She is married to Joseph BOUVIER.
They got married in the year 1852.
Child(ren):
Catherine Bouvier
Joseph Bouvier met and took as his wife, Catherine Beaulieu, the daughter of Francois Beaulieu (Old Man Beaulieu). As the only daughter Catherine was no ordinary woman; she had learnt many things from the people in her life, her father, her four brothers, and her mother who taught her how to manage a household.
In the account that follows by Jean LeMouel, a Metis presently residing in Yellowknife, Catherine is known to have made a significant contribution not only to her family but also to the community in which she lived.
Joseph Bouvier and Catherine Beaulieu, after having stayed temporarily with their children in different forts and towns, settled permanently at Fort Providence, N.W.T. around the 1860’s. From there Joseph Bouvier continued renewing his contracts with the Hudson’s Bay Co. over the years being hired on York boats and barges. It is said by his grandchildren that he was well liked and looked on as headsmen by the boat crews.
As years went by the Bouvier children were growing up to be able workers, hunters and trappers like their parents. Their mother, Catherine Beaulieu was one of the most capable women of the north in those days. As well as doing all the work around the house she could hunt and trap like a man and was great traveler by dog team or canoe. A few of her grandchildren who are still living today remember and talk about the trips she used to make from Fort Providence to Fort Rae during the winter, a distance of 150 miles. With two or three other native women, without help of men, they would set out with dog teams. Due to the road conditions, number of dogs and load for the long trip, they walked all the way on snowshoes, which took many days while camping out every night. After visiting with their relatives and friends in Fort Rae, they returned to Fort Providence with loads of caribou meat. Catherine also carried mail to and from Rae. During such long trips bitterly cold spells would occur. Then there was snowstorms that made travel that much harder. There were also many wolves in those days. They were often seen and their howling could be heard throughout the night. But nothing seemed to stop her! The Bouvier family at Fort Providence would supply the trading companies from the results of their hunting and fishing. Also they were very helpful to the Roman Catholic Missionaries who greatly appreciated their assistance, both material and intellectual. In this sense they were protectors and interpreters, helping the missionaries with the language and teaching.
They helped in construction and other work and provided much food with their hunting skill during those years when people had to live off the land. It has also been said that during the waterfowl hunting season the Bouviers provided great quantities of wild geese and ducks to the Roman Catholic Mission.
Source: Our Metis Heritage … A Portrayal
http://www.dehchomackenziemetis.ca/catherine.html
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