Margaret Cardinal Flett b. 5 Dec 1841 d. Yes, date unknown: Our Family History

1841 - Yes, date unknown

Name	Margaret Cardinal Flett
Birth	5 Dec 1841
Gender	Female
Death	Yes, date unknown
Person ID	I398	Smith Family Tree
Last Modified	26 Feb 2026

Father	George Flett, Rev., b. 10 Feb 1817, Moose Lake, Eastern Manitoba Census Division, Manitoba, Canada d. 28 Oct 1897, Strathclair, Manitoba, Canada (Age 80 years)
Mother	Mary Ross, b. 1821 d. 22 Mar 1912, St. Clements, Manitoba, Canada (Age 91 years)
Marriage	26 Nov 1840 [1, 2]
Family ID	F126	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Sources

[S125] Manitoba History: George Flett, Presbyterian Missionary to the Ojibwa at Okanase, Number 37, Spring/Summer 1999.
On 15 July 1875 William Wagner, a surveyor for the reserves of Treaty Two in southwestern Manitoba, visited Okanase (now know as Keeseekoowenin) Reserve. He reported to David Laird, Superintendent of the North West Territories, that the newly established reserve at Riding Mountain House was better off than the surrounding reserves because the Presbyterians had sent a “schoolmaster, a Mr. George Flett” to work there. This Mr. Flett did not “stand on his dignity as a Rev’d gentleman would do but like the old Philosophers” went from “house to house” teaching the people. [1] ...
[S126] Biography of Rev. George Flett (1817-1897), Biography of Rev. George Flett, Online: https://www.metismuseum.ca/resource.php/10282.
George Flett was born at Moose Lake on the Saskatchewan River. He played an outstanding role in both Manitoba and Saskatchewan. George worked for a while as an interpreter during Treaty negotiations. He also served in the Provisional Government headed by Louis Riel. For many years he served as minister and farm instructor for Keeseekoowenin Reserve. For his long service as missionary in Prince Albert, George Flett earned the title of “Father of Prince Albert.” He came to eventually build his home and mission at Keeseekoowenin near Elphinstone, Manitoba. In 1875, at age 57, the Presbytery of Manitoba ordained Flett “missionary to the Indians.” He was to serve this western part of Manitoba for the next 20 years.