Marie-Anne Gaboury

[4] Lagimodière was originally from nearby Saint-Ours; he had become a coureur des bois employed in the fur trade by the Hudson's Bay Company in Rupert's Land.

[6][7] Her second child was born on the open prairie shortly after her horse had bolted towards a herd of buffalo,[8] and on another occasion she fought and shot a large bear that had attacked one of their companions.

Before his marriage, Jean-Baptiste had previously been involved à la façon du pays (in the style of the country) with a native woman who had borne his children.

Although the Lagimodières managed to avoid involvement with the violent confrontations, Jean-Baptiste was asked by HBC representative Colin Robertson to take news of the events to Lord Selkirk in Montreal.

In recognition of his service, Lord Selkirk awarded Jean-Baptiste a tract of land near the Red River, which the Lagimodières successfully homesteaded for many years.