Louisa (Chalifoux) Coutines (1888 - 1971)

Born 6 Feb 1888 in St. Albert, North West Territories, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of Rene (Contes) Coutines — married 14 Sep 1920 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Descendants

Died 20 Jan 1971 at age 82 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Louisa was born in St Albert in 1888, the daughter of George Chalifoux and Angèle Delorme, both who had previous children from other partners. Louisa's first language was Cree, and she was raised speaking Michif and then English as well. Her half brother, William, anglicized the surname as Shelford and used that spelling on his scrip application in 1901. Following 1910 in Census and other records the surname of the family is sometimes found to be anglicized to Shelford as William often headed the household. This includes that surname spelling in the 1911 Census and in Louise's marriage record, to "Charlie" Rene Coutines, in 1920.

Louisa and Charlie (Rene Coutines) along with Harry and Rosie (Blake), Louise's children from a previous relationship, can be found as a family living near Lac La Nonne in 1926, on her half brother William's homestead property. When William passed away the homestead was lost, and the Coutines family eventually settled just over an hour east, in Coronado, adjacent to Lost Point Lake. Louisa has great and great great grandchildren that continue to live there, today.

Louise is remembered, lovingly, as 'old nanny' by her great grandchildren.

Sources

• Baptismal register for Louisa's son, Henri Blake - [1]
• 1891 Census of Canada, Alberta, Library and Archives Canada, Enumeration District 197-Alberta, Sub-District B-St. Albert, Page 20, Family 92, lines 1-6, Chalifou, George (head); Angele (wife); Helene (d-9), Annie (d-7), Louisienne (d-4), Eliza (d-2), [2]
• 1901 Census of Canada, Alberta, Library and Archives Canada, Enumeration District 202-Alberta, Sub-District N1-Edmonton West, Family 19, page 2 lines 13-23; Challifoux, George (head-57), Angele (wife-48) Angelique (d-27), Louis (s-19), Maria (d-18), Helene (d-17), Annie (d-15), Louisa (d-13), Eliza (d-11), Clara (d-8), Delphine (d-6),[3] (Blended Chalifoux family)
• 1911 Census of Canada, Alberta, Library and Archives Canada, Enumeration District 2-Edmonton, Sub-District 31, Households 220 and 221, page 20 lines 28-36; Shelford, William (head-34), Angelia (mother-widow-56), Louisa (sister-legally separated-27), Delpha (sister-16), Clara (sister-18), Lewis Louis (head-28) Rosie (wife-22) Blake Harry (2 ) Blake Rosie (2 months) [4] (Blended Chalifoux family in tents at Jasper House, Edmonton. Louisa’s half brother, William is head of household 220, and her half brother Louis is head of the other).
• 1921 Census of Canada, Alberta, Library and Archives Canada, Enumeration District 6-Edmonton West, Sub-District 16, page 9, Family 99, lines 19-23; Shelford, William (head-50), Angela (mother-widow-64), Clara (sister-28), Harry (nephew-11), Lena (niece-11). [5] (Blended Angele Chalifoux family on the homestead property of William Chalifoux aka William Shelford).
• 1926 Census of Canada, Alberta, Library and Archives Canada, Enumeration District 51B-Peace River South, Sub-District 9, page 12, Families 155-156; Shelford, William (head-52), Clara (sister-30), B. Harry (brother-16), Louis (brother-46), Emily (sister-5), Coutine, Rinie (head-34), Louise (wife-34), Rosie (daughter-15) [6] (On the homestead property of William Chalifoux aka Shelford)
• Alberta Marriage Indexes. Provincial Archives of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Brides Event Registration Number 764, 1920, (page 3); Shelford, Louisa, Edmonton, [7]
• Alberta Marriage Indexes. Provincial Archives of Alberta. Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Grooms Event Registration Number 764, 1920, (page 3); Contres, Rene, Edmonton, [8]

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #202410414