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Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière

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Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière

Birth
Saint-Ours, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
7 Sep 1855 (aged 76)
Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Fur trader, settler. An early settler of Red River, Lagimodière was one of the first to bring his young wife west. His child, Reine, was the first European child born in the west, in 1807. After learning that a settlement of Scots would be attempted in Red River, he moved his family there, often helping to feed the people of the settlement. In 1815-16, he undertook a year-long, round-trip journey from Winnipeg to Montreal on foot to warn the Earl of Selkirk about the declining conditions at Red River. He was the grandfather of Louis Riel.
Fur trader, settler. An early settler of Red River, Lagimodière was one of the first to bring his young wife west. His child, Reine, was the first European child born in the west, in 1807. After learning that a settlement of Scots would be attempted in Red River, he moved his family there, often helping to feed the people of the settlement. In 1815-16, he undertook a year-long, round-trip journey from Winnipeg to Montreal on foot to warn the Earl of Selkirk about the declining conditions at Red River. He was the grandfather of Louis Riel.

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  • Originally Created by: JC
  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17403528/jean-baptiste-lagimodi%C3%A8re: accessed ), memorial page for Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière (25 Dec 1778–7 Sep 1855), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17403528, citing Saint Boniface Cathedral Cemetery, Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Maintained by Find a Grave.