PIERRE DUCHARME alias LANOUCHE (1824-1886+) MARIE DESJARLAIS (1834-1880+) (Last Updated: May 03, 2017)
Pierre DUCHARME (alias LANOUCHE) was born about 1824 in Pointe-aux-Anglais, Quebec (west of Montreal), son of Charlotte ABINOCH (Indian) and Nicholas DUCHARME (b-1795). ** A birth date of 1834 for Pierre is shown in his Scrip affidavit of 1886, but seems to be erratic in that he allegedly fathered a child (James) with Jane MONKMAN in 1843. The handwriting of the date appears somewhat scrambled and my guess is that it should probably be 1824.
Jane “Jenny” MONKMAN was born about 1822 in St Paul Parish, Red River, daughter of Mary (Cree) and James MONKMAN (1775-1865), an HBC fur trader born in England. ** MORE ABOUT JAMES MONKMAN
It is uncertain when Pierre DUCHARME came to Red River (St Francois Xavier), but it was apparently before 1843.
A child with Jane MONKMAN
Around the month of March, 1843, Pierre conceived a child (out of wedlock) with the aforementioned Jane MONKMAN. The child, James, was born on Dec 25, 1843, probably in St Paul Parish. He is most commonly referred to later as James MONKMAN rather than DUCHARME.
Around 1852 Jane MONKMAN became the third wife of Robert CUMMINGS (1785-1863) in St Paul Parish. Illegitimate son James would have been about nine years old at that time and it seems he probably remained with his maternal grandparents (Mary & James MONKMAN) after his mother’s marriage to CUMMINGS.
Pierre marries Marie DESJARLAIS
Around 1855 Pierre DUCHARME was married to Marie DESJARLAIS in St Francois Xavier (MB), daughter of Brigitte CARDINAL and Marcel DESJARLAIS (1808-1881).
Around 1858 Jane MONKMAN conceived another child out of wedlock with Caesar Augustus MOORE, son of Clementina ROSS and John MOAR aka MOORE (1777-1843) from the Orkneys of Scotland. This child was Caesar MOORE Jr., born about 1858. Caesar MOORE Sr. would later have two more wives; Isabella SANDERSON and Margaret (nee CUMMINGS) KNIGHT.
In 1962 Robert CUMMINGS (Jane MONKMAN’s husband) died.
Jane Monkman (From Sharon Cox)
Pierre DUCHARME at Lac La Biche, Alberta
In 1862 Pierre DUCHARME left Manitoba and moved to Lac La Biche (Alberta).
On July 1, 1867 the British colonies in North America were united under the British North American Act to become the Dominion of Canada. Sir John A MACDONALD (1815-1891) was appointed as Canada’s first Prime Minister.
In 1867 Pierre’s illegitimate son James (DUCHARME aka MONKMAN) married Margaret HALCRO in St Andrews Parish, the daughter of Charlotte KNIGHT & Thomas HALCROW (1815-1854).
On July 15, 1870 Pierre was living in Lac La Biche.
Morleyville Indian Reserve
Wikipedia: Settlement in the Morley area of Alberta began with the arrival of the Methodist missionary John McDougall and his wife in 1873 to establish a missionary outpost in the Bow Valley for outreach to the Nakoda (Stoney) and Siksika (Blackfoot) First Nations. They founded the mission at the request of John's father, George McDougall, the superintendent of Methodist missionary work in western Canada. The site John chose was originally called Ghost River, but he renamed it Morleyville in honour of his friend Morley Punshon, an Ontario doctor.
In 1873 Pierre moved from Lac La Biche to the Morleyville Reserve.
On June 11, 1886 Pierre received a Discharge from Treaty as a member of the Chomaqyays (Stoney) Band at Morleyville.in order to receive Half-breed Scrip which he claimed on June 14 while living in Calgary.
On Nov 18, 1908 Jane (nee MONKMAN) CUMMINGS died in Portage la Prairie at the age of 88,
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Child with Jenny MONKMAN: ** MORE ABOUT JAMES DUCHARME aka MONKMAN Children with Marie DESJARLAIS:
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