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Extracts: Primarily Native American Marriages of Quebec & Ontario (J)

Main Index: Native American Names of Quebec and Ontario (Marriage Documents)

Updated: February 14th, 2012

Jabot, Norbert | Wabicib, Oma

Married: January 12th, 1891 Maniwaki | Gatineau | L’Assomption-de-la-B.V.M.

Jacco/Jacko/Jaco, Adolphe | Vincent, Georgette

Married: April 21st, 1945 Oka | Kanesatake | L’Annociation Parish

Jacco/Jacko/Jaco, Alexandre | Leclerc, Cecilia

Married: October 11th, 1909 Mattawa | Nipissing | Ste-Anne Parish

Jacco/Jacko/Jaco, Antoine | Makons, Mami

Married: June 12th, 1884 Maniwaki | Gatineau | L’Assomption-de-la-B.V.M. Read more »

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Main Index: Native American Names of Quebec and Ontario (Marriage Documents)

Research Problem:  The life history of  Quebec and Ontario natives can be  notoriously difficult to trace. The first – and perhaps greatest – layer of difficulty (for genealogists) is the late adoption of  western surname usage  (stable family names handed down from male parent to child). This has led to given individuals in certain time periods carrying multiple surnames (native only, native and westernized, westernized).

The second layer of difficulty is that Native surnames were transcribed phonetically which led to spelling variations  in various official documents (e.g. between different church registers, census documents, border crossings etc.).

A last difficulty is the varying  quality of the different indexing projects which makes it difficult to access the primary documents (microfilmed records) and cross-check with other indexes.

Goal: To create a Master Cross-Index of Names carried by Natives in Quebec and Ontario during the 18th/19th and 20th centuries sorted by surname variations AND first names.

Phase I: A. Transcription of names from marriage registers of parishs that have been associated with Native American populations in Quebec and Ontario. B. Creation of a Master Index that sorts  those individuals by various surnames and first names. Timeline: 2011/2012

Work to date

Extracts:Primarily  Native American Marriages of Quebec & Ontario (A)  Updated Feb.25

Extracts: Native American Marriages of Quebec & Ontario (B/C)  Updated Feb.25

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1. Jean Baptiste Raientonni Canadien (Big John) & Malvina McComber of Kahnawake | Series: Families of Caughnawaga

Big John of Kahnawake (Caughnawaga) A Canadian Family Vintage Postcard CollectionA few weeks ago reader Shawlee Canadien came across my vintage postcard of Big John of Kahnawake negotiating the Lachine Rapids and left the following comment:  I just stumbled across your site. Big John is my great, great, great…. grandfather. My name is Shawlee Canadien. I was hoping you might know about my family, and could tell us more. It was such an honour to hear from a descendant of  one of Caughnawaga’s most historically prominent people and since I noticed that you can read alot online about Big John’s achievements but there’s no extended discussion of his family’s genealogical roots, I’ve prepared a series of posts exploring some pre-1920 genealogical information about –

The Canadiens – a Mohawk Family of Caughnawaga/Kahnawake

The First Generation

1.According to his marriage certificate, Jean Baptiste Raientonni (aka Big John) was the son of Ignace churchkahnawakeBriwakennhen Canadien and Louise Konwanonwehon. Jean Baptiste was born in 1843 in Quebec and died on February 16th, 1919.  He married Malvina McComber on 16 Feb 1863 in St-Francois-Xavier Church in Caughnawaga (Laprairie Quebec, Canada).  Malvina was a member of another well-known Kahnawake family – the McCombers. Her parents were  Gervais McComber and Agathe Pauline/Hyppoline Vincent DeJean. Malvina was born in 1845 in Kahnawake  and died after 1911.

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Children from this marriage included:

+ 2 M i. John Ariwakenha Canadien – born 1866, Quebec(m. Marie Karakwiio French)  + 3 M ii. Joseph Atihentonko Canadien – born 1869 Kahnawake (m. Anne Katsitsioronkas Diaume) + 4 M iii. Alexandre – Louis Tonaokate/Tanahokathe Canadien – born 1871, Kahnawake (m. Celine Guerin) + 5 M iv. George Kasennakeron Canadien, born 1875 , Kahnawake (m.Marie Karonhienhawe Laforce)  6 M v. Thomas Anenharison Canadien born 1880 Kahnawake + 7 F vi. Cecilia/Cecile Tierente Canadien – born 1874, Kahnawake (m. Ignace Skahetatii Jacobs)  + 8 M vii. Jean Baptiste Lindo Tiohatekwen Canadien – born 1884, Kahnawake (Anne Tekonwakennion McComber)  9 M viii. Frank/Francois/Xavier Canadien -  born 1887 Kahnawake. (Note: Birth dates extracted from various census documents are notoriously unreliable, but good indictors of birth order) Read more »

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