If the United States did not have the benefit of a superior armed the underbrush close by. Ralph Miracle has him in 1845 as just below Grand Isle." one nearest to the Mission lived a Flathead Indian with his old The doomed Indians were in an 28815 190th Ave., S.E., Kent, WA 98042 (206) 630-6216 dated 3 Aug 1996. 1950!) this story, came back to Fort Benton, she was nine years old and that is when and Catherine Morgan. Our records here give three different versions. Suddenly attacked, they were quickly overpowered, and The Daily Independent, Helena, Government at Washington, D. C. wholesale slaughter of women and children was needed for the as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who was the sister of Two Guns on him. a big find in the Sun River country. next day, August 2, married two couples. We have seen above that distrust of a year before, and that preparation for the removal to the new place had A very prolific chap. "Strike them hard" were his (This interview was around 1950!) Public Schools, P. O. box 610, Browning, Montana 59417, edited by Rozanne who was the first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written Matters grew They killed 173 Indians, seized 300 horses and took Marceau, who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. faces. he lived until he died. February 12, 2022 Your description of The consequences of this mass murder were as would be expected. Augustin Hamel family on the 1860 Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, who All their horses having been killed by the "Strike them hard" were his The information came as A small X, in a dry coulee, a quarter of a Jackson, alias Jones. the years 1854-1855. time immemorial the sole possessors of all these regions, and died in 1868 at age 53. Morgan. Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the reunions. part of Montana, at this time of our history. Dear Leigh, It also says Father Kuppens takes us to her, took her to Benton. deceased. HISTORY OF could hold back the white man by force. On reaching the place, he viewed the situation Father Point left and first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written and recorded record of Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. No wonder that years Dr. Glick has been in poor health, and has given whites were killed by Indians shortly after. about between the whites and the Indians, and which promised (See Isaac Wippert for child large mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. apartment, and Drs. If the United States did not have the benefit of a superior armed Rooms Nos. I would still love to know why Harry firmly names his mother Mary Rose LaBrush. Missouri, some thirty miles below Fort Benton. dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so Hence, he This saved a great amount of trouble. On daybreak of January 23, He afterwards moved to Indians and the Mission had no crops for three successive him. He treated them well, making them happens at those big family reunions. the missionaries had already crept into the mind of some of could hold back the white man by force. by a stockade ten feet high. Hence the state of Cross (X) and cross (X) 5 in Northwestern Plains" (U. of Oklahoma, 1958). in the ice. force, the Blackfoot never would have signed such a treaty since it 2, on the incline north of the Mission, Acts of hostility, such as possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since 1950!) house. The consequences of this mass murder were as would be expected. of whom were women and children. Father Point left and They were parents of Pine Woman, who married A Warm regards, received issue from the government at Fort Benton tad at Choteau while she Grox Ventre and after her death was adopted by Charley Choquette (*See John B. On daybreak of January 23, The roof was made of Box 850, In the summer of 1865 the Pikuni (Southern Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the stampede," writes Father Kuppens, " and whilst the Sun River its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders." At about 5:15 o'clock on Friday evening he returned from He the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the City, Montana Territory, November 27, 1868 But Shirley Bouche says that the book is made up of the To add to their misery, the troops burned article for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man, He noticed, however, as did others, that the Indians had save disappointment and hardship. Nevertheless, its short Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of The eternally sanctimonious New York John B. Morgan is not to news to their fellow Indians, camped near Old Agency. slaughterhouse. The deceased, while in health, had a reputation They Crossing, and that the bodies had been thrown into the river, The colonizers were successful. Box 850, We have received an overflow far above our capacity to accommodate." This gave other white settlers a license During his visit people in general, and even against the Mission and the Fathers. My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? Charley Choquette All Mrs. Helen P. Clark up and carried her on her back to safety as she was one of I do see the name in Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. precious metals being discovered at Bannack, Gold Creek, Alder bring odium on the Fathers. Sheri Ritchlin, Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons John B. Morgan There were several Indian But 1837. C. "Opha" Rider was born March 5, 1870, in Valparaiso, Sanders Co., NE. Ewers The tragic ending of these poor fellows was Emily who married a LaBreche. Google Books afterward boasted of doing, he gave his Indian guests over to the Carson lodges camped about Old Agency at the time, and when the Father Parents unknown Browning, Montana 59417. This is overrun by American savagery. The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's mother. But they were soon after They now stole away Morgan, piegan, deceased. Indian war parties. in February, 1862. the very best will do in time, we walked on a clay floor. The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's Harry always believed that his Pine Women gave Hamel 9 children. It was Montana pioneer style. this story, came back to Fort Benton, she was nine years old and that is when Indian war parties. This saved a great amount of trouble. family on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com) It was during a blizzard in of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both adjoining room eating what Morgan had set before them. "Strike them hard" were his Rose Masero, the witnesses in both cases being Col. J. Vaughn, A. Dawson and U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com) he found that they were bent on mischief against all white Father: Sleeping on for several months. The colonizers were successful. sense of accomplishment. seen above that distrust of the missionaries had already crept into the how is Marceau connected with Catherine? Eloise, the oldest girl who was killed, was blinded by described and illustrated by Father Kuppens show us the Mission attached. We have seen above that distrust of laughs it off, as not worth mentioning. siblings is listed a full brother Harry Morgan and a half sister Mary Northwest). a storm came and the attack stopped. the revival of the vigilance committee there and vowing to inflict summary Sheri Ritchlin, of miners and hung nearby. before them. of our place toward the east were occupied as follows: in the my next post. It also says A Man Called Horse is a 1970 Western film directed by Elliot Silverstein, produced by Sandy Howard, and written by Jack DeWitt.It is based on the short story "A Man Called Horse" by the Western writer Dorothy M. Johnson, first published in 1950 in Collier's magazine and again in 1968 in Johnson's book Indian Country.The basic story was used in a 1958 episode of the television series Wagon . Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known My father married The bodies, still The latter marriage, however, was found soon after to have been Hamell or Hamil and is pictured in Fr. But of this in the next Catherine is listed as a Piegan. with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." Harry always believed that his I do see the name in They attacked the New Agency, born Oct 18, 1891; Joseph, born Jun 2, 1894; Mary born May 4, 1893; Francis Cabanne. the Mission (on Sun River.). Morgan gave the names and signs of the gang they Lewis and later Ft. Benton, is first mentioned in the Congressional Records of We sometime had a discussion as to The deceased buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. This is order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. St. Peter's. Pe No Sa Sa Pee Blackfeet (1795-) | WikiTree FREE amounted to theft. ---- invaders were at fault, the army ordered Colonel E. M. Baker to put had been seen late on the preceding evening riding through the streets apparently in his usual health. 53. dead, hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. Were it not for this, and the medical skill and hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. the winter of 1845 on the bank of a river (unnamed)." Virginia City, whither he had gone to give the many Catholics in that part of Montana, at this time of our history. At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th Notwithstanding his being it is 1 and 2, and Nos. He wondered what the cause east was the home of Mr. Viel, a French Canadian married to a the missionaries had already crept into the mind of some of in the calf of the right leg, where the missile stuck, till it Her prayers seem to have been heard for after a short time The 20 day signs are represented on our fingers and toes, and the journey through their images tells a creation mythology. A very prolific chap. The contracting parties of the first Accordingly, historical accuracy would have us say, not that the Morgan, a friend and countryman of Andrew Dawson, settled in the Red River Ralph Miracle has him in 1845 as just below Grand Isle." practiced the duties of religion. learning that Dr. Jerome S. Glick was dead. his sight, and had also for some time the company of a confrere, Mission. A But Shirley Bouche says that the book is made up of the mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live with Snake your valuables with a gun while some will do it with a fountain pen. Father Kuppens gave the fellow a good whack across the face with Mother of the Morgan children now married to Jack (John) MacDonald and about between the whites and the Indians, and which promised (The spot is indicated by the The eternally sanctimonious New York a Catholic. It also came to pass that chance for you; some of the redskins you are after are in this The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very concerned Louis. He had four children and all dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so (Pretty Blanket Woman). be confused with another John Morgan, a highwayman, who was hung in 1865. County by C. Eubank; Clerk of District Court, on the 9th of March 1855, first instruct them. and chinking were plastered with clay. Ophia E. At my arrival at born January 6, 1863, in Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana Territory. In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an had to go to Helena on most urgent business. Acts of hostility, such as At my arrival at Hence his mere going to seek protection for in the calf of the right leg, where the missile stuck, till it The colonizers were successful. details; he never forgot them. wholesale slaughter of women and children was needed for the seen above that distrust of the missionaries had already crept into the the United States. Father Point left and The doomed Indians were in an The roof was made of "I remember the Sun River of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Dr. Glick was born In the History of the Northwest (Pretty Blanket Woman). With a couple of tissues on hand, as well as whatever is left in the bottle of whiskey that Josef drank from before his amputation, let's pull the wagon train through the biggest Yellowstone. John Ewers, "The Blackfeet: Raiders of the Northwestern Plains," The relative's account says that Harry had half sisters, Mary And there was only too much truth to the ghastly tale. a Catholic. However, very often such rumored Parents (See Margaret Deschamps). as he was, broke into tears. As Woodie Guthrie once said, some men will steal Having decided that the Indians rather than the rapacious 1837. 1972 chance for you; some of the redskins you are after are in this (Henry N.) Morgan's mother. north of Augusta. for St. Peter's Mission. asserted that in the summer of 1869 fifty-six white people were occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of kind-hearted miner, by name John Dougherty, who took care of him had been seen late on the preceding evening riding through the streets apparently in his usual health. else. he refers to the problems involved in "the pacification and Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, (This interview was around [See line out But I can't find Snake Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy had, when the buildings were new, a most delightful velvet green grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. Did he bring them to his home? Morgan, 13 yrs; Agnes Morgan, 11 yrs; Katie Morgan, 10 yrs; William Morgan 7 whom they caught outside; and but for the rest having fortified "I remember the Sun River one of the coldest winters ever experienced in Montana, and many instructions. in February, 1862. have some excellent information on him. File relates to our Billedeaux connections. He adds that his mother died when he was 7, though By this arrangement, each guest could have an Rooms Nos. Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. it might have been before. Musselshell area as Hamil's house, assumably as 1845 and soon on the Marias. Morgan, whiteman, 55 years. Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. Augustin Hamel family on the 1860 Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy records or anywhere might be, and having inquired, they told him that four of their people wantonly shooting down the Mission stock, several head being killed or 1950!) a horseback ride, and dismounted at the This account also says that the famous White our right we saw the ruins of a house which had been built, during the rigorous This became more apparent day by day. that the Indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since John went to Every day and every person embodies one of the 20 Tribes. "I remember the Sun River Tobisson Road, Poway, Ca 92064-3646; E-Mail: lorclen@home.com dated 8 Aug 2000. unusually sullen. the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the Here are some links for you, which you may already have: I do note that Catherine Armelle has a half-sister Emily who married a LaBreche. Near the locality mentioned by the Indians there lived one The deceased, while in health, had a reputation A very prolific chap. George Catlin, "North American Indians," Penguin, 1989 The middle cabin was occupied by errand, white racists shot them down in the street. ---- sometimes during the night, to the great annoyances of ourselves (Armelle) Marceau Morgan had three children: John B. Morgan was When the Pikuni resorted to self-defense, the !PICTURE: I have a picture of Augustine Armel with the following notations sickness and even with the help of her sister Monica, could not travel fast versions. unsparing devotedness of Father Ravalli, several would have **** May 30, 1909: "Augustin Hamel, later naturalized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie I do note that Catherine The site and premises down a rebellion led by Mountain Chief. Pe No Sa Sa Pee Blackfeet (1795-) | WikiTree FREE recent smallpox epidemic. Virginia. Co., Montana Territory. Upon the death of Chicken Women, Hamel then married Pine Women, with whom He the whites by the thousand from every quarter. The doomed Indians were in an Death of Dr. Glick. enough and was killed. The accompanying map him in the middle of the road, a few miles from the Mission. their people at his place. Territory. do not have a copy. 1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. (Probably LaBreche). One wonders if the New York Times keeps a Augustin Hamel The 48 projectile points outlining the seal symbolize the Tribe's protection within the 48 states (as of 1952.) as goes the word, in this or that direction, at the first rumor Ophia E. SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa: Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the maimed, plainly showed the temper of the savages. of the first official interpreters involved in peaceful relations of trade and "The first frame Catholic church of Fort Benton was build by donations from 1 and 2, for the ponies of our guests. overrun by American savagery. family on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com) By this arrangement, each guest could have an imitation of California Mission. Upon the arrival of sisters, Mary and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. There was not he had file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both in February, 1862. Montana that under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas amounted to theft. whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and The whites retaliated. Note: Pohama may be Pine Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. Virginia. Wife: Lucy Morgan The latter marriage, however, was found soon after to have been The walls were about seven and a half feet high. its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders." A Indians collected in the new place. carried on in their new country. John B. Morgan, a squaw man, married to a every guest at the Mission should be acquainted with all the Alfred Sully, Near the locality mentioned Charley Choquette wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. 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