Charles Nolin (1838 - 1907)

Born 2 May 1838 in St Boniface Parish, Red River Settlement, BNA

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Anne (Harrison) Nolin — married 1860 in Manitoba, Canada

Husband of Rosalie (LePine) Nolin — married 27 Aug 1878 in St Anne du Chene, Manitoba

Descendants

Died 28 Jan 1907 at age 68 in Outarde Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Charles Nolin is Notable.

Charles Nolin (1823-1907) Métis leader, MLA (1875-1878), MLA (1878-79).

Born at Cavanagh, North Dakota, the son of Augustin Nolin and Hélène-Anne Cameron, in 1823. The family came to Red River in 1825 and Charles was educated by Bishop Provencher. He worked as a merchant and trader until the outbreak of the resistance in 1869. He was sent by Riel, on 4 December 1869, to William McDougall with a list of rights demanded by Riel’s Provisional Government.

In early 1870, he was elected a delegate from Ste. Anne des Chênes to the Convention of Forty, at which he opposed Louis Riel on several occasions, ultimately voting against the establishment of Red River as a separate province. He was subsequently elected to the Assembly that was to govern provisionally but was soon arrested by Riel. Nolin attempted to gain the leadership of the Métis after Riel’s exile.

During the Fenian scare of October 1871, he commanded a loyal group of Métis from Pointe-de-Chênes. In1873 he assisted Bishop Provencher in helping the Saulteaux Indians obtain their land. He contested the riding of Ste. Anne in the provincial election of December 1874, and defeated A. A. C. La Rivière. He was Minister of Agriculture in Premier John Norquay’s cabinet from March to December 1875, when he resigned to sit as an independent, in which capacity he was highly critical of the treatment of the Métis. He retreated to Saskatchewan in 1879, after losing out in a power struggle in the legislature and being reprimanded for election irregularities. He became a leader of the Métis in the South Saskatchewan River district and was a supporter of Riel upon his return as leader. Arrested in 1885, he was freed in return for his testimony against Riel. He later received patronage support from the Tory government but was never again politically successful.

Nolin died in November 1907 near Battleford, Saskatchewan. "Submitted by Adam Price"

Sources

• "Saskatchewan Cemetery Transcripts, ca. 1850-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK9G-H2FD : 16 March 2018), Charles Nolin, 1907.

• Native Society and Economy in Transition at the Forks, 1850-1900, by Diane Payment. Viewable here, Pg. 54, 70.

1870 Manitoba Census, Ste Anne, Manitoba; Library and Archives Canada. Name: Charles Nolin Gender: Male Race: French Metis (French) Age: 33 Birth Date: abt 1837 Birth Place: Manitoba, Canada Residence Date: 1870 Residence Place: St. Anne, Manitoba, Canada Relation to Head: Head Household Members: Name Age Charles Nolin 33 Marie Anne Harrisson 28 Dolphis Nolin 10 Augustin Nolin 9 Thomas Nolin 7 Marie Anne Nolin 5 Caroline Nolin 4 Pauline Nolin 2

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Nolin

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6N-FMN : 20 May 2019), Charlle Nolin, Northwest Territories, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images; citing Charlle Nolin, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

Charles Nolin (2 March 1838 – 28 January 1907) was a Métis farmer and political organizer noted for his role in the opposition of the North-West Rebellion of 1885. Along with his first cousin Louis Riel, Nolin initially advocated taking up arms in order to resolve Métis' grievances with the Canadian government but changed his stance following Riel's estrangement from the Roman Catholic clerics of the Saint-Laurent mission. With his statements and testimonies during Riel's trial, he is said to have contributed to Riel's sentence of death. Charles Nolin opposed Riel in 1870, and also in 1885. He was elected as a member for Batoche, Northwest Territories in the 1891 election actively supporting the Dominion government. He was forced out of office a year later by a court order.[1][2]

Charles Nolin was born in 1838 at Saint Boniface. He was the son of Augustin Nolin and Helen Ann Cameron. His father fought on the British side at Michilimackinac during the War of 1812. Charles married Marie-Anne Harrison, the daughter of Thomas Harrison and Pauline Lagimodiere, a cousin of Louis Riel. She died and he remarried to Rosalie Lépine, the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Lépine and Isabelle Parenteau, the niece of Ambroise and Maxime Lépine, on August 27, 1878, at Ste. Anne, Manitoba. Rosalie died on May 22, 1927, in Onion Lake District, Saskatchewan, at age 78.[3]

• C Nolin in the Web: Alberta, Newspaper BMD Index, 1889-2012

Name C Nolin Event Death Death Date 25 Jan 1907 Death Place Battleford, SK Publication Calgary Herald Publication Date 29 Jan 1907 Page 1 Notes a French halfbreed formerly associated with Riel in the rebellion of 1885

• Charles Nolin in the Saskatchewan, Canada, Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1867-1932

Name Charles Nolin Death Age 71 Event Type Burial Birth Year 1836 Burial Date 31 Jan 1907 Burial Place Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada Parish St Vital

• Charles Nolen Jr in the 1906 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta

Name Charles Nolen Jr Gender Male Marital Status Married Age 69 Birthplace Manitoba Relation to Head of House Head Spouse's Name Roselie Nolen Province Saskatchewan District Saskatchewan Sub-District Description Townships 42 to 46 inclusive in ranges 13 and 14, Townships 43 to 46 inclusive in range 15, parts of Townships 41 in ranges 13 and 14 north of North Saskatchewan River, and part of township 42 in range 15 north of the said river, all west of the 3rd M Sub-District 09 Section 20 Township 43 Range 13 Meridian W2 Horses 25 Milk Cows 15 Cattle 15 Hogs 3 Household Members Household Members Name Age Charles Nolen Jr 69 Roselie Nolen 59 Maxine Nolen 20 William Nolen 17 Marie Michell 16

• Charles Nolin in the Saskatchewan, Canada, Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1867-193

Name Charles Nolin Gender Male Spouse Rosalie Lépine Child William Nolin

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88424118/honourable-charles-nolin