Isabella (Spence) Erasmus (abt. 1837 - 1912)

Born about 1837 in Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land

Wife of William Erasmus — married 2 Feb 1860 in St Andrew's, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land

Died 10 Jan 1912 at about age 75 in Saskatchewan, Canada

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Biography

Isabella (Spence) Erasmus was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

Isabella was born about 1837, the daughter of William Spence and Victoria Trottier.

Metis Roots

Erasmus, Isabella; address: Pakan, Saskatchewan; claim no. 1745; born: 1837 at Red River; father: William Spence (Métis); mother: Victoria Trottier (Métis); married: 1861 at St. Andrews to William Erasmus; children living: William, Mary Anne, Marguerite, Henry, Isabella, Peter and John George; scrip for $160.00. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Metis Scrip Claim No. 1745; Library and Archives Canada.

See also:

• Marriage: http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_h1344/3743?r=1&s=2
• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHRK-B2M : 16 December 2019), Isabella Erasmus in household of Wm Erasmus, Saskatchewan, The Territories, Canada; citing p. 4, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
• "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9P-FH64 : 16 March 2018), Isadora Erasmus in entry for William Erasmus, 1911; citing Census, Prince Albert Sub-Districts 1-24, Saskatchewan, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,418,577.