Josephte Grant

When Josephte Grant was born about 1785, in Hudson's Bay, British Colonial America, her father, Cuthbert James Grant Sr, was 25 and her mother, Margaret Ojibwa Woman, was 30. She married JOHN WELLS dit WELSH about 1799. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

JOSEPHTE GRANT

Script Affidavit for her daughter Emelie Breland (MS. Wells)

Scrip affidavit for Breland, Emelie; widow of Alexandre Breland; born: 1810; father: John Wells (Englishman); mother: Josephte Grant (Métis); claim no: 1125; date of issue: Aug. 20, 1876 = Demande de certificat pour Breland, Emelie; veuve de Alexandre Breland; né(e): en 1810; père: John Wells (Anglais); mère: Josephte Grant (Métis(se)); no de réclamation: 1125; date d'émission: 20 août, 1876.

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-Matrilineal Head of the Adik (Caribou) Clan.

-Eldest daughter of the Ojibwe Grand Nakomas Margaret Machequayaince Adik Songab Okitcheta who was the leader of the Midewiwin Society in North America as well as the leader of both the Ojibwe and Sioux peoples.

• Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Mar 19 2024, 3:17:10 UTC