Homesteadland

From: 1906 Census Record - N.E. 24 54 14 W4 (between Warwick and Two Hills on Watt Lake, Alberta)

Township Road 543A and Range Road 140 is the location their homestead farm 1902 - 1909.

Todd, James, Male, Married, 25, born Saskatchewan, PO Address: Warwick Alberta, Todd, Caroline, Female, Married, 19, born Alberta
Todd, Louis, Male, 2, born Alberta, Todd, Alice, Female, 3 months, born Alberta

Louis Laframboise (father of Caroline Laframboise/wife of James Todd) West St. Paul, AB

Section         Township    Range   Meridian
PT LS 16 of 5     58        9      W4
and
PT LS 15 of 5      58        9       W4
Lat. 54.0599 X Long. 111.1912

Section Township Range Meridian
NE 2 58 10 W4
Lat. 53.9871 X Long. 111.3641

Section Township Range Meridian
NE 4 57 10 W4
Lat. 53.8998 X 111.4134

Section Township Range Meridian
SE 36 50 25 W4
Lat. 53.3542 X Long. 113.5031 (right of Nisku, AB)
Range Road 245 and TWP Road 505 on Beau Vista Blvd

Michel and Louis Laframboise Homestead near Beaumont AB
Between Range Road 234 and 232 off TWP Road 505

Daniel Todd & Susanne Dumont/Durand
(William Todd III's brother or their son 4Daniel Todd & Mary Whitford)

Section Township Range Meridian
SE 36 41 21 W4
Lat. 52.5685 X Long. 112.8737

Suzanne/Susan DURAND DUMONT married Donald TODD at Bear Hills, Alberta in 1875. Her father was Louis DURAND; her grandfather was Paul DURAND dit DUMONT, her grandmother was Marie AHE-KE-KAH-NA-AH-TAHT METISSE. Susan's mother was Marie Petit CHASSEUR. Donald was a self-taught doctor who 'ran the mail' from Fort Edmonton. Susan and Donald kept a wayside inn for travellers called Todd's Crossing on the well travelled trail over the Battle River between Wetaskiwin and Camrose. During the 1901 Census Suzanne was living in Wetaskiwin and in the 1906 Census was living with her son Dan and his wife Mary Whitford. She is buried at the Bashaw Cemetery, AB. HB Script #1022, C-14938. Susan's half-brother/adopted brother was Jacob WARD. Gabriel DUMONT was Godfather to Susan and her brother.

From: North West Half Breed Script, 1885 by Gail Morin

DURAND, Suzanne; or DUMONT wife of Donald TODD; #1022; HB child; Address: St. Albert P.O.; Born: Beaver Hills Lake, 1855; Father: Louison DURAN DUMONT (NABESS) (HB); Mother: Marie (HB). I lived in the N.W. Terr. the whole of my life. I lived near Victoria on the 15th July 1870 with my parents. Married: 1875, Bear's Hill, Donald TODD; Children: 3 living: Henriette, Charles, Donald; myself and Donald TODD; one deceased: Emma. Treaty: I am released. I will take a Scrip $240.00. Susanne DURAND or DUMONT (x); wife of Donald TODD; 26 Jan 1885; French; Louis LOYER (x); Louis Beaupre; $240 - 47 = $193 scrip approved. This is to certify that Susanne DURAND a Halfbreed formerly taking as No. 85 (Donald TODD, wife) of Edmonton Stragglers having this day complied with the terms of Section 4 Act 47 Victoria Chap: 27, has ceased to be a Treaty Indian as defined in the said Treaty. C-14938.

Marie (Cardinal) Dufresne & Henry Dufresne
or their daughter Marie Dufresne (red dot left of Bittern Lake)
    Section      Township Range    Meridian
E 1/2 of SE 16      47     23      W4
Lat. 53.0559 X Long. 113.2967

Francoise E. Dufresne & Marguerite Mondion (above words Onion Lake)
(Marie Dufresne's parent's land)
Section Township Range Meridian
LS 11,12,14 of 22 55 1 W4
Lat. 53.7689 X Long. 110.0679

William J. S. Todd & Marie Dufresne (below Furness red square)
Section       Township    Range   Meridian
SW 28       47            27       W3
Lat. 53.0777 X Long 109.8995
SW 36               47              28            W3
Lat. 53.0923 X 109.9724

James Todd
Section Township Range Meridian
SE 3 56 2 W4
Lat. 53.8853 X Long. 110.1543 (red sq. right of Frog Lake)