Born in the Parish of Saint-François Xavier, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land, British North America, prior to the Confederation of various British territories to form Canada, thus, the place of birth shown on this memorial is, by necessity, an approximation and a convenience for modern researchers and documentation of her early life is incomplete and hard to locate.
Daughter of Jean Baptiste Monet dit Bellehumeur (1832 - 1898) and his wife Marie Eulalie (née Malaterre, 1839 - 1871)
Married Louis David Riel Jr in 1883, in Fort Berthold, Dunn, North Dakota, USA
Sister: Marie Anne "Catherine" (Monet dit Belhumeur) Forgey (1862 - 1929)
Brother: Patrice "Patrick" Monet dit Bellehumeur (1863 - 1934)
Brother: Napoleon Monet dit Bellehumeur (1867 - 1899)
Sister: Madeleine "Magdelene" (Monet dit Bellehumeur) Fleury (1870 - 1893)
A passage that recounts the story of Marguerite Belhumeur during her time in the area of Fort Ellice in Manitoba, especially her relationship with Louis Riel:
https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm%3A2256009#page/75/mode/1up
Born in the Parish of Saint-François Xavier, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land, British North America, prior to the Confederation of various British territories to form Canada, thus, the place of birth shown on this memorial is, by necessity, an approximation and a convenience for modern researchers and documentation of her early life is incomplete and hard to locate.
Daughter of Jean Baptiste Monet dit Bellehumeur (1832 - 1898) and his wife Marie Eulalie (née Malaterre, 1839 - 1871)
Married Louis David Riel Jr in 1883, in Fort Berthold, Dunn, North Dakota, USA
Sister: Marie Anne "Catherine" (Monet dit Belhumeur) Forgey (1862 - 1929)
Brother: Patrice "Patrick" Monet dit Bellehumeur (1863 - 1934)
Brother: Napoleon Monet dit Bellehumeur (1867 - 1899)
Sister: Madeleine "Magdelene" (Monet dit Bellehumeur) Fleury (1870 - 1893)
A passage that recounts the story of Marguerite Belhumeur during her time in the area of Fort Ellice in Manitoba, especially her relationship with Louis Riel:
https://digitalcollections.lib.umanitoba.ca/islandora/object/uofm%3A2256009#page/75/mode/1up
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