Gingras, Antoine Blanc "Frederick"
Territorial House 1852-53 (District 7)
Party when first elected: Not Available
Counties Served:
Pembina (defunct)
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
??/??/1821
Birth Place:
Red River
Birth County:
Birth Country:
Canada
Date of Death:
9/26/1877 (uncertain)
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Catholic
Reported Minority: American Indian
Other Names:
Frederick
City of Residence (when first elected):
Saint Joseph
Occupation (when first elected):
Hunter/Fur Trader
EDUCATION
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Scholastique or Scholastic Trottier (married in 1837)
Children:
Fifteen children: Francis Marie, Francois, Angelic, Gustus, Antoine, William, Eustine, Norman, Elise, Octavia, John, Charles, Clement, and Pauline
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
The Wells County, North Dakota website lists his death month as October.
He was of French and Chippewa Indian ancestry. (Wells County, North Dakota
Website)
His father was a northwest voyageur and his mother was a Metis woman. The Minnesota Historical Society also identifies him as a Metis. They were descendants of Native Americans and Europeans.
He opened his fur trading post in St. Joseph, Minnesota Territory around 1843. It closed in 1873. St. Joseph was just north of Walhalla, North Dakota.
One source says he died in St. Joseph, Dakota Territory. Another says he died eight miles north of Walhalla, North Dakota in Manitoba, Canada.
Religion provided by Collections of the State Historical Society of North Dakota, Volume 2, 1908.
Body: Territorial House
District: 07
Elected: 10/12/1852
Residence: Saint Joseph
Term of Office: 1/5/1853 to 1/3/1854
Counties Represented:
Pembina (defunct)
Occupation: Hunter/Fur Trader
Party:
Not Available
Body: Territorial House
District: 07
Elected: 10/14/1851
Residence: Saint Joseph
Term of Office: 1/7/1852 to 1/4/1853
Counties Represented:
Pembina (defunct)
Occupation: Hunter/Fur Trader
Party:
Not Available
Photographs
These files are available in the Legislative Reference Library.