Louis Leonard

LOUIS LEONARD (otherwise LOUIS LAYNARD or LOUIS LENARD)

Louis Leonard was a farmer. He is the second son of John Leonard, farmer and former Hudson's Bay Company servant. His mother is Marguerite Sllortssa. His death registration certificate confirms that he is the son of John Leonard and Marguerite, and that his father was Scottish [British Columbia Death Registrations] The Canadian Census of 1911 suggests that he was born in January 1868.

Childhood

Following the accidental drowning of his father, Louis Leonard and his brothers, John and Joe: were brought up in the Kamloops Band as Indians and continued to make their lives with the Band as Shuswap [Jean Barman, Sojourning Sisters: The Lives And Letters Of Jessie And Annie McQueen (University of Toronto Press Incorporated, 2003), page 136]. His death registration certificate confirms that he and his mother were both born at the Kamloops Indian Reserve [British Columbia Death Registrations]

1881 Census

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When the Canadian Federal Census was enumerated on 4 April 1881, Louis Leonard and his brothers, John and Joe, are noticed in the household of Jéróme Hiheilist. Louis is classified as "indigenous" and is said to have been born in British Columbia. He was 16 years of age at this time, and, if this is accurate, then he was probably born during the twelve month period which began on 5 April 1864 and ended on 4 April 1865. Louis and John are noticed twice in this census return, although it is not yet clear why. [ttps://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV6S-VXJ Canada Census, 1881" index, FamilySearch]

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Louis Leonard (Otherwise Louis Laynard) and his older brother John are also noticed in the household of an English Hotelkeeper named Joseph Katchford, although it is not yet clear if they were guests in his hotel, or if they were employed by him [Canada Census, 1881, index, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MV6S-V31

1891 Census

[Canada Census, 1891, index, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MWKQ-PTK

1901 Census

[Canada Census, 1901, index, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVG-LMJ

[Library Archives Canada: 1901 Census of Canada] http://data2.collectionscanada.ca/1901/z/z001/jpg/z000013878.jpg

1911 Census

[Canada Census, 1911, index, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV95-Q5R2

Death and Burial

Louis Leonard died on 16 June 1926. He died at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada. His brother-in-law, Eli Larue, Chief of the Kamloops Indian Band, reported his death to the local registrar on 31 July 1926. He was buried at St. Joseph's Cemetery in the Kamloops Indian Reserve [British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986, index and images, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGM3-BRM

Marriage

Louis Leonard married Lizette Larue [British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932, index and images, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD8W-1X2

Children

(1) David Leonard [Canada Census, 1901, index, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KHVG-LMK

(2) John Leonard [Canada Census, 1911, index, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV95-Q5RG

(3) George Leonard [Canada Census, 1911, index, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV95-Q5RP

(4) Sophie Leonard [British Columbia Marriage Registrations, 1859-1932, index and images, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JD84-RLX

(5) David Leonard [British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986, index and images, FamilySearch] https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FL1B-LM2

(6) Celina Leonard [Canada Census, 1911", index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QV95-Q5RT