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Mose Adam.(b. 1849)

Moise Adam was born on December 4, 1849, the son of Jean Baptiste Adam and

Marie Boyer. He married Marie Lveill, the daughter of Louis Lveill and MargueriteGervais at Lebret in 1872, then married Isabelle Poitras the daughter of Gabriel Poitras

and Isabelle Malaterre at Willow Bunch in 1909. On September 7, 1876, Moise and the

Metis at Fort Walsh submitted a petition, on behalf of the Metis of the four districts ofAssiniboia to join Treaty 4. He also signed petition for a Metis reserve in Montana, sent

by Louis Riel to General Nelson A. Miles, August 6, 1880.

Compiled by Lawrence Barkwell

Coordinator of Metis Heritage and History Research

Louis Riel Institute