Narcisse "Nelson" Lajoie

  General Notes:

Lajoie means, "The Happy One"

Special thanks to Ray and Judy Watten for their contributions of information to the Lajoie family line.

  Research Notes:

1871 Census of Ontario

Lashawa, Nelson Male 25 Farmer

1881 Canadian Census

Nelson Lashawa M Male French 36 O <Ontario> Farmer Roman Catholic
Ediss Lashawa M Female French 31 Q <Quebec> Roman Catholic
Bozaloze Lashawa French 12 O <Ontario> Roman Catholic
Ediss Lashawa Female French 10 O <Ontario> Roman Catholic
Narcises Lashawa Male French 7 O <Ontario> Roman Catholic
Mary Lashawa Female French 5 O <Ontario> Roman Catholic
Simon Lashawa Male French 3 O <Ontario> Roman Catholic
Harriet Lashawa Female French <born May 11/12> Roman Catholic

Source Information Census Place Hungerford, Hastings, East, Ontario
Family History Library Film 1375874 NA
Film Number C-13238
District 120
Sub-district C Division 3 Page Number 34
Household Number 152

1901 Canadian Census

Lashua Nelson M Head M May 15, 1845 55
Lashua Eddis F Wife M April 14, 1850 50
Lashua Mary F Dau S Aug 31, 1875 25
Lashua Simon M Son S Feb 18, 1877 23
Lashua Harriett F Dau S May 10, 1880 20
Lashua Saphoria F Dau S July 13, 1882 18
Lashua Maggie F Dau S Oct 5, 1884 16

Source Information: 1901 Census of Canada
Subdistrict Hungerford, HASTINGS (East/Est), Ontario
District Number: 70
Subdistrict Number: b-3
Archives Microfilm: T- 6472

???LAJOIE, Nelson, m, April 16, 1933, 68 years 10 months, Eardly Que, cause – stroke, retired, burial – RC Arnprior, infm – Mrs Nelson Lajoie, wife, Michael Lajoie & Louise Pilon both born Quebec, Arnprior, (Renfrew Co.), 029075-33

Narcisse married Edessa Rajotte (Rashotte), daughter of Pierre Rajotte and Basilice Cournoyer, in 1868 in Stoco, Ontario, Canada. (Edessa Rajotte (Rashotte) was born on 14 Apr 1850 in Sorel, Quebec, Canada, died on 25 Oct 1939 in Tweed, Ontario, Canada and was buried in St. Carthargh Cemetary, Tweed, Ontario.)