Richard Collin (1839 - 1909)

Born 1839 in Egg Lake, North-Western Territory

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy Berland — married 9 Dec 1858 in Fort des Prairies, North-Western-Territory

Descendants

Died Jul 1909 at about age 70 in Choteau, Teton, Montana, United States

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Biography

Richard Collin was born circa 1839 to Richard Collin and Genevieve Bruyere.

Richard married Nancy Berland (daughter of Jean Baptiste Berland and Susanne McLeod Nepissing) at Fort des Prairie on 9 Dec 1858.

He passed away at Choteau, Teton County, Montana in Jul 1909.

The children of Richard Collin and Nancy Berland include:

1. Julienne Collin b. 10 May 1859, m. Antoine Azure (son of Gabriel Azure and Cecile Laframboise)
2. Marie Collin b. 21 Sep 1859 (?), m. Moise Bruneau
3. Joseph Dieudonne Collin b. 19 Apr 1862, m. Madeleine Sansregret (daughter of Pierre Sansregret dit Beaubrillant and Caroline Parenteau)
4. Marie Anne Collin b. circa 1866, m. Pascal Lapierre (son of Jean Lapierre and Marie Landry)
5. Isabelle Collin b. 21 Jun 1870, m. Louis Bruneau dit Montagnais (son of Louis Bruneau dit Montagnais and Angele Le-Leet Dumont)
6. Samuel Collins b. 28 Dec 1872
7. Baptiste Collins b. 1874, d. 1874
8. Edouard Collins b. 1874, d 1874
9. Josephine Collin d. circa Dec 1875, m. Francois Sansregret (son of Pierre Sansregret dit Beaubrillant and Caroline Parenteau)

Sources

• Canada, "Census of the Northwest Provinces, 1906," database with images. Entry for Richard Collins, age 68, married; Place of Birth: Alberta, Relationship: Grandfather; Province: Alberta, District Name: Edmonton, District Number: 20, District Description: being that part of the electoral district of Edmonton which lies within the province of Alberta, Sub-District Number: 3, Sub-District Description: All the Townships in ranges 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 from and including township 57 to the northern boundary of the district, those parts of Townships 56 in ranges 6, 7 lying north of the North Saskatchewan river, those parts of townships 57, 58 in range 10 not included in the Saddle Lake Indian Reserve, all west of the 4th Meridian, excepting Indian Reserve no. 123,, Family Number: 50, Page Number: 8, Microfilm: T-18362, Reference: RG31, Statistics Canada, Item Number: 143556. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1906/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=143556 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1906&op=img&id=e001212675 Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 11 May 2023).

• Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 3 Champagne - Desjarlais (p. 249-53, 259-61). Kindle Edition.