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French - Saskatchewan Genealogy Roots

France - Acadia - French

Following the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), the French migrated towards the interior, and the fur trade expanded inwards in U.S. North America. The North West company (1760-1821) (also called the XY company) headed in Montreal, Quebec by Scottish Directors used French Canadians for canoeman, the French courer commonly called engagés and voyageurs. The British ran the Hudson Bay Company (1670-1870) from its head office in England. In 1821, the administration districts of the Northwest Company and the Hudson Bay Company are merged into the Hudson Bay Company. Many retirees of the Hudson Bay Company settled with a Canadian family in the Red River Settlement. From this fur-trading era, a new distinct ethnoculture arose called the Métis which were families of Frenchmen who wed "à la façon du pays" native women mainly those of the 'Ojibwa'. See Métis and Canadian-Saskatchewan web pages. Source \| Bibliography \| Ethnic origins and History \| Top \| Whitewood: A French settlement near Moose Mountain of French courts and noblemen had its beginnings in 1885. The ranching venture of Count and Countess of Roffignac (Comte de Roffignac) at Rolandrie Ranch was a main feature of this new 'utopia'. The French settlers were not a tightly knit communitarian settlement, but rather they were very gregarious and retained their French distinctions. The Saskatoon Gen Web region already had métis settlers along the South Saskatchewan river near Batoche and Duck Lake who had migrated from Manitoba around 1870 and with the completion of the Qu'Appelle Long Lake and Saskatchewan Railway linking Regina-Saskatoon-Prince Albert in 1890, French families from France also settled near Duck Lake. St. Brieux, Saskatchewan was also settled by immigrants who sailed directly from Breton on the St. Malo in 1904 under the guidance of Father Le Loch. Lake Bon Eau was later called Bon Eau when first settled by French to the area, later when a new wave of English settlers came, the town was renamed Crystal Springs. On Feb 27, 1912 l'Association Catholique Franco-Canadienne de la Saskatchewan A.C.F.C. was formed in Duck Lake. 'Le Patriote de l'Ouest' was an A.C.F.C. publication. From this group l'Association des Commissaires d'Ecole Franco Canadiens de la Saskatchewan A.C.E.F.C. also arose. In 1918 a questionaire distributed in Saskatchewan showed 27 schools were teaching French. Around Maple Creek and Cypress Hills in the Swift Current Gen Web Region there was a mixed French and English populaton around 1880. The French and Métis migrated easterly to Willowbunch. Lac Pelletier is a community of French origins in this area. Jean Louis Legare, a Quebec Trader, built a post near Willowbunch and was reknowned for feeding the hungry. Later a French settlement arose here and another famous figure, the Willowbunch Giant, Edouard Beaupre (1881-1904) was born in Willowbunch and at 8'3" travelled Canada and the U.S.A. with the circus. The Moose Jaw Gen Web Region is the locale for Whitewood, Willowbunch, Coderre, Courval, Gravelbourg, LaFleche, Lisieux, Meyronne, Moose Mountain, Ponteix, Radville, Victor, St. Victor and Assiniboia. Ferland, Saskatchewan was called 'St. Claire des Prairies' then this was shortened to 'The Prairies' and finally called Ferland which it is known as today. Weyburn Gen Web Region in southern Saskatchewan has French settlement places of Bellegarde, Cadillac, Cantal, Dumas, Forget, Montmartre, Redvers, St. Hubert, Sedley, Storthoaks, Val Marie, and Wauchope. In 1884, the Indian Industrial School on the shores of Mission Lake was initiated by Fathers Hugonard and Lebret. In the Yorkton Gen Web area, Dollard, Dubuc, Wolseley and Lebret were Saskatchewan settlement places of French descent. In the 1800's Fur trading took place in northern Saskatchewan north of the tree line, as that is where the fur bearing animals were trapped. Many North West Company forts arose in this area. The French voyageurs engaged in the early marital practice of "à la façon du pays" and each fort had it's own community of families. As the HBC and NW company merged in the year 1821 the posts are listed at the Hudson Bay Company Archives (HBCA) web site: Hudson Bay Company Forts. French towns in the Lloydminster Gen Web Region were Lac Des Prairies (now better known as Meadow Lake), Jackfish Lake, Blaine Lake, Bapaume, Big River, Butte-St.Pierre, Debden, Delmas, Edam, Laventure, Leoville, Makwa, Spiritwood, and Vawn. Ormeaux, Pascal, and Victoire had French immigrants from Quebec. Prince Albert Gen Web Region is in the North-Eastern portion of Saskatchewan, with French towns of Albertville,Arborfeld, Prince Albert and Zenon Park. Source \| Bibliography\| Ethnic origins and History \| Top \| Resources \| Sask Gen Web
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1922 Maps The New World Atlas and Gazetteer - Northern France, Southern France Atlas of Saskatchewan French and Francophone Metis Bloc Settlements: Ethnic Bloc Settlements 1850s-1990s Map Atlas of Saskatchewan Group Settlements Boards > Topics > Research Resources > Lookups > French-Canadian Boards > Topics > Immigration and Emigration > Canada > French immigration Canadian Directory of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit Library Collections Canadian Genealogy Center - Acadians Caulder, Joseph A. - biography Chamard, John - Biography C.I.C.Canada \| Forging Our Legacy: Canadian Citizenship and Immigration 1900-1977 : Repatriation of French Canadians Cyndi's List - France Dit Name Dit Name "Dits" Names Fournier, Noël Biography submitted by Denise Pelletier Francophone Community of Saskatchewan The Francophone Community of Saskatchewan HIGHLIGHTS Free Translation Service: Service de Traduction Bénévole: France Gen Web French Canadians in the 1842 Oregon Census French Canadian Surname Sites - "All French-Canadians are related as they are descended from about 2.500 people. " French Canadian Surnames French - English Some genealogy related translations to help with French or Michif - a Métis (mixed blood) French - Cree language mix. French Letter Writing Guide: FamilySearch French - The Kids' Site of Canadian Settlement - Library and Archives Canada Généalogie des familles francophones établies en Saskatchewan: Projets GenWeb du Saskatchewan Module trois - Les immigrants et les colons le Musée Virtuel Francophone de la Saskatchewan: La Saskatchewan du 20e siècle: mouvements de la population et le mythe de l'agriculture MediterraneanGenWeb Project Andorra Azores Cyprus France Greece Italy Madeira Corbera Malta Monaco Portugal San Marino Spain Vatican City Metis Saskatchewan ethnic roots Métis Nation History commemorates 2010 Year of the Métis Nation Anniversary. Historical news articles and photos of provincial and federal heritage sites relating to the Northwest resistance. Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewan: GRAVEL: His Honour Judge Alphonse, Judge of the Judicial District of Gravelbourg., Pioneers and Prominent People of Saskatchewan: MAILLARD: Reverend Charles,. V.F Répertoire Canadien des ressources documentaires des Prémieres nations des Métis et des Inuits Rootsweb Posting Boards Boards > Topics > Immigration and Emigration > Canada >French immigrants Rootsweb Posting Boards Boards > Topics > Ethnic / Race / Language Old French Le recrutement dans les usines americaines et l'immigration vers l'Ouest ( Saucier, J.T.O., M.D. - Biography »»»See also Metis Société historique de la Saskatchewan Société historique de la Saskatchewan Through the Looking Glass: A view of North American French History and How Changing Political Geography affected Records: Global Gazette Nos Racines Francaise April 14, 2000, Vol. IV Number 08 Tracing your French Ancestry Zenon Park (L'Francais) Ethnic origins and History \| Top \| Resources \| Sask Gen Web
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