Cyprenne Dionne


The Hudson's Bay Company Archives has put biographical sheets for some of their employees online.  One for Cyprien Dion can be found at:

http://www.gov.mb.ca/chc/archives/hbca/biographical/d/dion_cyprien.pdf

On September 11, 1853, at Fort Langley, Ada, daughter of Cyprenne Dionne and a Lhames/Skames woman, was baptized. Her god father was Augustin Willing

It should be noted that on the handwritten French original:

  • Cyprenne's name is recorded as Cyprien Dion
  • Augustin's name is recorded as "Weeling"
  • the officiating priest was either Father Haerolen or Father Haerden}

source: old parish records at St Andrews Cathedral in Victoria British Columbia, Canada


From Yvonne Dolbec

     Cyprien Dionne was probably from Rivière-Ouelle region


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