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Rohcrt'onhommc"Montour.(17S7-1S57)
Robcrt vus onc oI thc Iirst Icudcrs oI thc Mctis Nution. On 1unc 15, 1S15 hc,
CuthbcrtGrunt,BostonuisPungmunundWiIIiumShuvsigncdudccrccordcringthcHBC
torcmovcuIItruccsoIcoIonizutionutthcForks. ThisbisonhuntingIumiIyIivcdutRcd
Rivcr,vhitcHorscPIuinundPcmbinu.!n1S45hcvusoncoIthcMctisvhoscntuIcttcr
toHBCGovcrnorAIcxundcrChristictocIuriIythcrightsoIthcMctis.!n1S57,hcdicdut
Pcmbinu und vus buricd thcrc. !n 1SS5 thrcc oI his grundsons vcrc uctivc in thc Mctis
RcsistunccutButochc.
Robcrt vus born ut Rcd Rivcr. Hc murricd 1oscttc Spcncc circu 1S1S. Robcrt is
shovn to bc vorking Ior AIcxundcr Hcnry thc youngcr ut Pcmbinu in 1S0S. Thc IumiIy
vuscnumcrutcdutRcdRivcrin1SJ1to1S40,thcnutGruntovnin1S4J.ThcIumiIyis
shovn on thc Pcmbinu Ccnsus oI 1S50 us IumiIy #4. Robcrt murricd Muric 1oscphtc
Spcncc,b.c.17,dicd25Mur1SJ,undvusburicd:2Mur1SJ,StFruncoisXuvicr,
Munitobu,Cunudu.RobcrtdicdonApriI1,1S57,Assumption,Pcmbinu,N.
ThirtyIivc ycurs curIicr, Robcrt Montour und Cuthbcrt Grunt produccd thc Iirst trcuty
1
of 4
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cvcrsigncdbythcMctis.
Thc Iirst trcuty vhich usscrtcd thc rights oI thc Mctis us u Ircc AboriginuI pcopIc vus
ncgotiutcd by Cuthbcrt Grunt, Bostonuis Pungmun, WiIIium Shuv und Bonhommc
Montour vith thc scttIcrs ut Rcd Rivcr on 1unc 25
th
, 1S15. This vus thc cuIminution oI
thc Iriction bctvccn thc Mctis und thc ScIkirk ScttIcrs crcutcd by thc Pcmmicun
ProcIumutionsduringthcprcviousycur.
!n 1S50, Mujor Woods rcconnoitcrcd thc "North-Wcstcrn Fronticr oI thc Tcrritory oI
Minncsotu" ut thc bchcst oI Sccrctury oI Wur,
1
ucting us un udvuncc mun Ior thc trcuty-
mukingcxpcditionstocomc. HcdcscribcdhismcctingviththcChippcvuMctis!ndiunsut
Pcmbinu:
!urgcdthcmtoorgunizcthcmscIvcsintoubund,unduppointthcirchicIsthutthcy
might huvc somc ordcr und govcrnmcnt umongst thcmscIvcs vith chicIs ...; thut us
thcyvcrc,iIthc\nitcdStutcshudunybusincsstotrunsuctviththcm,thcrcvusno
pcrsontouddrcssIromvhom lhcvishcsojlhcpcoplccouldbcoblaincd,&c.,&c.
MujorWoodsuIsoorgunizcdthcFrcnchpcopIchcidcntiIicdushuII-brccds:
On thc 24th oI August thcsc pcopIc hud rcturncd Irom thcir Spring hunt, und
ubout 200 oI thc huntcrs cumc to scc mc. Thcy hud uppointcd Iour mcn us thcir
spcukcrs. IloldlhcnlhalinvirlucojlhcirIndiancxlraclion,lhosclivingonoursidc
oj lhc linc vcrc rcgardcd as bcing in posscssion oj lhc Indians' righl upon our soil;
thutthcyvcrconourIronticrstrcutcduscomponcntpurtsoIthc!ndiuntribcs;thutthcy
1
MujorSumucIWoods, FcnbinaSclllcncnl ,ExccutivcocumcntNo.51,HouscoI
Rcprcscntutivcs,J1stCongrcss,1stScssion.

cithcrcumcundcrthc!ndiuns`IuvsorrcguIutions,orIormcdsuchIorthcmscIvcs.
urgcdthcmtoorganizcthcmscIvcsintoahandundcracounciIorchicls ,invcstcd
vith umpIc uuthority to uct in thcir numc, in uII muttcrs vhich might urisc to uIIcct
thcir intcrcsts ... Thc ncxt duy thcy rcturncd in ubout thc sumc numbcrs, und
prcscntcd mc with ninc namcs as thc committcc thcy had scIcctcd lor thc luturc
govcrnmcntolthchaIl-hrccdpopuIationwithinourhordcrs.
Thc Mctis prcscntcd thc IoIIoving numcs us thcir cIcctcd chicIs und counciIors: 1.B.
WiIkic,1cunB.umont,BuptistcVuIIc,EdvurdHurmon,1oscphLuvcrdurc,1oscphNoIin,
AntoincAzurc, RohcrtMontour,undBuptistcLuIournuisc.
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ChiIdrcn:
Montour,PascaI5r. (b.1S22)
PuscuI Sr. vus thc son oI Robcrt Bonhommc Montour und 1oscttc Spcncc. !n 1S7J,
PuscuI vus issucd Scrip # 275 (10 ucrcs) undcr thc Rcd Lukc und Pcmbinu Trcuty. Hc
murricd MudcIcinc Richurd. Thcir sons, Bcrnurd und PuscuI 1r. vcrc uIso uctivc in thc
Rcsistuncc.
Montoir, [1S4Pctition|
Montoir[MontrciIIc|,PascaI (1S22)[1S50\.S.|

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Montour,PascaI [R.L.Scrip#275|
1S4 Pctition: P. Montoir [Minncsotu TcrritoriuI Ccnsus, Pcmbinu, 1S50, IumiIy
5/5|, born Pcmbinu NutionuI Archivcs, RG 75, Entry JJ, "List oI Pcrsons to
Whom Scrip vus !ssucd undcr Rcd Lukc & Pcmbinu Trcutics...." HuIIbrccd Scrip
No.275issucdcccmbcr20,1S7J,undcrthcuuthorityoISccrcturiuIccision,1unc
12, 1S72, dcIivcrcd cccmbcr 20, 1S7J NutionuI Archivcs, RG 75, Entry J4,
"Trcuty oI ApriI 12, 1S4, Rcd Lukc und Pcmbinu HuII-Brccds," Scrip Stubs,
Numbcr275[chcckcd|,dutcdcccmbcr20th,1S7J,10Acrcs,dcIivcrcdcccmbcr
20th,1S7J,issucdtoPuscuIMontour,dcIivcrcdtoAgcntougIuss.
HusbundoI:Montoir,MugduIunc(1S24),bornRcdRivcrBr.
Montour,Maric. (b.1S2).
MurricdFruncoisBrcIund,sonoI1oscphubisunicrBrcIundundMurgucritcPoitrus
on1unc4,1S44utSFX.Shcthcnmurricd1cunBuptistcRocbrunconScpt.1S,1S54,ut
Pcmbinu.
Montour,Margucritc. (b.1S27)
MurgucritcmurricdChurIcscsjurIuisthcsonoIFruncoiscsjurIuisundMurgucritc
Abruhumon1unuury1,1S44inSt.FruncoisXuvicr.
Montour,5ophic. (b.1S2)
Sophic murricd AIcxis Guricpy, thc son oI 1cun Buptistc Guricpy on Fcbruury 1,
1S44utSt.FruncoisXuvicr.
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AIcxundcrRumscy,LcttcrtothcCommissioncroI!ndiunAIIuirs,Octobcr21,1S50.AnnualRcporlojlhc
ConnissioncrojIndianAjjairs1J0,pp.4J-4

Montour,Ahraham5r. (b.1SJ2)
AbruhumvusbornutPcmbinu,thcsonoIRobcrtBonhommcMontourund1oscphtc
Spcncc. !n 1S54, hc murricd Muric Pugc ut Pcmbinu. !n thc 1S50 Pcmbinu ccnsus hc is
Iistcd us u huntcr. Hc und his viIc vcrc mcmbcrs oI thc TurtIc Mountuin Bund und
rcccivcd unnuity puymcnts in 1S70.
J
!n 1S7J, Abruhum vus issucd Scrip # 274 (10
ucrcs) undcr thc Rcd Lukc und Pcmbinu Trcuty. Hc murricd Muric Pugc. Thcy spcnt
munyycursonthcpIuinsusbuIIuIohuntcrs.ThcIumiIyhuduhomcstcudcntryutTp.44,
Rungc 2, W J. Hc trudcd out oI u storc Iocutcd onScction 1 Irom 1S75 to 1S7. !n
1SSJ, thc govcrnmcnt soId this Iund out Irom undcr him to un Onturio invcstor. Onc oI
thccurIymcctings(Murch22,1SS4)topIunthcMctisRcsistuncctookpIuccuthishomc.
AndrcNuuIt1r.undAbruhumMontourvcrcchurgcdvithtrcuson-IcIonyIorthcirpurtin
cvcnts ut Frog Lukc und Frcnchmun`s Buttc, hovcvcr, thcir hcuring vus postponcd Ior
Iuck oI vitncsscs und thc cusc vus Iutcr droppcd. Abruhum Iivcd ut thc St. Luurcnt
ScttIcmcnt Rivcr Lot 20, on thc vcst sidc oI thc rivcr. His sons, Abruhum 1r. und 1cun
BuptistcvcrcuIsouctivcinthcRcsistunccutthc buttIcoIButochcundhistvoncphcvs
vcrc kiIIcd during thc Iighting ut uck Lukc. AItcr 1SS5, hc movcd to ScIby 1unction,
Montunu. FinuIIy, in 1S hc soId his Iust propcrty in thc Butochc urcu to un Amcricun
runchcrIoroncdoIIur.HccvcntuuIIyscttIcdonurunchncurMcdicincHut.
iuncPuymcntgivcsthcIoIIovingbiogruphy:
Coming Irom Pcmbinu, North ukotu, viu St. Fruncois-Xuvicr, Abruhum
Montour urrivcd in Suskutchcvun uround 1S71. Hc scttIcd in Butochc on thc vcst
bunkin1S77.HisbrothcrPuscuIIivcdncxttohim.HcvusthcsonoIBonhommc

J
bunkin1S77.HisbrothcrPuscuIIivcdncxttohim.HcvusthcsonoIBonhommc
MontourundudcsccndcntoINichoIusMontour,upcddIcrvhohudurrivcdonthc
SouthSuskutchcvunutthccndoIthc1S
th
ccntury.
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Montour,Ahraham [1S4Pctition|
Montoir,Ahraham (1SJ1)[1S50\.S.|
Montour,Ahraham [R.L.Scrip#274|
Montour,Ahraham [R.L.Scrip|
1S4 Pctition: Abruhum Montour [Minncsotu TcrritoriuI Ccnsus, Pcmbinu, 1S50,
IumiIy /| born Pcmbinu, occupution Huntcr NutionuI Archivcs, RG 75, Entry
JJ, "List oI Pcrsons to Whom Scrip vus !ssucd undcr Rcd Lukc & Pcmbinu
Trcutics...."HuIIbrccdScripNo.274
NutionuI Archivcs, RG 75, Entry J4, "Trcuty oI ApriI 12, 1S4, Rcd Lukc und
Pcmbinu HuII-Brccds," Scrip Stubs, Numbcr 274 [chcckcd|, dutcd cccmbcr 20th,
1S7J, 10 Acrcs, dcIivcrcd cccmbcr 20th, 1S7J, issucd to Abruhum Montour,
dcIivcrcd to Agt. ougIuss.
SonoI:Montoir[MontrciIIc|,Bonom(1775)und**
FuthcroI:Montoir,MugduIuin(1S45),bornRcdRivcrBr.Montoir,!subcIIu(1S47),
bornRcdRivcrBr.
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GuiIMorin. TurllcMounlainChippcva,Fcnbinaand;Annuil,Fa,ncnlsandCcnsus.QuintonPubIicutions,n.d.p.5.
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iuncPuymcnt,10:240.
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