Magdelaine Ledoux (1832)

Born 5 Nov 1832 in White Horse Plains, Rupert's Land

Ancestors

Wife of Antoine Houle — married 8 Jan 1851 in St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Rupert's Land

Descendants

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Biography

Magdelaine Ledoux was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Métis Nation.

Magdelaine Ledoux was born at White Horse Plains on 5 Nov 1832 to Pierre Ledoux and Susanne Short. Baptism took place at St. Boniface, Manitoba on 11 Nov 1832.^[1]

Magdelaine married widower Antoine Houle (son of Antoine Houle and Josephte Lauzon) at St. François Xavier, Manitoba on 8 Jan 1851.^[2]

At the time of the 1870 census of Manitoba, their family was enumerated at St. François Xavier.^[3]

The children of Antoine Houle and Magdelaine Ledoux include^[4]:

1. Emilie Houle b. 8 Nov 1851, m. Bernard Brazeau (son of Louis Brazeau and Marie Richard)
2. Elise Houle b. 19 Jun 1854 (Michel Lingan, son of Edouard Lingan and Marguerite Larocque)
3. Louis Houle b. circa Oct 1855
4. Guillaume Houle b. 24 May 1857
5. Louise Houle b. 2 Jun 1859, d. 6 Jul 1873
6. Emerise Houle b. 26 Jun 1861, m. Ambroise Lafreniere (son of Francois Lafreniere and Isabelle St. Germain)
7. Jean Baptiste Houle b. 15 Sep 1863, d. 6 May 1877
8. Justine Houle b. 1 Jun 1866, d. 16 Jun 1867
9. Etienne Houle b. 14 Apr 1868, m. Adeline Barron (daughter of Charles Barron and Marie Comtois)
10. Louis Houle b. 23 Apr 1870
11. Rosine Houle b. 23 Aug 1872, d. 28 Feb 1873
12. Patrice Houle b. 10 Jul 1874, d. 21 Jul 1875
13. William Houle b. 19 Jan 1877, d. 23 Feb 1878

Sources

1. ↑ Morin, Gail. St. Boniface (Saved From The Fire) 1825-1834 Baptisms, Marriages and Burials. Entry for Ledoux, Magdelaine: ​B-496, Magdelaine Ledoux, baptized 11 November 1832, born 5 November 1832, daughter of Pierre Ledoux and Susan Short, Godfather: Pierre Divertissant dit Falcond, Godmother: Marguerite Ross, G. A. Belcourt priest. (p. 55). Kindle Edition.
2. ↑ "Canada, Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L994-WL3G?cc=1992433&wc=M6P5-123%3A325478101%2C325478102%2C325481701 : 27 April 2021), St François Xavier Municipality: St François Xavier > Catholic St François Xavier de la Prairie duCheval Blanc > Baptisms, marriages, burials 1844-1854 vol 2 > image 61 of 98, Record M131; Provincial Archives of Manitoba, Winnipeg.
3. ↑ "Census of Manitoba, 1870," database with images. Entry for Madeleine Houle, age 51, married; Father's Name: Pierre Ledoux, Race: Métis, Parish: St. François Xavier, Volume Number: 3, Page Number: 259, Line Number: 545, Microfilm: C-2170, Reference: MG 9 E3 Manitoba Census Returns, Item Number: 8119. https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1870/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=8119 https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1870&op=img&id=e010985575 Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 28 Oct 2022).
4. ↑ Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 5 Gariepy - Houle (pp 322, 330-1). Kindle Edition.

See also:

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV69-43J : 2 March 2021), Madeleine Houl in household of Antoine Houl, St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images; citing Antoine Houl, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
• 1891 Census of Canada; St Francois Xavier, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada; Year: 1891; Census Place: St Francois Xavier, Lisgar, Manitoba, Canada; Roll: T-6293; Family No: 112; bottom of page.
• "Canada, Northwest Provinces Census, 1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHJJ-XYY : 1 April 2016), Madeline Houle in household of Etienne Houle, 14, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario.
• Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 7 Landry - Marion (pp 180, 183). Kindle Edition.
• Scrip affidavit for Houle, Madeleine, wife of Antoine Houle; born: 1831; father: Pierre Ledoux (Métis); mother: Suzanne Short (Métis); claim no: 1241; scrip no: 10185; date of issue: August 21, 1876; amount: $160.