Louise Caplette (1844 - 1907)

Born May 1844 in St. James, Rupert's Land

Ancestors

Wife of Francois Sauve — married 10 Jan 1865 (to Oct 1878) in St. Boniface, Rupert's Land

Wife of Cuthbert Gariepy — married 25 Jan 1880 in Milk River, Montana Territory

Wife of Louis Dumais — married 11 Feb 1882 in Milk River, Montana Territory, United States

Died 7 Feb 1907 at age 62 in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Eliza Caplette was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Métis Nation.

Louise (Eliza) Caplette was born at St. James in May 1844 to Joseph Caplette and Marguerite Branconnier.^[1]

Eliza married Francois Sauve (son of Jean Baptiste Sauve and Marguerite Maskegone or Saulteaux) at St. Boniface, Manitoba on 10 Jan 1865.^[2]

At the time of the 1870 census of Manitoba, their family was enumerated at st. Charles.^[3]

On 29 Jun 1875, Eliza signed an affidavit claiming Métis scrip, which was issued on 20 Sep 1876.^[1]

She married Cuthbert Gariepy at Milk River, Montana on 25 Jan 1880.^[2]

Eliza married Louis Dumais (son of Charles Dumais and Marie St. Arnaud) at Milk River on 11 Feb 1882.^[2]

She passed away on 7 Feb 1907.^[4] Burial took place at St. Ignace, Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan on 8 Feb 1907.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Archives / Collections and Fonds: Métis Scrip Records; Scrip affidavit for Sauvé, Eliza; born: May 1844; father: Joseph Caplette (Métis); mother: Mary Brancoeur (Métis); claim no: 1678; scrip no: 10583; date of issue: September 20, 1876; amount: $160. Reference: RG15-D-II-8-a, Volume number: 1324, Microfilm reel number: C-14933, Item ID number: 1503870. http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=1503870&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 9 Nov 2021).
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 5 Gariepy - Houle (p. 2). Kindle Edition.
3. ↑ "Census of Manitoba, 1870," database with images. Entry for Elisa Sauve, age 26, married; Place of Birth: Manitoba, Father's Name: Joseph Caplette, Race: Métis, Parish: St. Charles; Volume Number: 3, Page Number: 303, Line Number: 1929, Microfilm: C-2170, Reference: MG 9 E3 Manitoba Census Returns, Item Number: 9503. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1870/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=9503 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1870&op=img&id=e010985619 Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 11 Oct 2022).
4. ↑ "eHealth Saskatchewan, Genealogy Index Searches (Deaths)," database. Entry for Eliza Caplette; Registration Number: 21, 7 Feb 1907. http://genealogy.ehealthsask.ca/vsgs_srch.aspx Government of Saskatchewan (genealogy.ehealthsask.ca : accessed 12 Oct 2022).
5. ↑ "Canada, Saskatchewan Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L994-W7XH?cc=2001071&wc=36HF-3YM%3A284593901%2C284593902%2C284601901 : 30 April 2015), Willow Bunch > St Ignace > Burial index 1882-1917 > image 3 of 6; parishes, Saskatchewan. Record for Eliza Caplette, bur. 8 Feb 1907, age 61, witnessed by Louis Dumais.