Jasper Alberta Index
Alberta Basic History
1866
John Bateman, Metis b-1866 N.W.T., living Fish Creek, Southern Alberta 1891.
Jean Baptiste Blandion, Metis, b-1866 St. Albert (Alberta), died May 1872, son Antoine Blandion, b-1833 and Marie Surprenant, Metis, b-1840.
Rigso Bolduc b-1850 Quebec married to Louisa Metis b-1866 N.W.T. living Battle River, Alberta 1891.
Theophilis (Theophile) Boucher, b-1866 son Narcisse Boucher Sr., b-1827 Quebec and Judith McCarthy, born December 10, 1835, Athabasca Districr; married about 1886 Lac La Biche (Alberta) Elizabeth Cardinal, Metis, born 1866 Lac La Biche (Alberta), living Lac La Biche, (Alberta), 1901, daughter Louison Cardinal, Metis, b-1840, White Fish Lake, Athabasca and Marguerite LaRocque, Metis, b-1847 Norway House.
Joseph Bourke-Bourque, b-1866, Lac La Biche (Alberta) son George Bourke-Bourque, died 1891 and Agathe Ladouceur, b-1846, Lac La Biche (Alberta); married Hannah, b-1869.
Pierre Bouton alias Landry, born June 11, 1856 Red River, married 1866 Fort Assiniboine, one child vitaline Ward b-1872 Fort Edmonton, died 1891 Montana.
Harriet Brown, Metis, b-1866, Fort Providence (Alberta) daughter Magnus Brown, b-1840 Orkney, Scotland and Isabella Dor Rib a Native; married Frank Heron.
Lac La Biche, marriage Paul Bruneau b-1848 Lac La Biche son Michel Joachim Bruneau and Marie Catherine Ladoucher, married Isabelle (Kakakekamik) Moise, Metis b-1844-53 daughter Jean Baptiste (Kakakekamik) Moise b-1827 and Charlotte Wapisiokowan; 2nd married 1856 Madeleine Abraham.
Paul Bruneau, Metis, b-1866, St. Albert (Alberta) son Jean Baptiste Bruneau, b-1810 N.W. and Marie Salteux Kool.
Marguerite Cardinal, Metis, b-1866, Lac La Biche (Alberta), daughter Dominique Cardinal, Metis, b-1845, Floating Stone Lake (Alberta) and Marie Anne Desjarlais.
William Cook b-1866 Red River, living Southern Alberta 1891.
John Cunningham led a trading party of thirty Red River carts out of Fort Edmonton, the Indians pillaged the party and only escaped with their lives because Crowfoot intervened.
Alexander Desjarlais, Metis b-1866 Alberta married about 1892 Alberta Therese Metis b-1870 Alberta living Lac La Biche, Alberta 1901.
Daniel Desjarlais, Metis b-1866 Alberta married about 1885 Alberta Mary Metis b-1863 Alberta, living Whitford, Alberta 1901.
Charlie Eineby, Metis b-1866 Alberta, married about 1891 likely Edmonton, Nancy Metis b-1870 Alberta likely Edmonton, living Edmonton 1901.
John Fraiser Sr. Metis b-1842 N.W.T. married about 1866 likely N.W.T. Sarah b-1847 Red River.Children include and all born N.W.T. & Metis John Colin b-1867, Henry James b-1869, Caroline b-1871, George b-1873, Albert b-1875, Florih b-1877, Margaret b-1879, William b-1881, Charles b-1883, Elizabeth b-1887 and Eadith b-1889. All living Fort Edmonton 1891.
Calling Lake, marriage Toussaint Gladu, b-1843, died 1898 Calling Lake, Athabasca, married Angelique Atonkapow Cree, b-1839 Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta).
Louis Gladu, b-1866, Wabasiow Lake, Athabasca son John Gladu and Kamamak; married 1891 Wabascow Lake, Athabasca, Marguerite Matchemutaw, b-1869, Lac La Biche (Alberta), daughter Louison Matchemutaw and Joseph Cardinal.
Julie Anne Gaucher, b-1866, Big Lake (St. Albert, Alberta) daughter Joseph Gaucher, b-1830, Jasper House (Alberta), and Elisabeth (Elise) Blandion, b-1842; married 1881 Lac Ste Anne (Alberta), Alexis Campbell, Metis, b-1859 son Louis Pelletier or Campbell, born July 15, 1829, North Saskatchewan River in the Rocky Mountains (Alberta) and Marie Karaconti.
Louis Gladu, Metis, b-1866, Wabascow Lake, Athabasca, son Julien Gladu and Kamamak; married 1891, Wabascow Lake, Athebasca, Marguerite Matchwmutaw, b-1869, Lac La Biche (Alberta), daughter, Louison Matchemutaw and Josephte Cardinal.
Moise Hamelin, Metis b-1866 Alberta married about 1890 likely Athabasca Landing, Julie Metis b-1871 Alberta.
William Hamilton b-1861 U.S.A. married about 1886 N.W.T. Vernis Metis b-1866 N.W.T., living Battle River, Alberta 1891.
Catherine R. Johnson b-1866 B.C. living Medicine Hat 1891
Alexandre (Alide) Karaconti, L'Iroquoise, b-1845 Rocky Mountain House, son Thomas Karaconti Callihoo L'Iroquoise, b-1806 Jasper House and Lizette Karaconti; married 1866 Lac Ste Anne, Mooshwan Rosalie Letendre, b-1848, Lac Ste Anne.
Josephine Letendre, Metis b-1866 Alberta married about 1882 Alberta living Lac Ste Anne 1901.
David Lighthek b-1866 Red River married 1884 Alberta Isabell Metis b-1861 Alberta living Ponoka, Alberta 1901.
Elzear Loguier, Metis b-1866 Alberta likely the son Louis Loguier b-1832 and Angele b-1839; married about 1895 Josephine, Metis b-1878 Alberta, living White Whale Lake 1901.
Samuel Loyer, Metis b-1866 Alberta married about 1891 Alberta Isabelle Metis b-1876 Alberta living St. Pierre, Alberta 1901.
Catherine McCuaig b-1866 Red River, living Banff or West 1891.
James Norris, Metis b-1866 N.W.T. married about 1888 N.W.T. Annie Metis b-1868 N.W.T., living Fort Edmonton 1891.
Xavier Paquette, Metis b-1866 Alberta married about 1893 Alberta Lesa Metis b-1874 Alberta living St. Albert, Alberta 1901.
Belle Paupin b-1866 Red River, living Assiniboia West 1891. Assiniboia could refer to southern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, or southern Manitoba, at this time.
Florence Paupin b-1866 Red River, living Assiniboia West 1891. Assiniboia could refer to southern Alberta, southern Saskatchewan, or southern Manitoba, at this time.
Michel Picard, Metis b-1866 Alberta living St. Albert, Alberta 1901.
Jules Power, Metis b-1866 Alberta, married about 1891, Madelaine Metis b-1872 Alberta, living Athabasca Landing 1901.
Henry Pruden, Metis b-1866, Alberta married to Martha Metis b-1871 Alberta, living Lac La Biche, Alberta 1901.
Peter Sutherland, Metis born 1866 Alberta married about 1890 Alberta likely Lac Ste Anne, Elise Metis b-1870 Alberta, living Lac Ste Anne 1901.
Father Albert Lacombe (1827-1916) establishes a mission at St. Paul de Cree (Brosseau), and Fathers Tissot and Andre arrived at St. Albert aka Big Lake. Father Lacombe (1827-1916) claimed he had some Iroquois Indian blood from the Old Regime in New France , saying that this was probably why he loved the Indians. Other sources contend he said it was Ojibwa blood from a seventeen year old girl called Marie Louise Beaupre who, in about 1750, the Ojibwa kidnapped from her St. Lawrence River Saint Sulpice home. In 1760 her uncle, trading near Sault Ste Marie, recognized her and returned her to her family with two Metis children, one being Father Lacombe's ancestor. The Hudson Bay established a trading post at Big Lake (St. Albert) which operated until 1875. Cunningham operated the post first, then Louis Chatelaine who went on in 1876 to operate a store for Kew, Stobart and Company.
May 7: Lac La Biche (Alberta) Mathilde Johnson, daughter, Charles Johnson, b-1829, Red River and Agathe Anger, b-1848, Fort Vermilion, Peace River District (Alberta) daughter Baptiste Auger, b-1827 and Josephte Chalioux.
June: Fort Edmonton (Alberta), birth Peggie Paul, daughter Kamiyoutakoskioo Paul and Lisette Matchumunoog Hkay, b-1834 Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta); married, May 1892, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta), John Gladu, born February 15, 1870, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta) son Moise Gladu, b-1841 and Madeleine Tonnure.
September 15: Jasper House (Alberta), birth, Louison Pelletier or Campbell, son, Louis Pelletier or Campbell, b-1829 on the North branch of the Saskatchewan River on the Rocky Mountains (Alberta) and Marie Karaconti; married July 1888, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta) Isabelle Hamelin.
September 30: Fort Edmonton (Alberta) birth Isidore Bruneau, Metis, daughter Isidore Bruneau, Metis, b-1845 and Isabelle Hamelin, Metis, b-1847.
October: Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta) birth Lazare Nooskeyah or Brilliant, son Joseph Nooskeyah or Brilliant and Madeleine Surprenant; married, Marie Anne, b-1881, Peace River (Alberta.
October 10: Octave Savard, b-1866, Fort Edmonton (Alberta), son Antoine Savard, b-1825 and Marguerite Bisson, b-1831; married February 1890, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta) Julie Laboucanne, born July, 1873, Lesser Slave Lake, Alberta.
October 15: St. Albert aka Big Lake, birth Adolphus Primeau, Metis, son Francois Primeau, Metis and Caroline Parisien, Metis.
November 13: St. Albert (Alberta) birth Jean Chalifoux, Metis, son Joseph Chalifoux, Metis, b-1838, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta), and Julie Campion, b-1841 Lake McLeod
1867
Virginie Belcourt, b-1867, Lac Ste Anne (Alberta), daughter Alexis Belcourt, b-1826 and Nancy Rowand, b-1832, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta); married 1883, Fort Saskatchewan (Alberta) Isaac Gagnon.
Solomon Blandion, Metis, b-1867 St. Albert (Alberta), died October 1870, St. Albert (Alberta) son Antoine Blandion, b-1833 and Marie Surprenant, Metis, b-1840.
Norbert Blandion, b-1867, Big Lake (St. Albert, Alberta), died 1870 Battle River Settlement (Alberta) son William Blandion and Rosalie Malaterre, born September 18, 1840.
Francis Boucher, Metis, b-1867 Alberta married about 1890 Alberta Josephine Metis b-1869 Athabasca, living Lac La Biche, Alberta 1901.
Catherine Callihoo, Metis, b-1867 Alberta, married about 1887 Alberta, living Lac Ste Anne in 1901.
Elisabeth Cardinal, b-1867, Lac La Biche (Alberta), daughter, Louison Cardinal, b-1840, White Fish Lake, Athabasca and Marguerite LaRocque, b-1847, Norway House; married 1886 Lac La Biche (Alberta), Theophile Boucher, b-1866 son Narcisse Boucher, b-1827, Quebec and Judith McCarthy, born December 10, 1935, Athabasca District, N.W.
Cecile Cardinal, b-1867, Saddle Lake (Saskatchewan), son, Gabriel Cardinal dit Labatoche, b-1835 and Marie Bruneau, b-1837
Marguerite Christe born March 14, 1851 St. Andrews, Red River daughter William J. Christie b-1825, a Scot and Mary Anal a Metis moved to Fort Edmonton this year.
Gebert Daignault, Metis, b-1867 N.W.T., living Fort Edmonton 1891.
Elie Daigneault, b-1867, Fort Edmonton (Alberta) son Isaac Daigneault, b-1807 Fort Edmonton (Alberta) and Julie Larance, Carlton (Saskatchewan); married Eleonore Cardinal, Metis, born June 26, 1860, Lac La Biche (Alberta), St. Luc Cardinal, Metis, b-1836, Lac La Biche and Marguerite Desjarlais, b-1839, Lac La Biche (Alberta).
Shal Emlaw, Metis, b-1867 N.W.T. married to Nancy Metis b-1870 N.W.T., living Fort Edmonton 1891.
Bernard Flamand, Metis b-1867 Athabasca (Alberta) married to Sarah Metis b-1869 Alberta living Pincher Creek, Alberta 1901.
Isidore Flamand (McKay), b-1842 Red River, married, 1867, Peace River (Alberta), Charlotte Bourassa, Metis, b-1850 Dunvegan, Athabasca (Alberta) daughter Louis Bourassa and Marguarite Nisandaway Lafleur.
John Fraser Jr, Metis, b-1867 Alberta living N.W.T 1868-1889 and Clover Bar 1901 son John Fraiser Sr. Metis b-1842 N.W.T and Sarah b-1847 Red River.
Pierre Girard, born 1850 White Horse Plains, Red River son Joseph Girard a Frenchman and Marguerite Jackson a Metis, moved with his family this year to Medicine Hat (Saamis meaning a medicine man's head dress; hat) . He married 1877 a Sophie Jannies who died 1877, producing no children.
Robert Gladstone, Metis, b-1867 N.W.T. married to Mary A. b-1875 N.W.T. living Mountain, Alberta 1901.
Adam Gladu, Metis, b-1867/72, Calling Lake, Athabasca, son, Toussaint Gladu, (1843-1898) and Angelique A-ton-ka-pow, a Cree, b-1839, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta), daughter, Iitowkapow a Cree and Marie Rose Noglas; married 1891, Lac La Biche (Alberta), Mary Auger, Metis, b-1874 Wabiscaw District, Athabasca daughter Michel Auger and Mary Anne Lechasseur, Metis, b-1852, Lac Poisson Blanc.
Marcus Godin b-1867 Saskatchewan, living Calgary 1891.
Peter Hodgson, Metis, b-1867 Alberta married about 1894 Alberta Marie Metis b-1870 Alberta living St. Pierre, Alberta 1901.
Isadore Hope, Metis, b-1867 Alberta married about 1897 Alberta Olive Metis b-1872 Alberta, living Lac La Biche, Alberta 1901.
The John Hoise party of 12 men, women and children departed Fort Benton, Montana for Fort Edmonton on rumors of gold on the North Saskatchewan River. The camped three miles north of present Cowley, Alberta. Their camp was attacked by a war party of Blood Indians led by Medicine Calf. The entire party was killed. This is believed to be the only wagon train massacre in Canadian Albertahistory.com">history .
Joseph Laurie, Metis, b-1867 N.W.T. married to Catherine Metis b-1869 N.W.T. living Battle River, Alberta 1891.
Father Leduc arrived St. Albert aka Big Lake this year.
Benjamin Mahkass aka Ladouceur, b-1867, Lac La Biche (Alberta) son Joseph Mahkass to Veronique Batard, b-1844.
F. Matthews b-1867 B.C. living Gleichen, Alberta 1891.
John Whitford, Metis b-1846 Red River son Peter Wjitford and Christiana Spence; married 1867 Victoria Metis Settlement, (Alberta) located 90 km NE Fort Edmonton, (Alberta), Jane Mary Tate-Tait, Metis b-1845 Point Douglas, daughter William Tate-Tait and Mary Bear Cree.
David P. Wishart b-1867 Red River, a rancher, living Gleichen, Alberta 1891.
After the death of (I)-Colin Fraser (1807-1867) his Cree wife, son (II)-George Pendleton Metis born 1849 and other children relocated from Lac St Anne to Long Lake 6 miles west of Fort Edmonton.
Jim Odonnald b-1860 Ontario married to Alan Metis b-1867 Alberta living St. Albert, Alberta 1901.
Father Lacombe (1827-1916) began encouraging annual freight shipments along the thousand-mile trail to Fort Garry as a source of employment for the Metis. This is an interesting claim given that the Metis have been doing this for years. A warehouse is built outside the walled Fort Edmonton to ensure that Canadian and United States goods are not mixed with European goods. Fifty men are at Fort Edmonton including a group of miners from the Omineca Gold Fields who arrived through Peace River.
United States whiskey traders, many of them civil war veterans, entered southern Alberta to make their fortunes. Fort Whoop-up is established about this time after the United States Government banned liquor sales in Indian Country. Prime Minister John A MacDonald, a man who they say was incapable of making important decisions failed to respond to Blackfoot complaints of the United States whiskey traders. It however is important to remember that MacDonald had no jurisdiction in the west. The I.G. Baker Company was the economic force behind the whiskey trade, and would later become the main supplier to the NWMP. Col. James MacLeod effectively joined with the wolvers.
William Lee, a fur trader from Fort Benton, Montana built a cabin in the Beazer area near Cardston (Alberta). Lee Creek is named after him. W.S. Shirley of Oregon is believed to be the sond in the Beazer area and hw was called 'The Cattle King of Oregon'.
A good return trip between Fort Benton (Montana) and Fort Whoop-up (Alberta) took two and a half months and carried an average of 70,000 hides a year.
Fort Carlton on the South banks of the North Saskatchewan River is a Fort of extremes. In summer they are plagued by prairie fires and in the winter they get more than their fair share of snow. It was, however, a junction of the overland Carlton-Fort Pitt Trail and the Saskatchewan River Route.
Fort Edmonton 1867 This photo is labeled Fort Edmonton 1867 but this cannot be true as there are buildings outside the fort walls and this did not occur until after 1870 when the Reverend George McDougall built a church outside the walls.
This photo likely should read 1867-1879 with the photo being taken the late 1870's. That looks like the Big House in the fort built 1874?
No less than 80 red river carts departed Red River, in one day, for the west. It was estimated that some two thousand Red River carts were being employed in the trade.
January 14: Lac Ste Anne (Alberta), birth, Samuel Loyer, Metis son Louis Loyer, Metis, born April 30, 1831, Fort Assiniboine and Angele Callihoo, Metis, b-1837, Lesser Slave Lake; married Isabelle Gladu, b-1875, Lac Ste Anne (Alberta) daughter Joseph Gladu and Emma Amable Belcourt, b-1835.
March: Father Lacombe (1827-1916), on the Carlton Trail from Fort Pitt, became snow blind while going to meet Bishop Grandin at Fort Carlton.
July 1: The Dominion of Canada came into existence.
July: Lac La Biche, birth Henry Pruden, son Patrick Pruden Sr., born January 17, 1842 and Elizabeth (Isabelle) Bruneau, b-1847; married Martha Pruden, born December 3, 1871, White Fish Lake, Athabasca.
October 15: Alberta, birth Bernard Flamand, son Olivier Flamand, born July 4, 1832 Red River and Helene Malaterre, b-1831, Red River; married Sarah Boucher, born April 1, 1869 daughter Marie.
November: Beaver Hills (Alberta), birth Louisa Gladu, Metis, daughter Edward Gladu, Metis, b-1847, Lac La Biche (Alberta) and Betsy Constant, Metis born December 1845, the Pas (The Big Eddie, Saskatchewan); married October 1883, Lesser Slave Lake (Alberta), St. Arnauld Aniskaypimooghtayoo.