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Gouin

Zacharie  – Tessier

 

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MOST POPULAR POSTS  –  FIRST NATIONS 

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Native – First Peoples – Metis  [Canadian Marriage Extracts]

Native – First Peoples – Metis [Canadian Census Extracts]

Index: Vintage Postcards Of The City Of Montreal

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Entertainment & Culture

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Chateau de Ramezay

Index: Vintage Postcards of Kahnawake

 

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People

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Iroquois Couple, Caughnawaga, Que.

Main Index: Vintage Postcards of Quebec

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Regional Indexes

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Index: Vintage Postcards Of Abitibi-Temiscamingue

 

Index: Vintage Postcards of the Bas-St-Laurent

Index: Traditional Buildings of Kahnawa:ke

These are some of the photos I shot more than a decade ago while visiting Kahnawake (formerly Caughnawaga).

 

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Traditional Buildings Of Kahnawake (1) | A Canadian Family

Traditional Buildings Of Kahnawake (2) | Stone building, abandoned

ST. Surnames | Native – First Peoples – Metis [CDN Marriage Extracts]

Index: Native – First Peoples – Metis  [CDN Marriage Extracts]

Core Index: First Peoples Genealogy & History

 

 

 

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SAINT-AMAND

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St. Amand, Alexandre  |  Sioui, Elmire 

Married: February 9th, 1880 St-Ambroise-de-Lorette-de-Jeune-Lorette | Loretteville |  Quebec Banlieu  | QC

Gouin | Beaver, Mixed-heritage: Cree, French

Index:  Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

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Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.  Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

 

 

 

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SURNAME NOTES  |  GOUIN

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• Surname lists:  Surname Anchor Posts.  
• Regions:  Alberta, Saskatchewan, Western Canada
• Ethnicity:  Beaver, Mixed-heritage: Cree, French
• Associated surnames: Blonde, Boucher, Cardinal, Davis, Denomme, Desjarlais, Desnoyers, Ducharme, Durocher Petit / Duroche, Gibbons, Gladu, Munro, Piche, Turcotte, st. Sauveur, Vivier.
• Misc.: –

 

 

Zacharie | Cree, Iroquois, Montagnais

Index:  Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

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Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.  Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

 

 

 

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SURNAME NOTES  |  ZACHARIE

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• Surname lists:  Surname Anchor Posts.  
• Regions:  Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Western Canada
• Ethnicity:  Cree, Iroquois
• Associated surnames: Anenrisson, Atawakon / Kawennotas, Bastien / Sebastien, Bush / Saronhere, D’Ailleboust / Diabo / Skanawati,  Duquette / Laberge / Kanerate, Goodleaf, Herman, Jacobs, Kasennote, Leborgne / Sateiokwires, Malette, Montgrand, Picard, Powless, Simon, Skye, Sonsennakarati, Taharakonnente, Tatonwenta8k8ton.
• Misc.: – 

 

Tessier | Cree, Montagnais

Index:  Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

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Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.  Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

 

 

 

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SURNAME NOTES  |  TESSIER

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• Surname lists: Metis, Surname Anchor Posts.  
• Regions:  Alberta, Quebec
• Ethnicity:  Cree, Montagnais
• Associated surnames:  Boyer, Butland, Causley, Ducharme, Frederick, Lachenstiere, Lagemodiere, Murray / Merry, Rousselle, Small Eyes.
• Misc.: – 

 

Rainville | Metis, Abenaki, Mixed-heritage: Cree, French

Index:  Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

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Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.  Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

 

 

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SURNAME NOTES  |  RAINVILLE

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• Surname lists: Metis, Wabanaki, Surname Anchor Posts
• Regions:  Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Western Canada
• Ethnicity:  Metis, Abenaki, Mixed-heritage: Cree, French
• Associated surnames: Beguarde, Demers / Demerre, Gervais, Gosselin, Hannis, Houle, Klyne, Lafontaine, Lambert, McGillis, Montreuil, Paul-Denis, Poitras, St. Arnauld
• Misc.: –

 

Sylvestre | Metis, Iroquois, Mixed-heritage: Cree, French

Index:  Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

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Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.  Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

 

 

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SURNAME NOTES  |  SYLVESTRE

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• Surname lists: Metis, Surname Anchor Posts
• Regions:  Alberta, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Western Canada
• Ethnicity:  Metis, Iroquois, Mixed-heritage:  Cree, French
• Associated surnames: Connolly, Egon, Fisher / Lile, Herman, Janvier, Lafou, Langlade / Longlade, Lemaigre, McDonald, Montgrand, Nalfwot Billette, Piche, Tssankmiaze / Tessekwiage,  Wapousweyan, Watchasch.
• Misc.:  –

 

Rousseau | Metis, Montagnais

Index:  Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts

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Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.  Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!

 

 

 

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SURNAME NOTES  |    ROUSSEAU

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• Surname lists: Metis, Surname Anchor Posts
• Regions:  Ontario, Quebec
• Ethnicity:  Metis, Montagnais,
• Associated surnames: Gendron, Inkster, McFarling
• Misc.:  Early Western Canadian Metis couple – French Canadian Edward Rousseau and Margaret Gendron.