1793 - 1854 (61 years)
Has 7 ancestors and 17 descendants in this family tree.
1793 - 1854 (61 years)
Birth |
1793 |
Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Christened |
12 Oct 1801 |
Montréal, QC, Canada |
Died |
15 Jul 1854 |
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Father |
Peter Cuthbert James Grant, b. 1752, Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland |
Mother |
Utinawasis, b. Between 1770 and 1780, qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Family 1 |
Elizabeth McKay |
Married |
22 May 1814 |
Fort Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Oversea Territory |
Children |
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Family 2 |
Marie Desmaris |
Married |
1820 |
Children |
+ | 1. Maria Grant, b. 15 Jul 1820 |
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Family 3 |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
Children |
| 1. Elise Grant |
| 2. Charles Grant |
| 3. Pierre Grant |
| 4. Elizabeth Grant |
| 5. Marguerite Grant |
| 6. Cuthbert Louis Marie Grant |
| 7. Cuthbert Grant |
| 8. James Grant |
| 9. Sophia Grant |
| 10. Caroline Grant |
| 11. Jessie Grant |
| 12. Julie Rose Marie Grant |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
John McKay |
Mother |
Mary Favell |
Married |
22 May 1814 |
Fort Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Oversea Territory |
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Family |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Married |
22 May 1814 |
Fort Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Oversea Territory |
Children |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Married |
1820 |
Children |
+ | 1. Maria Grant, b. 15 Jul 1820 |
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- 1856
Buried |
30 Apr 1856 |
St.-Francois-Xavier |
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Father |
Angus McGillis |
Mother |
Marguerite |
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Family |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
Children |
| 1. Elise Grant |
| 2. Charles Grant |
| 3. Pierre Grant |
| 4. Elizabeth Grant |
| 5. Marguerite Grant |
| 6. Cuthbert Louis Marie Grant |
| 7. Cuthbert Grant |
| 8. James Grant |
| 9. Sophia Grant |
| 10. Caroline Grant |
| 11. Jessie Grant |
| 12. Julie Rose Marie Grant |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Peter Cuthbert James Grant, b. 1752, Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland |
Mother |
Utinawasis, b. Between 1770 and 1780, qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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1796 - 1877 (81 years)
Birth |
1796 |
NWT |
Died |
22 Dec 1877 |
St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada |
Buried |
St. Eustache, Manitoba, Canada |
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Father |
Peter Cuthbert James Grant, b. 1752, Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland |
Mother |
Utinawasis, b. Between 1770 and 1780, qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Family |
Pierre diverssant Che-Na-Me dit Falcon, III, b. 4 Jun 1793, Elbow River, Swan River Distr St. Jean, Quebec, Canada |
Married |
1812 |
St. Francios Xavier, Manitoba, Canada |
Children |
+ | 1. Pierre Tche-mar-nay Falcon, IV, b. 12 Apr 1820 |
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1793 - 1876 (83 years)
Birth |
4 Jun 1793 |
Elbow River, Swan River Distr St. Jean, Quebec, Canada |
Christened |
18 Jun 1798 |
l' Acadie, St.Jean, Quebec, Canada |
Died |
26 Oct 1876 |
St. Francios Xavier, Manitoba, Canada |
Buried |
30 Oct 1976 |
St. Francios Xavier Church Cemetery |
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Father |
Pierre Jean-Baptiste Falcon, II, b. 18 Aug 1766, Baie St Paul, Charlevois, Quebec, Canada |
Mother |
NN |
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Family |
Marie Suzette Grant, b. 1796, NWT |
Married |
1812 |
St. Francios Xavier, Manitoba, Canada |
Children |
+ | 1. Pierre Tche-mar-nay Falcon, IV, b. 12 Apr 1820 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Peter Cuthbert James Grant, b. 1752, Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland |
Mother |
Utinawasis, b. Between 1770 and 1780, qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Peter Cuthbert James Grant, b. 1752, Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland |
Mother |
Utinawasis, b. Between 1770 and 1780, qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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1752 - 1799 (47 years)
Birth |
1752 |
Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland |
Died |
1799 |
Kaministiquia Ontario-Thunder Bay |
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Father |
David Grant, b. Btwn: 1720-1730, Easter Lethendry, Cromdale, Strathspey, Scotland |
Mother |
Margaret Grant, b. Glenbeg, Scotland |
Married |
1749 |
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Family |
Utinawasis, b. Between 1770 and 1780, qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Children |
+ | 1. Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
| 2. James Grant |
+ | 3. Marie Suzette Grant, b. 1796, NWT |
| 4. Josephte Grant |
| 5. Marie Marguerite Grant |
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1780 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
Between 1770 and 1780 |
qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Peter Cuthbert James Grant, b. 1752, Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland |
Children |
+ | 1. Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
| 2. James Grant |
+ | 3. Marie Suzette Grant, b. 1796, NWT |
| 4. Josephte Grant |
| 5. Marie Marguerite Grant |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
John McKay |
Mother |
Mary Favell |
Married |
22 May 1814 |
Fort Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Oversea Territory |
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Family |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Married |
22 May 1814 |
Fort Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Oversea Territory |
Children |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Elizabeth McKay |
Married |
22 May 1814 |
Fort Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Oversea Territory |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Family |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Married |
1820 |
Children |
+ | 1. Maria Grant, b. 15 Jul 1820 |
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1820 - Yes, date unknown
Birth |
15 Jul 1820 |
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie Desmaris |
Married |
1820 |
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Family |
Pascal Breland, b. 15 Jun 1811, Saskatchewan Valley, North-West Territories |
Married |
1836 |
Children |
| 1. Napoléon Breland, b. 1859 |
+ | 2. NN Breland |
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- 1856
Buried |
30 Apr 1856 |
St.-Francois-Xavier |
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Father |
Angus McGillis |
Mother |
Marguerite |
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Family |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
Children |
| 1. Elise Grant |
| 2. Charles Grant |
| 3. Pierre Grant |
| 4. Elizabeth Grant |
| 5. Marguerite Grant |
| 6. Cuthbert Louis Marie Grant |
| 7. Cuthbert Grant |
| 8. James Grant |
| 9. Sophia Grant |
| 10. Caroline Grant |
| 11. Jessie Grant |
| 12. Julie Rose Marie Grant |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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- Yes, date unknown
Died |
Yes, date unknown |
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Father |
Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Mother |
Marie McGillis |
Married |
Abt 1823 |
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Name |
Cuthbert Grant |
Suffix |
Jr. |
Birth |
1793 |
Fort dela Riviere Tremblante |
Christening |
12 Oct 1801 |
Montréal, QC, Canada |
- Scottish Church on St.Gabriel Street
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Gender |
Male |
Death |
15 Jul 1854 |
Siblings |
4 Siblings |
+ | 1. Cuthbert Grant, Jr., b. 1793, Fort dela Riviere Tremblante d. 15 Jul 1854 (Age 61 years) ▻ Elizabeth McKay, m. 22 May 1814 ; Marie Desmaris, m. 1820 ; Marie McGillis, m. Abt 1823 | | 2. James Grant d. Yes, date unknown | + | 3. Marie Suzette Grant, b. 1796, NWT d. 22 Dec 1877, St. Boniface, Manitoba, Canada (Age 81 years) ▻ Pierre diverssant Che-Na-Me dit Falcon, III, m. 1812 | | 4. Josephte Grant d. Yes, date unknown | | 5. Marie Marguerite Grant d. Yes, date unknown | |
Person ID |
I674260 |
Geneagraphie |
Last Modified |
11 Dec 2009 |
Father |
Peter Cuthbert James Grant, b. 1752, Cromdale, Strathspey, Inverness, Scotland d. 1799, Kaministiquia Ontario-Thunder Bay (Age 47 years) |
Mother |
Utinawasis, b. Between 1770 and 1780, qu' Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada d. Yes, date unknown |
Family ID |
F296868 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family 1 |
Elizabeth McKay d. Yes, date unknown |
Marriage |
22 May 1814 |
Fort Gibraltar, Gibraltar, British Oversea Territory |
Children |
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Family ID |
F296915 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Dec 2009 |
Family 3 |
Marie McGillis bur. 30 Apr 1856, St.-Francois-Xavier |
Marriage |
Abt 1823 |
Children |
| 1. Elise Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. Charles Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. Pierre Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Elizabeth Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 5. Marguerite Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 6. Cuthbert Louis Marie Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 7. Cuthbert Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. James Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 9. Sophia Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 10. Caroline Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 11. Jessie Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
| 12. Julie Rose Marie Grant d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F296916 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
11 Dec 2009 |
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Notes |
- In 1801 at the age of eight, he was sent to Scotland to be educated. It is not known exactly when he returned to the West , but in 1812, he entered the service of the North West Company at the age of 19. He then travelled with the spring brigade to Pays d'en haut, the "high country" of the Northwest.
He was recognized as a leader of the Métis people, and became involved in the bitter struggle between the Nor'westers and the Hudson's Bay Company stemming from the Pemmican Proclamation, which forbade anyone from exporting pemmican from the Red River Colony . The capture and destruction of the North West Company's Fort Gibraltar in 1816, caused further anger at the HBC from the Nor'westers and the local Métis. This led to the bloody encounter known as the Battle of Seven Oaks , where Robert Semple and 21 colonists from the Red River Colony were slain.
Despite this, when the two rival companies merged in 1821 under the name the Hudson's Bay Company, the new governor, Sir George Simpson , requested Grant to head a Métis settlement of some 2,000 people situated some 16 miles west of the Red River settlement on the Assiniboine River . The settlement was to be known as Grantown for many years, but in more recent times was renamed St. Francois Xavier after the patron saint of the town.
By 1825 wheat was becoming an important food crop and although there were several windmills in operation in the area, Cuthbert Grant was the first to undertake the construction of a watermill . His mill was completed on Sturgeon Creek in 1829. While the exact location is not known, it is probable that it was close to where the Portage Trail crossed the creek; and it is altogether likely that the dam was used as a bridge for crossing the creek during the season of high water. Unfortunately the dam proved unequal to the spring floods and for three successive years it was washed out. Grant finally abandoned the site and moved his machinery to Grantown where he constructed a successful windmill.
In 1828, the Hudson's Bay Company placed him in charge of the defence of the Red River Settlement . He later became a sheriff and magistrate in the District of Assiniboia .
On July 15, 1854, Cuthbert died from injuries sustained after falling from his horse.
Around 1823, Cuthbert married Marie-Marguerite McGillis, the daughter of . Cuthbert and Marie-Marguerite were the parents of eleven children: Grant.
Marie-Marguerite survived another 1-1/2 years past her husband's death in 1854. She was buried on April 30, 1856, in St.-Francois-Xavier.
CUTHBERT GRANT (1793-1854)
"WAPESTON: WHITE ERMINE"
By Lorraine Freeman
The Metis Resource Centre
When Cuthbert's father died in 1799, in accordance with his father's will, William McGillvary, Director of the North West Company , became Cuthbert's guardian. Cuthbert was baptized October 12, 1801, at age eight in the Scottish Church on St.Gabriel Street in Montreal, a church his father donated money to help build. Cuthbert's father's will also stated that he wished his sons to be educated in Scotland. Cuthbert spent approximately the next ten years of his life in Scotland. He returned to Montreal at the age of nineteen and was appointed clerk at Fort Esperance on the Qu'Appelle River.
In 1812, there was a growing conflict between the two major companies, the Hudson's Bay Company and the North West Company. 1812 also marked the arrival of the first colonists. The Nor'Wester's saw the colonists as a threat to the fur trade and supply of pemmican. The conflict grew. In 1814, Governor Miles Macdonald made a proclamation prohibiting the sale of pemmican from the Assiniboine, in fear of starvation of thecolony. The North West Company needed pemmican as food supply for the voyageurs. The Métis depended on the sale of pemmican to the Nor' Westers to support their families. A second proclamation ordered the stop of "running buffalo" at the Red River Settlement. The Métis felt that they were the true owners of the North West and need not obey these laws. The Nor' Westers were, after all the "New Nation".
Cuthbert Grant, Peter Pangman, William Shaw and Nicholas Montour were appointed "Captains of the Métis". In March, 1816, the Métis appointed Cuthbert Grant as "Captain - General of all the Half-Breeds" (Métis). In May Cuthbert and his men set out to Brandon House with the intention of destroying it. Peter Fidler of Brandon House recorded the first sighting of the Métis Flag, "At half past noon about 48 Half-Breeds, Canadians, Freemen and Indians came riding on horseback with their flag flying, blue, about 4 feet square and a figure 8 horizontally in the middle". June 19th The Battle of Seven Oaks occurred with Governor Semple and twenty of his men killed on Frog Plain. Cuthbert and the Métis then took Fort Douglas. Settlers who wanted to leave the Red River Settlement were offered protection by Cuthbert. Cuthbert was later to face charges in Montreal arising from the fight but never actually went to trial. While Cuthbert was away his wife Elizabeth McKay and their son disappeared and were never heard from again.
George Simpson was concerned about theconflict between the Sioux and the Métis living at Pembina and, knowing that Pembina would be south of the 49th parallel, he asked Grant for his help to establish a new community 29 kilometres west of Fort Garry. This was the district of White Horse Plains. They formed the community of Grantown with 80 Métis families who were displaced from Pembina,. The people of Grantown supplied fur traders with pemmican, and being some of the best fighters, they acted as a buffer between the Sioux and the Red River Settlement. In 1823, Cuthbert married Marie McGillis and established a permanent home in Grantown. Cuthbert built a flour mill along the banks of Sturgeon Creek, now known as "Grant's Old Mill". He was also a private freighter. In 1824, Grant transported goods by York Boats to andfrom Norway House and the Red River Settlement along with the voyageurs of Grantown.
The American Fur Trade Companies entering the north west were an ever increasing problem.
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