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RUDENESS
IS A WEAK MAN'S WAY OF LOOKING STRONG
EARLY FAMILIES OF THE
UPPER
GREAT LAKES
ARCHIVES &
FAMILY HISTORY
Here
you will find information related to the genealogy and history of the
earliest
families in the Upper Great Lakes. Census statistics indicate that one
in four
researchers whose ancestors trace back to Wisconsin or the regional
upper Great Lakes
will have a Metis (French/Canadian & Native American
Mixed-blood) branch.
In Oconto County ancestry the incidence of such lineage is higher. The
Native
American ancestry is found in recent archeological and anthropological
studies to go back at least an estimated 15,000 to 17,000 years. Metis,
and other mixed-blood
lines, go back to the 1600's, as the Fur Traders formed marriage unions
with indigenous women. This was a perfect match, as the women had
centuries
of skill in the preparation of goods and trade negotiations. Metis
families
tended to live in "clan" settlements and marriages were generally
between
mixed-blood families. In the mid 1800's the US Government did not
recognize
the significant numbers of "Mixed-blood" people on records and
individuals
had to exclusively choose either "White" or "Indian" status. This is
why
subsequent records do not indicate a mix of lineage, even when there is
such a legend passed down in families through the generations.
Regardless
of what was chosen then, the people of today carry this richness of
heritage
within them. Welcome.
You
are
invited and encouraged to send in your material to share with others.
Your
work will be posted and you will be given full credit as well as a
direct
e-mail link, unless you ask otherwise. Please e-mail your
information, suggestions and questions to BILL
for cheerful attention!
Please
be
sure the information does not have a copyright, and is a matter of
public
record, or permission has been given by the author/owner!
Please
click
on the tree icon
below to go to that entry.
Francois Belanger - Researched and contributed by: John
Martin
A comprehensive
collection of early history and sources.
Menominee
Land and People in Photographs - A
collection
of vintage photographs. An on-going project of memories and respect.
1848
Treaty Main Page -
The individual
and Family Payment Information for the Mixed Blood of the Menominee
nation.
ANCIENT
COPPER CULTURE CEMETERY-
(recent re-evaluation of the artifacts in this site has placed the age
of burials much earlier than first thought).
A
REPRINTING
OF AN EARLY 1950'S ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE ANCIENT NATIVE AMERICAN
BURIAL
ARCHEOLOGICAL EXAMINATION DONE IN 1953. MANY ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS
INCLUDED.
(Note: The time
of this
article's
writing is shortly after the site was discovered. Scientific analysis
and
the methods of examination have progressed tremendously since that
time;
many of these early conclusions have changed. Better
scientific understanding
of cultures and a deeper respect for human remains have also been
established
since this event happened. The purpose of this posting is to share
these
historic findings as of the time they happened - Rita)
RESOURCES
FOR EARLY FAMILY RESEARCHERS -
This page is dedicated to helping
site researches
contact other resources for more information.
PELLETIER Family
Genealogy Web Site
A link - This site
contains information on
the family along with spelling variations and is hosted by Kathy
Poston
An
extensive and impressively
researched family documentation of the Dagneau family, with the many
marriages
and successive generations that run thoughout the history of Canada and
the US.Contributor,
Jack
Peltier, is particularly interested in learning more about the lineage
of his grandmother many times removed, Catherine Dagneau de Quiindre
who
married Gabriel Pelletier. "The name Dagneau de Quindre dit Fontenay
changed
over the years to Dekender, Decant etc so I expect there are many
family
members in the Upper Great Lakes area who do not even know they are
members
of it." He welcomes e-mail by clicking on his name below, and thanks
you
for your interest.
Respectfully submitted by Jack
Peltier
NOTE: The
link, below, to Elizabeth Therese Baird's writing is no longer
available from the Library of Congress, however, the description gives
information for finding other sources:
This is a direct link to the
Library of Congress
- Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Volume 14 A
first hand account by the daughter of French/Indian Marienne Lasaliere
and her husband, prominent Scottish fur trader Henry Munro Fisher, of a
family living in the Great Lakes early in the 1800's. It tells most
realitically
of the rigorous life on the early fronteer in Prairie du Chein (now WI)
and travels to Mackinaw (Mackinac or Michillimackinac "the Great
Turtle")
Island where the family patriarch was dying, this included Chicago, and
Fort Dearborn. There are accounts of later travels in various other
areas
of the region.
For the purpose
of assisting the family
researcher,
the following family, tribal, place and individual names are listed
from
the written account: Fisher,
Lasaliere, Schlinder,
Migisan, Baird, Bouche, Ottawa, Chippewa, Winnebago, Sioux, Blackbird,
Michinewmackinawgo,
Laframboise, Adhemar, La Saliere, Gagnon, Dousman, Stuart, Lacroix,
Pierce,
Chandonee, Chapoton, Kinzie, Whistler, Beaubien, Aiken, Helms, Abbott,
Baker, Favill, Terrien, Brooks, Mai, Mitchell, Angelique, Louizon,
Maranda,
Marcotte, Ke-wi-na-quot (Running Cloud), Catishe, Bailly (French),
Faribault,
Biddle, Pemberton, Tanner, Crees, Pie, Matta, Doty, Rolette, Ploudre,
Mairand,
Eustubise, Barrette, Big Chute (now Appleton), DePere.
This
is an account by Sophie Brunson
Eddy, written in 1947, and describing the lives of her Souix, French
and
English ancestors of the upper great lakes, with special attention to
her
own great-grandmother, Etoukasahwee. Names within this writing reflect
many major families.
Respectfully submitted by Martha
Brandon
Respectfully submitted by BettyK
JIM
CARTEN'S EARLY GREAT LAKES INFORMATION
- a
three part series of
French and Native American family histories and the documents from
which
it came.
Respectfully
submitted by Judyth Lutt
Mary
MARTELL "Our
People - The Indians."
Respectfully submitted by Judyth Lutt
PRAIRIE
DU CHIEN DOCUMENT - Listing of
Canadian
Voyageurs, who volunteered their services at Mackinaw, June 21, 1814. Written
by Mary MARTELL
REMINISCENCE
OF THERESA BARRETTE - Taken
from
the History of Crawford and Richland Counties: From St. Mary's Academy,
page 564
EUPHROSINE
LAPOINTE - Words by the
Barrette family.
Reminiscense
by Mrs. Louise Coasn (Count) CHERRIER - nee
GAGNIER (GONYIER)
Wisconsin/Minnesota
Chippewa Bands
- House Resolution December
20, 1871: Each head of a
family or single person
over 21 years of age shall be entitled to 80 acres of land, to be
selected
by them, under directions of the President, which shall be secured to
them
by patent in the usual form.
"Our
People - The Indians"
- Metis
family lineages beginning in 1807
"Peter
BARRETTE, Sr. 1800"
- From
accounts of 1884
Family
Research
Amiot-Villeneuve to Gauthier to Brunet to Larocque Line -
from 1602
for
a listing of surnames included in this writing press ->Here
Larocque
Family Line -
from 1765
The following is a compilation of information
received from information
found at the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay, the Brown
County
Library, various web sites particularly the Larocque web
sites,
Bernice
Larocque Heiter, Marie Bebeau, Robert Black, the LDS in
Shawano,
and
various World Family Tree volumes.
for
a listing of surnames
included in this writing press ->Here
Larocque
Information Addition
- from 1708 for
a listing of surnames included in this writing press ->Here
de
Langlade (AKA) Gautier de Verville -
from 1668
for
a listing of surnames included in this writing press ->Here
BIBEAU
FAMILY LINE - from 1580
The following is a compilation of information obtained from
the
internet and the WFT Volumes
for
a listing of surnames
included in this writing press ->Here
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