Joseph Parisien (abt. 1843 - 1886)

Born about 1843 in Rupert's Land

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Died 26 Dec 1886 at about age 43 in St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Joseph Parisien was born circa 1835-43 to Baptiste Parisien and Marguerite (unknown; sometimes called Destempt).^{[1][2][3][4][5]} (son of Margaret Ford or Firth^[1]?; under investigation)

Joseph married Catherine Spence (daughter of John Spence and Catherine, an indigenous woman) on 18 Nov 1861.^[1][2][5]

At the time of the 1870 census of Manitoba, they were enumerated at St. Clements, along with children Marguerite (7), Catherine (4) and John G. (2).^[2]

Catherine passed away in 1874. Joseph remarried to Sarah Hope (daughter of Thomas Hope and Sarah Spruce) on 10 Dec 1877.^[1][6] In 1881, they were enumerated at St. Andrews, along with children Kate (16), John (13), Joseph (10), Isabella (3), Sarah (1), James Wesley [son-in-law] (24), and Sophia Wesley (20); Joseph was occupied with farming.^[3]

Joseph was a member of Treaty 1 and received annuity from St. Peter's Band^{[7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]}; however, he applied to withdraw from the treaty^[17][18] and discharge was granted on 12 Mar 1886^[19]. Additionally, Joseph claimed Métis scrip twice, the latter application in 1886 being disallowed due to scrip having been issued previously in 1876. His scrip documents contain the following information^[1]:

Born: 1876: North West Territory, 1843; 1886: Edwanhan[?], RRS[?], July 1836

Parents: Baptiste Parisian and Margaret Firth [recorded as Ford in 1876], "halfbreeds"

Residence history: Left Edwanhan[?] in 1850 and came to St. Peters Man. where I lived until 1861 when I went to Oxford House. Keewatin in the [illegible - Canefrancois's?] Service where I lived for four years, returned to Manitoba in 1865 and settled at Clandeboye where I have lived ever since.

Occupation: Laboror

Marriages: Married first Catherine Spence at Mapleton 18 Nov[?] 1861 who died in 1874 and second to Sarah Hope in December 1877 at St. Peters

Living children and their mothers: [as of 13 Mar 1886] Five; three with Catherine Spence: Sabrina Catherine born at Oxford House in 1864, John George born at Mapleton 4 Jul 1886 [should read 1866], Alexander Joseph born born at St. Peters 16 Apr 1870; two with Sarah Hope: William Henry James born at St. Peters in Feb 1882, and Robert Alfred born at Clandeboye 1 Feb 1886

Deceased children: Five; Sophia Margaret born at Mapleton 8th Aug 1862 died at St. Peters August 1884, and Mary Ann, Isabella, Sarah Ann, and Anna [Hallies?], born at Clandeboye after after the transfer [1870] and now dead. Sophia Margaret was a treaty Indian at the time of her death.

Nickname: "Appechachin" (small)

He passed away at St. Andrews on 26 Dec 1886.^[4][20] His wife was recorded as widowed at the time of the 1891 census.^[21]

Research Notes

The deduced children of Joseph Parisien and Catherine Spence include:

1. Sophia Margaret Parisien b. circa 1863, m. James Wesley^{[2][3][22][1]}
2. Sabrina Catherine (Kate) Parisien b. circa 1866, m. Robert Henderson^{[2][3][22][1]}
3. John George Parisien b. circa 1868^{[2][3][21][22][1]}
4. Alexander Joseph Parisien b. circa 1871, bapt. 2 Jun 1872^[3][22][1]

The deduced children of Joseph Parisien and Sarah Hope include:

1. Mary Ann Parisien d. bef. 1886^[6][1]
2. Isabella Parisien b. circa 1878, d. bef. 1886^[3][6][1]
3. Sarah Ann Parisien b. circa 1880, d. bef 1886^[3][6][1]
4. William Henry James Parisien b. Feb 1882^{[6][21][22][1]}
5. Anna Holluis(?) Parisien d. bef. 1886^[6][1]
6. Robert Alfred Parisien b. 1 Feb 1886, d. bef. 1891(?)^[6][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14} Archives / Collections and Fonds: Métis Scrip Records; Re his claim to participate in supplementary grant to HB heads of families. Application on file [Joseph Parisien, b. Jul 1836, son of Baptiste Parisien and Margaret Ford or Firth, married to Catherine Spence and Sarah Hope]. Reference: RG15-D-II-3, Volume number: 193, Microfilm reel number: T-12032, File number: HB 4198, Item ID number: 1494646. http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=1494646&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 9 Mar 2023).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5} Canada, "Census of Manitoba, 1870," database with images. Entry for Joseph Parisien, age 35, married; Place of Birth: Rupert, Father's Name: Bte Parisien, Race: Métis, Parish: St. Clements; Volume Number: 3, Page Number: 203, Line Number: 829, Microfilm: C-2170, Reference: MG 9 E3 Manitoba Census Returns, Item Number: 6361. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1870/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=6361 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1870&op=img&id=e010985518 Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 8 Mar 2023). also: Catherine (daug. of John Spence; 30), Marguerite (7), Catherine (4), John G. (2); next person Marguerite A. Stewart (8), daughter of Alex. Stewart, same household?
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7} "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVD1-SDH : 2 March 2021), Joseph Parisien, St. Andrews, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Joseph Parisien, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records (Deaths)," database. Entry for Joseph Parisien, age 44; Registration Number: 1886-001413, St. Andrews, 26 Dec 1886. https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (vitalstats.gov.mb.ca : accessed 8 Mar 2023).
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 10 Racette - Stevenson (p. 1013). Kindle Edition.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6} Re her claim to participate in supplementary HB grant to minors. Application on File [Sarah Parisien, wife of Joseph Parisien, daughter of Thomas Hope and Sarah Spruce] https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=fonandcol&IdNumber=1494619&q=scrip%20parisien%20sarah includes baptismal extract
7. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1876 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/157
8. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1877 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/385
9. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1878 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/554
10. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1879 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/774 Remarks: Self and children put on list by order of Superintendent General. Arrears for self & 5 children in '78; girl dead; girl born
11. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1880 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/884 Remarks: Girl born. Arrears for self in '77. Arrears for man still due for '75. See No. 318 in Analysis.
12. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1881 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/1048 Remarks: Arrears all paid
13. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1882 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/1209 Remarks: Boy born, Girl dead, Girl married to Robt Henderson Fort Alexander
14. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1883 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/1381 Remarks: Girl dead. Grand child son of no. 274 1/2 [Henry Parisien]. Girl married with R. Henderson Ft Alexander.
15. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1884 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7135/1544 Remarks: Paid to his wife. Girl born. Married daughter died.
16. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1885 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7136/186 Remarks: Paid to himself, 2 girls dead.
17. ↑ Archives / Collections and Fonds. HALF-BREED CLAIMS MADE BY HEIRS OF THE LATE CATHERINE PARISIEN, FORMER MEMBER OF THE ST. PETER'S BAND AND A COPY OF JOSEPH PARISIEN'S APPLICATION TO WITHDRAW FROM TREATY NO. 1. Reference: RG10, Volume number: 3770, Microfilm reel number: C-10135, File number: 34167, Item ID number: 2059713. http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=2059713&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 8 Mar 2023). note: This is an 80-page document
18. ↑ Archives / Collections and Fonds: Métis Scrip Records; [Joseph Parisien] Declaration re claims of children to share in supplementary HB grant to Catherine Parisien. Reference: RG15-D-II-3, Volume number: 195, Microfilm reel number: T-12033, File number: HB 4445, Item ID number: 1494737. http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=1494737&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 9 Mar 2023).
19. ↑ St. Peter's Band Annuity for Joseph Parisien, 1886 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c7136/416 Remarks: Certificate of discharge given to his son John George 16/2/86. Certificate of discharge given to him, wife and family 12/3/86.
20. ↑ "Mothers of the Resistance, 1869-1870," blog. Entry for PARISIEN, Joseph.
21. ↑ ^{21.0 21.1 21.2} "Census of Canada, 1891," database with images. Entry for Sarah Paridinne [Parisien], age 36, widowed. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=109097 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148095-00182 also: William (son, 11) John (son, 23)
22. ↑ ^{22.0 22.1 22.2 22.3 22.4} Parisien, John George; for his deceased brother, Alexander Joseph Parisien; address: Cat Fish Creek; born: 1872 at Mapleton; died: 30 July, 1893 at Mapleton; father: Joseph Parisien (deceased Métis); mother: Catherine Spence (Métis); claim no. 787 http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=1513659&lang=eng includes St. Peters baptismal extract for Alexander Joseph Parisien

See also:

• Sprague & Frye. The genealogy of the first Metis nation : the development and dispersal of the Red River Settlement, 1820-1900. Winnipeg, MB : Pemmican Publications. Table 1: Genealogies of Red River Households. p107. ID 3834; Male head: Parisien, Joseph; Race: MET; Faith: RC; Birthplace: NWT; Date: 1835; Father: [not recorded]; Female head: Spence, Catherine; Race: MET: Faith: RC; Birthplace: RRS; Date: 1840; Father: [not recorded]