Some 27 years later Thomas Bruneau swore out a statement declaring their marriage information likely to establish claim for Scrip payment for Metis of the area.
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"I Thomas Bruneau of the Parish of St. Peter, Rat River in the county of Provencher, and Province of Manitoba; farmer; make oath and say, that on or about the twenty fifth day of January A.D. 1867, I was joined in the Holy his
Thomas X Bruneau
mark
Sworn before me at Winnipeg in the county Selkirk this 17 day
of September a.d.1880
S. Macdonald
3 comments:
Hey, Lori, I'm wondering if that might say "Holy Bonds" rather than "Holy Hands"? I admit that first letter doesn't look much like his other capital B's, but it doesn't look much like the capital H in Holy either, and "Holy Bond of Matrimony" is a fairly common expression. See what you think...
BTW, that's kind of an interesting "document," being handwritten on ordinary paper. It caught my attention because my grandparents' marriage record is also just a handwritten statement on plain paper!
Thanks for the correction. I have updated the post. I accepted this document as it was stamped by the “Office of Dominion Lands Ottawa” received in 1881. I would think this was produced to claim compensation for lands taken.
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