Jasper Alberta Index
Alberta Basic History
1826
Antoine Auger, b-1826, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta) son Antoine Augustin Auger and Marie Madeleine Klyne, b-1808; married 1848, Lac Ste Anne (Alberta), Louise Boucher, Metis, b-1832, Battle River Settlement (Alberta), son Joseph Boucher and Marguerite Dupis, Metis, b-1802.
John Anbichon Cardinal, Metis, b-1826, Lac La Biche (Alberta) son Jacques Cardinal, Metis, b-1798 Moose Mountain, Fort Pitt, (Saskatchewan), and Marguerite Desjarlais or Robinson; married 1856 Lac La Biche (Alberta), Cecile Labonne, Metis, b-1839, Lac Poisson Blanc, daughter Basile Labonne and Nanette Cardinal, Metis, b-1814.
Tete Jaune aka Pierre Bostonais, d-1827 a yellow haired Iroquois Metis guided is reported sick at Fort Alexander.
Nancy Cardnell, Metis b-1826 Alberta, living Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta 1901.
Joseph Faillant Metis b-1826 Alberta married to Marguerite Metis b-1830 Alberta, living St. Albert, Alberta 1901.
James Laframboise, Metis b-1826 N.W.T., a hunter, a daughter or second marriage to Elise Metis b-1853 N.W.T., associated children are Frank b-1883 N.W.T., John b-1884 N.W.T., Patrick b-1885 N.W.T., Susan b-1886 N.W.T., Riel b-1888 N.W.T., Marie b-1889 N.W.T. All living Medicine Hat, Southern Alberta 1891.
James M. L'Hirondell, Metis b-1826 N.W.T., living Calgary, Southern Alberta 1891.
John McLeod (1788-1849) departed Fort Edmonton for Kamloops, B.C.
Alexis (Bob Tail) Piche, Metis, b-1826 on the Saskatchewan River (Alberta), son Alexis Piche and Opeh-tah-she-toy-wishk; married 1849, Pidgeon Lake (Alberta), Catherine Cardinal aka Catherine Pierre, b-1828, Lac La Biche (Alberta), daughter, Pierre Eia-io-wew and Marie Catherine Cardinal, b-1800 Fort Edmonton, Alberta)
Isabel Russell b-1826 N.W.T. living Battle River, Alberta 1891.
David Sanderson aka Little Bow, Metis, b-1831 Red Deer and Saskatchewan River area, son Attiah Piss aka Littlebow and Nancy Ann Whitford, Metis, b-1801; married 1842, Red River, Nancy Anderson, Metis, b-1826, Red River daughter John Anderson, b-1804 NWT and Marie Anne Desmarais, Metis, b-1804.
Simon Whiteford, Metis b-1826 Alberta married about 1882 Alberta Francis Metis b-1855 Alberta living Pakan, Alberta 1901.
After the merger of the North West Company and the Hudson Bay Company, John Rowand (1787-1854) retained his position as Chief Factor of Saskatchewan as well as the Edmonton Territories. Rowand (1787-1854) sent William McGillivray, a Metis, and others to live with the Piegan in order to halt the advance of American traders from the south. Governor George Simpson considered Rowand (1787-1854) the most active and best qualified, for the troublesome charge he has gotten, of any man in the Indian country. He is warm hearted and friendly, to an extraordinary degree, to those he takes a liking to; but on the contrary his prejudices are exceedingly strong. He has a fiery disposition, is as strong as a lion and rules with a rod of iron. He will not tell a lie in public, and that is very uncommon in this country. But he has sufficient address to evade the truth when it suits his person. Others less kind considered him a bully and a tyrant. On the positive side, he insisted that his men provide for their Metis children and even for their native women.
Old Bow Fort (Morley, Alberta) was established by McDonald, Monroe, Colin Fraser, John Edward, Harriet, and Jimmy Jock (James Bird).
October 14: Near Edmonton Post the plains are on fire and the Post residents speculated that it must be either done accidentally by Joseph La Doceur tenting with our hunters or by those roving scoundrels the Stone Indians who have a full power of doing such an injury out of revenge. On October 9, some Stony Indians were severely reprimanded by the Chief Factor of Edmonton House for attempting to steal horses.
1827
Paul Blondin, b-1827, Slave Lake (Alberta) son Pierre Blondin, b-1792 and Marie Gray, b-1795; married 1st Marie Metis; married 2nd 1855 Esther Robillard, Metis, born October 1836 Devil's Lake (Lac Ste Anne, Alberta) daughter Jean Baptiste Robillard and Marie Rose Antoinette Lagimodiere, Metis.
Jasper House, birth Julia Judith Cardinal, Metis, b-1827 daughter Antoine Cardinal, Metis, b-1795 and Marie (Godin) Demontigny Comptois b-1795, Marie epouse 1815 B.C. Peter Hogden; married September 13, 1844 Fort Des Prairie (Fort Edmonton, Alberta), Narcisse Morrissette.
Mary Findley, b-1827, Jasper House (Alberta) married 1844 Lac Ste Anne (Alberta) Thomas Karaconti Callihoo, Metis, (1830-1874) son Louis Kwarakwentha Callihoo L'Iroquoise, b-1782 Quebec and Marie Katis of the Sekanaise tribe of the Montagnais Nation.
Charles Johnson b-1827 Red River married about 1869 likely Red River Agathe Metis b-1837 Alberta living Lac La Biche, (Alberta) 1901.
Pierre L'Hyrondelle, b-1827, Lesser Slave Lake, married to Marguerite Boucher.
Lac La Biche des Metis (Alberta), birth, Jean Baptiste (Kakakekamik) Moise, Metis, b-1827, Lac La Biche des Metis (Alberta), son man named Moise and Susanne Decoine, Metis, b-1807 Lesser Slave Lake; 1st married 1844 Lac La Biche des Metis (Alberta) Charlotte Wapisiokowan; 2nd married 1856 Madeleine Abraham, 3rd marriage 1860, Therese Bethleham, 4th marriage 1869 Emilie, 5th marriage Angelique Ducharme. This is likely an error, some marriages likely apply to one or more of his sons
Philip Tate b-1827 Red River, married about 1871 N.W.T., Ann Metis b-1839 N.W.T., living Edmonton 1901.
February 5: Fort Edmonton (Alberta), birth James McKay, son, James McKay, b-1800 and Marguerite Gladu, b-1808; married Margaret Rowand, born September 5, 1825, Fort Edmonton (Alberta) daughter, John (Ignace) Rowand and Louise.
1828
Jeanne Beloni, Metis b-1828 N.W.T., living Edmontron 1901.
Antoine (Mustalip) Cardinal, Metis, b-1828, Lac La Biche des Metis (Alberta) son Jacques Cardinal, Metis, b 1798 and Josephte Tcikak, b-1780; married 1858 Lac La Biche (Alberta), Marie (Lafourche) Cardinal (Okisto daughter Antoine (Okeestole) Cardinal, b-1846, Lac La Biche des Metis (Alberta) and Cecile Boucher.
Margaret Finlay, Metis, b-1828 Alberta died Montana married William (Asselin) Ashley born before 1828 son Jean Pierre Asselin and Rosalie Cree.
Marie Maifnon is born Fort Edmonton daughter Jean Baptiste Maifnon and Iskowassis Indian Woman.
(II)-James McKey (1828-1879) a Metis is born Fort Edmonton son (I)-James McKay Sr. of Sutherlandshire, Scotland, a Hudson Bay Company steerman from 1816 to 1840, and Margaret Gladu, daughter of Charles Gladu and Margaret Ross. James would later marry Margaret Rowland (Rowand?) possible daughter John Rowand (1787-1854).
May 11: Colin Campbell b-1787 River Beaudette, Ontario arrived Fort Vermilion, Alberta with Baptiste (old) LaFleur, interpreter since 1803, I. Baptiste Errand, engage, Mer (Bernard) Mannville of Fort Vermilion, Charles Lefleur, A. Page, freeman and a Beaver Indian. Passengers include C. Campbell, wife an our six children.
August: Jasper House, (Alberta), birth, Catherine Loyer; Metis, daughter Louis Loyer and Jenne Metis, married, 1845, Lesser Slave Lake, Jean Baptiste L'Hyrondelle, b-1816, Lesser Slave Lake and Josephte Pilon.
August 27: Governor George Simpson arrived Fort Vermilion with two canoes and 19 men on their way to New Caledonia.