Tranchemontagne Family

1.  FRANCIS¹ TRANCHEMONTAGNE was born in the early 1800’s, he died Bef. 1871.  He married (MARY) METWAIKEMEKENANG.  She was born 1803 in Tahgaiwenene Band, (Wahnapitae First Nation) Ontario, Canada, and died in Killarney, Ontario, Canada.

Notes for METWAIKEMEKENANG:

      Metwaikemekenang was a member of the Tahgaiwenene's Band.  Today it is called Wahnapitae First Nation.  It is an Ojibwa band.   The Indian Affairs list for 1876; shows the name Metwaikernekanang with the description "old wom of Killarney" (old woman of Killarney).   Another, for 1883, shows the name Metwaikemekenang with the notation "Mrs. Tranche" beside it.

      On the 1871 census, she was listed as: an Indian Widow, age 68, by the name of "Mrs. Tranche" and was living with the Pilon family.  Obviously her name was shorten from Tranchemontagne.

1871 Census Ontario Index - National Archives of Canada

Name                     TRANCHE, MRS

Sex                         Female

Age                         68

Birthplace               Ontario

Religion                  Roman Catholic

Origin                      Indian

Occupation              Laborer

District                    Algoma East (088)

Sub-District             Killarney (A)

Page                         6

Microfilm reel          C-10,023

Reference:               RG31-Statistics Canada

Child of FRANCIS TRANCHEMONTAGNE and MARY METWAIKEMEKENANG is:

MARIE² TRANCHEMONTAGNE, born in 1826 at Fort William, Ontario, Canada.  She died on October 10, 1906 in Killarney, Ontario, Canada

She married:

                     (1) PIERRE PILON in December 1847.  He was born on December 22, 1826 in either:

     (a) Three Rivers, Quebec, or

     (b) Red River Settlement in Manitoba.

He drowned on December 02, 1877, Killarney, Ontario, Canada.

                     (2) JOSEPH ADAMS on July 08, 1894.  He was born in 1834 and died on November of 1906.

Notes for MARIE TRANCHEMONTAGNE:

Alternate name Mary  "Tranche", or "Mary Tranche Montagne or Montange".

Marie was a native from Fort William, Ontario.  This is close to what is now known as Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada.

www.ogs.on.ca/ogspi/7az/c187p005.htm

PILON 1871 census 088A family 014

@ca.on.algomma.killarney p5 film c10023 lds 0349196

PILON Pierre Sr. m 45 Que RC French

PILON Marie f 40 Ont RC French

PILON  Pierre m 24Ont RC French

PILON  Philomen f 22 Ont RC French

PILON  Sophie f 9 Ont RC French

PILON  Oliver m 6 Ont RC French

PILON  Francois m 19 Ont RC French

PILON  Mary Jean f 11 Ont RC French

**TRANCHE [?] Mrs. f 68 Ont RC Indian widow

PILON Natialie f 5  Ont RC French

PILON  Rose f 2/12 Ont RC French

ISBN:  0-7779-0937-5 by OGS Sault Ste Marie Branch

(**I believe this to be Marie's mother)

On the 1881 census Mary Pilon (spelt PELLOW) was living in the home of Joseph Adams in Killarney.  Mary was 43 years old and Joseph was 47 years old.  There was also Sophia, Oliver, Matilda, Rosa, Joseph & Mary Franch (Tranche?) Widow - 100 years old born in Ontario, RC.

1891 census 046J family 045

@ca.on.algoma_east.killarney p 11.film T6323 lds 1465748.

ADAMS Joseph m 57 widower Eng Eng Eng CE Fisherman

ADAMS Joseph M ?? son Ont Eng Ont RC Fisherman

**Pelon[?] Mary f ?? widow Ont Que Ont RC

BERNARD Thomas m 1 dom Ont Ont Ont RC

LAMARANDIERE Charles m 7 dom Ont Ont Ont RC

**MADEN Sophia f 27 M dom Ont Ont Ont RC

**MADEN Josephine f 5 dom Onto Ont Ont RC

PELON Oliver M 25 dom Ont Que Ont RC Fisherman

PELON Rose Ann f 16 dom Ont Que Ont RC Lace maker

ROCQUE Maggie f 3 dom Ont Que Ont RC

also indexed in OGSPI as Larocque

GILBERT Frank m 21 dom US RC Fisherman

source:  ISBN-1-55075-154-9 Eastern Algoma 1891 Census by OGS Sault Ste Marie Branch

NOTE:  Mary Pelon, (aka Marie Pilon) is listed as a widow and is now living with Joseph Adams; Pierre Pilon is deceased by drowning.  Also, Mrs Tranche is no longer living with Marie, I wonder if she has passed away or moved somewhere else?