Continuation of tree (4th child of Edouard Lajambe/Marie Lacombe); all known surname descendants:
8 Michael Lashomb b: 25 June 1867 Brasher, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 24 September 1935 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Phoebe Duchesne (aka Deshane) b: 28 July 1872 Waddington, NY; m: Abt. 1888 [Louis/Julia Barcum]; d: 10 July 1927 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
9 Michael James Lashomb b: 29 January 1895 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 1961
+Carrie Steenberg b: 19 February 1891 Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 4 June 1917 Madrid, St. Lawrence, NY [Milton/Ida McClure]; d: 4 February 1920 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY (Spanish flu)
10 Paul David Lashomb b: 11 March 1918 Louisville, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 5 February 1965 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Isabelle Huto b: 1922; m: 22 May 1939; d: 1996
*2nd Wife of Michael James Lashomb:
+Josephine Derouchie b: 16 January 1896 Ft. Covington, Franklin, NY; m: 27 April 1921 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [William Alexander/Salina Cartier]; d: 5 August 1964 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
9 Myrtle S. Lashomb b: 6 December 1897 Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 2 May 1994 Chase Mills, St. Lawrence, NY
+James Mahoney b: Abt. 1900 Newport, RI; m: 16 November 1922 St. Mary's, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. 1930
*2nd Husband of Myrtle S. Lashomb:
+Myron M. Fezette b: 17 December 1899 Brasher Falls, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 13 October 1961 Sacred Heart, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Mitchell/Minnie Derouchie]; d: 25 March 1977 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
9 Vernon Edward Lashomb b: 4 May 1900 North Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 1 February 1968 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Elizabeth Losey b: Abt. 1902 New York; m: 23 April 1918 Sacred Heart, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 9 February 1962 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Agnes P. Lashomb b: 1919 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. February 1968
+Kenneth Rouselle
10 Edward Lashomb b: Abt. 1921 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. February 1968
10 James Michael Lashomb b: 22 July 1924 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 27 July 1967 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY (car accident)
+Loretta Bush m: 4 October 1947 Norfolk, St. Lawrence, NY [Corey/---]
10 George Lashomb b: Abt. 1927 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. February 1968
9 Leland Lashomb b: 1 May 1904 Norwood, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 25 October 1974 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Philomene 'Phoebe' Desrochers (aka Derouchie) b: 21 November 1905 St. Agnes, Dundee, Quebec; m: 8 September 1924 St. Agnes, Dundee, Quebec [Wallace/Celina Brunet]; d: 20 October 1985 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Floyd Lashomb b: February 1928 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. October 1985
10 Wallace Lashomb b: Abt. 1930 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. October 1985
9 George Louis Lashomb b: 26 December 1907 Norwood, Lawrence, NY; d: 25 May 1972 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
+Eleanor Barry b: 16 May 1909 Norwood, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 2 May 1928 St. Mary's, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Henry/---]; d: 12 March 2004 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY
10 Geraldine Lashomb b: March 1929 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. May 1972
+Frederick Cousin
9 Robert Lashomb b: 6 September 1911 Lawrence, Lawrence, NY; d: 7 December 1976 Rochester, Monroe, NY
+Marie Derouchie m: November 1938 Sacred Heart, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY; d: Aft. December 1976
9 Corinne Lashomb b: 30 August 1917 Louisville, St. Lawrence, NY; d: 6 March 1983 Rochester, Monroe, NY
+Carl R. Stone b: 2 May 1916 DeKalb Junction, Norwood, St. Lawrence, NY; m: 4 September 1935 Canton, St. Lawrence, NY [William/Eva Sellers]; d: 29 October 1982 Ellisburgh, St. Lawrence, NY
*2nd Husband of Corrine Lashomb:
+Robert Miller m: Aft. 1968; d: Aft. March 1983
*2nd Wife of Michael Lashomb:
+Delia Bouchard (Gonyea) b: Abt. 1877 Lyon Mountain, NY; m: 1 June 1930 Sacred Heart, Massena, St. Lawrence, NY [Louis/Sophie Fortin]; d: Aft. November 1935
Notes for Michael Lashomb:
Census
- 1900 Stockholm, St. Lawrence, NY: Michael Lashomb 33 (farm
laborer), wife of 11 years Phoebe 27, and their 3 children: Michael 5, Myrtle 2,
& Benne 0 months. Also with them is his widowed mother-in-law Julia 58.
- 1910 Lawrence, St. Lawrence, NY: Michael Lashomb 45 (farmer), wife of 20 years
Phebe M. 35. They have now had 8 children but only 5 are still living:
Michael J. 16, Myrtle S. 12, Vernon E. 9, Leland J. 5, & George Louis 2.
- 1920 Louisville, St. Lawrence, NY: Mike Lashomb 53 (dairy farm), wife Fevre
47, Leland 17, George 12, Robert 9, Corine 2.
- 1930 Massena, St. Lawrence, NY: Mike Lashomb 62 now widowed, son Robert 18,
son Michael 35, with his wife of 10 years Josephine 34, & their son Paul 12.
Obituary: Massena Observer, Tuesday 26 September 1935: Michael LaShomb, sr., 68, died at his home on West Hatfield street at 11:35 o'clock Sunday night. He had been in declining health for about a year but his condition was serious only for about a week. He was born in the town of Brasher, June 25, 1867, a son of Edward and Mary LaShomb. In early life he married Miss Phoebe Deshane. They lived on farms in Massena and Louisville. She died in 1927 and in 1930 he married Mrs. Delia Gonyea, of Massena. Surviving are his widow; five sons, Michael, jr., Vernon, Leland and George, all of Massena, and Robert, of Hopkinton; two daughters, Mrs. James Mahoney, Saranac Lake, and Mrs. Carl Stone, Norwood; thirteen grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. John Raymo, Massena-Winthrop road. Funeral services were held Tuesday morning from Sacred Heart church and burial was made in the Catholic cemetery at Louisville.
Tombstone Inscription, St. Lawrence Cemetery, Louisville: MIKE LaSHOMB / 1868 - 1935 [Find-a-Grave online]
Notes for Phoebe Duchesne:
Obituary: Massena Observer, Thursday 14 July 1927: Mrs. Phoebe Deshane LaShomb, 50, wife of Michael LaShomb, of 34 Beach street, died at 1:00 o'clock Sunday morning at the family home. She had been ill for the past seven months, death being due to a complication of diseases. She was born at Waddington, on July 28, 1876, daughter of Louis and Julia Barcum Deshane. She married Michael LaShomb, of Brasher Falls, 35 years ago and had since lived in Massena and vicinity. Surviving, besides her husband, are two daughters, Mrs. James Mahoney, of Saranac Lake, and Corrine, of Massena; five sons, Michael, jr., Leland, Vernon, Robert and George, of Massena; and her mother, Mrs. Julia Deshane. She was a communicant and also a member of the Sacred Heart League of St. Mary's church. The funeral was held from the church Tuesday morning at 9:00 o'clock, Rev. J.M. Bellamy officiating. Burial was in Calvary cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription, Calvary Cemetery, Massena: PHOEBE LaSHOMB / WIFE OF / MICHAEL / LASHOMB / 1876 - 1925 [Find-a-Grave online]
Obituaries for the children:
Michael James Lashomb: Tombstone Inscription, St. Lawrence Cemetery, Louisville: LaSHOMB / MICHAEL J. / 1895 – 1961 / WIFE / JOSEPHINE / 1896 – 1964 [Find-a-Grave online]
Vernon E. Lashomb: Massena Observer, Thursday, 1 February 1968: Vernon E. Lashomb, 67, of 80 N. Main St., died in the Massena Nursing Home at 6.15 a.m. this morning, (Feb. 1, 1968), after being in failing health several years. Body is at Donaldson Funeral Home with calling hours from 2-4 and 7-9. Funeral services will be held Saturday morning in Sacred Heart Church and burial will be made in the Spring in St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery, Louisville. His son, James Lashomb, Norfolk, was killed in an automobile accident last July. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Losey Lashomb, died Feb. 9, 1962. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Agnes) Rouselle, 80 N. Main St., Mrs. Harold (Arleen) Olson, Helena, Mrs. Bruce (Wilma) Charity, Newmarket, N.H., three sons; Edward Lashomb, Plumbrook Rd., George Lashomb, Epping, N.H., and Donald Lashomb, Newmarket, N.H.; 34 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren: two sisters; Mrs. Myron (Myrtle) Fizette, Massena; Mrs. Corinne Stone, Rochester; three brothers, George Lashomb, Massena; Leland Lashomb, Massena; Robert Lashomb, Chase Mills, and several nieces and nephews. He was born in North Stockholm May 4, 1900, a son of Michael and Phoebe Deshane Lashomb. He attended Norwood schools and married Miss Elizabeth Losey Apr. 23, 1918 in Sacred Heart Church with the Rev. T. P. Holland, pastor, officiating. They lived in Chase Mills after their marriage. He was a dairy farmer most of his life but had worked at Alcoa and Hawes Lumber Company.
Leland Lashomb: Massena Observer, Tuesday 29
October 1974: Funeral services for Leland T. LaShomb, 70, of 51 Douglas
Rd., will be held Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock in Sacred Heart Church with
burial in Calvary Cemetery. The body is at the Reagan Funeral Chapel.
Mr. LaShomb died at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon, Oct. 25, 1974, in Massena
Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient several days. Surviving are
his wife, Mrs. Phoebe Derouchie LaShomb, five sons, Floyd and Thomas
LaShomb, both of Norfolk; Wallace LaShomb, Fort Covington; Alvin
LaShomb, in Florida, and Leland LaShomb, Kirkville, NY, 22
grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Also surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. Myron Fazette, Massena; and Mrs. Robert (Corrine) Miller,
Rochester; one brother, Robert LaShomb, Ogdensburg. Mr. LaShomb was
born May 1, 1904 in Norwood, a son of Michael and Phoebe Deshane LaShomb.
He attended schools in Norwood and Louisville. He was employed at Massena
Operations, Alcoa, as a strander operator, and became a member of the Alcoa 25
Year Club in 1967. He and Miss Phoebe Derouchie were married Sept.
8, 1924, in St. Agnes, Que. They were honored by their children on their
golden wedding anniversary in September with a buffet luncheon at the VFW Hall,
with 100 friends and relatives attending.
George Louis Lashomb:
Massena, NY Observer: Thursday 1 June 1972: George L. LaShomb,
64, of 55 Brighton St., Massena, died Thursday, May 25,1972. He was
hospitalized one week. Funeral services were held on Saturday morning at 10:00
o'clock in Sacred Heart Church with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. LaShomb was
born in Norwood, Dec. 26, 1907, son of Michael and Phoebe Deshane LaShomb. He
married Eleanor Barry on May 2, 1928. He is survived by his wife; six
daughters, Mrs. Frederick (Geraldine) Cousin, Swayerville, Pa.; Mrs. Leo (Helen) Burditt, Massena;
Mrs. Marcel (Hilda) LaCourse, Endicott; Mrs. Paul (Mary) Jesmer, Rantoul, Ill.;
Mrs. Leon (Jane) Jerry Jr., Rotterdam;
and Miss Myrtle LaShomb, Syracuse; one son, Sgt. Patrick LaShomb; Hawaii; also
22 grandchildren, one great grandchild; two sisters, Mrs. Myron (Myrtle) Fezette,
Massena; and Mrs. Robert (Corrine) Miller, Rochester; two brothers, Robert,
Ogdensburg; and Leland, Massena. Mr. LaShomb was employed at the Highland
Nursing Home. [photo included]
Robert Lashomb: Massena NY Observer; Thursday 9 December 1976: Funeral services for Robert LaShomb, 65, Tiernan Ridge Rd., Town, of Norfolk, who died at the home of a sister, Mrs. Robert Miller, Rochester, at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1976 will be held in St. Raymond's Church, Raymondville, at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, 1976. The Rev. Everett Denesha will officiate. Burial will follow in Visitation Cemetery, Norfolk. Calling hours will start at the Phillips Memorial Home, 64 Andrews St., at 7p.m. Friday night and will continue until the time of the funeral. Mr. LaShomb was convalescing at the home of his sister. He had been receiving radium treatments for cancer at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, and had been released from the hospital on Wednesday, Dec. 1. Robert LaShomb was born in the Town of Lawrence, Sept. 6, 1911, a son of Michael and Phoebe LaShomb. He attended schools in Louisville and Massena and was employed at Alcoa for10 years. He retired with a disability. He married Marie Derouchie in Sacred Heart Church in November, 1938. The couple has resided on the Tiernan Ridge Road for the past 30 years. Surviving, besides his wife, are four sons, Kenneth R. LaShomb, Winthrop Rd.; Dale, a member of the United States Air Force, now serving on Okinawa; Leo, Blue Earth, Minn.; Peter, Norfolk; two daughters, Mrs. George (Barbara) Markewich, Skaneateles; Mrs. Richard (Ann) Orton, Tiernan Ridge Rd.
Corinne Lashomb: Massena Observer, Tuesday, 22 March 1983: ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Funeral services for Mrs. Corinne Miller, 65, Rochester, and formerly of Massena, were held March 9, 1983, at the McLaughlin Funeral Home, Rochester. Burial was in Holy Selpulchre Cemetery. Mrs. Miller died March 6, 1983, at Genesee Hospital, Rochester. She had been in ill health for two months. She is survived by: her husband, Robert; three sons, David, Texas, William, Sandy Creek and Gordon, Rochester; two daughters, Carol Molnar and Marlene Cobb; a sister, Myrtle Fizette, Massena; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Miller was born in Louisville on Aug. 30, 1917, daughter of Michael and Phoebe Deshane-LaShomb. She attended Louisville and Massena schools. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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Items in RED have been verified against parish register entries. New York birth/marriage/death items in RED have come from newspaper obituaries, some marriage announcements, and occasional birth announcements. In a few obituaries, the birth/marriage year given may not match up to census notations/childrens' births, so I have adjusted those accordingly.
Last updated: 21 September 2009