David Xavier Daniel Tourond (1852 - 1890)

Born 1852 in Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Virginie Fisher — married 1872 in St. Francois Xavier Parish Church, Manitoba.

Died 11 Sep 1890 at about age 38 in Batoche district, Northwest Territory, Canada

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Biography

Born at Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba).

• Father Joseph Tourond b: Jul 1826 in St Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
• Mother Josephte Paul b: Jul 1831

• Marriage 1 Virginie Fisher

Children

Joseph Tourond, b. September 1876, Baie St-Paul, RRS; d. 1892 Baie St-Paul, RRS

Marie Joseph Pierre Tourond, b. 20 November 1877, Baie St-Paul, RRS; d. 1881, St-François-Xavier, (MB)

Marie Tourond, b. 20 November 1878, St-François-Xavier, (MB)

Alfred Tourond, b. 1881, St-François-Xavier, (MB); d. 1894

Jean LouisTourond,: b. 21 September 1883, li Coulée des Tourond's, NWT (SK);d. 16 July 1884

Marguerite Alexandrine Tourond, b. 30 April 1885, Batoché, NWT (SK)

Virginie Augustine Tourond b. ~1887, Batoché, NWT (SK)

Urbain Tourond, b. ~1889, Batoché, NWT (SK

Metis Land Script

Scrip affidavit for Tourond, David; born: December 1852; father: Joseph Tourond (Métis); mother: Josephte Paul (Métis); claim no: 1495; scrip no: 10439; date of issue: 21 August 1876; amount: $160. ^[1]

Residence

In the 1881 census David (age 30), Marchand, was recorded as married in St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada.^[2]

Death

David was mentioned on a memorial with a death date of 11 September 1890.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada; Metis Scrip Record for David Tourond.
2. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881", citing Volume: 23; Page: 28; Affiliate Publication Number: e008210571; Digital film/folder number: 004467605; FHL microfilm: 1375919; Image number: 571, FamilySearch Record: MV6M-1WR (accessed 31 December 2023) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D4S7-562, David Tourond (30), married, Marchand, in St. François Xavier, Manitoba, Canada. Born in Manitoba.
3. ↑ Find a Grave (no image), Find A Grave: Memorial #189114304 (accessed 31 December 2023), Memorial page for David Xavier Daniel Tourond (Dec 1852-11 Sep 1890); Maintained by marilyn wainwright (contributor 48215809).
4. ↑ Page 248.Veterans and Families of the Northwest Resistance; Lawrence J. Barkwell, 2011, Metis Museum.

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/

• https://docuri.com/download/the-children-of-li-exovedes_59c1e851f581710b286c8fff_pdf

• Glenbow Collection, University of Calgary, m-8736-840.pdf

• http://www.metismuseum.ca/media/db/07158

• https://lists.rootsweb.com/hyperkitty/list/metisgen at rootsweb.com/thread/10214052/

• https://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=marinalaska&id=I26664

• Library and Archives Canada, Metis Scrip; View Scrip Record here.

Acknowledgements

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