Re: Biography of Louis Riel
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Re: Biography of Louis Riel
Bruce Tilby 8/01/02
this is what I have for Louis Riel Sr's and his siblings:
1.JEAN-BAPTISTE6 RIEL(JEAN-BAPTISTE5, JEAN-BAPTISTE4, JACQUES3 RIEL DIT L'IRLANDE, JEAN-BAPTISTE2, JEAN-BAPTISTE1 RIEL) was born April 21, 1785 in Berthier, Lower Canada, and died April 4, 1868 in Notre Dame, Montreal, Quebec.He married MARGUERITE BOUCHER 1812 in Isle-a-la-Crosse, Sask, daughter of LOUIS BOUCHER and CHIPEWYAN WOMAN.She was born Abt. 1790.
Children of JEAN-BAPTISTE RIEL and MARGUERITE BOUCHER are:
2. i. LOUIS7 RIEL, b. June 7, 1817, Ile-a- la-Crosse, Saskatchewan; d. January 21, 1864, St. Boniface, Manitoba.
ii. SOPHIE RIEL, b. 1821, Berthierville, Quebec; d. May 27, 1830, St. Hilaire, Quebec.
iii. JEAN-BAPTISTE RIEL, b. October 1827, St. Hilaire, Quebec.
iv. PIERRE RIEL, b. 1828.
v. PRISCILLE RIEL, b. Abt. April 16, 1832, St. Hilaire, Quebec; d. August 3, 1894, St. Jean-Baptiste, Montreal, Quebec; m. JOHN LEE, October 23, 1849.
vi. CHARLOTTE RIEL, b. May 21, 1832.
vii. FRANCOIS RIEL, b. August 15, 1833, St. Hilaire, Quebec; d. April 22, 1916, St. Francois Xavier; m. MARGUERITE CHALIFOUX, November 16, 1858, St. Francois Xavier.