Thomas married Julie Trottier at St. François Xavier on 1 Feb 1864.[2]
Julie passed away in 1866. Thomas married Philomene Page at St. François Xavier on 8 Jul 1867.[3]
Philomene passed away in 1876. Thomas married married Marie Rivet, (daughter of Louis Rivet and Marguerite Gros Ventre Hamel) at Lebret, Saskatchewan on 24 Sep 1876.[4]
On 31 Aug 1877, Thomas signed a Métis scrip affidavit.[5]
Marie passed away in 1878. Thomas married Therese Tanner (daughter of Thomas John Tanner and Louise 'Kee-na-we-pinai-si', a Saulteaux woman) at Lebret on 21 Aug 1879.[6]
Thomas married Leonide Ritchot (daughter of Jean Baptiste Ritchot and Marie Anne Chatelain) at Ritchot, St. Norbert, Manitoba on 24 Jun 1894.[7][8]
Research Notes
The children of Thomas Breland and Julie Trottier include:[8]
Pascal Marc Breland b. 18 Dec 1864, m. Eliza Boyer (daughter of David Boyer and Louise Thomas)
Norbert Breland b. 26 May 1866
The children of Thomas Breland and Philomene Page include:[8]
Olive Breland b. 9 Nov 1868, m. Joseph Nault (son of Benjamin Nault and Isabelle Hamelin)
Placidie Breland b. 15 Jan 1871, m. Joseph Sutherland (son of Pierre Sutherland and Marie Eulalie Galarneau)
John Alexandre Breland b. 17 Aug 1873, d. 28 Jan 1878
Philomene Breland b. 14 Jan 1875, d. 28 Jan 1878
The children of Thomas Breland and Marie Rivet include:[8]
Anonyme Breland b. 19 May 1877, d. 2 Jun 1877
Anonyme Breland b. 19 May 1877, d. 2 Jun 1877 (twins?)
Clemence Breland b. 2 Mar 1878, d. Mar or 8 Apr 1879
The children of Thomas Breland and Therese Tanner include:[8]
Eleanore Breland b. 19 Sep 1879, d. 1882
Marie Catherine Breland b. 17 Aug 1881, d. circa 1882
Joseph Albert Breland b. Jan 1883
Marie Josephine Breland b. 29 Nov 1884
Joseph Pascal Breland b. 31 Oct 1890
The children of Thomas Breland and Leonide Ritchot include:[8]
↑ "Canada, Saskatchewan Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK95-6DPR : 23 February 2021), Thomas Breland and Marie Rivet, 1876.
↑ Archives / Collections and Fonds: Métis Scrip Records; Scrip affidavit for Breland, Thomas; born: Sept. 7, 1842; father: Pascal Breland (Métis); mother: Marie Grant (Métis); claim no: 2967; scrip no.: 12485; date of issue: Oct. 2, 1879; amount: $160. Reference: RG15-D-II-8-a, Volume number: 1319, Microfilm reel number: C-14926, Item ID number: 1499753. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/CollectionSearch/Pages/record.aspx?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1499753&new=-8585683882219614928 Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 2 Oct 2021).
↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records (Marriages)," database. Entry for Thomas Breland and Lemile Ritchot; Registration Number: 1898-001517, Ritchot, 24 Jun 1894. https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (vitalstats.gov.mb.ca : accessed 1 Feb 2022).
"Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV69-HJ3 : 2 March 2021), Thomas Berlau, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Thomas Berlau, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHVY-Q54 : 23 February 2021), Thomas Breland, Macdonald, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
"Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPLV-CQ2L : 24 September 2020), Thomas Breland, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada; citing Census, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
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