Gérin-Lajoie family

The Gérin-Lajoie family is a French-Canadian family descended from Jean Gérin dit La joie, a sergeant in the troops of the military forces of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm, in New France, who arrived in Canada around 1750.

[1] Several members of the family have been notable members of the legal, social and intellectual communities of Quebec since the 19th century.

Gérin-Lajoie family tombstone: Alexandre (1893-1969), Antoine (1824-1882), Henri (1859-1936), Léon (1895-1959), Marie (1867-1945, wife of Henri), Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery (B276 1/2), Montreal.