PHILIP BEAR (1846-1932)
Philip BEAR was born around 1846 in Selkirk, Manitoba, son of Margaret TATE & William BEAR (1810-1875), an HBC voyageur, trader and carpenter. According to his father’s HBCA Bio, Philip was baptized in 1846 in Red River.
Philip was a grandson of WHITE BEAR (1780-1844).
In 1856 William (about 10 years old) moved from Red River to the Saskatchewan District with his parents.
Henry BUDD established the Nepowewin Mission in 1851 (Nipawin).
Marriage to Mary Caroline EMO
Around 1869 Philip married Mary Caroline EMO. Their first child was Henry, born about 1871.
In 1875 Philip’s father (William) died in Prince Albert. After his father died, his widowed mother (Margaret) moved to the John Smith Indian Reserve (now Muskoday) where she stayed with Philip’s brother (Joseph BEAR) who had married Maria BEADS.
In the Census of 1881 Philip was recorded as Indigenous in the Prince Albert District (very likely in the John Smith Indian Reserve) as age 32; his wife Mary as age 23. Their children were recorded as Henry (age 10); Robert (8); Gilbert Jr. (6); George (4); Sarah (age 3) and baby William.
In the Census of 1901 Philip was recorded in the John Smith Reserve (Duck Lake Agency) as age 52; wife Mary as age 42; their children as Philip Jr. (age 20); Colin (18); Jane (15); Napoleon (12) and Walter (age 10).
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