Major, Dawson "Toussaint"^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]}

1859 - 1939  (80 years)

• Name	Major, Dawson "Toussaint"  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  Birth	11 Oct 1859	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	11 Oct 1859	St Andrews, Ontario   [7, 8, 20]
  Residence	1 Jun 1881	Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Residence	1 Jun 1901	Carman, Manitoba, Canada   [9, 10]
  Residence	1 Jun 1916	RM of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada   [3, 4]
  Residence	1 Jun 1921	RM of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada   [13, 14]
  Death	29 Nov 1939	Saint-Claude, RM of Grey, Manitoba, CANADA   [15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]
  Burial	Aft. 29 Nov 1939	Saint Claude Roman Catholic Cemetery, Saint-Claude, Portage la Prairie Census Division, Manitoba, Canada   [15, 19, 20, 21]
  Person ID	I402115549770	Rick Dondo's Family
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2026

  
  

  Father	Major, Maxime "Malcolm" Boutron or Beautron dit,   b. 1831, Quebec, Canada d. 29 Apr 1908, Carman, RM of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Paquin, Anastasie,   b. Abt. 1824, Montréal, Quebec, Canada d. 16 Mar 1910, RM of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1846	Saint-Polycarpe, Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Quebec, Canada
  Family ID	F6140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Taillon "Tyo", Catherine Elizabeth "Kathrine Elisabeth" "Lizzie",   b. 23 Apr 1876, St Andrews, Stormont, Ontario, Canada d. 25 Apr 1946, Saint-Claude, RM of Grey, Manitoba, CANADA (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	19 Sep 1893	St Andrew's West, Ontario, Canada   [2, 7, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24]
  	Type: Spousal
  Children	1. Major, David "John",   b. 6 Aug 1915, Carman, Manitoba, Canada d. 3 May 1998, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F1276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Mar 2026

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Oct 1859 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada Birth - 11 Oct 1859 - St Andrews, Ontario Residence - 1 Jun 1881 - Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada Marriage - Type: Spousal - 19 Sep 1893 - St Andrew's West, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1 Jun 1901 - Carman, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1 Jun 1916 - RM of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Residence - 1 Jun 1921 - RM of Dufferin, Manitoba, Canada Death - 29 Nov 1939 - Saint-Claude, RM of Grey, Manitoba, CANADA Burial - Aft. 29 Nov 1939 - Saint Claude Roman Catholic Cemetery, Saint-Claude, Portage la Prairie Census Division, Manitoba, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S1502254493] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees (Public and Private) [ENH], (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "Ancestry Family Tree". Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person Another researcher's profile of this person [S1528062723] Ancestry.com, Canada, Ontario, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection) [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item [S1502252560] Ancestry.com and Statistics Canada, Canada Census 1916 of the Prairie Provinces [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Macdonald, 03; Roll: T-21927; Page: 6; Family No: 55". [S1502252560] Ancestry.com and Statistics Canada, Canada Census 1916 of the Prairie Provinces [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item It is described as "Year: 1916; Census Place: Manitoba, Macdonald, 03; Roll: T-21927; Page: 6; Family No: 55". [S1516668004] Ancestry.com, Canada Census 1881 [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "Year: 1881; Census Place: Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario; Roll: C_13226; Page: 25; Family No: 118". [S1516668004] Ancestry.com, Canada Census 1881 [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item It is described as "Year: 1881; Census Place: Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario; Roll: C_13226; Page: 25; Family No: 118". [S1516668161] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Canada, Ontario, Marriages [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 80". [S1516668161] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Canada, Ontario, Marriages [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item It is described as "Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 80". [S1502254883] Ancestry.com, Canada Census 1901 [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "Year: 1901; Census Place: Manitoba; Page: 9; Family No: 70". [S1502254883] Ancestry.com, Canada Census 1901 [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item It is described as "Year: 1901; Census Place: Manitoba; Page: 9; Family No: 70". [S1564704315] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1915, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Series: Registrations of Births and Stillbirths, 1869-1913; Reel: 135; Record Group: Rg 80-2". [S1564704315] Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada Births, 1832-1915, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). 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[S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry), 000[SD-Own]: Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item [S1582876842] Ancestry.com, Geneanet Community Trees Index [ENH], (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com.Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item [S1502254433] Ancestry.com, Canada, MB Vital Statistics; Death Index [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada". [S1502254433] Ancestry.com, Canada, MB Vital Statistics; Death Index [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item It is described as "Manitoba Consumer and Corporate Affairs; Manitoba, Canada". [S1569074774] . A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "The Rural Municipality of Dufferin 1880-1980". It was described specifically or transcribed by them as "A passage that recounts the story of the Tuisant "Dawson" Major family during their time in the RM of Dufferin, MB, CANADA". Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 1982. The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service, access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription. [S1584398094] FamilySearch, 000[SD-Web]: FamilySearch, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "GLM7-WHC". The contributor provided no additional descriptive information. Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 2026/03/14. The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service, access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription. [S0000300001] Various, 000[SD-Own]: Media items collected on Ancestry® family trees: Portraits, (Various). Another contributor has offered a file identified as an image of a portrait with a title of "Dawson (Toussant) Major", and has reported details about it as follows: No further description was provided Published in St Claude Cemetery, Manitoba, on @ Summer of 2008 Media / Image (jpg - [jpeg]; image - [portrait]) File size: 2250769 bytes; Image size (pixels): 2000 wide by 3008 high Available for viewing with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S1516668161] Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada), Canada, Ontario, Marriages [ENH], (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). As noted on the Ancestry.com service in this Records Collection item It is described as "Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Registrations of Marriages, 1869-1928; Reel: 80". [S0000100001] Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry), 000[SD-Own]: Ancestry's Find A Grave Indices / Catalogues, (Find a Grave (A subsidiary of Ancestry)). An online memorial for "Catherine Elizabeth “Kathrine Elisabeth” Taillon Major 25 Apr 1946" can be reviewed on the public and free Find a Grave service. It may offer connections to his or her parents, siblings, children, and generations beyond. It may also contain stories that are not documented on your host's tree or this website. Your host has graciously offered an image file identified as a document with a title of "Findagrave Catherine Elizabeth “Kathrine Elisabeth” Taillon Major", and has reported details about it as follows: No further description was provided Presented as pertaining to Saint-Claude, Portage la Prairie Census Division, Manitoba, Canada on 25 Apr 1946 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 - [jpeg]; image - document]) File size: 51990 bytes; Image size (pixels): 250 wide by 514 high Available for download with an active subscription on your host's Ancestry tree. Or it can also be viewed on this site, which may also require a subscription. Ancestry record number reported as: N/A [S1584398094] FamilySearch, 000[SD-Web]: FamilySearch, (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). A contributor has cited material deemed to be pertinent to this story. It is described as "GLM7-N7L". The contributor provided no additional descriptive information. Reported as having been published or sourced on or about 2026/03/14. The information was at the time and may yet be available here, on an Internet service, access to which may or may not also be subject to a subscription.