Francois Desmarais
                                                  Baptiste Desmarais
                                                                      Suzette Saulteaux
                              William Thomas Demarais
                                                                      Peter Erasmus
                                                  Sophia Erasmus
                                                                                           Budd, a Muskego Indian
                                                                      Catherine Budd
                                                                                                                Matthew Cocking
                                                                                            Wash-e-sooE'Squew
                                                                                                                Ke-che-cho-wick
          Alex Leander Demerais
                                                                      Thomas? Cochrane
                                                  James Cochrane
                              Harriet Cochran
                                                  Mary Buck

Stella Harriet Demerais

                                                  Oo Chee Chak (Old Crane)
                              Charles Crane
          Elizabeth Jane Crain
                              Sarah Eagle
 

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Francois Desmarais
m Marie Suzette Saulteaux
     Mary Anne, b c1804;
     m John Anderson, son of James and Mary De Moran.
     Michel, b c1807.
     Francois, b c1807; bt 26 Aug 1834 St. Johns
     m Marie Polly Anderson, dau. of James and Mary De Moran, b c1813; bt 23 Jan 1821 Brandon House.
     Charles, b 1808 Pembina, Minnesota Territory
     m. Harriet Favel 7 Feb 1833, Red River, dau. of Humphrey Martin and Jenny Indian, b. 1816 Fort Garry.
     Joseph,
     m. Adelaide Clermont 24 Apr 1837, St Francois Xavier, MB, dau.of Joseph and Louis Cree, b c1822; d 15 May 1850; bu. 1 Jun 1850 SFX.
     Baptiste, b c1812 White Mud River; bt 15 May 1838 St. Johns
     m Sophia Erasmus 20 Dec 1837, St. Andrews, dau. of Peter and Catherine Budd, b c1816 White Mud River; bt 19 Dec 1824 St. Johns.
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Baptiste Desmarais, b c1812 White Mud River; bt 15 May 1838 St. Johns;
m. Sophia Erasmus 20 Dec 1837, ST. Andrews, dau. of Peter and Catherine Budd, b c1816 White Mud River; bt 19 Dec 1824 St. Johns.
     Eliza, bt 27 Dec 1838 St. Johns.
     Fanny, bt 7 Sep 1840 St. Johns.
     Marguerite, b 13 May 1844;
        m(1) Andrew Patterson.
        She m(2) George W. Hodges, son of Jonathan Hodges, b c1828.
     Henry Charles, b 29 Oct 1846 St. Andrews;
        m Mary Ann Whitford 12 Sep 1867, St. Marys, Portage la Prairie, dau of James and Mary Robillard, b 15 Nov 1852 Poplar Point; bt
     Mary Ann, bt 14 Nov 1849 St. Andrews; m. Samual Smith.
     John Peter, b 1851 White Mud River; bt 8 Jun 1851 St. Andrews, Mb.
        He m(1) Christina Anderson, dau. of Charles and Angelique Birston, bt 22 Nov 1855 St. A.
        He m(2) Caroline Anderson c1878, dau. of Peter and Letitia McKay, bt 28 Mar 1852 Fairford.
     Rebecca, b c1855; m. James Anderson, son of Charles and Angelique Birston.   (Son, David Ray ?)
     William Thomas, bt 9 Dec 1855 St. Marys, Portage la Prairie; m Elizabeth Harriet Brass 1876, The Pas.
     Flora Sarah, b c1858 White Mudd River; bt 4 Sep 1859 St. Marys, Portage la Prairie.
     Victoria, b c1860 White Mud River; bt 20 Feb 1862 St. Marys, Portage la Prairie.
     Marie Jane, b c1864 White Mud River.
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William Thomas Demarais, bt 9 Dec 1855 St. Marys, Portage la Prairie;
m(1) Elizabeth Bear 1876, The Pas.
     Sophia, b 1878.
     John Peter, b 1880.
m(2) Harriet Cochran, b 1876 Cumberland House, d. Dec 1954
     Alex Leander, b Nov 1896, Coxby, d.Jan 1958
     m Elizabeth Crain, b Dec1899, d. Aug, 1975
     James,
     Albert,
     Frances,
     George,
     Louis,
     William Roderick,
     Maria Augusta,
     Alfred,
     Allan,
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Alex Leander Demerais, b Nov 1896, Coxby, d Jan 1958,
m. Elizabeth Crain, b Dec1899, d Aug, 1975
    (lost first 3 children as babies)
     Hover Ray, b May 1924
     Charles Thomas, b June 1926
     Andrew James, b May, 1928
     David Ole, b Sept 1930
     Stella Harriet, b Mar 1933
     Duncan Lawrence, b June 1935
     Allen Blair, b June 1937
     Rose Agnes, b Sept 1939
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James Alexander Ballendine, b Dec 1913, Coxby, d Sept 1976
m Stella Harriet Demerais, b Mar1933
     Rodney Paul, b 1952
     Wayne Alexander, b 1954
     Bruce Leonard, b 1955
     Cindy Jane, b 1962
     Derek Lindsay, b 1969
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Charles Crain, b 1863, d 1925
m Sarah Eagle, b ca1860, d 1946
     George R., b 1870, d 1951
     m Louisa Sayese
     James, b 1875, d 1957
     Maria Jane Robertson, b 1872, d 1967
     Nancy Sophia, b1886, d 1978
     m Colin Ballantyne
     Gilbert, b1899, d 1975
     m Alice Bear, b 1898, d 1951
     Elizabeth Jane, b 1899, d 1975
     m Alex Leander Demerais, 1896, d 1958
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James Cochrane
m Mary Buck
     Harriet, b 1976, Cumberland House, d 1954
     Louis,
    ?more?
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