Grave of Francois-Xavier "Batoche" Letendre

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Repository	University of Saskatchewan Special Collections
Repository Link	http://scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/24277
Fonds/collection	Morton Manuscripts Collection
Series/title reference	MSS C555
File/item reference	C555_2_10.5_P-p01
Copyright/terms of use	Copyright held by University of Saskatchewan. Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher.
Title	Grave of Francois-Xavier "Batoche" Letendre
Description (Scope and content)	The grave of Francois-Xavier "Batoche" Letendre who died in 1901 of consumption. He was a successful businessman and the founder of Batoche, Saskatchewan.
Date(s) of creation / publication	[after 1901]
Date range	1900-1909
War	Northwest Resistance
Names	Batoche, Francois-Xavier Letendre, 1841-1901
Theme	Memorials & Cemeteries
Geographic Coverage	Batoche, Saskatchewan, Canada
Primary media	Graphic material
Specific medium	Photographs
Dimensions	10 cm x 12 cm
Language of material	English
Historical Note	Letendre was deeply involved in the political and social debates that rocked the Métis community in 1884–85. However, when the resistance became militant in teh spring of 1885, Letendre dissociated himself from the "revolutionaries." Several members of his family took up arms. His elderly mother and his daughters nursed the battle casualties in his house, which had been requisitioned by the insurgents. While he did not let the insurgents have access to his large supply of provisions, he did give them rifles and ammunition. In his claim to the Rebellion Losses Commission established in 1886, Letendre reported that his house had been looted by the Canadian militia, his stores emptied, his livestock wiped out, and his family forced to eat dog meat in order to stay alive. He received $19,000 in compensation for losses estimated at nearly $40,000.
Date created	2010-12-14

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