1862-1954+Christine+Dumas+Pilon

(Christine is the 3rd from the right) __Biography__ -husband=Barthelemi Pilon -arrive @ Metis settlement=Batoche ->1882, spring -married @ cathedral in St. Boniface (Manitoba) -widowed mother (Henriette Landry) accompanied them -many siblings already settled in new land =settled close to family ->began building home on river lot (South Saskatchewan river) -Barthelemi -mixed farming -freighting -carpentry work -Christine -often asked to write ltters (personal & business) for relatives & neighbors -Canadian & Metis heritage -8 children (5 boys + 3 girls) -'Guerre Nationale' @ Batoche -1885 -aka North-West Rebellion -defended actions of Metis Leader (Louis Riel, distant cousin) -refuge=dugouts & tents by trenches -homes burned down by Government troops -after end of Battle of Batoche, May 12 -fled to woods (Minatinas Hill area) w/ baby (18 months), Madame Riel & Riel's 2 children -days hiding out in the woods -walked 18 miles back to Batoche -Riel returned 3 times to say goodbye to family before giving himself up -after rebellion -family lost everything -new home builty -crops sown -2nd homestead acquired -Pilon & husband=golden anniversary->1932 -died in house next to Adelaide's (daughter) house=age 92 __//what?//__ //did this person do that affected and/or changed hsitory?// //might they have done different?// //might life be like if they hadn't done this?// __//where?//__ //specific name then and nowis this place in relation to places of significance today?// __//why?//__ //do we remember?// //is this important?// //how does it connect to things of today?// -recorded events at the Battle of Batoche -took care of Louis Riel's wife & chidlren when he was fighting/leading rebellion -might never have settled in Metis country->stayed in Manitoba and missed out on action -Batoche->Batoche National Historic Site/St. Boniface->Manitoba -banks of South Saskatchewan River -importance: -minor important -not really connected to present [] [] [] Image: []
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