William Piche (1864 - abt. 1944)

Born 7 Sep 1864 in Manitoba, The Territories

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Celina (Charette) Piche — married 17 Jan 1887 in Duck Lake, Saskatchewan

Descendants

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Biography

William Piche was a Canadian First Peoples and member of the Metis Nation.

William Piché.

William Piche and his wife Marie Celina were both descendents of shareholder in the NW Company, Alexander Henry "the Younger".^[1] whose family, the Henry's, established business in Montreal. They had originated form New Jersey and had set up business in Albany NY, first off. Alexander Henry the Younger in addition to other Henry family members have published multiple journals. The Henry family taught John Jacob Astor the Fur trade business and Astor became the richest man in the world at the time.

Born

7 Sept 1864. ^[2]

Manitoba, Canada.

Baptism 6 Nov 1864.

Residence

1870 - St. Francois Xavier, Manitoba, Canada. Race: French Metis.^[3]

Name	Age
Francois Piche	30
Nancy Ross
Charlotte Piche	15
Elisabeth Piche	11
Marie Piche	9
William Piche	7
Veronique Piche	5
Sarah Piche	5
Anathalie Piche	2

1881 - Prince Albert, Territories, Northwest Territories, Canada. ^[4]

Name	Age
Francois Piché	50
Ane Piché	50
Wm Piché	17
Vironique Piché	15
Jean Piché	12
Poline Piché	9
Patrice Piché	7
Rose Piché	5
Xavier Piché	3
Alx Piché	5/12

1891 - Grandin, Saskatchewan, Territories, Canada. ^[5]

Name	Age
William Picke	26
Marie Picke	20
Marie Janne Picke	3
Flora Picke	2

1900 - Flat Head Indian Reservation, Missoula, Montana, USA. ^[6]

Name	Age
William Piche	35
Mary Piche	30
Mary Jane Piche	12
Flora Piche	10
Glade (Adelaide) Piche	8

1901 - Duck Lake, Saskatchewan, The Territories, Canada. Here William shows with his parents, along with his wife and children. ^[7]

Name	Age
Francois Piché	66
Nancy Piché	61
Patrice Piché	27
Amilie Piché	17
Alexandre Piché	20
Eliza Piché	30
William Piché	2
Anne Marie Piché	0
Marie V Piché	19
William Piché	36
Marie Piché	29
Marie J Piché	13
Flora Piché	11
Adelaid Piché	9

1906 - Townships 44, 45, 46 in ranges 4 and 5, Townships 44, 45 in range 5 and that part of township 44 in range 3 not included in Duck Lake Indian Reserve, all west of the 3rd M, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada. ^[8]

Name	Age
William Piche	44
Mary Piche	33
Flora Piche	16
Mary Piche	15

1916 - Leask, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. ^[9]

Name	Age
William Piche, Farmer	52
Mary Piche	45
Joseph Piche	3
Leson Piche	1

1921 - Blaine Lake, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada. ^[10]

Name	Age
William Piche	55
Mary Piche	48
Leo Piche	6
Nancy Piche, Widowed	78

William was born in 1864. He passed away about 1944.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ Dictionary of Canadian Biography; Alexander "The Younger": http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio.php?BioId=36580
2. ↑ Manitoba, Canada, Baptisms, 1834-1959; Provincial Archives of Manitoba; Manitoba, Canada, viewable here.
3. ↑ Manitoba, Canada, Census Indexes, 1870; Provincial Archives of Manitoba; Manitoba, Canada; Card Index Nominal Census Returns: Pi - Z 1832-1870, A - Pr 1870, viewable here.
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MV6N-HZK : 11 March 2018), Prince Albert, Territories, Northwest Territories, Canada; citing p. 11; Library and Archives Canada film number C-13285, Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 1,375,921.
5. ↑ "Canada Census, 1891," database, William Picke, Grandin, Saskatchewan, Territories, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario; Library and Archives Canada film number 30953_148228, viewable here.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSTZ-VPW : accessed 8 May 2018), William Piche, Flathead Reservation, Missoula, Montana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 213, sheet 5B, family 120, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,913.
7. ↑ "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, William Piché in household of Lancz Piché, Saskatchewan, The Territories, Canada; citing p. 3, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, viewable here.
8. ↑ "Canada Census, 1906," database, William Picke, 20, Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada; Public Archives, Ottawa, Ontario, viewable here.
9. ↑ "Canada Census, 1916," database with images, William Pichie, Saskatchewan, Canada; citing p. 3, line 25; Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm 2,434,956, viewable here.
10. ↑ 1921 Census of Canada; Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 156; Census Place: North Battleford, Saskatchewan; Page Number: 19, viewable here.
11. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Morgan Bonthoux as remembered 1 Jan 2023.

See also:

See also:

• "Saskatchewan, Catholic Church Records, 1846-1957", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK95-FMZN : 15 March 2018), William Piché in entry for Jean Baptiste Falcon and Mary Jane Piché, 1905.
• "British Columbia Death Registrations, 1872-1986; 1992-1993", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLYF-R4K : 8 November 2017), William Piche in entry for Marie Adelaide Lucier, 1969.

Acknowledgement

I worked to get it right the first time, but as we know... mistakes happen, times change and so does access to information. Please add to or correct this profile based on sourced fact. Thanks. Morgan Mulligan

Related Information

Children of William and Mary https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVJT-91Q

MARY JANE PICHE 1887–1942 • LYXX-KRN

Flora Piché 1889–1961 • LVJT-SWT

Marie Adelaide Lucier 1891–1969 • LRQG-ZWB​

Mary Adelaide Piché 1892–Deceased • LVJT-SCV​

Anonyme Piche 1895–1895 • LK7W-82B​

Marie Adelaide Piche 1898–1969 • LDJB-26Y​

William Piché 1899–Deceased • LRDX-1KJ​

Joseph Phillipe Piche 1912–1988 • LVJT-SDZ​

Leon Georges Piché 1915–1956 • LVJT-S6N​

Marie Louise Piche –1894 • LVK5-MKD​

Anne Marie Piché Deceased • LRDX-12M​

Gliede Piche Deceased • LYXX-T2C