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- Birth nameCallixte Lavallée
- Calixa Lavallée was born on December 28, 1842 in Sainte-Théodosie-de-Verchères, Québec, Canada. Calixa was married to Joséphine Gentilly. Calixa died on January 21, 1891 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- SpouseJoséphine Gentilly (his death, 1 child)
- ChildrenRaoul Lavallée
- ParentsCharlotte-Caroline ValentineAugustin Lavallée
- The town of his birth, the parish of Sainte-Théodosie in Verchères is now named since 1974 in his honor.
- Composer of O Canada, Canada's national anthem which had a complicated history. The SSJB annual music prize bears his name.
- He lived and worked mainly in the US. He was a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War. He was a musical director in theaters and a church organist and president of the MTNA. He composed many works.
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