BISSON Sophia

1836 - 1926  (90 years)

• Name	BISSON Sophia
  Birth	07 Jul 1836	Maskinoge, Quebec, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Nov 1926	Callaway, Becker Co., MN
  Notes	[[Category:Callaway Township, Becker County, Minnesota]] [[Category:Canadian Immigrants to America]] [[Category:Catholics]] [[Category:Farmers]] [[Category:Minnesota, Needs Marriage Record]] [[Category:Minnesota, Needs Profiles Created]] [[Category: White Earth Nation]] [[Category:Saint-Constant, Québec]] [[Category:Saint Marys Cemetery, Callaway Township, Minnesota]] == Biography == {{Native American Sticker|tribe=Ojibwe}} {{First Peoples Canada Sticker|nation=Ojibwe}}Sophia, daughter of [[Bisson-920|Martin Bisson]] and [[Beaulieu-1538|Margaret Beaulieu]], was born on July 7, 1836 in Saint-Constant-de-la Prairie-de-la-Madeleine, Lower Canada. '''Baptism''':"Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968," database with images {{Ancestry Sharing|6943711|7b22746f6b656e223a2269505458446c466a6438427056396764694e6f5054776a5176586438496f4835634a316548506555326f733d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - ({{Ancestry Record|1091|1439467}} : accessed 10 October 2023) Sophie Bisson baptism in 1837 in Saint-Constant (St-Constant), Québec (Quebec), Canada citing Institut Généalogique Drouin, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Drouin Collection, Author Gabriel Drouin, Comp. She had at least six siblings and her family migrated to the United States at some point in her youth. Sophia married [[Bellefeuille-144|Theodore Bellefeuille]] on October 7, 1855 in Minnesota, USA. The couple settled for many years in Belle Prairie and had at least ten children together. '''1860 Census''': "United States Census, 1860," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|M4L5-44T}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|33SQ-GBS3-JVZ}} Sophia Bellefeville (23) in Belle Prairie Township, Morrison, Minnesota, United States. Born in Lower Canada citing Page: 21; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Digital film/folder number: 005170147_009_M9CN-RS1; FHL microfilm: 803567; Image number: 14; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01741-9. ''The household included Theodore Bellefeville 27, Sophia Bellefeville 23, George Bellefeville 4, Antoine Bellefeville 2, Emma Bellefeville 0, Raphael Bellefeville 25, and Ozias Roi 28.'' '''1870 Census''': "United States Census, 1870," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|MDH4-3PZ}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|S3HT-6S7W-2TY}} Sophiah Bellefalle (32) in Belle Prairie, Morrison, Minnesota, United States. Born in Canada citing Page: 3; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 22; Digital film/folder number: 004257582_007_M9C6-PCX; FHL microfilm: 000830427; Image number: 4; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01441-4. ''The household included Theodore Bellefalle 37 years, Sophiah Bellefalle 32 years, George Bellefalle 13 years, Antoin Bellefalle 11 years, Emma Bellefalle 9 years, Casamere Bellefalle 7 years, Clemant Bellefalle 5 years, Elisabeth Bellefalle 3 years, and Uzeb Bellefalle 1 years.'' '''1875 Census''': "Minnesota State Census, 1875," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|MKN2-F3V}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|S3HT-X3SS-4W8}} Sophie Bellefeville (37) in Belle Prairie, Morrison, Minnesota. Born in Canada citing Volume: M - 2; Page: 31; Line: 37; Digital film/folder number: 004482159; FHL microfilm: 0565724; Image number: 583; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03295-1. ''The household included Theodore Bellefeville 43 years, Sophie Bellefeville 37 years, George Bellefeville 18 years, Antoine Bellefeville 17 years, Emma Bellefeville 15 years, Casimir Bellefeville 13 years, Clement Bellefeville 11 years, Elizebeth Bellefeville 8 years, Eusebe Bellefeville 6 years, Mary R Bellefeville 3 years, Theodore P Bellefeville 0, and Joseph Bellefeville 48 years''. '''1880 Census''': "United States Census, 1880," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|MZ9X-RN2}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|33SQ-GYB5-48}} Sophie Bellefeville (43), wife, Keeping House, in household of Theodore Bellefeville (47 years) in Belle Prairie Township, Morrison, Minnesota, United States. Born in Minnesota, United States citing Volume: 1; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T9; Affiliate Line Number: 00021; Digital film/folder number: 005161056; FHL microfilm: 1254626; Image number: 514; Sheet number: 392; Sheet letter: C; Packet letter: E. ''The household included Theodore Bellefeville 47 years, wife Sophie Bellefeville 43 years, son George Bellefeville 23 years, daughter Emma Bellefeville 20 years, son Casimere Bellefeville 18 years, son Clement Bellefeville 15 years, daughter Elizabeth Bellefeville 13 years, son Usebe Bellefeville 10 years, daughter Rose Bellefeville 8 years, son Phillip Bellefeville 6 years, and son Emmanuel Bellefeville 4 years.'' Sophia was granted an allotment on the White Earth Reservation in 1889. '''Reservation Allotment''':"Minnesota, U.S., Indian Allotment Records, 1888-1919," database with images {{Ancestry Sharing|6943801|7b22746f6b656e223a2272424d394246317658636f656c733144557a6d5437757a4d595556687a332f3134416577503567375836383d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - ({{Ancestry Record|2339|1373}} : accessed 10 October 2023) Name Sophia Bellefeuille, Gender Female, Birth Year abt 1836, Age at 1889 53, Reservation White Earth Reservation, Minnesota, USA, Land District Crookston citing Original data United States. U.S. General Land Office Crookston Land District Records, 1872-1925. Register of Indian Allotment Entries under the Dawes Act, 1893–1897. Minnesota Historical Society, St Paul, Minnesota. They were registered members of the [https://whiteearth.com/home White Earth Band of Chippewa] and all their children were enumerated on the Native American census rolls. '''Native American Census''':"United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|QGYC-BG95}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-89W8-W32Y}} Sophia Bellefeuille in Minnesota, United States citing Affiliate Publication Title: Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Affiliate Publication Number: M595; Line: 267; Digital film/folder number: 007141837; Image number: 30. '''1895 Census''': "Minnesota State Census, 1895," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|MQ6C-ZB9}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|S3HT-DR79-NMH}} Sophia Bellefeuille (59) in White Earth, Becker, Minnesota, United States. Born in Canada citing Page: 10; Line: 18; Digital film/folder number: 004344697_001_M9CN-JN1; FHL microfilm: 000565762; Image number: 174; Packet letter: A. ''The household included Theo Bellefeuille 63 years, Sophia Bellefeuille 59 years, Casimir Bellefeuille 33 years, Phillip Bellefeuille 21 years, Emanuel Bellefeuille 19 years, Georgeina Bellefeuille 15 years, Lina Bisson 10 years, and Theo Bisson 12 years.'' '''1900 Census''': "United States Census, 1900," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|M9QZ-NXQ}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|S3HT-6LKC-ZHT}} Sophia Bellefuielle (63), wife, in household of Theodore Bellefuielle (67) in White Earth Indian Reservation, Becker, Minnesota, United States. Born in Canada Fr citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 5; Digital film/folder number: 004120324; FHL microfilm: 1240798; Image number: 1129; Sheet number: 77; Sheet letter: A; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N00863-8. ''The household included Theodore Bellefuielle 67, wife Sophia Bellefuielle 63, and son Cassimere Bellefuielle 37.'' '''1903 Census''':"United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|QP39-GCVF}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-89W8-3L5X}} Sophia Bellefeuille (67), wife, in household of Sophia Bellefeuille (67 years) in Minnesota, United States citing Affiliate Publication Title: Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Affiliate Publication Number: M595; Line: 313; Digital film/folder number: 007141829; Image number: 497.'''Newspaper Mention''': "White Earth Tomahawk" Newspapers.com. Little Falls Herald, October 27, 1905 (https://www.newspapers.com/article/little-falls-herald-white-earth-tomahawk/133223451/ accessed 10 Oct 2023). '''1910 Census''': "United States Census, 1910," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|M2L8-VTR}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|33SQ-GRVN-2WM}} Sophia Bellefeuille (73), wife, in household of Theodore Bellefeuille (78) in Callaway, Becker, Minnesota, United States. Born in Canada citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T624; Digital film/folder number: 004972523; FHL microfilm: 1374702; Image number: 745; Sheet number: 3; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N03457-2. ''The household included Theodore Bellefeuille 78, wife Sophia Bellefeuille 73, and son Casimere Bellefeuille 47.'' Around this time, she also owned land in Callaway Township. '''Land Ownership''':"U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918," database with images {{Ancestry Sharing|6943830|7b22746f6b656e223a22303767756d7835554a796e796b7a30742b557936564c4a37764d4f63354e52514a415831303556476b794d3d222c22746f6b656e5f76657273696f6e223a225632227d}} - ({{Ancestry Record|1127|2900621}} : accessed 10 October 2023) Owner's Name Sophie Bellefeuille, State Minnesota, County Becker, Town Callaway, Year 1911 citing Collection Number G&M_71, Roll Number 71. '''1914 Census''':"United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|W7L3-R6T2}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-89W8-3BYH}} Sophia Bellefeuille head of household in United States citing Affiliate Publication Title: Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Affiliate Publication Number: M595; Line: 467; Digital film/folder number: 007141833; Image number: 287. '''1920 Census''': "United States Census, 1920," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|MWTY-QRS}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|33S7-9R6G-QDG}} Sophia Bellifeuille (84), married mother-in-law, in household of Henry J Spry (46 years) in Callaway, Becker, Minnesota, United States. Born in Canada citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Line: 67; Digital film/folder number: 004966201; FHL microfilm: 1820823; Image number: 602; Sheet number: 4; Sheet letter: B; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01997-2. ''The household included Henry J Spry 46 years, wife Georgenial Spry 39 years, brother-in-law Casimir Bellifeuille 55 years, father-in-law Theodore Bellifeuille 89 years, and mother-in-law Sophia Bellifeuille 84 years.'' '''1925 Census''':"United States, Native American, Census Rolls, 1885-1940," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|6D18-MSGZ}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|3QS7-99W8-766Q}} Sophia Bellefeuille head of household in United States citing Affiliate Publication Title: Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940; Affiliate Publication Number: M595; Line: 293; Digital film/folder number: 007140647; Image number: 30. Sophia died (age 90) on November 30, 1926 in Callaway, Minnesota and was buried there in Saint Mary's Cemetery. '''Death''': "Minnesota Deaths, 1887-2001," database with images ({{FamilySearch Record|Z4W8-F5T2}} : accessed 10 October 2023) {{FamilySearch Image|3Q9M-C9T2-C72J-Y}} Image number 00385 Sophia Bellefeuille death 30 Nov 1926 (age 90), daughter of Martin Bisson & Margaret Beaulie, wife of Theo Bellefeuille, in Callaway, Becker, Minnesota, United States citing Death, Minnesota State Department of Health, St. Paul. '''Memorial''': "Find a Grave," database with images ({{FindAGrave|54572957}} : accessed 10 October 2023) Memorial page for Sophia ''Bisson'' Bellefeuille (7 Jul 1836-30 Nov 1926), citing Saint Marys Cemetery, Callaway Township, Becker County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Sunshyn~N~Angels (contributor 49611461). == Research Notes ==* Sophia's FamilySearch ID is [https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KF1V-9HG KF1V-9HG]. * Profiles need to be created for Sophia's children and siblings. == Sources == == Acknowledgements ==This profile was created by [[Ferdon-174|Daunelle (Ferdon) Danish]] on December 7, 2022.
  Person ID	I1102	Freeman-Smith
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026

  
  

  Father	BISSON Martin,   b. 1797, LaPrairie, Quebec Canada d. 11 May 1890, White Earth, Becker Co., MN (Age 93 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	BEAULIEU Margaret Elizabeth,   b. 1808, Lac du Flambeau, Vilas Co., WI d. 27 Apr 1896, White Earth, Becker Co., MN (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1826	WI
  Family ID	F1089	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BELLEFEUILLE Theodore,   b. 1832   d. 1927 (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	07 Oct 1855
  Children	1. BELLEFEUILLE Camnir  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. BELLEFEUILLE Elizabeth  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. BELLEFEUILLE Emanuel  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. BELLEFEUILLE Emma Mae   d. Belle Prairie, MN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. BELLEFEUILLE Georgina Sophi  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. BELLEFEUILLE Julia E.  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. BELLEFEUILLE Marie Rose  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   8. BELLEFEUILLE Martin  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   9. BELLEFEUILLE Phillip  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   10. BELLEFEUILLE George,   b. Abt 1855   d. 1942 (Age 87 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   11. BELLEFEUILLE Antoine,   b. Abt 1858   d. 1934, Belle Prairie, MN (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   12. BELLEFEUILLE Clemens,   b. Abt 1865  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   13. BELLEFEUILLE Eusebe,   b. Abt 1870  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F930	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jan 2026