Louise (Ducharme) Chartrand (1857 - 1928)

Born 2 Sep 1857 in Lake Manitoba, Rupert's Land

Ancestors

Wife of Michel Chartrand — married 7 Feb 1893 in St Laurent, Manitoba, Canada

Died 20 Jun 1928 at age 70 in St. Laurent, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Louise (Ducharme) Chartrand was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Métis Nation.

Louise Ducharme was born at Lake Manitoba on 2 Sep 1857 to Jean Baptiste Ducharme and Catherine Allary. Baptism took place at St. François Xavier on 12 Sep 1857, when she was ten days old.^[1]

At the time of the 1870 census of Manitoba, their family was enumerated at Lake Manitoba.^[2]

On 6 Sep 1875, Louise signed an affidavit claiming Métis scrip.^[3]

Louise married Alexandre Marie McLeod (son of Abraham McLeod and Cecile Lariviere). At the time of the 1881 census of Canada, they were enumerated along with their daughter Cecile at Woodlands, Marquette, Manitoba, where Alexandre Marie was occupied as a hunter. Louise's brother Jacques and his family resided at a neighbouring household.^[4]

Alexandre Marie passed away in 1889. Louise married Michel Chartrand (son of Pierre Chartrand and Marie Pangman) at St. Laurent, Manitoba on 7 Feb 1893.^[5]

Their family resided in Manitoba.^{[6][7][8][9][10]}

Louise passed away at St. Laurent on 20 Jun 1928, at the age of 70.^[11]

Research Notes

The children of Alexandre McLeod and Louise Ducharme include:

1. Cecile McLeod b. circa 1880
2. Marie McLeod b. 14 Mar 1883
3. Bernard McLeod b. 7 Jan 1885
4. Marie Madeline McLeod b. 20 Nov 1886
5. Veronique McLeod b. 21 Feb 1888

The children of Michel Chartrand and Louise Ducharme include:

1. Marie Aurelie Clara Chartrand b. 5 Jun 1894, d. 7 Aug 1894
2. Marie Louise Ann Chartrand b. 24 Jan 1897
3. Michel Pierre Chartrand b. 3 Jun 1899, d. 3 May 1902

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G994-W29N?cc=1992433&wc=M6PR-MWG%3A325478101%2C325478102%2C325484301 : 27 April 2021), St François Xavier Municipality: St François Xavier > Catholic St François Xavier de la Prairie duCheval Blanc > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1854-1864 vol 3 > image 46 of 153, Record B205; Provincial Archives of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
2. ↑ "Census of Manitoba, 1870," database with images. Entry for Louisa Ducharme, age 12; Place of Birth: Lake Manitoba, Father's Name: Bt Ducharme, Race: Métis, Parish: Lake Manitoba; Volume Number: 3, Page Number: 379, Line Number: 255, Microfilm: C-2170, Reference: MG 9 E3 Manitoba Census Returns, Item Number: 11829. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1870/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=11829 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1870&op=img&id=e010985694 Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 10 Oct 2022).
3. ↑ Archives / Collections and Fonds: Métis Scrip Records; Scrip affidavit for Ducharme, Louise; born: July 1856; father: Baptiste Ducharme; mother: Catherine Honore. Reference: RG15-D-II-8-a, Volume number: 1320, Microfilm reel number: C-14927, Item ID number: 1500622. http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=1500622&lang=eng Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 10 Oct 2022).
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6M-6FR : 2 March 2021), Louisa McLeod in household of Alexander McLeod, Marquette, Woodlands, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Alexander Mcleod, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records (Marriages)," database. Entry for Michel Chartrand and Louise Ducharme; Registration Number: 1893-001886, St. Laurent, 7 Feb 1893. https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (vitalstats.gov.mb.ca : accessed 10 Oct 2022).
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHK9-DSX : 23 February 2021), Louise Chartrand in household of Michelle Chartrand, Selkirk, Manitoba, Canada; citing p. 8, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
7. ↑ "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJJ-VB5 : 17 March 2022), Louise Chartrand in entry for Michel Chartrand, 1906.
8. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV95-HRSG : 16 March 2018), Louise Chartrand in entry for Michel Chartrand, 1911; citing Census, MacDonald Sub-Districts 1-59, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,417,667.
9. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1916", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMGG-539 : 10 August 2022), Louise Chartrand in entry for Michael Chartrand, 1916.
10. ↑ "Canada, Prairie Provinces Census, 1926," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP5Y-VM13 : 24 September 2020), Louise Chartrand in household of Michael Chartrand, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada; citing Census, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
11. ↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records (Deaths)," database. Entry for Louise Chartrand, age 70, born 2 Sep 1857; Registration Number: 1928-030213, St. Laurent, 20 Jun 1928. https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (vitalstats.gov.mb.ca : accessed 10 Oct 2020).

See also:

• Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 4 Deslauriers - Garand. Kindle Edition.
• Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 3 Champagne - Desjarlais (p. 170). Kindle Edition.