Eustache Roussain: (b.1827 Ft.Garry, d.10 jan.1872 Portage
La Prairie)
Eustache's was the son of Charles Roussain and married Marguerite Caron
(dau. of Antoine Caron & Angelique St.Germain). Eustache & Marguerite
children were: Charles(b.12 feb.1852, St.Boniface); Pierre; Francois; Regis;
Jean Bte.(b.jun.1869); & Eustache Jr.(b.30 jun.1861, St.Boniface).
Eustache Roussain:
Eustache was a trader for the North West Co., Hudson Bay Co. &
American Fur Co., who died on 4 July 1839 and had been married to three
sisters.
Charles Roussain: (b.abt.1799, Canada)
1834 &1860 employed by Amer.Fur Co.'s Fond du Lac Dept.
Francois Roussain: (b.abt.1815/20 Minnesota)
1860 employed by Amer.Fur Co.'s Fond du Lac Dept.
Wife was named Susan and son's were Francois Jr.(b.abt.1838, Mn.) &
Eustache(b.abt.1842, Mn.).
Francois Roussain:
Francois was married to Zoe Bouc and they had a son named Eustache
born in Feburary of 1840 in the Fond du Lac area.
Joseph Roussain: (b.abt.1819, Wisconsin)
1850 Itasca Co., Mn.census list Joseph as a fisherman.
Sons were Joseph Jr.(b.abt.1840) & John(b.abt.1843)
List of Red River Households: (as listed in "The Genealogy
of the First Metis Nation", compiled by Sprague & Frye)
Baptiste Roussain(b.1772) / wife-Josephte(b.1775)
Charle Roussain(b.1809) / wife-Therese Ducharme(b.1812)
Charle Roussain(b.1809) / wife-Betsy Houle(b.1820)
Francois Roussain(b.1833) / wife-Elise Courchene(b.1838)
Possible ancestors of the above are:
Nicolas Roussain:
Nicolas was married to 1st. Madeleine Paradis
in 1667, m.2nd.to Marie-Madeleine Tremblay in 1671 & m.3rd.to Anne
Moutrille in 1674. Their children were: Pierre (b.1675), Joseph
(b.1679)(m.Anne Jacob in 1704 at L'Ange Gardien, Que.), Jacques
(1685-1753)(m.Marie-Madeleine Guyon (daughter of Joseph
Guyon, sieur Dubuisson & Genevieve Cloutier), Nicolas (1688-1762)(m.1st.
Marie-Anne Goulet in 1718 & m.2nd. Marie-Anne
Cote in 1741), Jean (b.1690)(m. Marie-Genevieve Pauze in 1716)
& Louis (b.1695)(m. Catherine Trudel in 1718).