The John Gunn (farmer) and Donald Gunn (farmer) rang a bell! Page 233 of the "RM of Franklin turns a century" a family history book of the southern Manitoba area describes the George Gunn family. George had a son John Gunn and he in turn had a son named Donald. No mention of the other folks. We are likely talking the same area mentioned by Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry Quinto <quinto@cyberus.ca> To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 10:05 PM Subject: Re: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] Fleury/Bell/Belle - Red River > Hi Toni, > This is what I have found in "Metis Scrip", JONES, Catherine; HB > (half-breed) head; myself and children; widow of Alexander McCORRISTER; born > 1795, NWT; John JONES (English) was father; (Indian) was mother; Catherine > MCCORRISTER (x); 28 July 1875; John GUNN, farmer; Donald GUNN, farmer > (witnesses); > It says; Catherine claimed for scrip on 28 July 1875, for her and her > children. Her father John was an Englishman and mother an Indian. She signed > her name with an x and both GUNNS witnessed the application. In SPRAGUE & > FRYE, Edward JONES, Metis; born in Red River Settlement, 1825, married: > Maguerite _____, born: RRS, in: 1847 / John JONES, b: 1843, married: > Margaret _____, b: 1845 / REV. O. J. JONES, b: 1797 in Europe, married: Mary > _____, born: 1802 > Edward Jones had some children; Elise JONES, born: c1854 and Marianne JONES, > born: c1858 > Thats all that is mentioned in these books. Do any names ring a bell? Let > me know? I'll see what else I can find for you, okay. > 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: Toni Raugust <rraugust@mb.sympatico.ca> > To: <CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 1999 8:02 PM > Subject: Re: [CAN-MB-WINNIPEG-L] Fleury/Bell/Belle - Red River > > > > Thank you for the Information it helped as I saw this Manitoba Script I > was > > hoping you could get it at the book store so I could see kind of what I > was > > putting out 70.00 for. > > > > My father was told that we may be having a hard time if we have Metis in > our > > family back then > > We were told that Metis didn't have a last name at all. Then at some > point > > they needed names and would take related or not last names. I don't know > if > > this is true or not. > > I am looking for a Jones The parents of my great grandmother and we > belive > > that both or one of her parents are Metis. we know that they farmed close > > to a Reservation and had a small amout of land. We know that they didn't > do > > much with in the community (as those times would not allow this at the > > time ) But when the war came they sure went. > > So a few things give us the idea and others. We also can't find any > names > > of these people anyplace I think they came from mars or my grandmother did > > smile. > > > > We have seen pictures of this women but then my aunt would hide them on my > > dad, So I think I have a story....... the more doors slam the more I > push. > > Do you know if Jones is a Metis name in those time > > > > Anyway thank you for the information and your time getting back to me > > Toni > > > > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > > Visit the Canada GenWeb Project > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~canwgw/ > > See the Resources and Projects > > > > > ==== CAN-MB-WINNIPEG Mailing List ==== > Visit Winnipeg District, Manitoba GenWeb Project > http://www.rootsweb.com/~mbwinnip/ > >