Louison Houle (1860 - 1964)

Born 12 Jan 1860 in St. François Xavier, Red River Settlement, Rupert’s Land

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Eliza (Amyotte) Houle — married 2 Sep 1883 in Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada

Descendants

Died 12 May 1964 at age 104 in Whitelaw, Fairview, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Louis Houle was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

Louis Houle.

Born

12 Jan 1860.

White Horse Plains (St. François Xavier), Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba).

Métis Roots

• Scrip Records 1: "Scrip affidavit for Houle, Marguerite, husband: Louis Houle; died: Fall 1870; heirs: Wife & children: Marguerite; (wife) Emerise; Marguerite; Louis; Bethsy; William and Marie Rose Clair no: 1530; date of issue: July 3, 1876." ^[1]
• Scrip Records 2: "Scrip affidavit for Houle, Emerise (deceased); born:; died: 1876; father: Louis Houle (deceased); mother: Marguerite Houle; heirs: Marguerite Houle, now wife of Edward Faille; Louis Houle; Betsey Houle; William Houle; and Marie Rose Houle; note: she left a child who died and left his father as sole heir: Ambroise Ouellette." ^[2]
• Children's Scrip:

Albert Houle ^[3]

Marie Florestine Houle ^[4]

Marriage

2 Sep 1883 ^[5][6]

St Ignace, Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan, Canada

Residence

1909 - Homestead (Coordinates: wse, Section: 3, Township: 58, Range: 9, Meridian: 4); St. Paul Des Metis, Alberta, Canada. ^[7]

1911 - Victoria, Alberta, Canada. ^[8]

Name	Age
Louis Houle	52
Marie Houle	45
Louis Houle	22
Elisabeth Houle	17
Nancy Houle	15
Joseph Houle	14
Delphis Houle	12
Alfred Houle	8
Anne Houle	5
Mary Ann Houle	2
Mary Cecile Houle	2/12

Died

12 May 1964.

Whitelaw, Fairview, Alberta, Canada. ^[9]

Buried

Saint Theresa Roman Catholic Cemetery

Whitelaw, Grande Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada. ^[10]

Research Notes

The children of Louis Houle and Marguerite Ross include^[11]:

1. Albert Houle
2. Theresa Houle
3. Margaret Houle
4. Marie Florestine Houle b. 20 Jun 1884, m. John Beaulieu
5. Albert Houle b. 15 Oct 1885
6. William Houle b. Aug 1887, d. 23 Feb 1889
7. Louis Houle b. 30 Dec 1888, m. Emelie St. Arnault
8. Elizabeth Houle b. 1894
9. Nancy Houle b. 2 Sep 1895
10. Joseph Houle b. 1896
11. Delphis Houle b. 1899
12. Alfred Houle b. 23 Aug 1902
13. Anna Houle b. 1905, m. Peter Vincent Richard Eastwood
14. Mary Ann Houle b. 1909
15. Mary Cecile Houle b. 1911

Sources

1. ↑ Canada Archives Scrip #1: viewable here.
2. ↑ Canada Archives Scrip #2: viewable here.
3. ↑ Albert's Scrip: viewable here.
4. ↑ Florestine's Scrip: viewable here.
5. ↑ Saskatchewan, Canada, Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1867-1932; Marriages 1883-1910; DGS Roll: 005472564; FHL Roll: 001290091; Page Number: 110; Series Number: 12-0505; 2015-04-13 14:08:59; pinegarmm; Saskatchewan Catholic Church Records, 1846-1934 - FSI; Entry Number: 6.
6. ↑ "Saskatchewan, Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK95-NY84 : 15 March 2018), Louis Houle and Marie Amyotte, 1883.
7. ↑ Alberta, Canada, Homestead Records, 1870-1930; University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. File Number: 1869599.
8. ↑ 1911 Census of Canada; Year: 1911; Census Place: 44, Victoria, Alberta; Page: 7; Family No: 72
9. ↑ Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1966; Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Registration Number: 005-273.
10. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Find A Grave: Memorial #153808881), Louison Houle, ; Burial, Whitelaw, Grande Prairie Census Division, Alberta, Canada, Saint Theresa Roman Catholic Cemetery; citing record ID 153808881.
11. ↑ Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 5 Gariepy - Houle (p. 331). Kindle Edition.

See also:

• Louis reflects back on his life of over a century. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57925485/
• Louis celebrates his 102nd birthday - 4 generations of Houle's. Newspaper [photo https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34712112/ here].

Acknowledgement

I worked to get it right the first time, but as we know... mistakes happen, times change and so does access to information. Please add to or correct this profile based on sourced fact. Thanks. Morgan Mulligan