Family Connections
My name is Charmaine Marie Willier-Larsen, owner of Bannock n Bed Inn on Sucker Creek First Nation.
I am a descendant of the Signatories of Treaty 8, which was signed in 1899 just two kilometres north of Bannock n Bed.
Ancestral Lineage
My great-great-great-grandfather was John (Kwenis) Quinn, born 1804 at Lesser Slave River and passed in 1870.
My great-great-great-grandmother was Elizabet Lizette Claudie (Gladu) Quinn, born 1806 at Lesser Slave River and passed in 1907 in Edmonton.
Great-Great Grandparents
Their son, my great-great-grandfather, was Jean Baptiste (Masinagoneb) Willier, born in 1821 — half brother to John (Chief Papachase) Gladu-Quinn.
His wife, my great-great-grandmother, was Marie (Kowikkiu) Willier (Courteoreille), born 1833 at Lesser Slave Lake and passed in 1913 at Driftpile Point.
Great Grandparents
Their youngest (7th) son, my great-grandfather, was Michel (Micheal) Willier.
His brothers included:
- Louison (Mostos/Moostos) Willier
- Alexandre (Andre/Kinosayo) Willier
- Felix (Astachickun) Willier
- Basil (Seechachees) Willier (twin)
- Benjamin (Wittigo) Willier (twin)
- Alfred Joseph (Okimaw) Willier
- Felix (Upschinese) Giroux (adopted)
His sisters included:
- Sophie Gertrud Willier
- Betsy Catherine Willier (Cunningham)
- Ellen Willier (Hamlin)
His wife, my great-grandmother, was LaRose (Auger) Willier.
Grandparents
Their son, my grandfather, was Sam Jean-Baptiste Willier, born 1904 and passed in 1980.
He was brother to Scotty Willier, Joe Willier, and three sisters.
His wife, my grandmother, was Marie Louise Willier (Walker), born 1911 and passed in 2005.
Parents
Their daughter, my mother, was Margaret Rose (Willier) Koski (1942–2011).
Her husband was Allan Gerald Koski (passed in 1995).
My Generation
Then came me, Charmaine M. Willier-Larsen.
My children: Eric Larsen, Chad Larsen.
My siblings: Brian Willier, Allen Koski, Robert Koski, and Helen Koski.
I have numerous relations extending across seven generations.
Family Connections
My name is Charmaine Marie Willier-Larsen, owner of Bannock n Bed Inn on Sucker Creek First Nation.
I am a descendant of the Signatories of Treaty 8, which was signed in 1899 just two kilometres north of Bannock n Bed.
Ancestral Lineage
My great-great-great-grandfather was John (Kwenis) Quinn, born 1804 at Lesser Slave River and passed in 1870.
My great-great-great-grandmother was Elizabet Lizette Claudie (Gladu) Quinn, born 1806 at Lesser Slave River and passed in 1907 in Edmonton.
Great-Great Grandparents
Their son, my great-great-grandfather, was Jean Baptiste (Masinagoneb) Willier, born in 1821 — half brother to John (Chief Papachase) Gladu-Quinn.
His wife, my great-great-grandmother, was Marie (Kowikkiu) Willier (Courteoreille), born 1833 at Lesser Slave Lake and passed in 1913 at Driftpile Point.
Great Grandparents
Their youngest (7th) son, my great-grandfather, was Michel (Micheal) Willier.
His brothers included:
- Louison (Mostos/Moostos) Willier
- Alexandre (Andre/Kinosayo) Willier
- Felix (Astachickun) Willier
- Basil (Seechachees) Willier (twin)
- Benjamin (Wittigo) Willier (twin)
- Alfred Joseph (Okimaw) Willier
- Felix (Upschinese) Giroux (adopted)
His sisters included:
- Sophie Gertrud Willier
- Betsy Catherine Willier (Cunningham)
- Ellen Willier (Hamlin)
His wife, my great-grandmother, was LaRose (Auger) Willier.
Grandparents
Their son, my grandfather, was Sam Jean-Baptiste Willier, born 1904 and passed in 1980.
He was brother to Scotty Willier, Joe Willier, and three sisters.
His wife, my grandmother, was Marie Louise Willier (Walker), born 1911 and passed in 2005.
Parents
Their daughter, my mother, was Margaret Rose (Willier) Koski (1942–2011).
Her husband was Allan Gerald Koski (passed in 1995).
My Generation
Then came me, Charmaine M. Willier-Larsen.
My children: Eric Larsen, Chad Larsen.
My siblings: Brian Willier, Allen Koski, Robert Koski, and Helen Koski.
I have numerous relations extending across seven generations.
