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Author Bio
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708:
Dictionnaire de la langue des Cris
. 1874.
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Lacombe, Albert (1827-1916.)
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1827-1916. Born at St Sulpice, Quebec; became Oblate and ordained priest, 1849; studied Cree at Pembina, North Dakota, 1849-1851; curate in Montreal until offered his services to Mgr Alexandre Taché and went to Edmonton, 1852; to Lac Sainte Anne, 1853; founded Saint-Joachim mission at Fort Edmonton, 1858; founded mission at St Albert, 1863; appointed to parish of Fort Garry and responsibility for colonization in Manitoba, 1872; sent to eastern Canada to promote colonization, 1875; appointed Vicar General of Saint Boniface, 1879; chaplain to CPR workers, 1880-1882; first parish priest in Calgary, 1880; notable influence on Blackfoot during Riel Rebellion, 1885; influential in development of education in Alberta; moved to Pincher Creek, 1904; died at Midnapore, Alberta.