Patrice Moses Gourneau (1904 - 1989)

Born 11 Feb 1904 in Belcourt, Rolette, North Dakota, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Cecilia (LeFavor) Gourneau — married 28 Jan 1928 in St. Ann's, Belcourt, Rolette, North Dakota, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Oct 1989 at age 85 in Rolla, Rolette, North Dakota, United States

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Biography

Patrick was born on 11 Feb 1904,^[1] the son of Joseph Gourneau and Eliza McLeod. He married Mary LeFavor on 28 Jan 1928 in St. Ann's, Belcourt, ND. They had 9 children: Robert, Charles, Kenneth, and Gladys along with 5 more still living as of 2022. She worked on her parents' truck farm and then with her husband until moving to Belcourt where they were truck farmers. Pat worked as a maintenance man at the Jewel Bearing Plant from 1952 to 1970. He was tribal chairman of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe from 1953 to 1959. He died on 26 Oct 1989 in Rolla, ND^[1] and was buried on 30 Oct 1989 in St. Ann's.^[2]

In 2018 he was inducted into the ND Native American Hall of Fame for Leadership.[1]

1910 Census in Rolette co., ND:^[3]

1925 State Census in Ingebretson, Rolette, ND:^[4]

1930 Census in East Grand Forks, Polk, MN:^[5]

1937 Tribal Census at Turtle Mt., Rolette, ND:

1940 Census in Rolette co., ND:^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "North Dakota, U.S., State Death Certificates, 1908-2007," North Dakota Department of Health; Bismark, North Dakota; North Dakota Death Records
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61747 #116610 (accessed 4 February 2022)
   Patrick M Gourneau death 26 Oct 1989 (age 85) in Rolla, Rolette, North Dakota, USA.
2. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/39329653/patrick-moses-gourneau : accessed 4 Feb 2022), memorial page for Patrick Moses "Aun-nish-e-naubay" Gourneau (11 Feb 1904-26 Oct 1989), Find A Grave: Memorial #39329653, citing Saint Anns Cemetery, Belcourt, Rolette, North Dakota, USA ; Maintained by Carrie Portlance, user #47551641.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 155, sheet 7B, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1147; FHL microfilm 1,375,160.
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00251
   Patrice Gourneau (5), single son, in household of Joseph Gourneau (44) in Township 162, Rolette, North Dakota, United States. Born in North Dakota.
4. ↑ "North Dakota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1885, 1915, 1925," North Dakota State University Archives; Fargo, North Dakota
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1078 #2674868 (accessed 4 February 2022)
   Pat Gourneau (11) in Rolette.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 22, sheet 15A, line 49, family 400, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1113; FHL microfilm 2,340,848.
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00034
   Patrick M Gourmeau (24), married son-in-law, in household of Charles Lefovor (58) in East Grand Forks, Polk, Minnesota, United States. Born in North Dakota.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," Citing enumeration district (ED) 40-24A, sheet 16B, line 47, family 245, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3012.
   FamilySearch (accessed 4 February 2022)
   FamilySearch Image
   Patrice M Gourneau (34), married head of household in Township 162 Range 70, Rolette, North Dakota, United States.

See also:

• ND Studies, State Historical Society of North Dakota, Section 3: Termination, at: https://www.ndstudies.gov/gr8/content/unit-iv-modern-north-dakota-1921-present/lesson-3-building-communities/topic-6-relocation-and-termination/section-3-termination (accessed 16 Aug 2020). (Patrick Gourneau, chairman of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa, led a delegation to Washington and successfully opposed termination of Turtle Mountain's reservation status.)

• ND Studies, Leaders - Turtle Mountain, Contemporary Leaders, Patrick “Aun Nish E Naubay” Gourneau , at: https://www.ndstudies.gov/curriculum/high-school/turtle-mountain/leaders-turtle-mountain

• Recipients selected for Native American Hall of Honor, Minot Daily News, North Dakota, 4 Aug. 2018, at: https://www.minotdailynews.com/news/local-news/2018/08/recipients-selected-for-native-american-hall-of-honor/