John Bruce (1837 - 1893)

Born 1837 in Rupert's Land

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Died 26 Oct 1893 at about age 56 in Leroy, Pembina, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

John Bruce was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

BRUCE (Brousse), JOHN, Métis carpenter, president of the provisional government of the Red River settlement (Man.), office holder, and judge; b. 1837, son of Pierre Bruce and Marguerite Desrosiers; m. Angélique Gaudry, and they had five children; d. 26 Oct. 1893 in Leroy, North Dakota.^[1][2]

John was born in 1830. He passed away in 1893.

Sources

1. ↑ Dictionary of Canadian Biography (http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/bruce_john_1837_93_12E.html)
2. ↑ The children of Pierre Bruce and Marguerite (http://www.glenbow.org/collections/search/findingAids/archhtm/extras/sinclair/m-8736-68.pdf)

• "Census of Manitoba, 1870," database with images. Entry for John Bruce, age 42, married; Place of Birth: Northwest Territories, Father's Name: Pierre Bruce, Race: Métis, Parish: St. Boniface, Volume Number: 3, Page Number: 5, Line Number: 130, Microfilm: C-2170, Reference: MG 9 E3 Manitoba Census Returns, Item Number: 130. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1870/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=130 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1870&op=img&id=e010985319 Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 14 Oct 2022).

• Photo attached of John with Louis Riel is the "Councillors of the Provisional Government of the Métis Nation" at Manitoba, 1870. Library and Archives Canada.
• Declaration of the People of Rupert's Land and the North-West [1]

• Year: 1880; Census Place: Pembina, Dakota Territory; Roll: 114; Page: 96D; Enumeration District: 128 [2]

• Provincial Archives of Manitoba; Manitoba, Canada; Card Index Nominal Census Returns: Pi - Z 1832-1870, A - Pr 1870 [3]

• "Métis Scrip Records in Collection Search". Entry for John Bruce; "Scrip affidavit for Bruce, John; born: 1830; father: Pierre Bruce (Métis); mother: Marguerite Derocher (Métis); claim no.: 806; scrip no.: 6281 to 6288; date of issue: July 12, 1876; amount: $160," Date: 1870-1885, Reference: RG15-D-II-8-a, Volume number: 1319, Microfilm reel number: C-14925, Item ID number: 1499828. Scrip record Library and Archives Canada (Métis Scrip Record : accessed 4 March 2023).