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Marguerite Lafournaise (McCloud)

2/26/2019

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 Marguerite Lafournaise was born on March 1, 1860 at Pembina (Dakota Territory). She was baptized on March 2, 1860 at Assumption Church, daughter of Joseph Lafournaise and Suzanne Vallee. Her Godfather was her uncle Joseph Vallee and her Godmother was Marguerite Ritchot. 

She married Onesime Octave Azure, son of Pierre Azure and Marie Marthe Breland, on January 15, 1882 at St. Claude Mission, in St. John, North Dakota. She and Onesime had one son, Joseph Arthur Azure.
 
When Onesime passed away, Marguerite married Magloire McLeod on April 14, 1888, at St. Claude Mission. Magloire was the son of Antoine McLeod and Marianne Versailles. Marguerite and Magloire had seven children: Elize, Veronica, Joseph, Virginia, St.Vidal, Marie, and Charles.
 
She was enumerated in numerous Indian census for the Turtle Mountain Reservation, Belcourt, North Dakota, and received Indian allotment land under the 1904 revised McCumber Agreement.  Her Indian Name is listed as Waketakamakoquay (Swampy Woman).
 
Her parents Joseph Lafournaise and Suzanne Vallee were both involved in the 1885 Metis resistance before moving to the Turtle Mountain Reservation after the defeat at Batoche.
 
Marguerite died on July 15, 1952 at Belcourt, Rolette County, North Dakota, at age 92. She is buried in the St. Michael Cemetery south of Rolla, North Dakota.
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Marguerite Lafournaise McCloud

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Indian Allotment issued under 1904 Revised McCumber Agreement

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Marguerite McCloud (1910 census) showing her 1/2 Indian of Pembina Band.
4 Comments
Carrie Turk
3/14/2019 09:05:37 pm

This is my grandmother's great great grandmother. So awsome

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Maureen McCloud Potucek
3/16/2019 01:42:35 pm

Thank you for sharing this history of my grandfather Charles McCloud’s mother, my great grandmother.

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Ann Peterson
6/3/2019 01:54:12 pm

This this is my grandfathers, Charles McCloud, mother. Thanks for sharing this and the other stories.

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Doug Lynch
2/18/2021 02:30:50 pm

Saw your name and comment on the DIBAAJIMOWIN web site. I am related to Margaret as well. Charles McCloud's sister, Virginia, was my grandmother. Never met her, of course, since she died in the early 1930's.

My mother is Lucille Olson, later Lucille Lynch, Virginia was her mother and Edward Olson her father.

There are so few photos, I'd be interested in anything.

In advance, thank you.

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