The Metis

They Were Canoemen & Fur-traders

This genealogical study connects my Metis ethnic ancestry through the SOULIERE and LAROCQUE surnames. 

The following historical description has been extracted from the Canadian Encyclopedia

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Métis are people of mixed European and Indigenous ancestry, and one of the three recognized Aboriginal peoples in Canada.

French Nobility

Myth or Royalty?

Philibert COUILLAUD dit ROCBRUNE (1641 - 1701)

Relationship to Me
SEVENTH Great Grand-Father

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Is the ancestor of the great majority of Larocques in Canada and the U.S., but he is also the ancestor of Larock, Roquebrune, Rockburn etc. and also the Rock, Roque and Célerier dit Roque. 

Johannes Lentz & Charlotte Rocbrune dit Larocque

PARENTS (not validated)
Son of John Lentz and Catherine LaRiviere
Daughter of Unknowns

RELATIONSHIP TO ME
Maternal THIRD grand-parents