Hugh Sabiston

HUGH SABISTON

Hudson's Bay Company, 1793-1810

Hugh Sabiston is reported to have been of mixed ancestry (Metis). [Library and Archives Canada, Metis Script Applications, reference RG15-D-II-8-a. Volume/box number: 1322. Copied container number: C-14931] He is said to have been born in circa 1772, at Hudson's Bay in Canada, and he is reported to have died on 20 November 1810, at Indian Elbow (Fort Pelly), in the Swan River District of Saskatchewan in Canada. HBC Archives

Marriage

Hugh Sabiston married a First Nation woman of mixed ancestry (Metis) named Margaret. [Library and Archives Canada, Metis Script Applications, reference RG15-D-II-8-a. Volume/box number: 1322. Copied container number: C-14931]

Metis Script Application in the name of his daughter Sarah

ST. ANDREWS 23 JULY 1875: SCRIPT AFFIDAVIT FOR SARAH MORWICK by her daughter Jane Setter, widow of James Setter; born: 1800; died: January 13, 1872; father: Sabiston (Métis); mother: Margaret Sabiston (Métis); heirs: her children Jane, widow of James Setter (deponent); James; Sarah; John; Thomas; George; Alexander; Robert; Peter; claim no: 195; scrip no: 9044 to 9052; date of issue: July 3, 1876; amount: $160 = Demande de certificat pour Morwick, Sarah, fille de Jane Setter, veuve de James Setter; né(e): en 1800; décédé(e): 13 janvier, 1872; père: Sabiston (Métis(se)); mère: Margaret Sabiston (Métis(se)); héritiers: ses enfants Jane, veuve de James Setter (témoin déposant); James; Sarah; John; Thomas; George; Alexander; Robert; Peter; no de réclamation: 195; no de certificats: 9044 à 9052; date d'émission: 3 juillet, 1876; au montant de: 160$. [Library and Archives Canada, Metis Script Applications, reference RG15-D-II-8-a. Volume/box number: 1322. Copied container number: C-14931]

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Genealogy

Red River Ancestry