Riel, Wilfrid Jean François^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28]}

1898 - 1967  (68 years)

• Name	Riel, Wilfrid Jean François  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 29]
  Birth	14 Jun 1898	Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 29]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1 Jun 1901	Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada   [2, 3]
  Residence	1 Jun 1911	Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada   [4, 5]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada   [6, 7]
  Residence	1 Jun 1931	Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada   [14, 15]
  Death	18 May 1967	Treherne, RM of Grey, Manitoba, Canada   [8, 9, 20, 21, 22, 29]
  Burial	20 May 1967	Saint Boniface Cemetery, Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [8, 9, 20, 21, 22]
  Person ID	I402061799665	Rick Dondo's Family | Descendants of Marie-Anne Gaboury (1780)
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2026

  
  

  Father	Riel, Alexandre "Alex",   b. 22 Feb 1863, Parish of Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land, British North America d. 21 Sep 1938, Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Poitras, Marie Louise "Eliza" "Elisa" "Elise",   b. 26 Feb 1861, Parish of Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land, British North America d. 22 Nov 1903, Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	14 Jun 1881	Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
  Family ID	F2552	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Riel, Alexandre "Alex",   b. 22 Feb 1863, Parish of Saint-Boniface, Red River Settlement, Rupert's Land, British North America d. 21 Sep 1938, Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Poitras, Bibiane "Viviane",   b. 26 Sep 1871, Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada d. 14 Nov 1943, Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada (Age 72 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Marriage	2 Aug 1906	Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada
  Family ID	F2553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Dufault, Marie Laura "Valida",   b. 19 Nov 1897, Île-des-Chênes, RM of Tache, Manitoba, Canada d. 6 Sep 1963, Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	8 Jul 1919	RM of Ritchot, Manitoba, Canada   [18, 19, 20, 29, 30, 31, 32]
  	Type: Spousal
  Family ID	F4299	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Aug 2026

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Birth - 14 Jun 1898 - Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1 Jun 1901 - Saint-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1 Jun 1911 - Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada Marriage - Type: Spousal - 8 Jul 1919 - RM of Ritchot, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1 Jun 1921 - Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1 Jun 1931 - Saint-Vital, Manitoba, Canada Death - 18 May 1967 - Treherne, RM of Grey, Manitoba, Canada Burial - 20 May 1967 - Saint Boniface Cemetery, Saint-Boniface, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
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Your host has graciously offered a file identified as an image of an obituary with a title of "Obituary - Wilfrid Jean François "Wilfred John" Riel (1898)", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: Obituary for Wilfrid Jean François "Wilfred John" Riel (1898), as published in The Winnipeg Tribune on 1967/05/19 (page 26); via the University of Manitoba Digital Collection NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Published in Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 19 May 1967 No place of birth was identified No date of birth was identified No place of death was identified No date of death was identified The location of the death was not identified No cemetery was identified Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the notice The notice has not been transcribed Media / Image file of types: (jpg - [png]; image - obituary) File size: 1771082 bytes; Image size (pixels): 944 wide by 2900 high Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. 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Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S0000300005] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Images of documents, (Various). Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document with a title of "Obituary - Octavie "Octavia" Riel (1901)", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: Obituary for Octavie "Octavia" Riel (1901), as published in The Winnipeg Evening Tribune (page 13) NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 31 Mar 1943 The pertinent institution was not identified Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document Media / Image (jpg - [png]; image - document]) File size: 877767 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1628 wide by 2677 high Available for download with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S0000300005] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Images of documents, (Various). Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document with a title of "Obituary - Bibiane "Viviane" (Poitras) Riel (1871)", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: Obituary for Bibiane "Viviane" (Poitras) Riel (1871), as published in the Winnipeg Free Press (page 2) NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 15 Nov 1943 The pertinent institution was not identified Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document Media / Image (jpg - [png]; image - document]) File size: 80348 bytes; Image size (pixels): 411 wide by 437 high Available for download with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S0000300005] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Images of documents, (Various). Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document with a title of "Article - No one sure where Louis David Riel (1844) dwelt", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: No one sure where Louis David Riel (1844) dwelt, article as published in the Winnipeg Free Press NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 9 Nov 1963 The pertinent institution was not identified Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document Media / Image (jpg - [png]; image - document]) File size: 318493 bytes; Image size (pixels): 2653 wide by 2176 high Available for download with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S0000300005] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Images of documents, (Various). Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document with a title of "Article - Alexandre "Alex" Riel (1863) succumbs", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: Front page article - Alexandre "Alex" Riel (1863) succumbs, as published in the Winnipeg Free Press (page1) NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 22 Sep 1938 The pertinent institution was not identified Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document Media / Image (jpg - [png]; image - document]) File size: 1705751 bytes; Image size (pixels): 1597 wide by 7500 high Available for download with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S0000300005] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Images of documents, (Various). Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document with a title of "Obituary - Alexandre "Alex" Riel (1863)", and has reported details about it as follows: Described as: Obituary for Alexandre "Alex" Riel (1863), as published in the Winnipeg Free Press NOTE: The above description may be truncated / shortened from the original Presented as pertaining to Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada on 27 Sep 1938 The pertinent institution was not identified Though there may be such, no people have been identified by the contributor as having been mentioned in the document Media / Image (jpg - [png]; image - document]) File size: 288040 bytes; Image size (pixels): 848 wide by 977 high Available for download with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. 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