Refer to Photo #3- The List:
Name was on List of "Known" reinterments in 1894 from the Métis Old Burying Grounds on J. I. Corbly's ranch to Calvary Cemetery, Lewistown, Montana. No birth date, death date, or family names.
Her name was entered as "Mrs. Gabriel Dumont" on list of "Known" reinterments-
her name was entered as "Madeleine Wilkie Dumont" on 2023 Metis Monument.
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Bio: Mrs. Gabriel Dumont was Mrs. Madeleine (Wilkie) Dumont; she was described as intelligent and kind. Her home was in Canada but after the North-West Rebellion of 1885(1885 Northwest Resistance)- her home was looted and burned. One source states that she remained to help care for her father-in-law and left Canada after his death. Another source states that the Dumonts "scattered to the four winds". There are few records that tell of what severe hardships she endured after the Rebellion, the Metis that remained in Canada suffered. When and how she crossed the border from Canada to Montana, and those who may have helped her is unknown. Madeleine had a network of family, extended family, friends, and those sympathetic to the Rebellion. She was one of the Métis.
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- there are variations for her Birth Year , Death Year, and Marriage Year- I'm using 1840 as her Birth Year, and 1885 as her Death Year, and 1857 as Marriage Year to Gabriel ;
- she was the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Wilkie and Amable Elise (Azure) Wilkie ;
and sister to Judith (Wilkie) Berger;
- Madeleine married Gabriel Dumont on Sept.7, 1857 (date from Church Records);

- Madeleine and Gabriel had at least one biological child, a daughter, Marie Dumont, born in "Spring of 1858" ;

- one source says Gabriel found out about Madeleine's Death durning the time he was trying to raise a army in the U.S. to rescue Louis Riel. Louis Riel was arrested May 15, 1885 and was hung on Nov.16, 1885;
- Gabriel Dumont, Madeleine's spouse, is buried in Saskatchewan, Canada;
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Sources for Madeleine (Wilkie) Dumont:
-Montana Memory Project
** - Calvary Cemetery [Lewistown, Montana] Records; by Central Montana Genealogy Society, Lewistown, Montana; 1981 which included a excerpt from: "The First Catholic Pioneers- the Metis"; A narative by Mrs. Elizabeth (Berger) Swan and Margaret LaTray; 1945- the source of the list of "Known" reinterments.
https://www.mtmemory.org/nodes/view/3642?keywords=&type=all
-Newspaper article from: "Fergus County Argus", Lewistown, Montana; Aug. 16, 1894; Thurs. pg. 3;
- 1870 U.S.Fed Census for Pembina Territory, State of Dakota (source for Madeleine's year of birth of 1840); several of her family members are also listed on this 1870 Census (sister, brother, and her daughter- Marie Dumont);
- https://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/03148.gabrieldumont.pdf
( this source says Gabriel found out about Madeleine's Death durning the time he was trying to raise a army in the U.S. to rescue Louis Riel. Louis Riel was arrested May 15, 1885 and was hung on Nov.16, 1885)

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@ REGARDING Madeleine and Gabriel's Biological daughter, Marie (Dumont) Sauvé :

- Marie was living with her parents, Gabriel and Madeleine, in 1870 in Dakota; Marie's birth year was 1858 (from 1870 U.S. Fed Census and Script Application);
- Marie Dumont married Pierre Sauve in 1875 and they were living in St. Vital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada;
- In 1901 they were living at St. Jos, N. Dakota; In 1882, Marie and Pierre were living in Batoche, Canada ( from 1901 Script application of Pierre's script for son, Simon Sauve)
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Could not find burial info for Pierre and Marie (Dumont) Sauve, and only found three of their children ( Madeleine and Gabriel's Grandchildren)
@- Joseph W. Sauve (mem. ID # 180483297 ) and his twin brother, Alex;
( Joseph Ward Sauve )
@ - Alexander C. Sauve ( 1879 - 1940) mem. ID # 240050149 ;
( Alexander C. Sauve )
@- Simon Sauve (1881-1882) mem ID # 109153953;
( Simon Sauve )

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Sources for Marie (Dumont) Sauve:
-1870 U.S.Fed Census for Pembina Territory, State of Dakota;
- 1891 Census of Canada- Provencher, Manitoba, Canada;
- 1900 U.S. Fed Census-Benson, North Dakota, USA;

- Link
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=1494799&lang=eng
for
Script Application for Marie/Mary (Dumont) Sauve with dates of 1875, 1876, and 1877- Marie (Dumont) Sauve;
"Affidavit No. 6340 in support of her claim. Parents Gabriel Dumont and Madeleine Wilkie, Born 1858. Taken before Donald Codd. 19 February, 1877"
Script Application for Marie/Mary (Dumont) Sauve with dates of 1875, 1876, and 1877- Marie (Dumont) Sauve;

- Link
http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=1514694&lang=eng
for
Script Application "North-West HalfBreed Claims Division 1901" for Simon Sauve claimed by his father, Pierre Sauve,
"Sauvé, Pierre; heir to his deceased son, Simon Sauvé; address: St. Jos, North Dakota; born: 6 September 1881 at Qu'Appelle; died: May or June, 1882 at Batoche; father: Pierre Sauvé (Métis and deponent); mother: Marie Dumont (Métis); scrip cert.: form F,"
( Marie's Parents, Gabriel and Madeleine (Wilkie) Dumont are labeled on this application too);
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REGARDING the statement that Gabriel and Madeleine had no children and that they adopted "two children" from:

"Heroine of the 1885 Resistance: Madeleine Wilkie Dumont"....

-Compiled by Lawrence Barkwell
Coordinator of Metis Heritage and History Research
Louis Riel Institute-

-Link
https://www.metismuseum.ca/media/document.php/11906.Dumont%20Heroine%20of%20the%201885%20Resistance%20Dumont.pdf

-the two children's names from the article were "Veronique Dumont who was an orphaned niece and a boy, Alexandre Fayant."
-There is no mention of - Marie (Dumont) Sauve [ Biological daughter of Gabriel and Madeleine (Wilkie) Dumont] in the article.
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On Sept. 1, 2023, a monument was unveiled/dedicated at Calvary Cemetery in Lewistown, MT durning the 2023 Annual Metis Celebration and Powwow.
The monument recognizes and honors the Metis individuals of the 1894 reinterments from the Métis Old Burying Grounds on J. I. Corbly's ranch to the Two (2) unmarked mass graves at the Cemetery.
The monument also acknowledges and honors the history and contributions of the Metis.