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Marie-Anne Gaboury

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to take news of the events to Lord Selkirk in Montreal. Over the winter of 1815–1816, Lagimodière travelled over 2,900 km on horseback and on foot in fulfillment of this mission. During this time, Marie-Anne was obliged to seek shelter among the aboriginal tribes when the Nor'Westers took
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In recognition of his service, Lord Selkirk awarded Jean-Baptiste a tract of land near the Red River, which the Lagimodières successfully homesteaded for many years. They had six more children, including, in 1822, Julie Lagimodière, the future mother of
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they encountered. Marie-Anne was often regarded as an object of curiosity by the Natives during her travels as she was invariably the first white woman they had ever seen (some were even led to believe that she possessed supernatural powers).
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Immediately following their marriage, and in defiance of the custom of the time, Gaboury travelled to the west with her new husband. They went first to the area near the confluence of the
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in 1816. Although the Lagimodières managed to avoid involvement with the violent confrontations, Jean-Baptiste was asked by HBC representative
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shortly after her horse had bolted towards a herd of buffalo, and on another occasion she fought and shot a large
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until August 1816. The Lagimodières were not reunited until September 1816, after the unrest had subsided.
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in the spring of 1812. The early history of the settlement was characterized by struggles between the
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was establishing a permanent colony at the Red River, they returned to help establish the new
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Alberta History - The Old North Trail (Cree Trail), 15,000 Years of Indian History: 1750–1822
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Once Upon a Wedding: Stories of Weddings in Western Canada, 1860–1945, for Better Or Worse
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She is sometimes remembered as the "Grandmother of the Red River", and many of the
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Marie - Anne Lagimodière: The Incredible Story of Louis Riel's Grandmother
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tells a fictionalized story of "the first white woman in Western Canada".
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The following spring, the Lagimodières travelled to the valley of the
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French-Canadian settler and grandmother of Louis Riel (1780–1875)
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Before his marriage, Jean-Baptiste had previously been involved
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hunting expeditions, often venturing as far west as present-day
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Marie-Anne: The Extraordinary Life of Louis Riel's Grandmother
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The young family was once taken prisoner while trapping by
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Index

Marie-Anne Lagimodière
Maskinongé, Quebec
St. Boniface, Manitoba

Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière
First Nations
French-Canadian
Louis Riel
European descent
Western Canada
Maskinongé, Quebec
Trois-Rivières
Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière
Saint-Ours
coureur des bois
fur trade
Hudson's Bay Company
Rupert's Land
Assiniboine
Red Rivers
Red River Colony
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Métis
Pembina
North Dakota
Saskatchewan River
Saskatchewan
buffalo
Alberta
prairie

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