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]
↑ Manitoba, Canada, Census Indexes, 1832-1856 & 1870; Provincial Archives of Manitoba; Manitoba, Canada; Card Index Nominal Census Returns: Pr - Z 1870, viewable here.
↑ 6.06.1 "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.
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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