Lagimodière, Jean-Baptiste and Marie-Anne Gaboury National Historic Persons
Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
Address :
Lagimodière-Gaboury Historic Park, Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
1981-01-15
Life Date:
1780 to 1875
Other Name(s):
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Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière and Marie-Anne Gaboury
(Designation Name)
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Marie-Anne Gaboury
(Other Name)
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Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière
(Other Name)
Research Report Number:
1995-036
Importance:
The Lagimodière family were witnesses to and participants in the tumultuous beginnings of the Red River Colony and the self-realization of a Métis identity
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: At the junction of the Seine and Red River in Lagimodière-Gaboury Historic Park, Saint-Boniface, Manitoba
The story of the Lagimodière family embodies much of the early history of western Canada. Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière came west from Lower Canada about 1800 as a free trader and hunter. In 1806 he brought his bride, Marie-Anne Gaboury, from Canada to share his life on the plains. During the Pemmican Wars (1815-1816) Lagimodière acted as a courier for Lord Selkirk, and as a reward was granted land at Red River where the family settled. One of their daughters, Julie, married another prominent member of the St. Boniface community, and became the mother of the future Métis leader, Louis Riel.