This page contains all of the information that I have about my first St. Jean ancestor to come to Manitoba, Jules Auguste St. Jean. I don't know anything about his ancestors yet, but hopefully someone out there reading this can clue me in.

Under construction..........come again later.....I'm planning to write up all the information that I know about Jules. I know very little about him and his family. Please email me and tell me what you know about Jules and his life. Would your elders like to write some articles?

I have heard for many years that my great-grandmother Rose-Anna St. Jean was a Metis. From the Genealogy of the Ouimet family that I have put together so far, it does not seem to be from the Ouimet side of the family. Therefore, it's probably from the St. Jean side of the family if this rumor is true.

Was Jules a Metis? Was Marie Lafrance a Metis? This is not likely since they lived were born and lived in Quebec for years before coming to Manitoba.

Maybe it was Francois-Xavier's wife, Marie Proteau who was a Metis? Again, the Proteau family came from Quebec also.

It's possible that this story is simply not true. They lived in a Metis community in the 1880's. Maybe they just adopted the language and customs of the Metis living there, and people assumed a generation later that they were Metis.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

This page is under construction. Some items I'm planning to have here are:

• Pictures of Jules and his family.
• Pictures of parish maps highlighting the different pieces of land that he owned.
• Pictures of old documents if any exist out there. It would be nice to post a copy of a letter written by him with his signature.
• A complete biography of Jules
• Similar web pages and biographies for each of Jules' children.
• News of upcoming family events, other things of interest to the whole family.

• Is this genealogical data incorrect or incomplete? Help me find the ancestors!
• Do you know anything biographical about Jules?
• Do you have any old documents in your sock drawer?
• Do you have any pictures you could send me, get copied, or get scanned?
• Do you have any news that you want posted here?
• Can you write a biography about your father, mother, grandfather or grandmother?
• Can you interview your father or grandfather and ask him to describe his childhood, his family life, and his parents?
• Are you a researcher too? Email me. We can try to get together to trade information or cooperate in our research.
• Any volunteers to do some research? Is anyone familiar with research of land records or the Provincial Archives? Does anyone want to search Quebec marriage records?