Lavallee | Metis, Saulteaux, Mixed-heritage: Chippewa, Cree, French

Lavallee | Metis, Saulteaux, Mixed-heritage: Chippewa, Cree, French | Surname Anchor Post

Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada.

SURNAME NOTES | LAVALLEE

Purpose:
- The goal of these Surname Anchor Posts is to answer these questions: Based on settler documents, has my surname ever been associated with indigenous people in what is now called Canada? If so, where and when did it occur? And finally, with which specific peoples was my surname associated? Note: These posts are just a Finding Aide to help you continue with your own in-depth research. This project is constantly updated but will never be complete 🙂
Regions:
- These are the regions where this surname appears in census and/or marriage documents: Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, The Territories.
- Note: Please see the Census District section down below for links to posts with more location-based information.
Ethnicity:
- These are the ethnicities recorded for this surname in census records as well as Metis scrip and marriage documents.: Metis, Saulteaux, Mixed-heritage: Chippewa, Cree, French.
- Note: Please see the Census District section below for links to census posts that list ethnicity by location.
Associated surnames:
- These are the surnames of spouses for this surname. Note: Please see the Marriages section down below to reach posts containing my marriage transcriptions.
- Adam, Akiwens, Akiwenzie, Allary / Alary
- Bear, Beaudry, Bellerose, Berard, Bernard (Upd. 2023), Bercier, Boucher, Brazeau, Bustrient
- Campbell, Carter, Chaboyer, Chartrand, Chatelain / Chastelain, Courchene
- Davis (Upd. 2023), Delorme (Upd. 2023), Desjardins, Ducharme
- Ewiiwe
- Gaddy, Garriepy / Gariepy, Gaudry (Upd. 2023), Gervais, Gosselin, Grant
- Heneault
- Janianigijik, Jeannotte, Jipaachik, Johnston
- Kinigamon
- Ladouceur, Laframboise, Lambert, Lamorandiere, Larocque, Lesperance / L’Esperance, Loyer, Lucier / Lussier
- Marcil, McDougall (Upd. 2023), Morand, Morin
- Nabes dit Lecri, Naganigwane, Nolan / Nolin (Upd. 2023)
- Papin / Pappin (Upd. 2023), Parenteau, Paul, Phillips (Upd. 2023), Plante / Laplante
- Robert, Rocheblanc
- Solomon, St. Onge
- Tecomah, Teioniks (Upd. 2023), Thomas
- Vandale, Vivier / Carlouche.,
- Wemigwans.
Misc.: –
- This is where I place scattered bits of information from my Archives.
- 1. Joseph Lavallee was a signatory to the Penetanguishene Metis Petition of 1840, a historic moment in which the Metis declared themselves to be a distinct group of people and claimed rights based on that as well as the fact that they had proven their loyalty as part of the Militia [Source: Louis Riel Institute, Lawrence Barkwell].
- 2. There were nine Lavallees (or their spouses) who were associated with the Rebellion in 1885. They were Charles Martin Lavallee Sr. (m. Marguerite Courchene), Charles Lavallee Jr. (m. Rosalie Delorme), Elise Lavalle (m. Pierre Martin), John Lavallee (m. Florestine Ross), Joseph Lavallee (m. Maxime Lepine), Louis Philippe Lavallee, Louise Lavallee (m. Joseph Vandal), Marie Lavallee (m. Cuthbert Ross) and Pierre Lavallee (m. Philomene Laplante).
- 3. (excerpt) “Celeste Lavallee (daughter of Dennis Lavallee), became the wife of John Borland, and died in Coldwater. John Borland is still living. He is a son of Captain Borland, who was shot and wounded by the Americans at the sacking of Toronto in 1812, but subsequently became commander of the steamer Colborne, on Lake Simcoe, and later of the Penetanguishene, the first steamer built at Penetanguishene. John Borland helped his father build the houses for the Indians on Beausoleil Island, under contract from the Government”. [Source: Drummond Island Voyageurs, Ontario Historical Society]
- 4. (excerpt) Dennis Lavallee “the grantee of Park ]ot No. 5, Tiny, in 1834, which became known as “Lavallee’s Point,” now “Highland Point,” owned by D. Davidson, Esq. [Source: Drummond Island Voyageurs, Ontario Historical Society]