Colin | Chippewayan, Cree, Ojibway, Mixed-heritage: Cree. Ojibway, French | Surname Anchor Posts

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  |  COLIN

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• Surname lists: Metis, Surname Anchor Posts
• Ethnicity: Chippewayan, Cree, Ojibway, Mixed heritage-Cree/French, Mixed heritage-Ojibway/French
• Regions:  Alberta, Ontario, Northwest Territories, Quebec, Saskatchewan
• Associated surnames:  Anakwat, Apadoshwa, Bernard, Boucher, Cartier, Charette, Desjardins, Desjarlais, Gladu, Houle, Hunter, Kameotanhkoodksyoo, Laplante, Matiste, Nephew, Oguais, Paul, Roch, Rowfast, Quintal
• Misc.:  1. The Colin/Collin/Collins descend from Antoine Colin and Mishah Wayers (Weyers edit Latour), through Baptiste Collin and Betsy Henry.  The recognized line of Metis Collins in Ontario descends from Michel Collin’s children:  Jean-Baptiste Collin (m. Mary Menokomey), Joseph Collin (m. Josephte Fraser), Samuel Collin (m. Margaret Minandjizan), and Simon Collin (m. Maria, Unknown surname and Helen Morrison). 2. Colin is the earliest variation of the name. Surname variations include: “Collin” and “Collins”. 3. The earliest known Colins were said to be “Colin dit Lalibertes”.

 

 

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CENSUS DISTRICTS  |  COLIN

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ALBERTA

Collins in Fort Saskatchewan  |  Alberta

Collins in Township 71  |  Edmonton  (1911)

Strathcona |  Township 41  (1911)  March 2021

 

MANITOBA

St. Vital & St. Boniface Parish | Provencher (1911)  March 2021

 

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Keewatin C-4 | NWT (1901)

 

ONTARIO

Lake Superior XX-7 | Algoma (1901) 

Garden River  | Algoma  (1911)

Pic  | Thunder Bay and Rainy River (1911) 

Garden River I.R. (1) |  Algoma West (1911)  Upd. March 2021

 

SASKATCHEWAN

Pas Agency 4  |  Territories (1901) 

Pine Bluff  | Territories  (1901)

Saskatoon East  |  Territories (1901) 

 

 

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MARRIAGES  |  COLIN

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ANAH   [CDN Marriage Extracts]

 

BENA    [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [Western Canada Metis Scrip]

 

BLAN   [CDN Marriage Extracts]   [Western Canada Metis Scrip]

 

BRAS    [CDN Marriage Extracts]   [ON]

 

CARI   [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [Western Canada Metis Scrip]

 

CLOU  [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [AB-ON-Western Canada Metis Scrip]

 

G  …  [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]

 

GIRO   [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [Western Canada Metis Scrip]

 

H  …  [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [ON]

 

HERY   [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [AB]

 

LAHO   [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [Western Canada Metis Scrip]

 

O …   [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [ON]

 

ROBE  [CDN Marriage Extracts]  [QC]

 

SIMO    [CDN Marriage Extracts]    [ON]

 

 

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RELATED POSTS  |  COLIN

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INDEXES & LISTS

List of Metis Surnames of Ontario

Index: The Cree in Canadian Census Records

Index: The Ojibwe, Ojibway, Chippewa & Saulteaux in Canadian Census Records

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

 

 

OTHER POSTS

French Canadian Pioneers: The Colins of Quebe