Pilon | Metis, Algonquin, Mixed-heritage: Cree | 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 | PILON

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: Manitoba, Quebec, Saskatchewan.
- 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, Algonquin, Mixed-heritage: 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.
- Allan, Amyotte
- Berger, Budge
- Cadotte, Charlesbois, Chambers, Chausse (Upd. 2023), Chawanipinesi, Coleman
- Dole / Dowell, Ducharme, Dubois, Dumas, Dupuis
- Etienne (Upd. 2023)
- Fisher (Upd. 2023), Francois, Frobisher
- Gendron, Gervais (Upd. 2023)
- Harkness, Hebert
- Kakwabit / Otaianjiakwe (Upd. 2023)
- Lacroix, Laderoute, Lafreniere, Lamirande, Lamure, Lariviere, Lejour, Letendre, L’Hirondelle / L’Hyrondelle
- McDougall, Midassobinens, Mijaki, Montour / Wabicesi (Upd. 2023)
- Normand / Norman (Upd, 2023)
- Parenteau, Poudrier
- Sauve (Upd. 2023), Shaounipinens (Upd. 2023), Steven / Stephen / Etienne, St. Germain
- Wabi (Upd. 2023)
Misc.:
- This is where I place scattered bits of information from my Archives.
- 1. The Algonquin Pilons descend from Abraham Pilon and his wife Marie Josephte Francois / Kakwabit / Otaianjiakwe who was from Oka. [Source: Jean-Guy Paquin].
- 2. These Pilons (and/or their spouses) took part in the 1885 Resistance: Alexandre Pilon, Cecile Pilon (m. Gregoire Sakaban dit Lejour), Joseph Pilon (m. Angelique Normand), Joseph Pilon Jr., Marie Pilon (m. Alexis Lamirande) and Raymond Barthelemy (m. Christine Dumas). The 1885 North-West Resistance by the Metis and the Cree, Kainai, Piikani, Saulteaux and Siksika peoples took place against a backdrop of starvation, broken treaties and encroachment by new settlers in Saskatchewan and Alberta. The resistance fighters eventually lost and Canada’s federal government asserted its control over the area. Metis involved in the Resistance included: xxx [Source: Veterans and Families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance, Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute]. See External Links below for more information.