Notes:

He was a prominent Metis leader.
His father was a Nort West Company partner. His mother was Metis.
In 1801, at the age of 8, he was sent to be educatedto Scotland, (this is uncertain).
In 1812, he entered the service of the North West Company .
He became involved in the bitter struggle between the Nor'westers and the Hudson Bay Company. The capture and destruction of Fort Gibralar and the Battle os Seven Oaks, where Robert semple and 21 colonists were killed.
Despite this when the two rival companies merged in 1821 under the name Hudson Bay Company, the new governor, Sir George Simpson , requested Grant to head a Metis settlement of some 2,000 people siruated some 16 miles west of the Red River Colony on the Assiniboine River, which became to be known as Granttown for many years, then was renamed St Francois Xavier after the patron saint of the town.
He became a sheriff and magistrate in the District of Assiniboia.
Cuthbert died from injuries sustained after falling off his horse.

Cuthbert Elizabeth (Bethsy) McKay 22 May 1814Fort Gibraltar, MB. Elizabeth 1799; 1877Northwest Territories. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James Cuthbert Grant 22 Mar 1837 Red River Settlement, MB; St. Francis Xavier, Red River Settlement, MB; before 1901Lebret, SK.

Cuthbert Marie Desmaris 1820Fort Tremblant, Toga, SK. Marie 1800; 1889. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Marie Grant

Cuthbert Marie Marguerite McGillis 1823Saint Boniface, MB. Marie (daughter of Angus McGillis and Margaret, ( Cree Woman)) 1805; 1856; 30 Apr 1856St. Francis Xavier, MB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Caroline Grant 1819.
2. Marie Grant 15 Jul 1820 Northwest Territories.
3. Elise Louisa Grant 1821 Saint Francis Xavier, MB; 1860.
4. Charles Grant 1824 Saint Francis Xavier, MB; 1888.
5. Pierre Grant 1825; 1825.
6. Marie Rose Grant 1828 Northwest Territories; 1920.
7. Elizabeth Grant 1831 St. Francis Xavier, MB; 1860.
8. Nancy-Anne Grant 1932 St. Francis Xavier, MB; 1899St. Francis Xavier, MB.
9. Marguerite Elizabeth Grant 4 Aug 1833 St. Boniface, Red River Settlement, MB.
10. Cuthbert Louis Marie Grant 22 Aug 1834 St. Francis Xavier, MB; 6 Feb 1835St. Francis Xavier, MB.
11. Charles Cuthbert Grant 28 Dec 1835 St. Francis Xavier, MB; 1909.
12. Josephte Grant 10 Oct 1836 St. Francis Xavier, MB.
13. James Cuthbert Grant 22 Mar 1837 St. Francis Xavier, MB; 1901.
14. Sophia Caroline Grant 2 Mar 1839 St. Francis Xavier, MB; 1899.
15. Jessie Julie Grant 21 Feb 1841 St. Francis Xavier, MB.
16. Julie Rose Marie Grant 6 Jan 1844 St. Francis Xavier, MB; 1889.

Notes:

His wife was Metis.

Cuthbert Utinawasis (Marguerite), Cree Woman 1788Red River Settlement, Northwest Territories. Utinawasis 1770; 1799St. Eustache, MB. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]