Romain Nault (abt. 1838 - 1917)

Born about 15 Apr 1838 in St Pierre, Rupert's Land

Ancestors

Husband of Philomene (Landry) Nault — married about 1859 in Saint Boniface, Red River Settlement

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1917 at about age 79 in St-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba, Canada

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Biography

Romain was born around 1838. He was the son of Amable Nault and Josette Lagimodière. (Note: The 1870 Manitoba census has Romain's father's name marked as Amable Nault. Every census gives a year around 1838-1840, his scrip application is the only time 1849 is given.)^[1]

He married Philomene Landry around 1859.^[2]

Romain died in 1917.^[3] He was buried at Saint Pierre-Jolys Roman Catholic Old Cemetery, in Saint-Pierre-Jolys, Manitoba.^[4]

Census Records

In the 1870 census Romain (age 30) was the head of household in St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada.^[5]

In the 1881 census Romain (age 44), Cultivateur, was recorded as married in Manitoba.^[6]

In the 1891 census Romain (age 52), Cultivateur, was the married head of household in Salaberry, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada.^[7]

In the 1901 census Romain (age 63), Cultivateur, was the married head of household in De Salaberry, Provencher, Manitoba.^[8]

In the 1906 census Romain ("Romaine", last name misspelled "Naud") (age 68) was the married head of household in Provencher, Manitoba.^[9]

In the 1911 census Romain (incorrectly indexed as "Nomusa") (age 72), Cultivateur, was the married head of household in St Pierre, Manitoba.^[10]

In the 1916 census Romain (age 77), Farmer, was recorded as married at 5, 4, E4, DeSalaberry, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Collections and Fonds", Reference: RG15-D-II-8-a, Volume number: 1323, Microfilm reel number: C-14931; Item ID number: 1503037, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Scrip affidavit for Nault, Romain; born: 1849; father: Amable Nault, original white settler from Berthier, Québec, settled in Red River Country in 1820 (French Canadian); mother: Josette Lagemonière (French Canadian); Date: 1870-1885.; Context of this record: Department of the Interior fonds / Dominion Lands Branch / Métis and Original White Settlers affidavits; Date(s): 1870-1885.; Place of creation: Canada; Language of material: English; Finding aid no.: 15-19; General note: Scrip was a certificate issued by the Department of the Interior which indicated the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of money or land. The federal government distributed scrip to the Métis in exchange for their land rights, as a method of extinguishing their Aboriginal title to the land. The federal government also used scrip to distribute land to white settlers, including Original White Settlers, soldiers, and police who fought in the North West Resistance of 1885 (or North West Rebellion of 1885).; Container note(s): C-14931 : Copy No. 1 & C-14931 : Copy No. 2 & C-14931 : Copy No. 3 & C-14931 : Copy No. 4; Source: Government; Former archival reference no.: RG15-D-II-8-a; Conditions of access: Textual records [Consultation90 Open] Volume [RG15] 1323 [Consultation 90 Open] Microfilm reel [RG15] C-14931 [Consultation 90 Open].
2. ↑ "Collections and Fonds", Reference: RG15-D-II-8-a, Volume number: 1323, Microfilm reel number: C-14931; Item ID number: 1503034, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Scrip affidavit for Nault, Philomène; mother: Philomène Nault (French Canadian); father: Romain Nault (French Canadian); children: Philomène, born: August 30, 1861; Marie Denise, born: October 13, 1867; William, born: October 3, 1869; Eleanore, born: March 8, 1871; Clémence, born: April 25, 1873; grandchildren of Joseph Landry and Amable Nault, original white settlers; Date: 1870-1885.; Context of this record: Department of the Interior fonds / Dominion Lands Branch / Métis and Original White Settlers affidavits; Date(s): 1870-1885.; Place of creation: Canada; Language of material: English; Finding aid no.: 15-19; General note: Scrip was a certificate issued by the Department of the Interior which indicated the right of the holder to receive payment later in the form of money or land. The federal government distributed scrip to the Métis in exchange for their land rights, as a method of extinguishing their Aboriginal title to the land. The federal government also used scrip to distribute land to white settlers, including Original White Settlers, soldiers, and police who fought in the North West Resistance of 1885 (or North West Rebellion of 1885).; Container note(s): C-14931 : Copy No. 1 & C-14931 : Copy No. 2 & C-14931 : Copy No. 3 & C-14931 : Copy No. 4; Source: Government; Former archival reference no.: RG15-D-II-8-a; Conditions of access: Textual records [Consultation90 Open] Volume [RG15] 1323 [Consultation 90 Open] Microfilm reel [RG15] C-14931 [Consultation 90 Open].
3. ↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records, Deaths," online database. Entry for Romain Nault; Registration Number: 1917-024104, 17 April 1917, RM De Salaberry; Age at death: 78 years. Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php : accessed 6 February 2024).
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/224916338/romain-donat_cyprien-nault: accessed 06 February 2024), memorial page for Romain Donat Cyprien Nault (17 Nov 1839–17 Apr 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 224916338, citing Saint Pierre-Jolys Roman Catholic Old Cemetery, Saint-Pierre-Jolys, Steinbach Census Division, Manitoba, Canada; Maintained by Darron Rempel (contributor 50159306).
5. ↑ "Manitoba, Canada, Census Indexes, 1832-1856 & 1870", Provincial Archives of Manitoba; Manitoba, Canada; Card Index Nominal Census Returns: Pi - Z 1832-1870, A - Pr 1870, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61494 #18913 (accessed 6 February 2024), Romain Nault (30) head of household in St. Vital, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Red River, Manitoba, Canada.
6. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1881", Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 13; Family number: 56; Microfilm reel number: C-13282; Image number: e008209886; Item ID number: 18787200, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Romain Nault (44), Farmer, in Ste. Agathe, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Manitoba.
7. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1891", Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 44-45; Family number: 187; Microfilm reel number: T-6294; Image number: 30953_148096-00385; Item ID number: 24062972, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Romain Nault (52) in Salaberry, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada.
8. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1901", Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 12; Family number: 93; Microfilm reel number: T-6434; Image number: z000018142; Item ID number: 33804767, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Romain Nault (63), Farmer, head of household in De Salaberry, Provencher, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Manitoba.
9. ↑ "Census of Northwest Provinces, 1906", Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 27; Family number: 176; Microfilm reel number: T-18355; Image number: e001204319; Item ID number: 941073, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Romaine Naud (68) head of household in Provencher, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Manitoba.
10. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1911", Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada; Page: 12; Family number: 101; Microfilm reel number: T-20344; Image number: e001950353; Item ID number: 7247262, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Nomusa Nault (72) head of household in Provencher, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Manitoba.
11. ↑ "Census of the Prairie Provinces, 1916", Reference: R233-47-9-E; Page: 17; Line: 6; Family number: 135; Microfilm reel number: T-21929; Image number: 31228_4363958-00665; Item ID number: 43026819, Library and Archives Canada (accessed 6 February 2024), Romain Neault (77) in Provencher, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Manitoba.

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