William Norwest (1888)

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Biography

Billy Norwest was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

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William was born in 1888. He is the son of Lewy Watson and Genevieve Letendre dit Batoche.

In 1911 William was living with his mother, and others in Alex, Alberta. Age 22 and he is a builder of houses.

In 1926 he is using name Billy, he is 33 and living with his family in Iron Creek, Alberta his mother was living with his family in Iron Creek, Alberta (in the Camrose region) Children with William, wife Cercil and his mother included:

• Mabel Norwest
• Lawrence Norwest
• Annie Norwest
• Lewie Norwest
• Baby Norwest Male

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Quality Sources

• Library and Archives Canada, Census Records 1911 listing William living in Alex, Alberta at age 22 mother and others https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Search?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus&ApplicationCode=4&LastName=norwest&ProvinceCode=AB&#link-to-this-rec

• Library and Archives Canada, Census Records 1926 with expanded family members https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/Home/Search?DataSource=Genealogy%7CCensus&ApplicationCode=146&LastName=norwest&ProvinceCode=AB&#link-to-this-rec

• Provincial Archives of Alberta, Record of marriage, 1917, #4025 https://provincialarchives.alberta.ca/sites/default/files/2018-10/grooms-no-1877-1918.pdf