Joseph Philias Laurin^{[1, 2, 3]}

1881 - 1951  (69 years)

• Name	Joseph Philias Laurin
  Birth	20 Mar 1881	Ontario, Canada   [2, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Address: Ottawa (City/Cite) ByWard (ward/Quartier) D-110 Sub-By-Ward Part
  	Name: Joseph P Lecarin [Joseph P Laurin] Gender: Male Racial or Tribal Origin: French Nationality: Canada Marital status: Married Age: 40 Birth Year: abt 1881 Birth Place: Ontario Residence Date: 1 Jun 1921 House Number: 91 Residence Street or Township: 45 George St Residence City, Town or Village: By Ward Ottawa Residence District: Ottawa Residence Province or Territory: Ontario Residence Country: Canada Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Eva Lecarin Father Birth Place: Italy Mother Birth Place: Ontario Can Speak English?: Non Can Speak French?: Non Can Read?: Yes Can Write?: Yes Months at School: 70-00 Occupation: Monamart Stone Employment Type: 1 Nature of Work: Hospital B Municipality: Ottawa Enumeration District: 110 Sub-District: By Ward - Part of St.George´s Ward Sub-District Number: 1 Monthly Rental: 00 Number of Rooms: 0 Enumerator: R. E Caron District Description: Polling Division no. 115 - Consisting of all that part of By Ward bounded as follows: - On the north by York Street, on the south by George Street and the rear line of lots fronting on the north side of Rideau Street, on the east by King Edward Avenue, on the west by the Rideau Canal Neighbors: Line Number: 27 Family Number: 102 Household Members: Name Age Joseph P Lecarin 40 Eva Lecarin 35 Francois Lecaobei 78
  FACT	1921  [4]
  	French
  FACT	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Married
  	Address: 45 George Street
  Occupation	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Stone Monuments
  Residence	1921	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Address: 45 George Street
  Residence	1926	Rockliffe, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Exemple de maison d'été. Le village de Rockliffe est incorporé en 1926. À cette époque, il y a certes de belles maisons dans le village mais, souvent, les citoyens d'Ottawa y ont une maison de campagne. Un d'eux est le manufacturier de monuments funéraires J. P. Laurin. Les pentes très douces du parc de Rockcliffe conviennent aux amateurs de ski qui trouvent là à pratiquer leur sport favori. Le saut de ski qu'y avait été installé sert-if toujours. en 1926, aux sportifs aguerris? Peut-être, mais je n'ai pu vérifier cela. Source: Georgette Lamoureux Histoire D'Ottawa, Tome V, 1926-1950 - page16
  FACT	Feb 1931	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Bulletin paroissiale de l'église Notre Dame
  	Extrait du bulletin paroissial de la Basilique: On scrute avec intérêt les annonces qui révèlent tes commerces francophones qui existaient à l'époque: A.J. Laroque, Arthur Emond, Articles en gros pour coiffeuses et barbiers, O'Reilly & Bélanger, Charbon, Coke Huile combustible, R.j. Bastien, et A.M. Bélanger optométristes, R. Hector Aubrey, boucher, la pharmacie Brisson, Geo. Moyneur Ltée, marchand en gros Lagacé et Mantha, plombiers, le docteur Art L. Richard, l'avocat Henri Saint-Jacques, J.P. Laurin, Manufacturier de monuments, la Caisse Notre-Dame, la Compagnie Gauthier Ltée, Entrepreneurs de Pompes funèbres, le pharmacien Horace Desjardins, le docteur J. Albert LeMay, l'épicerie H. Racine, l'avocat C.A. Séguin, le bijoutier H. Régimbal, Les Chaussures Charbonneau, la Banque Canadienne Nationale avec M. Bonneau comme gérant, le courtier en assurances H.J. E. Côté, le docteur J.C. Woods, les bouchers Benoît Frères, L. Gaulin, spécialiste pour la vue, le magasin de musique J.H. Chagnon, et d'autres. Source: Georgette Lamoureux, Histoire d'Ottawa Tome V, 1826-1950, page 70.
  FACT	23 Dec 1931	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Un Don de M. Laurin et son épouse
  	Extrait du livre de Georgette Lamoureux. L'extérieur de la cathédrale ne subit aucun changement d'importance pendant la rénovation. Cependant, une statue de Saint Joseph avait été érigée le 23 décembre 1931 dans la niche au-dessus du portail sud de ('église, porte qui donne rue St. Patrick. En marbre de Carrare et l'oeuvre d'un sculpteur italien, elle fut un don de M. J.-P. Laurin, manufacturier de monuments à Ottawa et de son épouse. Le piédestal de la statue, offert par les employés de ('atelier Laurin, porte deux lis avec la devise «Allez à Joseph». Le piédestal est creux et renferme toutes les demandes de faveurs déposées au pied de la statue lorsque, avant d'être placée dans la niche, elle fut exposée à la dévotion des fidèles, dans le choeur de l'église. Source: Georgette Lamoureux, Histoire d'Ottawa Tome V, 1826-1950, page 96.
  FACT	1942	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Travaux par J.P. Laurin
  	Extrait du livre de Georgette Lamoureux. Monseigneur Vachon, Archevêque d'Ottawa, confie à J.-P. Laurin, propriétaire d'une populaire manufacture de monuments funéraires, la tâche d'ériger la statue de Mgr Thomas Duhamel qui sera installée devant la façade de fa cathédrale Notre-Dame d'Ottawa, faisant pendant a celle de Mgr Cuigues. La maison Laurin est aussi chargée d'exécuter les tombeaux de trois anciens évêques d'Ottawa, tombeaux qui seront placés dans le sous-sol de la cathédrale. Source: Georgette Lamoureux, Histoire D'Ottawa 1926-1950, page 174-75.
  City Directories	1949	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Address: 131 George Street
  	131* George Street Ottawa, On. * Denotes the house is owned by the occupant.
  FACT	https://www.ottawamonuments.com/our-heritage/
  FACT	(1881–1951)  [10]
  	Joseph Philias Laurin
  	Joseph Philias Laurin Buisnessman Born in Ottawa on 20 March 1881, Joseph Philias Laurin studied at École Brébeuf. He spent fifty years making funeral monuments and statues. The firm J. Laurin & Son, established in 1900, was the largest monument manufacturer in Ottawa. For fifteen years, he was his company's salesman in Montreal. In the 1910's , J. P.Laurin succeeded his father, Joseph Laurin (1854-1919), as head of the business, which was located at 95 George Street, and later 213 York Street at the corner of King Edward. He was a member of the St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVPS) for over twenty-five years, and a member of the Ste. Anne council, chairing its "conseil Saint-Louis" for more than fifteen years, and then assuming the presidency of the SVPS itself. During the 1910's he was director for three years of Ottawa's Le Droit newspaper. Laurin was an intimate friend of the famous Brother André, of Montreal, and when the clergy man travelled to Ottawa, he always stayed at the Laurin household. In 1942 J. P. Laurin & Co. was responsible for the rection of the Archbishop J. T. Duhamel statue in front of Notre dame Basilica as well as the tombs of three former Ottawa archbishops placed in the basement crypt. In1948, he was appointed knight of the Order of st. Sylvester for numerous services that he rendered to the Catholic Church. Married to (1) Éva Lecavalier (1884-1933) and to (2) Germaine Lecavalier (1903-1978), he was 69 years old when he died in Ottawa on 21 February 1951. Source: Ottawa Notre Dame Cemetery An Historic Cemetery of National Importance Established in 1872: by Jean Yves Pelletier page 95
  FACT	1949	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Monuments
  	Address: 103 George Street
  	103 George Street Ottawa, On.
  Death	21 Feb 1951	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  	Cause: Home
  	Address: 131 George Street
  FACT	22 Feb 1951	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Ottawa Citizen - Thursday - page 28
  Name	Philias J. Laurin
  Burial	26 Feb 1951	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [11]
  	Address: Cimetière Notre-Dame Cemetery
  	J. Phileas LAURIN Notre Dame - Section U, Ontario TRANSCRIPTION DONNEZ LEUR SEIGNEUR LE REPOS ETERNEL EVA LECAVALIER ÉPOUSE DE J. PHILEAS LAURIN 1884 - 1933 J. PHILEAS LAURIN 1881 - 1951 JOSEPH LAURIN 1854 - 1919 SON ÉPOUSE DELIMA LABELLE 1856 - 1893 F-XAVIER LECAVALIER 1843 - 1925 SON ÉPOUSE PRAXADE CORBEIL 1845 - 1918 REQUIESCANT IN PACE J. P. LAURIN ADDITIONAL NAMES Eva LAURIN Eva LECAVALIER LAURIN Joseph LAURIN Delima LAURIN Delima LABELLE LAURIN Francois-Xavier LECAVALIER Praxede LECAVALIER Praxede CORBEIL LECAVALIER SUBMITTED BY: seibelce@gmail.com on 2014-05-25 15:31:18
  Person ID	I3101	Lower Town
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Laurin
  Mother	Délimace Labelle
  Family ID	F16204	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Germaine Lecavalier,   b. 1903   d. 1978 (Age 75 years)  [2, 5]
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown  [5]
  Family ID	F18802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Eva Lecavalier,   b. Abt 1886, Ontario, Canada d. 18 Nov 1933, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (Age 47 years)  [2, 12]
  Marriage	29 Sep 1903	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   [1, 5]
  	Address: Ste-Anne
  Family ID	F1835	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jan 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] page 76. [S242] 22 Feb 1951 - Thursday - page 28. [S247] page 94, Pink Street Guide. [S1661] Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 75; Census Place: 75, Ottawa, Ontario; Page Number: 12. [S167] Ottawa Notre Dame Cemetery, page 95. [S8] Tome V, page 16. [S8] Tome V page 70. [S8] Tome V. page 96. [S3118] Tome V, page 174-175. [S167] page 95. [S1264] Section: U. [S242] 20 Nov 1933 - Monday - page 3.