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Birtle Residential School

Birtle, MB - 1888-1970

Religious Entity: Presbyterian

Learn more about this school in the NCTR Archives.

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Group of students from Birtle school

Group of students and teachers in front of Birtle school

Remembering the Following Children:

Name	Date of Death (Year-Month-Day)
Agnes Ben	1930-03-11 - 1930-04-16
Alex Brandon	1892-11-11
Alfred Stanley Shingoose	ca. 1919
Amelia Bunn	1934-07-29
Andrew Jeffrey Bunn	1895-05-07
Archy McDonald	ca. 1893
Carl Tanner	1969-12-29
Caroline Bunn	1940-01-10
Caroline E. Simpson	1889-07-29
Charlie Tanner	1893-06-28
Daisy Bunn	1902-08-22
Earl Pratt	1937-11-01
Ellen Benjamin	1892-04-05
Elsie Blackbird	1903-01-10
Emma Bird	1934-10-03
Esau Thunder	1892-01-01 - 1897-01-01
Ethel Ben	1909-07-07
Francis H. Enoch	1898-04-28
Frank Hunting Hawk	1925-02-16
Fred Brandon	1893-11-11
Fred Hashimainton	ca. 1916-02
Fred Kashananilowlgran	1915-09-04
Gilbert Boyer	ca. 1884-09
Harry Mintuck Mancheese	ca. 1896-01
Irad Bunn	1894-04-08
John Hunter	1900-08-17
Julia Eastman	1980-03-15
Julie Bunn	1938-06-20
Louis Eastman	1897-04-05
Louison Peyesis	ca. 1905
Margaret Astakesic	1939-02-02
Marion Bone	1904-01-01
Martha Thunder	1892-01-01 - 1897-01-01
Mary F. Keewatincappo	1935-03-18
Michael Peter Perswain	1964-01-26
Moise Mousiva	ca. 1904
Nellie Bunn	1898-05-22
Otis Thunder	1893-11-11
Patrick Tanner	1910-08-26
Ruben Jandreau	1913-06-27
Silas Hanska	1911-05-10
Stephen Jandreau	ca. 1913-06-04
Susan Blackbird	1893-12-17
Thomas Blackbird	ca. 1889-09
Watson Huntinghawk	1944-01-14
William Oliver Mentuck	ca. 1904
Willie Desjarlais	1913-03-20