Consolidated Addendum to April 25, 2004 - Pioneer Profiles: L

Lacombe, Father Albert

(see full Pioneer Profile for Father Albert Lacombe)

Father Lacombe, son of Albert and Agatha Duhamel Lacombe, was born February 28, 1822 in St. Sulspice PQ. Educated at LAssumption College and ordained in 1849 he accompanied the Hudsons Bay Brigade to Edmonton in 1852. He filed for homestead rights and established a mission in the Calgary area around 1865. He helped convince the local Indians that the CPR railway was not a threat to their way of life and thus a great deal of bloodshed was avoided. Two towns in Alberta were named after him, Lacombe and St. Albert.

Ref: Golden Jubilee of the Lacombe Home.

La Feves,

Mr. La Feves came to the Pincher Creek area around 1883.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 36.

LaFontaine, Charles & Philomene

Charles LaFontaine having married a widow Philomene Thibert with a son Moses, moved from Ottawa to Walla Walla Washington in 1871. Sometime in 1887, Philomene and her two younger daughters traveled by buggy and covered wagon, while Charles, step-son Moses, and two LaFontaine sons trailed forty horses over a three month period arriving in the Cowley area in the late summer of 1887. Charles and Philomene homesteaded on the Middle Fork River north of Cowley. Moses and older son Henry LaFontaine eventually took up homesteads west of Cowley. The Fontaine part of the family moved to Lomond in 1910. Mose Thibert married Emma Carriere from Quebec in 1903. They had five children while they farmed land on Todd Creek.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass p. 710.

La Grandeur, Mose

Mose La Grandeur, born in Montreal, married Julia Livermore who was born in Nebraska, in Grand Valley, Oregon in 1874. They came to the Pincher Creek via Great Falls Montana and Fort Macleod in 1882. Traveling in a covered wagon they brought with them a string of thoroughbred horses. Ranching on various properties in the area they eventually homesteaded at the junction of the Pincher Creek and the Oldman rivers where they ran a well known stage coach stopping place near the LaGrandeur crossing that was named after them. The LaGrandeurs had six children, Mose died in Pincher Creek in 1900, Julia in died there in 1939.

Ref: History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 36, and Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 88-89.

La Monde, Charlie

Charlie La Monde homesteaded about three miles east of Pincher Creek in 1884. He sold his property to Jim Redpath who with L. Hogan ran cattle on the land.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 90.

Lamont, J. L.

J. L. Lamont was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1885.

Lamont, W. A.

W. A. Lamont was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1886.

La Nauze, Thomas Story

Thomas La Nauze, born in 1847 at Melund Ireland, earned a B.A. at a College in Dublin. After living in South America from 1872 to 1880 he emigrated to Canada and joined the NWMP in Toronto Ontario. He was stationed in Fort Walsh and was later transferred to Fort Macleod in December 1880. Serving as Sergeant until 1882 he purchased his discharge and took up a homestead northwest of Fort Macleod. He later sold his property and worked on local ranches until returning to Ireland in February, 1885 where he died in 1895.

Ref: The Canadian Cattleman, Dec. 1947 to Dec 1948.

Landels, A. Robert

Robert Landels was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1887.

Lander, J. D.

Mr. J. D. Lander was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1886.

Langford, Thomas (Paddy) C. (additional information)

Paddy Langford, born in Ireland, came initially to the Plum Creek area in Manitoba, and later settled on the Little Bow River in 1885. He increased his herd by natural growth to 700 head and raised Clyde-Percheron horses. A disastrous prairie fire in 1901, killed 75 of his 100 horses and several of his cattle. Paddy Lanfdord sold his ranch in 1902 and returned to Ireland where he married his child sweetheart.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree.

Langlais, J.

J. Langlais traveling the Edmonton Trail in 1886, filed for homestead rights on NW1/4 of Sec.36-29-4-W5M. In 1889 with a Northwest Rebellion grant he filed on the adjoining NE1/4 of Sec.36-29-4-W5M.

Ref: Olds First.

La Penotiere, Fred G.

Fred Penotiere was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

La Pierre, Albert L.

Albert La Pierre arrived in Calgary in 1890 and was employed as an orderly at the hospital in Calgary.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

Larocque, Angelique

Angelique Larocque filed for homestead rights on NE1/4 of Sec.28-34-1-W5M and a nearby N1/2 Section on July 17, 1888.

Ref: Olds First.

Latimer, W. J.

Since W. Latimers name is affixed to the Cane of Remembrance it indicates he was a resident of the Calgary district prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, Glenbow Museum.

Lavershead, Arther

Came to Fort Macleod around 1882 or 1883.

Ref: Membership Application Files, Re: Betty Geraldine Johnston Elkins.

Lavasseur, Frank

Frank Lavasseur came from Basil NB via Montana in 1885, and homesteaded near his brother George east of Pincher Creek. He drove the stage for a time from Pincher Creek to Lethbridge. In 1895 he married Kate Gallager and later 1895 he sold his property to J. A. Sandgren.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 92.

Laycock, Elijah

Elijah Laycock came from Utah with a herd of cattle to the Cardston area in 1888. He left the cattle in the care of George Hudson and returned to Utah to marry Mary Hyde. They returned to Alberta where they purchased a section of land three miles south of Spring Coulee paying $0.50 per acre. He later sold the land in 1903 for $10.00 per acre which was the highest price ever paid for land in that area at that time. They then moved to Raymond where they settled on land near the town.

Ref: Hardwick Papers.

Laycock, Thomas

Thomas Laycock born in 1856, and Martha Shepherd born in 1861, were married in England in 1883. They arrived in the Calgary area in 1888 and established a Holstein dairy farm located some five miles north of Calgary. They had five children, Margaret born 1884, Joseph born 1886, Annie born 1889 and Thomas Hayes born 1890. Thomas died in 1920 and Martha died in 1939.

Ref: SPAD Black Books.

Leboeuf, Alec

Alec Leboeuf came from Oregon to the Beauvais area near Pincher Creek around 1882. He homesteaded just east of the Chinook Ranch where he raised some well bred horses that he successfully competed with in local horse racing events.

Ref: A History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek, p. 36 and Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 235 - 236.

Leboeuf, Henry

Henry Leboeuf, came from Oregon with his brother Alec where he also ranched in the Beauvais area near Pincher Creek area around 1882. He married Nancy Gervais and had four children, Stephen, Jess, William and Sarah.

Ref: A History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek, p. 36 and Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 235 - 236.

Lebompard, Alexis

Mr Lebompard was one of the men that took part in the Cypress Hills massacre of 1865.

Ref: Leaning On The Wind, p. 59.

Lee, Thomas S. C.

Thomas Lee was a Director of the General Hospital in Calgary in 1890.

Ref: The Calgary Daily Herald, Nov. 18, 1933.

Lee, William

William Lee, after initially homesteading near La Grandeurs crossing on the Oldman River, located at Lees Lake in 1882. While there he learned, based on a recent land survey, that his buildings were on a HBC section. To avoid eviction by HBC he moved his buildings with the help of neighbors to another property at Rock Creek.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 411.

Lee, W. H.

W. H. Lees name is affixed to the Cane of Remembrance thereby indicating he was a resident of the Calgary district prior to December 31, 1883.

Ref: Cane of Remembrance, Glenbow Museum.

Legal, Rev. Father Emil Joseph (additional information)

Father Legal was ordained as a priest of the Oblate Fathers of the order of Mary Immaculate. From 1883 to 1889, he was responsible for the ministry to the Peigans and the Bloods. During his tenure, a combined mission house and day school was built on the mission property.

Ref: The Calgary Herald, Nov. 14, 1981.

Lehr, Charles

Charles Lehr left Germany when he was 16 years old to live with his sister in Pennsylvania. Later in 1885 he left for the NWT where he became employed at the Bar U ranch where he was considered their prize round up cook. He took up a homestead in the area, married Annie Hagen in 1912 and had five children, Lena, Dorothy, Kathleen, Marjery and Charlie. Their property was sold and eventually became part of the Macmillian Hutterite colony.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree, p. 129.

Lemon,

Mr. Lemon in the 1880's was believed to have found gold in the Gap area in southwest Alberta.

Ref: A History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek p. 6-7.

LeSuer, H. P.

Mr. LeSuer homesteaded NE 1/2 of Sec18-26-5-W5M in 1890, which was previously owned by Jean dArtigue.

Ref: Big Hill Country p. 347.

Lewis, Henry (Scotty)

Henry Lewis was a sailor who worked in Oregon prior to coming around 1886 to the 76 Ranch where he was employed until 1889. He worked for Samson & Harford from 1889 to 1895. He married and moved to Fort Macleod in 1896.

Ref: ??

Levinge, Godfrey

Godfrey Levinge was a little Irishman born near Belfast. He came to Alberta likely prior to 1885 to manage the Mount Head ranch located on the south fork of the Highwood river. In 1885, he was elected Secretary of the NW Stock Association. The Mount Head ranch was amalgamated with North-West Cattle ranch in 1886. Mr. Levinge returned to Ireland and died there shortly afterwards.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 69.

LHeureux, Rev. Father Jean

Father LHeureux arrived in the west around 1865. He worked with Father Lacombe and served as an interpreter with Father Scollen at Treaty No. 7 in 1877. He lived in Pincher Creek from 1892 to 1912 and later at Lacombe House in Midnapore, where he died in 1919.

Ref: Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 94.

Lingren, Gustave Edward

Gustave Lindgren, born in Sweden, homesteaded N 1/2 of Sec.2-21-3-W5M in 1886. He died in 1889.

Ref: Our Foothills Bragg Creek, Kew and Millarville, p. 160.

Lindsay, H. J.

Mr. Lindsay was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1887.

Lindsay, Dr. Neville J. (additional information)

Dr. Lindsay opened a medical office before the arrival of the CPR in a tent near the present CPR. bridge over the Elbow river. The SAP Old Timers Cabin is located in Lindsay Park, just above the home Dr. Lindsay commenced to build yet failed to complete prior to the WW I.

Ref: SAPD membership application files.

Linton, Adam Thomas

Adam Linton, born in Campbellford, Ontario in 1869, married Madeline Barker at Belleville, Ontario in 1900 and had four children, Robert, Courtland, Dorothy and Basil. He came to Calgary likely prior to 1885 and established a partnership hardware business named Linton & Hall, in the Armstrong Block..

Ref: MacRae, p. 746-747.

Lipscombe, James

Mr. Lipscombe was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1888.

Little, J. B.

Mr. Lipscombe, a brick maker employed in Banff and Calgary, was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Livingstone, E. Archibald

Mr. Livingstone was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1889.

Lloyd, Richard

Richard and his wife Rose arrived in Midnapore in 1883 and homesteaded the NE 1/4 of Sec.24-22-2-W5M. The Lloyds had no children and in 1924 they returned to England where they lived for the rest of their lives.

Ref: Sodbusters to Sub-divisions, De Winton & Districts.

Lloyd, Stephen S.

Stephen Lloyd was recorded as a member of the Calgary Odd Fellows Lodge in 1886.

Long, Morgan

Morgan Long helped William Huddleston on a cattle drive to Waldrond ranch in 1883. He returned to the Pincher Creek area that same year with his own cattle and established a ranch on Pincher Creek River.

Ref: A History of the Early Days of Pincher Creek, p. 40 and Prairie Grass to Mountain Pass, p. 102.

Longbaugh, Harry

Harry Longbaugh, a quiet boy of medium build known as the Sundance Kid in Wyoming, came to Alberta about 1890. He worked with the McHughs, broke horses for railroad contractors, worked at the Bar-U ranch and then formed a partnership with Frank Hamilton who owned a saloon. When it came time to settle their account Hamilton didnt get a chance to renege on payment as Harry jumped over the saloon bar, held a gun to Hamiltons head and demanded payment. With the cash payment in hand he returned to the USA and joined Butch Cassidy and Kid Currie.

Ref: Leaves from the Medicine Tree p. 259.

Louden, D.

Mr. Louden was elected as a representative for the District of Calgary in 1885.

Ref: 1885 Election Report.

Lowndes, John M.

John Lowndes arrived in Calgary in 1889.

Ref: SAPD membership application files, Re: James L. Calvin.

Lowrie, Charles

Lyndon,

Mr. Lyndon ranched on Trout Creek in the Granum area as early as 1884.

Ref: Leavings by Trail - Granum by Rail.