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Walter John “Buffy” Lassonde

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Walter John “Buffy” Lassonde

Birth
Saint John, Rolette County, North Dakota, USA
Death
30 Dec 2003 (aged 78)
Rolla, Rolette County, North Dakota, USA
Burial
Rolla, Rolette County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Walter wearing hat. His brother James Lassonde to right..Son of James, Fred Walter Lassonde boy (me)
Always taking photos. F
Location Saint John Days North Dakota

Walter John Lassonde (Buffy) Born Jan 28th 1925 Died Dec 30th 2003.Walter John Lassonde had no children.
He was the son of John Baptiste Lassonde and Amanda(nickname Dollie) Babcock Lassonde.
Walter John Lasondes Brothers are; Fred Rene Lassonde,James Baker Lassonde.Sisters are; Emma (Lassonde)Lagasse and Doris (Lassonde)Gross

Walter John Lassonds Grandparents are
Baker Silas Lassonde B1866 – D1941
Dora (Allard)Guedesse B1969 - D1950

Baker Silas Lassonde Was born at Rockton Pond, Quebec. The son of Joseph and Ellen (Poirrer) Lassonde. Baker Silas Lassonde married Dora Guedesse (1869 – 1950).
Dora daughter of Jean Baptiste Guedese and Louise (Allard) Guedesse on Mach 4th 1889 t Iberville, Quebec, Canada. They had 4 children all sons.
1. Willy Silas Lassonde born June 20th 1891, died Aug 4th 1891
2. William B. Lassonde Born July 9th 1893, died July 30th 1893
3. John Baptiste Lassonde born Nov 3rd 1894 died Feb. 1st 1965 *
4. Walter Joe Lassonde born on July 10th 1905 died Dec. 14th 1935
Willy and William Lassonde died from Black Measles common early day baby sickness in the late 1880s. Both babies re buried on the Guedesse farm in Fairview Township. (On top of the hill, they both have grave makers on the graves.
John Baptiste and alter Joe Lassonde are buried at Rolla, North Dakota Cemetery.

Walter Joe Lassonde (1905- 1935), son of Baker Silas and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde married Louise Johnson in 1924, Walter Joe Lassonde
Farmed for three years North of St.John,North Dakota, four years near Thorne, North Dakota. 1933 they moved to Towner,North Dakota where he and his brother-in law operated the flower mill,John Deere Implement and Doge Automobile Business. He also retained ownership of the Marigold Theater and Dance Hall in Saint John,North Dakota.Walter Joe Lassonde and Louise (Johnson) Lassonde had 3 daughters.

Their children as follows;
1. Pearl Marie ( Mrs. Jim Alspach ) Lassonde at Port Orchard, Washington
2. Joyce Eleanor ( Mrs. Carl ) Lassonde at Seattle, Washington
3. Louise Ann ( Mrs. Donald Day ) at Renton, Washington
After Walter Joe Lassonde died, the family moved to Seattle, Washington

John Baptiste Lassonde, son of Baker and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde was born November 3rd 1894 at Saint John, North Dakota.
John Baptiste Lassonde married Vera Cook (From Bannerman, Manitoba)
At Rolla, North Dakota in November 1917. They farmed North of Saint John in Baxter Township. They lived in Saint John North Dakota on the west side of town on lot 3# in block 2 in the Martineau addition of Saint John, North Dakota. They also run Dace Hall and the Marigold Theatre t Saint John, North Dakota. 1917 – 1919 they went to Bannerman, Manitoba to run Vera's mothers hotel and bar in Bannerman, Manitoba Canada. They had one daughter,June Lassonde born 1920. John Baptiste Lassonde and Vera (Cook) were divorced at Rolla, North Dakota in November 1919.

On January 1921 John Baptiste Lassonde married Amanda "Dollie" (Babcock) daughter of Frederick S. Babcock and Melinda* Minnie Mae* (Wilcox)
John and Amanda *Dollie* Lassonde had 5 children.

Children of John and Amanda"Dollie"(Babcock) Lassonde as follows;
1. Emma Mae Lassonde born August 1st 1922 (Mrs. Emil Lagasse)
2. Walter John Lassonde * Buffy* born January 28th 1925
3. Doris Lassonde born June 18th 1931 Died Sept. 21st 1964 (Mrs. Robert Gross)
4. Fred Rene Lassonde born May 9th 1933, died May 29th 2012
5. James Baker Lassonde born May 1st 1935 died August 25th 2012

They farmed North of Saint John in Baxter Township. They farmed a total of of 1560 acres of land with 2 Model 1832 Case tractors , a small 1927 Ford tractor and 2 sets of horses from 1921 to 1938. They also ran Marigold Theater and Dance Hall in Saint John, North Dakota. They also ran the Roller Skate at Lake Upsilon, at the border of Canada and USA from 1936- 1937. In the spring of 1939 John Babtiste and Amanda "Dollie"Lassonde were divorced
John Lassonde kept farming on 680 acres of land in Baxter Township, 476 acres of land in Fairview Township, total acres 1156 from 1939 – 1947. John retired and rented his land to his three sons,Walter,Fred and James Lassonde. After renting his land to his sons, he moved to Saint John, North Dakota in 1947.

John ran Saint John Pool Hall from 1947 till his death in 1965 Feb 1st. John Baptiste Lassonde is buried at the Rolla, North Dakota cemetery with his parents Baker Silas and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde, brother Walter Joe Lassonde, by his Grandparents Jean Baptiste Guedesses by John and Charles Guedesse (His Uncles) and by his grandson, Joseph Lassonde who is buried between Baker Silas and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde.
They all have grave stones except Joseph Lassonde who died in 1953.
Walter wearing hat. His brother James Lassonde to right..Son of James, Fred Walter Lassonde boy (me)
Always taking photos. F
Location Saint John Days North Dakota

Walter John Lassonde (Buffy) Born Jan 28th 1925 Died Dec 30th 2003.Walter John Lassonde had no children.
He was the son of John Baptiste Lassonde and Amanda(nickname Dollie) Babcock Lassonde.
Walter John Lasondes Brothers are; Fred Rene Lassonde,James Baker Lassonde.Sisters are; Emma (Lassonde)Lagasse and Doris (Lassonde)Gross

Walter John Lassonds Grandparents are
Baker Silas Lassonde B1866 – D1941
Dora (Allard)Guedesse B1969 - D1950

Baker Silas Lassonde Was born at Rockton Pond, Quebec. The son of Joseph and Ellen (Poirrer) Lassonde. Baker Silas Lassonde married Dora Guedesse (1869 – 1950).
Dora daughter of Jean Baptiste Guedese and Louise (Allard) Guedesse on Mach 4th 1889 t Iberville, Quebec, Canada. They had 4 children all sons.
1. Willy Silas Lassonde born June 20th 1891, died Aug 4th 1891
2. William B. Lassonde Born July 9th 1893, died July 30th 1893
3. John Baptiste Lassonde born Nov 3rd 1894 died Feb. 1st 1965 *
4. Walter Joe Lassonde born on July 10th 1905 died Dec. 14th 1935
Willy and William Lassonde died from Black Measles common early day baby sickness in the late 1880s. Both babies re buried on the Guedesse farm in Fairview Township. (On top of the hill, they both have grave makers on the graves.
John Baptiste and alter Joe Lassonde are buried at Rolla, North Dakota Cemetery.

Walter Joe Lassonde (1905- 1935), son of Baker Silas and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde married Louise Johnson in 1924, Walter Joe Lassonde
Farmed for three years North of St.John,North Dakota, four years near Thorne, North Dakota. 1933 they moved to Towner,North Dakota where he and his brother-in law operated the flower mill,John Deere Implement and Doge Automobile Business. He also retained ownership of the Marigold Theater and Dance Hall in Saint John,North Dakota.Walter Joe Lassonde and Louise (Johnson) Lassonde had 3 daughters.

Their children as follows;
1. Pearl Marie ( Mrs. Jim Alspach ) Lassonde at Port Orchard, Washington
2. Joyce Eleanor ( Mrs. Carl ) Lassonde at Seattle, Washington
3. Louise Ann ( Mrs. Donald Day ) at Renton, Washington
After Walter Joe Lassonde died, the family moved to Seattle, Washington

John Baptiste Lassonde, son of Baker and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde was born November 3rd 1894 at Saint John, North Dakota.
John Baptiste Lassonde married Vera Cook (From Bannerman, Manitoba)
At Rolla, North Dakota in November 1917. They farmed North of Saint John in Baxter Township. They lived in Saint John North Dakota on the west side of town on lot 3# in block 2 in the Martineau addition of Saint John, North Dakota. They also run Dace Hall and the Marigold Theatre t Saint John, North Dakota. 1917 – 1919 they went to Bannerman, Manitoba to run Vera's mothers hotel and bar in Bannerman, Manitoba Canada. They had one daughter,June Lassonde born 1920. John Baptiste Lassonde and Vera (Cook) were divorced at Rolla, North Dakota in November 1919.

On January 1921 John Baptiste Lassonde married Amanda "Dollie" (Babcock) daughter of Frederick S. Babcock and Melinda* Minnie Mae* (Wilcox)
John and Amanda *Dollie* Lassonde had 5 children.

Children of John and Amanda"Dollie"(Babcock) Lassonde as follows;
1. Emma Mae Lassonde born August 1st 1922 (Mrs. Emil Lagasse)
2. Walter John Lassonde * Buffy* born January 28th 1925
3. Doris Lassonde born June 18th 1931 Died Sept. 21st 1964 (Mrs. Robert Gross)
4. Fred Rene Lassonde born May 9th 1933, died May 29th 2012
5. James Baker Lassonde born May 1st 1935 died August 25th 2012

They farmed North of Saint John in Baxter Township. They farmed a total of of 1560 acres of land with 2 Model 1832 Case tractors , a small 1927 Ford tractor and 2 sets of horses from 1921 to 1938. They also ran Marigold Theater and Dance Hall in Saint John, North Dakota. They also ran the Roller Skate at Lake Upsilon, at the border of Canada and USA from 1936- 1937. In the spring of 1939 John Babtiste and Amanda "Dollie"Lassonde were divorced
John Lassonde kept farming on 680 acres of land in Baxter Township, 476 acres of land in Fairview Township, total acres 1156 from 1939 – 1947. John retired and rented his land to his three sons,Walter,Fred and James Lassonde. After renting his land to his sons, he moved to Saint John, North Dakota in 1947.

John ran Saint John Pool Hall from 1947 till his death in 1965 Feb 1st. John Baptiste Lassonde is buried at the Rolla, North Dakota cemetery with his parents Baker Silas and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde, brother Walter Joe Lassonde, by his Grandparents Jean Baptiste Guedesses by John and Charles Guedesse (His Uncles) and by his grandson, Joseph Lassonde who is buried between Baker Silas and Dora (Guedesse) Lassonde.
They all have grave stones except Joseph Lassonde who died in 1953.


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