John Ross (1832 - 1918)

Born 21 Oct 1832 in St Boniface, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite (Grant) Ross — married 4 Feb 1856 in St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Rupert's Land

Descendants

Died 1918 at about age 85 in St-Paul-de-Métis, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

John Ross was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

John Ross.

Born

21 Oct 1832. ^[1][2][3]

St Boniface, Red River Settlement, Assiniboia, now St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada.

• Baptism 28 Oct 1832.

Marriage

4 Feb 1856. ^[4]"Manitoba Church Records, 1800-1959", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DRMD-5J2M : 1 December 2020), John Ross, 1856.

St François Xavier, Manitoba.

Residence

1881 - Prince Albert, Territories, Northwest Territories, Canada. Occupation: Cultivateur. ^[5]

Household	Sex	Age	Birthplace
John Ross, Farmer	M	47y	Manitoba
Maguerite Ross	F	47y	Manitoba
Cutbert Ross	M	19y	Manitoba
Louise Ross	F	17y	Manitoba
Floristine Ross	F	15y	Manitoba
Marie Ross	F	13y	Manitoba
Julie Ross	F	9y	Manitoba

1891 - Grandin, Saskatchewan, Territories, Canada. ^[6]

Name	Age
John Ross, Farmer	58
Marguerite Ross	57
Cuthbert Ross	26
Julie Ross	18
St Anne Ross	9
Vitaline Ross	7
David Ross	4
Jullienne Ross	2
Marie Louise Ross	2/12
John Ross	34
Rose Ross	35

1901 - Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, The Territories, Canada. ^[7]

Name	Age
John Ross, Farmer	68
Margueritte Ross	68
Betsey Lavalie	11

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

1916 - Battle River, Alberta, Canada. Mother Tongue: Cree. ^[9]

Name	Age
John Ross	86
Marguerite Ross	86
Betsey Ross	54

Died

1918. ^[10]

St-Paul-de-Métis, Alberta, Canada.

Buried

Saint Paul Roman Catholic Cemetery

Saint-Paul, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada. ^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Canadiana Héritage; Parish registers: St Boniface, Manitoba, Reel H-1344, Image 3307, viewable here.
2. ↑ James Short and Betsy Saulteux Descendants: m-8736-750, Glenbow Museum Archives, University of Calgary.].
3. ↑ The Ross Family and the 1885 Resistance: https://www.scribd.com/document/91828403/Ross-Family-and-1885-Resistance
4. ↑ Manitoba, Canada, Marriages, 1834-1959; Catholic Records: St François Xavier, Vol 3-4 1854-1873, viewable here.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6N-714 : 11 March 2018), Prince Albert, Territories, Northwest Territories, Canada; citing p. 10; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13285, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,921.
6. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, John Ross, Grandin, Saskatchewan, Territories, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148228; viewable here.
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, viewable here.
8. ↑ "Recensement du Canada de 1911", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-R9X9 : Sun Dec 10 11:30:43 UTC 2023), Entry for Garbet Ross and Marie Anne Ross, 1911.
9. ↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KM5H-9N6 : 11 March 2018), John Ross, Alberta, Canada; citing p. 4, line 16; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,962.
10. ↑ Alberta, Canada, Deaths Index, 1870-1966; Provincial Archives of Alberta; Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Death Indexes.
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (Find A Grave: Memorial #140927417), John Ross, ; Burial, Saint-Paul, Cold Lake Census Division, Alberta, Canada, Saint Paul Roman Catholic Cemetery; citing record ID 140927417.

See also:

Metis Roots - Children:

• Scrip affidavit for Sansregret, Betsey (nee Ross); wife of John Sansregret; born: 20 December 1858; father: John Ross; mother: Margaret Grant, viewable here.
• Ross, Cuthbert; address: Prince Albert P.O. [Post Office]; born: 1863 at Brandon; father: John Ross (Métis); mother: Marguerite Grant (Métis); scrip for $240.00; claim no. 951, viewable here.
• Ross, Eliza - Concerning her claim as a child - Address, Grandin P.O. [Post Office] - Born, 1866 at Oak Lake - Father, John Ross, (Métis) - Mother, Margaret Grant, (Métis) - Scrip for $240 - Claim 1337 = Ross, Eliza, viewable here.
• Ross, John; address: Grandin; born: 26 January, 1857 at Regina; father: John Ross (Métis); mother: Marguerite Grant (Métis); married: 1876 at Duck Lake to Rose Parenteau; children living: Marguerite and Vitaline; children deceased: James and Christine; scrip for $240.00; claim no.995, viewable here.
• Ross, John; heir to his deceased daughter, Antoinette Ross; address: Duck Lake; born: 8 July, 1876 near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; died: 23 July, 1876 near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; father: John Ross (Métis and deponent); mother: Marguerite Grant (Métis); scrip cert.: form D, no.489 for $240.00; claim no.238, viewable here.
• Ross, John; heir to his deceased daughter, Caroline Ross; address: Duck Lake, Saskatchewan; born: 8 July, 1876 near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; died: 18 July, 1876 near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; father: John Ross (Métis and deponent); mother: Marguerite Grant (Métis); scrip cert.: form D, no. 95 for 240 acres; claim no.232, viewable here.
• Ross, Marie Adéle - Concerning her claim as a child - Address, Duck Lake P.O. [Post Office] - Born, February, 1870 at Lake Qu'Appelle - Father, John Ross, (Métis) - Mother, Marguerite Grant, (Métis) - Scrip for $240 - Claim 1338 = Ross, Marie Adele, viewable here.
• Parenteau, Joseph; for his pregnant wife, Julie Ross; address: English River, Saskatchewan; born: 23 March, 1872 at Qu'Appelle; father: John Ross (Métis); mother: Marguerite Grant (Métis); scrip cert.: form C, no. 1719 for $240.00; claim no. 1076, viewable here.
• Children of the Resistance, Page 136: https://docuri.com/download/the-children-of-li-exovedes_59c1e851f581710b286c8fff_pdf

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