Métis Marriages: Longlade & Lamoureux

On June 6, 1885, Georgian Bay Métis Community Members Francis Longlade and Julie Lamoureux were married in Tiny, Ontario, near Penetanguishene. 

Born in Tiny in 1851, Francis Longlade was one of at least eleven children of Louis Longlade. Louis Longlade was born on Drummond Island and, following the War of 1812, relocated to Penetanguishene in the 1820s with a significant portion of the Métis community. 

Julie Lamoureux, the daughter of Julienne Adam dit Laramee, who was also born on Drummond Island, was born in 1866 and was one of at least five children. 

Francis and Julie’s marriage was witnessed by Francis’s younger brother, Alexander Longlade, demonstrating the importance of family within the Georgian Bay Métis Community. While witnessing marriages within one's own family was important in Métis Communities, participating in the significant life events of other families, such as marriages, was equally important for strengthening the community as a whole.

Francis Longlade reinforced community connections by serving as a witness at marriages in the Georgian Bay Métis Community. For instance, he witnessed the 1875 marriage of Olive Beausoleil and Isidore Dusome in Penetanguishene. He performed this role again in 1879 for the marriage of his sister, Elizabeth Longlade, to Henry Dusome.

Collective witnessing across generations reinforced intergenerational bonds, ensuring the continuity, memory, and accountability of the Georgian Bay Métis Community.

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