Direct Ancestry is from IRISH Kings, an AUSTRIAN Hessian soldier, PRUSSIANS, a FRENCH Filles des Roi, FRENCH Royalty, a METIS Voyageur, ACADIANS and a Gangster ... including and descending from ... plowmen, seamstresses, nurses, WWI and WWII CANADIAN & USA military personnel, a couple of blacksmiths, railroad workers, a semi-pro hockey goalie ... and possibly a rum-runner!

Oldest O'KANE direct ancestor photo

Oldest O'KANE direct ancestor photo
GREAT GRANDPARENTS ... Thomas O'Kane & Catherine Walsh with sons William, Leslie and John
Showing posts with label SOULIERE. Show all posts
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016

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.

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