Métis Marriages: Allan & Belleau

The marriage of George Norman Allan and Margaret Belleau on February 20, 1919, reflects the enduring kinship networks that connected Métis families from the Upper Great Lakes and Northwestern Ontario. 

Their union was witnessed by fellow Métis community members Laura Cecilia Allan, George’s sister, and Richard Charles Lyons, the great-grandson of Nicholas Chatelaine, underscoring the continued role of family and community presence in Métis marriages.

Margaret Belleau was born around 1891 in the Sault Ste. Marie area to Joachim Belleau and Elizabeth Isabella Boissonneau. George Norman Allan was born in Fort Frances in 1887 to a Métis mother, Jane Calder, and George Constantine Allan. Raised within a large Métis family with many siblings, George’s early life was shaped by strong kinship ties and community relationships. 

George Norman Allan passed away in 1934, having lived a life deeply connected to Métis family, community, and the enduring networks that connected the Upper Great Lakes and Northwestern Ontario.

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• Boissonneau VMFL

• Boissonneau Family Vignette

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