--- Larry Quinto <quinto@cyberus.ca> wrote: > Hi Maureen, > In Sprague & Frye's "Genealogy of the First Metis > Nation" Josephte's parents > were John BELLE a European with no birthdate, and > Anne ____ most probably an > Indian country wife. It also shows a William > BELLE, b: 1825, in the NWT, > married to Marie MORRIS, b: 1830, in: NWT. William > is the son of John and > Anne. As for Edward and Michel, according to Gail > MORIN'S "Manitoba Scrip", > their parents were Louison, b: 1775, and Josephte > Gros-Ventre, b: 1800, an > Indian. GrosVentre was a name of a band of CROW > Indians of that time. In > my hometown of St. Lazare, Manitoba, there are > several FLEURY'S and BELL'S > still living there. St. Lazare is the site of Fort > ELLICE, a onetime HBC > trading post. Hope this helps, > Larry:) > Bellehumeur Webpage: > http://www.cyberus.ca/~quinto > http://genweb.net/~pbg/lists.htm > http://www.mandsgroups.com/metis/ribbon.html > > "Oh my Metis Nation! Take courage! I see you change: > It is great... > the more you lend yourself to truth... it will make > you great, strong, and > powerful." > Louis David RIEL, April 29, 1885 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Maureen Clarke <mauclarke@yahoo.com> > To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, September 27, 1999 3:46 PM > Subject: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] Fleury/Bell/Belle - Red > River > > > > > > I would like info on the following family. > > Joseph Fleury, born 1818, married Josephte Bell or > > Belle, born 1820, daughter of John Bell, a Hudson > Bay > > Co. Chief Trader. Who was Josephte Bell's mother? > Are > > Edward Fleury, born 1848, Red River, and married > > Melanie Morin, born 1850, Red River and Michel > Fleury, > > born 1841, Red River and married Marie Anne Piche, > > born 1843, Red River, their children? Are there > other > > children or descendants of this couple? I would be > > most interested in hearing from any descendants. > > > > Maureen Clarke, Fort Chipewyan, Alberta > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > > Canada GenWeb Archives Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/cgwarchives.html > > Primary Records for Canada > > > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Visit Winnipeg District, Manitoba GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ > > Good afternoon from the north country! Thank you for replying to my query re: Fleury. Yes, I, too, have both the Sprague book and Gail Morin's compendium of Metis families. I have found that both have mistakes and so one has to be careful. Edward and Michel Fleury in Sprague are listed as sons of Joseph Fleury while Morin gives a different set of parents. I also have the scrip books. John Bell and Nancy/Anne Dease have five children which I have accounted for. Josephte Bell is not a daughter of Nancy Dease. My husband is a direct descendant of John Bell and Nancy Dease so I have a lot of info on the line. I just wanted to fill out Josephte Bell/Fleury's family. Thank you again for taking the time to respond. Maureen Clarke __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com