Charles Paul Pontaleon Schmidt (1880 - 1952)

Born 2 Mar 1880 in St. Laurent de Grandin, Saskatchewan

Ancestors

Husband of Rose Delima (Boucher) Schmidt — married 1907 in Saint Louis, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died 4 Jan 1952 at age 71 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Biography

Charles Schmidt was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

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Charles was born 2 Mar 1881. He is the son of Louis Schmidt and Justine Laviolette Resided 1900 St. Louis [SK]; with parents, listed 1901 St. Louis SK Canada census. In his military record, brother Joseph refers to a brother Ercole,,,,this Charles?

Married Rose Delima Boucher 1905/07 Little Rapid River; residing in 1926 on the Beardy Lake Reserve; He and Rose had eleven children including

• Gilles, 1907-1968,
• Camille (Genest),
• Henri, 1914-ca. 1985,
• Ovide, 1913-1980, J.
• Albert, 1918-1999,
• Antonin, ?-1999,
• Yvonne (Saucier) 1905-ca. 1985,
• Irene, 1906-ca. 1985,
• Leona R. (Morrow), 1912-1994,
• Therese (Deacon), and Adrien.

He began work at Duck Lake for the Department of Indian Affairs in 1911 and transferred to Calgary, Alberta as Inspector of Indian Agencies in 1936. In historical government documents he is listed as C. Paul Schmidt....using Paul as his first name. Example: [1] As well as Chas. P Schmidt. Example [2]

Record of his Metis Scrip: Schmidt, Charles Pantaleon; address: St. Louis, Saskatchewan; born: 2 March, 1881 at St. Laurent, Saskatchewan; father: Louis Schmidt (Métis); mother: Justine Laviolette (Métis); scrip cert.: form E, no. 317 for 240 acres; claim no. 454

Sources

record of scrip https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=1514742&q=charles%20Schmidt

https://www.scribd.com/document/192318259/Laviolette-Justine-b-1853

https://resistancemothers.wordpress.com/about/bonami-dit-lesperance/

https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=FonAndCol&IdNumber=1514742&q=louis%20schmidt

Record of his role as Inspector of Indian Agencies, Alberta https://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?app=IndAffAnnRep&IdNumber=33150&q=Inspector%20of%20Indian%20Agencies%20alberta

Final resting https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135217951/charles-pantaleon-schmidt

University of Calgary archives - a collection only seen in person https://searcharchives.ucalgary.ca/schmidt-c-pant

Record of Saskatchewan homestead https://search.saskarchives.com/schmidt-charles-pantaleon-45-27-w2

Genealogy of Canada - ancestry of his wife Rose https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?pid=356262&lng=fr