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A party of settlers left the country, some returning to 

 Canada and others going to the United States, and Madame 

 Lajimoinere had the grief of seeing one of her daughters who 

 had married a Canadian named Lamere, depart with him for 

 the United States. 



Through all her loneliness and trials she had entertained 

 the hope that some day she would be able to return to Canada 

 to see her own people. When she had come to Red River it 

 was not with the intention of always residing there. Her hus- 

 band had not thus represented it to her when she consented 

 to follow him in 1807. But little by little she was disallusioned 

 on this point. Her husband was quite decided not to abandon 

 his hunting life. She was beginning to be resigned to her 

 fate and her only desire now was to keep her children near 

 her. 



It was a very sorrowful time for Madame Lajimoniere 

 when after the scourge of 1826 her eldest daughter Madame 

 Lamere* left for the United States. She tried once more on 

 this occasion to. plead with her husband to return to Canada 

 following the example of others who had renounced the effort 

 of establishing themselves in a land so full of trials. But it 

 was in vain, M. Lajimoniere was determined never to leave 

 Red River. 



Encouraged by the Missionaries who in spite of their 

 trials persisted in dwelling in this place and who commenced 

 once more the work which had been destroyed by the inunda- 

 tion, M. Lajimoniere rebuilt his little home at the mouth of 

 the River Seine. 



In due time the other children grew up and married in 

 the country establishing themselves on the land about St. 

 Boniface. Both of the boys inherited from their father the 

 taste for a life of travel and adventure. 



After the flood of 1826 Madame Lajimoniere did not leave 

 her home, but brought up her family to be good and honest 

 men and women. As to their father he retained, all his life, 

 the habits of a hunter. When Madame Lajimoniere became 

 a widow in i8c;o she left her house on the Red River to live 

 with her son Benjamin, two miles from St. Boniface and it 

 was at his house that her life was ended at the advanced age 

 of 96 years, surrounded by all the consolations that religion 

 can offer. She died without ever hearing of her relations 

 whom she had left in Canada. 



*NoT£ — Madam Lamere after spending 26 years in the 

 LTnited States came back to St. Boniface where she had the 

 happiness of seeing her old mother, then 90 years of age. 



