Calixte Tourond (1853 - 1885)

Born 23 Apr 1853 in Baie St. Paul, Rupert's Land

Ancestors

Husband of Josephte Gervais — married 1882 in Batoche, St. Louis No. 431, Saskatchewan, Canada

Died 12 May 1885 at age 32 in Batoche, Northwest Territory, Rupert's Land

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Biography

Caliste Tourond, son of Joseph Tourond b: Jul 1826 in St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada and Josephte Paul b: Jul 1831.

Marriage 1

• Marguerite Ross b: Oct 1855

Marriage 2

• Josephte Gervais b: 16 Aug 1851 in St Francois Xavier, Manitoba. Married: 1882

Children

Calixte and Marguerite had a minimum of 5 children before Marguerite's death in 1880. All were born in Manitoba, and it is believed all died prior to 1901.

Calixte and Josephte had 3 children^[1]:

• Jean Baptiste Tourand or Tourond b: 7 Sep 1883 in Fish Creek, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Charles b.1884, d. 1884
• Marguerite Clemence Tourand b: 30 Oct 1885

• He died in the Battle of Batoche, the last battle of the Northwest Resistance. He married Josephte Gervais and after his death she married Boniface Lefort.

Metis Land Script

Reference: RG15 , Interior , Series D-II-8-a , Volume 1324 , Reel C-14934, Access code: 90File Title: Scrip affidavit for Tourond, Calixte; born: 23 April 1853; father: Joseph Tourond (Métis); mother: Josephte Paul (Métis); claim no: 1496; scrip no: 10440; date of issue: 21 August 1876; amount: $160 Finding Aid number: 15-19. ^[2]

Death

Calixte died on the last day of battle, 20 May 1885, at Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada.^[1][3]

The St. Antoine de Padoue Cemetery and Church, where Calixte is buried, are now part of the national historic site at Batoche.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Page 248.Veterans and Families of the Northwest Resistance; Lawrence J. Barkwell, 2011, Metis Museum.
2. ↑ Metis Scrip Record: Scrip claim no: 1496; scrip no: 10440; date of issue: 21 August 1876.
3. ↑ Death source: https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40533902/ newspapers.com

See also:

• "The Horrors of War Illustrated by the case by the Tourond Family": https://www.newspapers.com/article/manitoba-weekly-free-press/137805242/ and con't https://www.newspapers.com/article/manitoba-weekly-free-press/137805379/

• docuri.com

• metismuseum.ca

• Title: Metis Families, A Genealogical Compendium.Author: Gail Morin Publication: Quinton Publications, Pawtucket, Rhode Island 1996(fact imported into family tree by Tom Edworthy) Repository: Media: Book Page: v1-432

• "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6M-4NJ : 20 May 2019), Caliste Touroux, St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Caliste Touroux, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74023581/calixte-tourond

Acknowledgements

• This profile was created as part of the Connect-a-Thon Challenge weekend, July 2019, by Morgan Mulligan.