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Lajoie, Louis
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FIRST: Louis
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| GENDER: M
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| BORN: 1823
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DIED: 1867
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OCCUPATION: Farmer
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| BIRTH PLACE: Florissant, St. Joseph Co., Missouri
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| DEATH PLACE: Oregon
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NOTES:
1850 MO CENSUS - Lewis Lashaway, Jr., age 26, occupation farmer, b. Missouri, is enumerated with Mary, age 20, b. Missouri, along with Lewis, age 1, b. Missouri.
1860 OR CENSUS - L. Larjie/Lavyie [name is difficult to read - believe it to be LaJoie] , age 36, b. Missouri, is enumerated with M. A., female, age 32, b. Missouri, along with L. D. [Louis?], male, age 12, b. Missouri, M. L., female, age 9, b. Missouri, M. J., female, age 5, b. Oregon, and H. [Henry?], male, age 3, b. Oregon.
BIOGRAPHICAL:
"In 1871, Mrs. La Joy and her sons, Louis and Henry, lived in a small log house where the Mathias Dunn home is now located. The neighbors called this home the "family of contrasts". Mrs. La Joy was large, while the sons were slightly underweight. They had no means of getting about, except a shaggy-maned, large horse and a small, bang-tailed pony with a roached mane. The most important use for hitching this contrasting team together was to "snake" or draw logs for fuel. These logs were worked into lengths for the fires by a cross-cut saw. This was operated by Mrs. La Joy at one end and Henry at the other. Responsibility for earning the family living fell on Lou - the older boy's shoulders. He worked for the neighbors and was seldom at home except on Sundays".
Capital Journal 21 Jun 1943
BIOGRAPHICAL:
"Miss Jane Jefferson was the teacher in the old Union schoolhouse in 1871. Henry La Joy carried off the honors in athletics, especially foot races. He was fond of telling his schoolmates how he had often escaped many dangers by being able to run so fast. When the La Joys left for southern Oregon, Louis took the Oregon California stage to go ahead and look for a location. A week later, Henry and his mother left on foot. The horses were packed with the family belongings. Mrs. La Joy was leading the large horse and Henry bringing up the rear with the pony. I have heard that there are no survivors of the pioneer family of so many contrasts."
Capital Journal 22 Jun 1943
BIOGRAPHICAL (family information received from Joan Lajoie):
Louis Lajoie/Lashaway, Jr., was born in Florissant, St. Louis Co., Missouri. He married Mary Ann Wallis January 10, 1848 in Buchanan Co., Missouri. She was the daughter of Drury Wallace and Eunice Caldwell. (Mary Ann Wallis - b. 7 Jun 1830 in Missouri; d. 30 Dec 1903 in Walker, Lane Co., Oregon).
Their children were:
Sophia Lajoie, b. 1849 Missouri; d. 6 May 1909 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri.
Clarabelle Lajoie.
Louis Drew Lajoie, b. 26 Dec 1849 in St. Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri; d. 31 May 1927 in Walker, Lane Co., Oregon.
Mary Jane Lajoie, b. 5 Jan 1855; d. 16 Aug 1879 in Oregon.
Henry Allen Lajoie, b. 2 Feb 1857 in Oregon, d. 8 Jul 1919 in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon.
Charles Howard Lajoie, b. 12 Jul 1865 in Oregon; d. 26 May 1952 in Eugene, Lane Co., Oregon.
Unknown Lajoie
Unknown Lajoie
NOTE - Mary Ann is enumerated in the 1900 Census as wife of William Deflaney, mother of 8 children, 3 of whom are living at the time of the census.
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INSCRIPTION:
Louis Lajoie
1823 - 1867
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SOURCES:
Hollin
Saucy
1850 MO CENSUS (Buchanan Co., Washington, FA #455)
1860 OR CENSUS (Marion Co., Howell Prairie, FA #2756)
CJ 21 Jun 1943
CJ 22 Jun 1943
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