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Marguerite (Ross) Tourond (1855 - 1880)

Marguerite Tourond formerly Ross
Born in Red River Settlement, St François Xavier, Rupert's Landmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Died at age 24 in St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canadamap
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Biography

Marguerite (Ross) Tourond was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

Born

Sep 1855. Note the birthdate on the Scrip record conflicts with the baptism record stating Marguerite was born Oct 1855. [1][2]
Red River Settlement, St François Xavier, Rupert's Land (Manitoba).
Baptism 27 Sep 1855 at St François Xavier, Manitoba. [3]

Marriage

To Calixte Tourond, born 23 Aug 1853, son of Joseph Tourond and Josephte Paul.[4] He died in 1885 at the Battle of Batoche, the last battle of the Northwest Resistance.

Metis Roots

Scrip claim no: 1494; scrip no: 10438; date of issue: 21 August 1876. [2]

Census

1870 - St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba, Canada. [5]
NameAge
Donald Ross47
Catherine Delorme45
Elise Ross20
Marguerite Ross18
Blandine Ross16
Rosine Ross14
Julie Ross12
Louis Ross8
Sara Ross5
Flora Ross3

Children

  • Agathe Tourond, born abt 1875.[6]
  • Joseph Tourond, born abt 1879.[6]

Burial

8 Jun 1880. Manitoba, Canada, Burials, 1834-1959; Provincial Archives of Manitoba, viewable here.
St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada

Sources

  1. National Archives of Canada; Reel C-14934.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Metis Scrip Record
  3. Catholic Records: St François Xavier, Vol 3-4 1854-1873, viewable here.
  4. National Archives of Canada; Reel C-14934.
  5. Manitoba, Canada, Census Indexes, 1832-1856 & 1870; Provincial Archives of Manitoba; Manitoba, Canada; Card Index Nominal Census Returns: Pr - Z 1870, viewable here.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6M-4NJ : 11 March 2018), St Francois-Xavier, Marquette, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 36; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13283, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,919.

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Acknowledgement

I worked to get it right the first time, but as we know... mistakes happen, times change and so does access to information. Please add to or correct this profile based on sourced fact. Thanks. Morgan Mulligan




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