 1853 - 1908 (54 years)
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| Name |
Damase (Thomas) CHARTIER |
The present generation has been told that the name was changed from Chartier to Sharkey in Wisconsin. Also, According to some family stories, Tom was involved in the Metis Rebellion in Canada. He was believed to be at Batoche Saskatchewan. He then returned to Wisconsin changed the family name & later moved to New Norway Alberta. Tom became a Northwest Mounted Policeman in Alberta; he was known to be an expert horseman, & expert rifleman. No one knew where his training came from. Younger generations were told that Tom was to be hung with Louis Riel, if he was caught. Sophia Fontaine has been verified as a native; but she was probably part native. Because of her bloodline and Tom’s involvement in the Metis Wars, X- Cliff Sharkey who lives in British Columbia was able to obtain Metis status for the descendants of Thomas Chartier and Sophia Fontaine. This family moved to Camrose, Alberta in 1903 where they kept the Sharkey name, which may have been an effort to hide their French-Canadian roots. French-Canadians were discriminated against in some Western Canadian Provinces. When the 1900 U.S. census was taken, the “Thomas Sharkey” family was living in Rudolph (Wood), Wisconsin. Thomas said he immigrated in 1853 whereas Sophie immigrated in 1869. Thomas was a farmer. Sophie said she was the mother of 12 children with 11 of them living. When the 1911 census was taken, this family was living in Strathcona, Alberta. “Sofi Sharky” was a widow. In her household were Homer, age 23, Arthur, age 17; Ida, age 16; Jesse, age 12, Mabel, age 11; and Mary, age 7. Sofi, Homer and Arthur were farming. These children: Rossyn, Henry, Ato, Iola and Joseph were found in the 1900 census for Rudolph. The other children came from church records and family records
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| Born |
11 May 1853 |
St.Calixte, QC, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
17 Mar 1908 |
Duhamel, AB, Canada |
| Person ID |
I2643 |
Chartier Family |
| Last Modified |
7 Jul 2016 |
| Father |
Jean-Baptiste CHARTIER, b. 31 Jul 1825, St.Roch-de-L'Achigan, QC, Canada , d. 23 Sep 1894, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI (Age 69 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Marie-Louise WOLFE, b. 01 Jan 1818, d. 28 Jun 1888, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI (Age 70 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
21 May 1849 |
St.Lin, QC, Canada |
| Family ID |
F1032 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Sophia Anna FONTAINE, b. c.Jul 1855, St.Calixte, QC, Canada |
| Married |
c.1880 |
WI |
| Children |
| | 1. Herbert Thomas SHARKEY, b. c.1881, d. 02 Jun 1968, Whalley, BC, Canada (Age ~ 87 years) [Birth] |
| | 2. Elmira CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.1883 [Birth] |
| | 3. Wilfred CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.1884, USA [Birth] |
| | 4. Rossyn CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.1884 [Birth] |
| | 5. Albert CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.1885 [Birth] |
| | 6. Rosella CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. 11 Dec 1886, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI [Birth] |
| | 7. Celine CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.Apr 1887, d. Camrose, AB, Canada [Birth] |
| | 8. Homer CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. 12 May 1889, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI [Birth] |
| | 9. Angeline Louise CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. 12 Oct 1890, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI [Birth] |
| | 10. Henry CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.Sep 1892, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI [Birth] |
| | 11. Arthur (Ato) CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.Sep 1893, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI [Birth] |
| | 12. Iola CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.Jun 1896, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI [Birth] |
| | 13. Louisa CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. 07 May 1898, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI , d. 08 May 1898, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI (Age 0 years) [Birth] |
| | 14. Joseph CHARTIER-SHARKEY, b. c.Jun 1899, Rudolph, Wood Co., WI [Birth] |
| | 15. Josephine CHARTIER, b. 19 Feb 1903, Duhamel, AB, Canada , d. 01 Mar 1903, Duhamel, AB, Canada (Age 0 years) [Birth] |
| | 16. Mary SHARKEY, b. c.1904, AB, Canada [Birth] |
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| Last Modified |
21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 |
| Family ID |
F1093 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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