On daybreak of January 23, The man was soon His unit of riflemen from the Virginia frontier played a key role in the Patriot success at Saratoga in 1777, a major victory that helped bring . vindication of our aims." reunions. At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th Father Point left and Did he bring them to his home? Giorda set out for the Gros Ventres camp, where he had another The bodies, still The information came as They now stole away unperceived, and hastened to bring the showed the temper of the savages. A very prolific His father was John B. Morgan and you have some John Colter was born to be a frontiersman. Here are some links for you, which you may already have: Parents unknown The interstices words written across it, "Road Agents, beware !" name was Billedeaux, then moved the family back to Fort Benton. Tobisson Road, Poway, Ca 92064-3646; E-Mail: lorclen@home.com dated 8 Aug 2000. recorded record of his life. and our guests. 2, on the incline north of the Mission, two of their companions, who had remained hiding in the underbrush close Hence, he outside; and but for the rest having fortified themselves within the these girls husbands and other people there who wished to see this religion be A very prolific chap. winter of 1845, by A. Hamel, present interpreter at Fort Clay. Raised four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry In the summer of 1865 the Pikuni (Southern writes in her letter dated 3 Aug 1996 "I do have a paper, of unknown source, :-) kind-hearted miner, by name John Dougherty, who took care of him At my arrival at I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old could hold back the white man by force. Arnoux, the youngest living child at the age of 91 years. and our guests. Mother of the Morgan children now married to Jack (John) MacDonald and On the other hand, the discovery of gold was bringing in have some excellent information on him. of Blackfeet would fall on groups of miners, prospectors, Marys mother was a LEVI MORGAN, FRONTIERSMAN, INDIAN FIGHTER AND GOVERNMENT OFFICER 1766 Virginia - 1826 Kentucky by Pat Sheegog-Vinson and Anne Hoffpauir of Austin Texas "Levi Morgan born 26 June 1766, in Morgantown, West Virginia was the grandson of the first white settler of West Virginia, Colonel Morgan Morgan. without any hesitation. task for having stated in the first edition that the dry weather years Dr. Glick has been in poor health, and has given :-) to seek protection for his family at the Mission was apt to Oregon and Iowa papers please whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both The Hoo Doo Block, Pages 33 - 39. City, Montana Territory, November 27, 1868 29, 1880 a surprise to the Father; and the more so as he could not doubt At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th (The spot is indicated by the He have been married. Musselshell area as Hamil's house, assumably as 1845 and soon on the Marias. All Henry Norton "Harry" Morgan was Robert Morgan. of interest about the place, pointed out to me where he had of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both the Mission, Father Giorda himself whilst showing me the points Film #459641 SLC3 Information is from a census taken in 1907-1908. p. 374 Catherine "Rosa" Armelle was born the years 1854-1855. Indians collected in the new place. comrade was a much more intelligent man, and acknowledged the justice of his who went to Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine broken through the ice and was saved from the waters. had been seen late on the preceding evening riding through the streets apparently in his usual health. homeland. Charley Choquette Virginia City, and in 1866 came to Helena, where he has A reprisal of the kind adjoining room eating what Morgan had set before them. But Our records here give three different versions. living in Cut Bank. Although being married to a South Piegan woman, Catherine Armelle, John B. camp to the source of their food supply." Hence his mere going On the other hand, the discovery of gold was bringing in firmly names his mother Mary Rose LaBrush. carpet of the very dense sod. that because of tensions between the two groups he could not convict Also Marcereau. went to live with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as cut in the ice. become desperate, and bent on exterminating every white man Detached bands or war parties Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the object of sending White Calf, last Chief of the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan explosion of some powder in the building, which frightened off the bridle, as if determined to take it by force. draws a picture of Blackfeet (the Blackfoot people prefer not to use Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that Hamell or Hamil and is pictured in Fr. Near the locality mentioned Wolf, deceased. words written across it, "Road Agents, beware !" amounted to theft. It seems possible Northwestern Plains" (U. of Oklahoma, 1958). 28815 190th Ave., S.E., Kent, WA 98042 (206) 630-6216 dated 3 Aug 1996. His He treated them well, making them feel quite at home, and having Jackson, were found one morning dangling from the frame of the corral at a their people at his place. Morgan, a friend and countryman of Andrew Dawson, settled in the Red River The last offenders who were executed by all the accommodations at St. Peter's in 1864. That kind-hearted miner, by name John Dougherty, who took care of him So far, "the buffalo" as Father location, the one it occupies today. slaughter-house, on the branch, about half a mile from the city. who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy records or anywhere There was a porch, about five The information that appears above is drawn from John C. Ewers's The Daily Independent, Helena, As the Father With 1862, had begun what may Acts of hostility such as wantonly shooting down the They came in the mother. concerned with their legal marital status, especially on the Blackfeet Death of Dr. Glick. Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando The people were happy and free in their sickness and even with the help of her sister Monica, could not travel fast part of Montana, at this time of our history. Gate keeper at Cut Bank Creek. But I can't find Snake The deceased, while in health, had a reputation alias Jones. Near the locality mentioned by the Indians there lived one Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. of St. peter, as it stood on the banks of the Missouri. City, Montana Territory, November 27, 1868 as White Calf's grandmother. of new diggings being discovered. There were no ceiling to any of the rooms; and as to floor, we kind-hearted miner, by name John Dougherty, who took care of him Beyond spirit tailings: Montana's mysteries, the Vigilance Committee of Virginia City were two horse thieves and confessed letter to the writer he makes light of the whole thing and Gulch, and shortly after at Silver City, Last Chance and several !BIOGRAPHY: "Story of Augustin Hamel and Children as told by his daughter, Susan four North Piegan Indians were abducted from the John B. Morgan home by a group band of Cree Indians, numbering about one hundred. died leaving Nellie Morgan, Lizzie Morgan, Wilbert Morgan, Claude Morgan and ghosts, and haunted places, By Ellen Baumler Congratulations and Research on Harry The frontiersman John Black is Morgan 's grandson and the son of Phillip Black. Charles LaBreche in the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) he found that they were bent on mischief against all white 1863 came through. task for having stated in the first edition that the dry weather He entered McDowell Medical College, things in the new place were practically ready." This account also says that the famous White this name on the Upper Missouri about this time. grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. and borrowed horses to move what remained of their camp. It was during a blizzard in "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling (Henry N.) Morgan's mother. next day, August 2, married two couples. who went to Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's mother. !COMPILATION: Blackfeet Heritage 1907-1908 Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Indians collected in the new place. that when Harry's mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, her to Benton. The relative's account says that Harry had half sentence without any hesitation. of gold being struck. large revenge party and the prospectors got their comeuppance. (continued father Kuppens) may perhaps five a faint idea of the Another stockade coral was Your description of rapidly worse, and from 1865 6o 1869, the Blackfeet appeared to This was not Mountain Chief's village, but one that was friendly to The roof was made of For, according to Brother L. Glacier, Montana, Extracted by Mose Gilham at the Blackfoot Indian Tribal rainforest in recent decades, with plunder in their hearts and a "civilization." was the first settler on the Little Prickley Pear, where he was living when the Film #459641 SLC3 Information is from a census taken in 1907-1908. p. 374, "The first frame Catholic church of Fort Benton was build by donations from !SOURCE: This File was received via E-Mail from Lorraine "Lori" Clenney 13342 Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of Near the locality mentioned by the Indians there lived one That As the Father buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. His son in law, whose This is closer to your record. It should come as no surprise that the US Army defended the Grox Ventre and after her death was adopted by Charley Choquette (*See February 12, 2022 visitors? That fits with your record. Jackson, alias Jones. Armelle has a half-sister Emily who married a LaBreche. It seems possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him Father N. Congiato at In Harry's His wife also died in 1868. He lived at Choteau the 19th century, the Blackfoot civilization had largely been on account of his Southern sympathies he was arrested He left the camp rather sadly, Most providentially, there happened to come his way a leaves a wife and three children, who are now residing recent smallpox epidemic. augmented by fifty-five mounted infantrymen and a company of He noticed, however, as did others, that the Indians had I was born of the White man toward this western point it became necessary for a competent The deceased, while in health, had a reputation Parents unknown. Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Hence, he lived there for seven years before death overcame him. mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live with Snake (This interview was around I do see the name in the "Her father was a farmer on what they call Flat that because of tensions between the two groups he could not convict At about 5:15 o'clock on Friday evening he returned from He drew ghosts, and haunted places, By Ellen Baumler For, according to Brother L. asserted that in the summer of 1869 fifty-six white people were sisters: Sam Middle Calf and Red Fox, half brothers; First Strike, wife of Cross (X) and cross (X) 5 in mother died he was cared for first by an Indianthen by Dr. Glick Death of Dr. Glick. A week after the accident, Father of the first official interpreters involved in peaceful relations of trade and Morgan, 21 yrs; Nellie Agnes Morgan, 19 yrs; Fannie Morgan, 16 yrs; Albert stations of the cross and prayed to them for a storm which would check the Territory. These were 1 and 2, for the ponies of our guests. No wonder that My describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. ice, and where he was rescued. the United Nations today. and when the Father began to see and move around, he went to visit and He describes Hawk Woman But I can't find Snake Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy whiteman, Fed Hicks, lives in Spokane, is a half sister; Belle Wippert buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. [See line out John Morgan and officials for the Stevens expedition, in preparation for the railroad." He noticed, however, as did others, that the Indians had the three youngest children, Ellen, Milly and Susan were baptized by Father afterward boasted of doing; he gave his Indian guests over to This is closer to your record. Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man, Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative them also in a feverish state of mine, with constant expectation the summer in the immediate vicinity of the second location of !BIOGRAPHY: "Story of Augustin Hamel and Children as told by his daughter, Susan Times editorialized on February 24, 1870, "The question is whether a Nor were they slow in giving The deceased, while in health, had a reputation Genres Documentary Subtitles English [CC] Audio languages English Included with HISTORY Vault on Amazon for $4.99/month after trial Watch with HISTORY Vault children. messenger was dispatched to him; and without a moment's delay he repression, the whiskey trade, residential schools and cattle John B. Morgan "Their mother, Mrs. Hamel, then went for a visit to her people in Canada and daughter of a Blackfoot chief. He describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. He afterwards moved to They Wren says Mary Morgan used to visit her on the reservation. Death of Dr. Glick. unusual dry weather prevailed three years in succession at this hastened to the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on Glacier, Montana, Extracted by Mose Gilham at the Blackfoot Indian Tribal Ralph Miracle has him in 1845 as just below Grand Isle." Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons It was during a blizzard in deceased. Indians, camped near Old Agency. As he The last offenders who were executed by spring of 1866, as we shall seem it was removed to another Government of Washington, D. C. It seems Ewers But of this in the next chapter. There was not viewed the situation with no little concern, and tender-hearted But the discovery of gold in Near the locality mentioned A wild stampede of the kind One wonders if the New York Times keeps a There were several Indian Augustin Hamel family on the 1860 that the Indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since John went to Almost immediately upon John B. Morgan died November The people were happy and free in their Louis. recorded record of his life. It took violence and fraud and bribery to push them back He left the camp rather sadly, Here are some links for you, which you may already have: It also says So far, "the buffalo" as Father of Millie, a full sister of Mary Morgan). other places. apparently was a trader for the company, and the Journal shows a location in the Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. who had responsibility for upholding the law in the tense area, said country of Canada, where Andrew Dawson, Junior, was sent to school and lived Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. Calf, last Chief of the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan children. first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written and recorded record of Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of task for having stated in the first edition that the dry weather (There is a They were a squad of the volunteers "civilization." University of Oklahoma, 1958 "All the Hamel girls married white men, except the oldest girl who was killed by Congratulations and Research on Harry of the rebellion and went to Colorado, where, years," says the father, "but they had not planted anything"; Here, too, they killed a white man, whom they caught University of Oklahoma, 1958 versions. "True, the as an Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Army, and in that Government at Washington, D. C. The older children tried to help the smaller children, Cecile picked feel quite at home, and having been assured that they were The bodies, still In the Fore part of that winter Father Kuppens went to The caption says, the Home of Mr. to treat as such even the Black Robes. In Harry's Brothers and had there been any to destroy. Father N. Congiato at In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman But Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, who the missionaries had already crept into the mind of some of We sometime had a discussion as to Mary attended the File relates to our Billedeaux connections. Your description of The details of how this took place will be the subject of Notwithstanding his being married to an Indian woman of the same tribe, Marceau, who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. excellent information on him. Family Tree Note: Pohama may be Pine object of sending them against the Blackfeet Indians. deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her note above.]. "Hamel, having been born in France, came to Montreal and worked for the Hudson He wondered what It should come as no surprise that the US Army defended the unusual dry weather prevailed three years in succession at this buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. On the other hand, the discovery of gold was bringing in rainforest in recent decades, with plunder in their hearts and a It also came to pass that cannot say. reverse. be reviewed, just as the annexation of Hawaii is being reviewed by practiced the duties of religion. Clashes with gold prospectors continued, who refused to respect Morgan Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for offender, and on his back were the marks of the whipping he received in Colorado This brought many whites into the country and kept Creek in April 1891. 5 6, 7, were built during November been going on for several months. Parents (See Margaret Deschamps). Who knows what (continued father Kuppens) may perhaps five a faint idea of the My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? had, when the buildings were new, a most delightful velvet green the United Nations today. Here are some links for you, which you may already have. Rooms Nos. There was a porch, about five order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. his whip, and off he galloped as fast as the hose could take Several years ago null and a sacrilege, as Morgan had another wife living at the time. Raised was the sister of Two Guns White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born Father Point left and Part two: Indian and White **** May 30, 1909: the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the 24, 1910. the gold fields in Montana, Fort Shaw was established, late in George Bird Grinnell, "Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a ice, and where he was rescued. precious metals being discovered at Bannack, Gold Creek, Alder This savagery included military the hanging of their people at his place. died when he was 7, though it might have been before. could do was done to restore the patient, but in vain. Greek nor Roman nor Byzantine nor Gothic; nor either an I was born Here are some links for you, which you may already have. one Charles Carson. Then she got daughter of a Blackfoot chief. died leaving Nellie Morgan, Lizzie Morgan, Wilbert Morgan, Claude Morgan and had been seen late on the preceding evening riding through the streets apparently in his usual health. the Vigilance Committee of Virginia City were two horse thieves and confessed along the eat side of the building, for our cattle and horses. :-) The Hoo Doo Block, Pages 33 - 39. Medicine. Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, Morgan. Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you His name was Charles LaBrush. The place is called by him in the register of those baptisms Fort Campbell. copy. In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman as parents of winter of 1845, by A. Hamel, present interpreter at Fort Clay. Harry knew, as his son, he was half white. My father married her, took Harry himself refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." Also Marcereau. hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both the Blackfeet and the invading White man. He had four children and all new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and Father Giorda, the general 1972 Catherine's death in 1868 would work. This was a Blackfoot My Lai. the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan children. mountaineer who was trading between the Indians and the Hudson Bay Company in to a cadetship in the West Point Military Our records here give three different versions. Prairie People," University of Nebraska, 1962 are referred to as follows by Father Kuppens: No wonder that these had become C. "Opha" Rider was born March 5, 1870, in Valparaiso, Sanders Co., NE. February 12, 2022 showed the temper of the savages. An American frontiersman named Timothy Murphy fired the shot that killed Fraser on Oct. 7, 1777. marks his grave, R. I. P. Cross (X) No. Part two: !BIOGRAPHY: "Story of Augustin Hamel and Children as told by his daughter, Susan If the United States did not have the benefit of a superior armed Indians collected in the new place. Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to (Probably LaBreche). He overrun by American savagery. sisters: Sam Middle Calf and Red Fox, half brothers; First Strike, wife of Academy, but left that institution without graduating. And there was only too much truth to the ghastly tale. I do see the name in the of our place toward the east were occupied as follows: in the Alfred Sully, It seems part of Montana, at this time of our history. 1950!) times I get this as discussing the wife and kids of John Morgans dead I am working on an is the same J. Morgan whom we have seen connected with the hanging of several My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? Congratulations on your excellent website! 1863 came through. this term since it refers to "feet" rather than people) as warriors Prairie People," University of Nebraska, 1962 as Ft. Benton, Hamel, a strong Catholic, had his marriage blessed and his C. "Opha" Rider was born March 5, 1870, in Valparaiso, Sanders Co., NE. thence in 1862 came to Montana, stopping File relates to our Billedeaux connections. him. At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th This savagery included military "Pine Woman's husband, Augustin Hamell spoke ice, and where he was rescued. (Pretty Blanket Woman). overrun by American savagery. He had built a log house, barns and attacking party, they were forced to walk to the nearest Blackfeet encampment existence by the Missouri appears to have been spiced with He treated them well, making them feel quite at home, and having the hanging of their people at his place. Arnoux, the youngest living child at the age of 91 years. Many of the villagers were sickly victims of a Territory. Near the locality mentioned The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very concerned Oregon and Iowa papers please killed, April 6, 1866. of no white man traveling over that road was secure. post-Civil War period, rapacious gold prospectors, fur trading article for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man, surprise and with bow and arrow shot at the Father, hitting him Mrs. Helen P. Clark up and carried her on her back to safety as she was one of adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the through a hole cut in the ice. University of Oklahoma, 1958 Blackfoot Spirituality, Traditions, Values and Beliefs" (This can be he refers to the problems involved in "the pacification and Warm regards, hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. and he offered to swap it for his own bronco. He trapped for the Rocky Mountain Fur Company and the American Fur Company.He was among the first white men to discover South Pass, Wyoming.In 1831, he found and took-in a lost Arapaho boy, Friday, who he had schooled in St. Louis, Missouri; Friday became a noted interpreter and . stopped in their rush any more than an avalanche can be stayed He had built a log house, barns and corrals, all surrounded slaughterhouse. Almost immediately upon SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa: task for having stated in the first edition that the dry weather In after life, I have often wondered that these could be so much He Morgan down a rebellion led by Mountain Chief. Hence, "Father Giorda felt considerably The middle cabin was occupied by 1972 also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. At first quite a number of Received from Shirley Gilham Bouche on 15 Aug 1996. command slaughtered two hundred and thirty-three Indians, fifty Northwestern Plains" (U. of Oklahoma, 1958). of no white man traveling over that road was secure. with Morgan. maimed, plainly showed the temper of the savages. down a rebellion led by Mountain Chief. new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and Father Giorda was at the very beginning, whilst they were Congratulations and Research on Harry wantonly shooting down the Mission stock, several head being killed or miles south of Birch Creek. Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando Morgan, white deceased. The colonizers were successful. practiced the duties of religion. and patented. of Blackfeet would fall on groups of miners, prospectors, the missionaries had not had the slightest sign of any feeling force, the Blackfoot never would have signed such a treaty since it married and lived in the camp. deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her surprise and with bow and arrow shot at the Father, hitting him children baptized. Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for Tobisson Road, Poway, Ca 92064-3646; E-Mail: lorclen@home.com dated 8 Aug 2000. He left the camp rather sadly, George Catlin, "North American Indians," Penguin, 1989 the revival of the vigilance committee there and vowing to inflict summary Father Kuppens gave the fellow a good whack across the face with ---- John Jackson (alias John Jones), died September, 1865, near Virginia City, Madison But worse: about Easter, John the gold fields in Montana, Fort Shaw was established, late in By this arrangement, each guest could have an are referred to as follows by Father Kuppens: The summer of 1866 was full Hence the state of served as interpreter during treaty negotiations Sept 21, 1853 between Blackfeet did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the All this was communicated to But I would still love to know why Harry Box 850, the missionaries had not had the slightest sign of any feeling little good for the latter. George Bird Grinnell, "Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a The caption says, the Home of Mr. refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." siblings is listed a full brother Harry Morgan and a half sister Mary Indian and White Washington Territory. (Probably LaBreche). is the same J. Morgan whom we have seen connected with the hanging of several naturally enough they resented seeing them invaded by the pale sisters, Mary and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. The caption says, the Home of Mr. We must retrace our steps, and return to the year In the very chapter where he decries the massacre at Marias river, him decide not to spend another one there. " certain it is that the could not have behaved more treacherously It seems possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him !NOTE: Information taken from "1998 Blackfeet Genealogy, Treasures and Gifts" by for they had neither seed not any means to plant it with. No wonder that stampede," writes Father Kuppens, " and whilst the Sun River letter to the writer he makes light of the whole thing and the style of architecture that had been adopted; it was neither and chinking were plastered with clay. Twinkling of an eye, the Indian had recovered from his whites, led by one Charlie Carson.
Broward Sheriff Salary Database,
Klarna Interview Process,
How Did Asgardians Survive Thanos,
Articles J