 9 Jul 1921Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 19. Joseph Lajoie, twin 24 Dec 1852 St. Basile, NB; before 1871.
- 20. Noel Lajoie, twin 24 Dec 1852 St. Basile, NB.
- 21. Marie Laida Lajoie 12 Nov 1854 St. Basile, NB.
- 22. Maxime Lajoie 2 May 1856 St. Basile, NB.
- 23. Victoria Lajoie 1858.
- 24. Vital Lajoie 24 Oct 1859 St. Basile, NB.
- 25. Cyprien Lajoie 22 Sep 1861 St. Basile, NB.
- 26. Demerise Lajoie 9 Nov 1863 St. Basile, NB; 14 Nov 1863 St. Basile, NB.
- 27. Joseph Lajoie 20 Nov 1865 St. Basile, NB; 28 Nov 1865 St. Basile, NB.
- 28. Marie Odile Lajoie 29 Feb 1868 St. Basile, NB; 2 Mar 1868 St. Basile, NB.
- 29. Guillaume Lajoie 26 Jun 1870 St. Basile, NB; 30 May 1871St. Basile, NB.
- 30. Eusebe Lajoie 22 Mar 1873 Van Buren, ME; 17 Oct 1945Eagle Lake, ME.
- 31. William Joseph Lajoie 27 Jun 1870 Edmundston, NB; 12 Mar 1959St Basile, NB; Van Buren, ME.
8. Treffle Cyprien Lajoie (2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Treffle Demerise Michaud 25 Aug 1863St. Basile, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 32. Joseph Lajoie
- 33. William Lajoie
- 34. Napoleon Lajoie
9. Octave Lajoie (3.Olivier2, 1.Michel1) Octave Celina Clarisse Belanger 18 Nov 1862Ile Verte, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 35. Come Lajoie
- 36. Octave Lajoie
- 37. Cedulie Lajoie about 1869.
Generation: 4
10. Octave Lajoie (4.Octave3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Octave Marie Huberge Raymond 9 Apr 1888, Edmundston, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 38. Octave Urbain Lajoie
- 39. Albert Lajoie
11. William Lajoie (4.Octave3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) William Philomene Theriault 21 Apr 1898St. Basile, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 40. Leo Lajoie
- 41. Elodie Lajoie about 1899 St Basile, NB.
12. Leonie Lajoie (4.Octave3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Leonie Benjamin Thibodeau 15 Jul 1903Edmundston, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
13. Vital Lajoie (5.Francois3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Vital Gethe Bouchard 11 Apr 1880, Ste. Luce, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
14. Octave Lajoie (5.Francois3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Octave Melanie Rossignol 12 Sep 1880St. Hilaire, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 43. Honore Lajoie
- 44. Meddley Lajoie
- 45. Vital Lajoie
- 46. Fred Lajoie
- 47. Octave Lajoie
- 48. Joseph Lajoie
15. Eusebe Lajoie (6.Gauillaume3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Eusebe Rosanna Rossignol 21 Sep 1912, Edmundston, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
16. William Lajoie (6.Gauillaume3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) William Olive Proulx 24 Oct 1892Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Sophie Lajoie (6.Gauillaume3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 18 Mar 1876 St. Basile, NB; 19 Mar 1876 St. Basile, NB; 21 Oct 1938St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB & DOD: Dubay
Sophie Francois-Xavier Violette 21 Aug 1893St Hilaire, NB. Francois-Xavier (son of Francois-Xavier Violette and Obeline Picard) 24 Mar 1868 Frenchville, ME; 30 Mar 1910; Cathedrale de I'Immaculee-Conception, Edmundston, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 49. Levite Violette 13 Nov 1894 Edmundston, NB; 14 Nov 1894 Cathedral, Edmundston, NB.
- 50. Marie Celina Violette 25 Feb 1897 Edmundston, NB; 27 Feb 1897 Cathedral, Edmundston, NB; 17 Mar 1932Riviere-Verte, NB.
- 51. Francois-Xavier Violette 17 Mar 1898 Edmundston, NB; 19 Mar 1898 Cathedral, Edmundston, NB; 1 Sep 1970Edmundston, NB; Cathedrale de I'Immaculee-Conception, Edmundston, NB.
- 52. Marie Sophie Violette 17 Sep 1902 Edmundston, NB; 17 Sep 1902 Cathedral, Edmundston, NB; 7 Aug 1972St. Basile, NB.
- 53. Helena Annie Violette 20 Mar 1910 Edmundston, NB; 20 Mar 1910 Cathedral, Edmundston, NB; 6 Mar 1914St. Basile, NB.
Sophie Honore Belonie Cyr 20 May 1913Edmundston, NB. Honore (son of Beloni Cyr and Flavie Martin) 4 Mar 1872 St. Basile, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
18. Anne Lajoie (6.Gauillaume3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Anne Michel Lajoie about 1899Edmundston, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 54. Marie Melinda Lajoie 5 May 1905 St. Hilaire, NB; 10 Aug 1977Augusta, ME.
- 55. Olivier Lajoie
- 56. Lionel Lajoie
- 57. Michel Lajoie 18 Oct 1910 Edmundston, NB; 9 Dec 1999Rimouski, QC.
- 58. Melvina Lajoie
- 59. Alphonsine Annette Lajoie
19. Joseph Lajoie, twin (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 24 Dec 1852 St. Basile, NB; before 1871. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
DOD: 1871 Census which doesn't show him20. Noel Lajoie, twin (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 24 Dec 1852 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
21. Marie Laida Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 12 Nov 1854 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
22. Maxime Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 2 May 1856 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
23. Victoria Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 1858. Notes:
DOB: 1871 Census
24. Vital Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 24 Oct 1859 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB : Poitras
Vital Sophie Levasseur 20 Apr 1885, Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
25. Cyprien Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 22 Sep 1861 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
Cyprien Marie Levasseur 24 Aug 1886Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 60. Cyprien Lajoie
- 61. Christophe Lajoie
- 62. Regina Lajoie
- 63. Elise Lajoie 1899.
26. Demerise Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 9 Nov 1863 St. Basile, NB; 14 Nov 1863 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
27. Joseph Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 20 Nov 1865 St. Basile, NB; 28 Nov 1865 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
Joseph Josephine Violette 11 Oct 1887Van Buren, ME. Josephine (daughter of Belonie Violette and Marie Thibodeau) 6 Jan 1868 Van Buren, ME; May 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 64. Catherine Lajoie 29 Apr 1888 Cyr Plantation, ME; 4 May 1957Lewiston, ME.
- 65. Marie Lajoie 14 Feb 1891 Hamlin, ME; 11 Jun 1964Van Buren, ME.
- 66. Rosalie Lajoie 16 Oct 1892 Van Buren, ME; 11 Jul 1974Enfield, CT.
- 67. Georges Lajoie 4 Jul 1894 Cyr Plantation, ME; 2 Mar 1986Lewiston, ME.
- 68. Mattie Lajoie 18 Jul 1898 Cyr Plantation, ME.
- 69. Laura Lajoie 5 Sep 1900 Cyr Plantation, ME; 3 Jan 1988Windham, ME.
- 70. Paul Antoine Lajoie 5 Jul 1902 Van Buren, ME.
- 71. Joseph Lajoie 6 Jun 1904 Cyr Plantation, ME; 15 Jan 1992Portland, ME.
- 72. Jennie Lajoie 1909 Cyr Plantation, ME.
- 73. Laurence Lajoie 30 Mar 1911 Cyr Plantation, ME; 10 Nov 1960Van Buren, ME.
- 74. Marthe Henriette Lajoie
28. Marie Odile Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 29 Feb 1868 St. Basile, NB; 2 Mar 1868 St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB: Poitras
29. Guillaume Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 26 Jun 1870 St. Basile, NB; 30 May 1871St. Basile, NB. Notes:
DOB & DOD: Poitras
30. Eusebe Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 22 Mar 1873 Van Buren, ME; 17 Oct 1945Eagle Lake, ME. Notes:
DOB: Maine Birth Records
Eusebe Julie Michaud 31 Jul 1899Ste. Luce, Frenchville. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 75. Alexandre Lajoie
31. William Joseph Lajoie (7.Joseph3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) 27 Jun 1870 Edmundston, NB; 12 Mar 1959St Basile, NB; Van Buren, ME. Notes:
DOB, DOD: obit
WILLIAM LAJOIE, VAN BUREN, March 12-William J. Lajoie 88, died Thursday at a St Basile NB nursing home after a short illness. Lajoie was born in Edmundston June 27 1870 son of Joseph and Ida (Marquis) Lajoie. He was a membpr of the League of the Sacred Heart. Surviving are four sons Willie, Felix, and Come of Van Buren, and Abel of Portsmouth, five daughters Mrs Aztlda Cormier, and Mrs Cecile Ouellette of Van Buren, Mrs Anna Martin of Waterville, and Mrs Laura Dube and Mrs Germaine Tardif of Lewiston. Friends may call at Thlbault's Funeral Home here Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 to 10 o'clock. Funeral services will be conducted at St Bruno's Catholic Church Monday morning at 9 o'clock. The Rrv John Bouchard SM will officiate at the Solemn High Mass of Requiem. Burial will be at the family lot St Bruno's Cemetery, in spring.
The Lajoie Family
They Helped Develop Cyr Plantation
Above photo is a Family portrait of Mr. and Mrs. William Lajoie, who developed a large amount of land in Cyr Plantation and who have left descendants who still maintain farms in the community. The picture was taken in 1923.
First row from left are Come, Gilbert, Willie, William Lajoie (father); Germaine, who became Mrs. Albeit Tardif; Clodie(Violette) Lajoie, the mother; and Felix. In back row, left to right, Emile Abel, Cecil, who become Mrs. Noel Ouellette; Laura, who became Mrs,. Alphy Perreoult and later Mrs. Thomas Dubay; Anna, who became Mrs. Billy Martin and Azilda, who became Mrs. Come Cormier.
Mr. William Lajoie came to Van Buren at the age of three with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Lojoie, formerly of Edmundston. He was born in 1871. At the age of 19 he married Odedlie Deveau, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Deveau of Cyr Plantation • The couple married and resided in Augusta for a year. William worked on the electric car there.
At the end of their first year of marriage his wife died in childbirth and so did the baby. William returned to Cyr Plantation and later married Clodie Violette, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Belonie Violette of Van Buren. The couple first settled on the farm of Michel Lojoie, an uncle of William’s. The agreement was that they could have the farm in return for giving room and board to Uncle Michel. The William Lajoies lived in the barn and he later told his children about being able to hear the horses eating their hay from their living quarters.
Azilda, Anna and Willie were all born in the barn, but things did not work out as the family had hoped and they soon moved to the main road, buying Augustin Madore’s farm. Willie was three years old when they made this move to the farm which is now owned by Norman Lajoie.
At the new farm, the family put in a great deal of hard work, rising early and going to bed very late, and they developed a prosperous farm and raised a family that grew to 11. William was able to establish each of his older sons on a farm of his own. Felix farmed the land owned by Honore Bosse. Abel took over the farm belonging to Cyprien Lajoie, an uncle, and this land is now owned by Come Lajoie. Willie farmed Billy Martin’s land and later bought “Baby” Lajoie’s farm, all of which is now one farm belonging to Raymond Lajoie. The old homestead went to the late Gilbert, and now his son Norman operates the farm.
The Lajoies controlled so much of the land in Cyr Plantation that a mile in the community on the Caribou road became known as “Le Boute Des Lajoie,” a recognition of the hardworking family.
When Germaine, the baby, was only 10 years old, Mrs. Lajoie died and the family remained together with Cecile acting as head of the family. William later remarried Agnes Clavette Bourgoin, a widow, who died in 1931. He then lived with his son Gilbert, for 27 years and died at the age of 87 in 1958. Of his children, Come, Willia, Germaine, Felix, Abel and Cecile are still living. —William Odelie Deveau 6 May 1889Van Buren, ME. Odelie (daughter of Georges Deveau and Delphine Doucet, daughter of Georges Deveau) about 1891. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
William Claudia Agnes Violette 11 Jul 1892Van Buren, ME. Claudia (daughter of Belonie Violette and Marie Thibodeau) 22 May 1875 Van Buren, ME; 8 Mar 1926Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 76. M Lajoie 2 Apr 1893 Cyr Plantation, ME; 3 Apr 1893Cyr Plantation, ME.
- 77. Exilda Ida Lajoie 13 Apr 1894 Cyr Plantation, ME; 14 Oct 1963Van Buren, ME.
- 78. Rita Anna Lajoie 21 May 1896 Cyr Plantation, ME; 8 Sep 1967Kennebec, ME.
- 79. Willie Lajoie 6 Jul 1898 Cyr Plantation, ME; 18 Jan 1977Van Buren, ME.
- 80. Felix Rene Lajoie 27 Jul 1900 Cyr Plantation, ME; 11 Jul 1986Fort Kent, ME.
- 81. Laura Lajoie 28 Sep 1902 Cyr Plantation, ME; Sep 1969Lewiston, ME.
- 82. Abel Joseph William Lajoie 27 Feb 1905 Cyr Plantation, ME; 10 Jun 1995Van Buren, ME; 10 Jun 1995Portsmouth, NH.
- 83. Cecile Lajoie 15 Feb 1907 Cyr Plantation, ME; 17 May 1996Van Buren, ME.
- 84. Emile Fulgence Lajoie 1 Mar 1909 Cyr Plantation, ME.
- 85. Joe Lajoie 1910 Cyr Plantation, ME; before 1920.
- 86. Gilbert Lajoie 29 Jul 1911 Cyr Plantation, ME.
- 87. Come Lajoie 28 Jun 1913 Cyr Plantation, ME; 7 Mar 1974Van Buren, ME.
- 88. Wilfred Lajoie 6 Nov 1915 Cyr Plantation, ME; 11 Jan 1916Cyr Plantation, ME.
- 89. Germaine Lajoie 11 Aug 1918 Cyr Plantation, ME; 21 Oct 2011Biddeford, ME.
Family/Spouse: Agnes Clavette. Agnes 1931. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
32. Joseph Lajoie (8.Treffle3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Joseph Emelie Gagnon 13 May 1930, St. Andre, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. William Lajoie (8.Treffle3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) William Demerise Lapierre 22 Jul 1889, Van Buren, ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 90. Ludger Lajoie
- 91. Laura Lajoie
34. Napoleon Lajoie (8.Treffle3, 2.Joseph2, 1.Michel1) Family/Spouse: Edith Bosse. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
35. Come Lajoie (9.Octave3, 3.Olivier2, 1.Michel1) Come Marie Lagace 8 Apr 1920, Edmundston, NB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
36. Octave Lajoie (9.Octave3, 3.Olivier2, 1.Michel1) Octave Madeleine St. Jean 3 Aug 1897, Grand Ile, QC. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
37. Cedulie Lajoie (9.Octave3, 3.Olivier2, 1.Michel1) about 1869. Cedulie Cyr M. Cyr 8 Jan 1894St. Basile, NB. Cyr (son of Maxime Cyr and Marguerite Theriault) 28 Feb 1868 ME. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 92. Marie Anne Josephine Cyr 6 Dec 1894 St. Basile, NB; 7 Dec 1894 St. Basile, NB; 25 May 1991Holyoke, Hamden, MA.
- 93. Marie Cyr 19 Jan 1896 St. Basile, NB; 11 Dec 1996St. Basile, NB.
- 94. Marie Louise Cyr 18 Feb 1897 St. Basile, NB.
- 95. Marie Zelie Cyr, Rel Sr 6 Jan 1899 St. Basile, NB; 7 Jun 1931French Camerouns, Africa.
- 96. Arthur Cyr about 1900; 18 May 1914St. Basile, NB.
- 97. Come Cyr 21 Feb 1903 NB, Canada; 5 Mar 2002Templeton, MA.
- 98. Joseph Emile Cyr 22 Mar 1904 St. Jacques, NB; 6 Jan 1975Bristol, CT.
- 99. Cyrille Cyr