Josephte
Swain
formerly Descoteaux
Born about in Rupert's Land, Hudson's Bay
Daughter of Joseph Descoteaux
and Madeleine Dumille
Sister of
Joseph Descoteaux and Louis Descoteaux
Wife of
Joseph (Pocha) Paquin Dit Pocha
— married
1829 [location unknown]
Wife of
James Swain
— married
7 Jan 1835 in St. John's, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land
Wife of
Pierre Larocque
— married
24 Oct 1853 in St Francis Xavier, Red River Settlement, British North America
Descendants 
Mother of
Marie (Paquin) dit Pocha, James Swain, John Swain, Robert Swain, William Swain, Marguerite (Swain) LaRocque and Charles Swain
Died about
at about age 70
in Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada
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Biography
Josephte was born about 1805. She passed away about 1875.
Josephte DESCOTEAUX, Born c. 1805 North West, to Pierre Joseph DESCOTEAUX and Madeleine DUMILLE; died 17 December 1875 St. Boniface, MB.
Sources
- http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/METISGEN/2001-08/0998433021
- Ancestry.ca family tree research.
- National Archives of Canada (aka NAC), Department of the Interior Affidavits 1870 to 1885, RG 15, microfilm reel C-14927 (Josephte Larocque)
- Red River Ancestry.ca
- https://resistancemothers.wordpress.com/about/swain/
- Family Records of Sandra Bellerose
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephte by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josephte:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Josephte by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Josephte:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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Dale Mutter
Dorothy Braun
Dale Mutter
Descoteaux-228 and Descoteaux-25 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicates, please review for merge, thank you
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by Dale Mutter
Dorothy Braun
Descoteaux-25 and Descoteax-1 appear to represent the same person because: I am confident these files belong to the same person.
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by Dorothy Braun
Rejected matches › Unknown Native Woman (abt.1776-)
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