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Marie-Anne <I>Gaboury</I> Lagimodière

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Marie-Anne Gaboury Lagimodière

Birth
Louiseville, Mauricie Region, Quebec, Canada
Death
14 Dec 1875 (aged 95)
Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Burial
Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada GPS-Latitude: 49.8892593, Longitude: -97.1230927
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Settler. She was the wife of the fur trader Lagimodiere and went west with him, the first European woman in the Canadian West, settling for a time in Red River. She gave birth in the Red River Valley to the first white baby in Western Canada, Reine, in 1807. She was also the grandmother of Louis Riel.
Settler. She was the wife of the fur trader Lagimodiere and went west with him, the first European woman in the Canadian West, settling for a time in Red River. She gave birth in the Red River Valley to the first white baby in Western Canada, Reine, in 1807. She was also the grandmother of Louis Riel.

Bio by: JC



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  • Created by: JC
  • Added: Jan 12, 2007
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17403349/marie-anne-lagimodi%C3%A8re: accessed ), memorial page for Marie-Anne Gaboury Lagimodière (2 Aug 1780–14 Dec 1875), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17403349, citing Saint Boniface Cathedral Cemetery, Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; Maintained by JC (contributor 46812044).