Richard | BC First Nations, Chippewa, Cree, Mi’kmaq, Ojibway, Mixed-heritage | Surname Anchor Post
Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts
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 | RICHARD
- Regions:
- British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, Saskatchewan, The Territories
- Ethnicity:
- BC First Nations, Chippewa, Cree, Mi’kmaq, Ojibway, Mixed-heritage
- Associated surnames:
- Abenaquis, Aronhiasente / Tekerhitakwen, Beaulieu, Boucher, Brazeau, Caplan, Cardinal, Castor, Chartrand, Christmas, Desjarlais, Davis, Dicaire / Taientaneken, Ducharme, Googoo, Groslouis, Katentiioa, Kirkup, Konwawennori, Lamorandiere, Landry / Bouton, Lapointe, Lariviere, Ledoux, Lillie, Loyer, Mackay, Monkman, Nabes, Oneratoka, Peters, Racette, Sateiokwen, Sabiston, Sauvage, Tekerhitakwen / Aronhiasente, Vivier, West., Williams.
- Misc.:
- Two Richard couples were involved with the 1885 Resistance. They were Antoine Richard (m. Betsy Fidler) and Madeleine Richard (m. Pascal Montour, Sr.).
- 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. [Source: Veterans and Families of the 1885 Northwest Resistance, Lawrence Barkwell, Louis Riel Institute].
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CENSUS DISTRICTS | RICHARD
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Comox-Atlin | Atlin 50 Stakine Indian Agency (1911)
MANITOBA
Marquette | Unorg. Territory S-6 (1901)
Selkirk | St. Francois-Xavier N-2 (1901)
NOVA SCOTIA
ONTARIO
Algoma | Fort William S(1)-3 (1901)
Algoma | Rat Portage – Town N(2)-3 (1901)
Bruce North | Albemarle (1881)
Bruce North | Albermarle (1901)
Bruce North | Cape Croker I.R. (1911)
QUEBEC
Deux-Montagnes | L’Annociation, Oka I.R. |(1921)
SASKATCHEWAN
The Territories | Duck Lake (1901)
THE TERRITORIES
Northwest Territories | Cross Lake Post (1911)
Northwest Territories | Fort Hope, Keewatin (1911)
Northwest Territoreis | Albany (1911)
Unorganized Territories | Athabaska a-4 (1901)
Unorganized Territories | Keewatin – C5 (1901)
Unorganized Territories | Marquette S-6 (1901)
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MARRIAGES | RICHARD
A … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
BAST [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
BRAS … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
C … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
D … [CDN Marriage Extracts] Richards [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
DELM [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
DOKIS [CDN Marriage Extracts] [MB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
KASA [CDN Marriage Extracts] Richards [ON]
LAHO [CDN Marriage Extracts] Upd. Apr 2022
LESO [CDN Marriage Extracts] Richards [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
MOBE [CDN Marriage Extracts [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
OKAN [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC]
R … [CDN Marriage Extracts] Upd. Apr 2022
S … | [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
SNOW [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
WHEE – Z [CDN Marriage Extracts]
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RELATED POSTS | RICHARD
INDEXES
Main Index: Canadian Census Extracts by Region & by Nation
Index: Canadian Marriage Extracts in Alphabetical Order
Index: First Nations and Metis Surname Lists
OTHER POSTS
French Canadian Pioneers: The Richards of Quebec
EXTERNAL LINKS
Many of my ancestors are from Canada, including Pierre Jonah (known under various names.) Pierre and his family fled from Montbeliard. They sailed to Canada on the Speedwell.
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