"This is very interesting. We still have a street in St. Boniface named "Des Meurons". Peter Rindisbacher did amazing paintings of the colony, too.
My Matheson ancestors arrived in 1815. "
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Cathie Morgan replied to Judy Sweets's discussion Swiss Red River colonists in book "Le Canada et les Suisses" by E.H. Bovay in the group Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba, Canada)Judy Sweets replied to Christine Emerson-Moulton's discussion Monniers and Rindisbachers in the group Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba, Canada)"Have you seen the wonderful portrait of Peter Rindisbacher painted by George Markham in 1830? It appears in an article, "Peter Rindisbacher (1806-1834): First Artist of the North American Frontier" by Karen McCoskey Goering in the…"
Edith Matheson replied to Judy Sweets's discussion VARING/WERING and FOURNIER at Red River Settlement in the group Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba, Canada)"Swiss people, I mean."
Edith Matheson replied to Judy Sweets's discussion VARING/WERING and FOURNIER at Red River Settlement in the group Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba, Canada)"Hi,
That's interesting history, and nice pictures.
I don't have any French ancestry, but I did study some of the people who went to JoDaviess County, Illinois about 1835, and while I was working on that, ran into some discussion of the…"
Judy Sweets replied to Judy Sweets's discussion VARING/WERING and FOURNIER at Red River Settlement in the group Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba, Canada)"Another photo I took at "Selkirker weekend" in June 1987. This shows two Fort Snelling staff members--one portraying Dionise/Dyonise FOURNIER, a Red River Settler [and daughter of my ancestor, Lydie (MAYRE) FOURNIER VARING] and the young…"
Judy Sweets replied to Judy Sweets's discussion VARING/WERING and FOURNIER at Red River Settlement in the group Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land (Manitoba, Canada)"This is a photo taken at the "Selkirker weekend" at Ft. Snelling, MN in June 1987 and depicts re-enactors commemorating a group of Selkirk settlers who arrived at Ft. Snelling in 1826 after the flood that year.
A group of Metis and…"
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- VARING/VARIENG/WERING; FOURNIER; GOREY/GOREE/GORET; BORDEAU;
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- Switzerland, Winnepeg,Canada; Ontario, Canada, Quebec, Canada;United States, France,
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- To learn more about my family's heritage.
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