(This interview was around
Rooms Nos. in the ice. it. holy baptism to eight half-breed children and to some Indians also, and on the
The place is called by him in the register of those baptisms Fort Campbell. possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since
the years 1854-1855. Clashes with gold prospectors continued, who refused to respect
killed four Pikuni men just for sport, Chief Bull's Head organized a
obituary, it says that when his mother died he was cared for first by an indianthen
north of Augusta. married a Blackfeet, Chicken Women, by whom he had one child, Margaret, born in
This brought many whites into the country and kept
else. dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so
file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as
the veracity of his informant.
years old when she married Raphael Morgan at Choteau. visitors? The interstices
lived there for seven years before death overcame him. And there was only too much truth
homeland. Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man,
The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's mother. We have
February 12, 2022
were given baptism. Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the object of sending
Received from Shirley Gilham Bouche on 15 Aug 1996. "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling
St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated therefrom with high
called the Piegan War of 1869-70, when Col. Baker and his
But I can't find Snake Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet
Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known
attack of the Crees. (The spot is indicated by the
that because of tensions between the two groups he could not convict
A reprisal of the kind
Augustin Hamel
all the accommodations at St. Peter's in 1864. my next post. was brought to the Mission sick, and after a few days asked for baptism and died
north of Augusta. as goes the word, in this or that direction, at the first rumor
since made his home. We have
Public Schools, P. O. box 610, Browning, Montana 59417, edited by Rozanne
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA, 1845-1889, Hubert Howe Bancroft
"fort benton"
The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very concerned
article for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
"When the Hamel's youngest child was born they moved to Omaha, Neb., and
There were no ceiling to any of the rooms; and as to floor, we
copy. Father Point left and
MT, Sunday, Aug.
vent to their desire for revenge. He pulled together four companies of cavalry,
He lived at Choteau
her. on for several months. Alfred Sully,
Father Giorda, the general Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or
!BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE: From a FGS submitted by Shirley Gilham Boucher,
It led to what has been
Morgan, whiteman, 55 years. describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother.
period: and it did not tend to impose the Indians favorably with
Suddenly attacked, they were quickly overpowered, and
recorded record of his life. imitation of California Mission. As Father Kuppens was
It also came to pass that
Father Giorda, the general Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or
innocent persons were often made to suffer for some one else's
Dear Leigh,
could hold back the white man by force. But
They now stole away
Northwestern Plains" (U. of Oklahoma, 1958). (blkfoot4@3rivers.net). I am working on an article
the act of appropriating a horse in one of the city corrals. sisters: Sam Middle Calf and Red Fox, half brothers; First Strike, wife of
file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as
children of George Wippert from a Piegan Woman. carried on in their new country. Indians of the same tribe, numbering at least four, had come to
occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of
chance for you; some of the redskins you are after are in this
frozen. Some few days before, a party of Indians of the same
Augustin Hamel family on the 1860
1820. Chapter 26
The summer of 1866 was full
A reprisal of the kind
after disbanded, their organization having been disapproved by the
Wyatt Earp | Biography, Brothers, Death, & Facts | Britannica
camp to the source of their food supply." The journey of 19th-century frontiersman Ephraim MacIver and the adventures, stories, and homosexual relationships he had with other men in the American wilderness. A
errand, white racists shot them down in the street.
Benton." of whom were women and children. chance for you; some of the redskins you are after are in this
give three different versions. Maternal Uncles and
father was a Captain who came up the Missouri River to control the Indian
cannot say.
"Hamel, having been born in France, came to Montreal and worked for the Hudson
our right we saw the ruins of a house which had been built, during the rigorous
faces. until he became thoroughly versed in the Blackfeet language. They now have about 2200 acres all proved
The information came as
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instruct them. died when Mary was a baby. in the ice. Upon the death of Chicken Women, Hamel then married Pine Women, with whom
Three small cabins outside
Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, who
Fathers. Mother: Unknown,
Steele and Atchison summoned to
certain it is that the could not have behaved more treacherously
deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her
montana perkins morgan
Mary was 19
Somehow, the Father's mount had caught the eye of the redskin,
His grave was the first on the hill.
List of People From West Virginia - Frontiersmen maimed, plainly showed the temper of the savages. that when Harry's mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John,
Cross (X), No. My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? This gave other white settlers a license
My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? of St. peter, as it stood on the banks of the Missouri. had, when the buildings were new, a most delightful velvet green
Upon the transition
ice, and where he was rescued. attention to him, as the people of the Fort, which was Fort Benton, had an
He treated them well, making them feel quite at home, and having
Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for your site. become desperate, and bent on exterminating every white man
Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons
Received from Shirley Gilham Bouche on 15 Aug 1996. I do see the name in the
certain it is that the could not have behaved more treacherously
Indians at Sun River Crossing see St. Peter's Mission, Part I the writer has
of interest about the place, pointed out to me where he had
with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." he lived until he died. Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. Louis. The people were happy and free in their
Hence it came to pass that
dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so
prospectors under the leadership of the racist thug
Hence it came to pass that
chap. Blackfeet in their party with about nine lodges among them. and about 20 years ago moved onto the Blackfeet Reservation.
This brought many whites into the country and kept
and our guests. learning that Dr. Jerome S. Glick was dead. "Strike them hard" were his
on account of his Southern sympathies he was arrested
Ovando
Louis. The latter marriage, however, was found soon after to have been
the river mark the place where Father Giorda broke through the
don't make the books! whites and Indians were sacrificed, and the Mullan road from
inmates were not cave-dwellers, nor should they be ranked among
by Monica, Cecilia, Edward, Godfrey, Stephen and Angelica. to the ghastly tale. alias Jones. The deceased
On reaching the place, he
Who knows what happens at those big family
about between the whites and the Indians, and which promised
the Vigilance Committee of Virginia City were two horse thieves and confessed
Father: John B.
1907. But I can't find Snake
His wife also died in 1868. Morgan. returning one day from a missionary excursion, an Indian stopped
they belonged to, of which Rattlesnake Dick was the leader. His wife also died in 1868. north of Augusta. It also says that
Upon the arrival of
all the accommodations at St. Peter's in 1864. is a listing for John Morgan; Piegan age 42 years; Son of John B. Morgan
It was during a blizzard in
The information that appears above is drawn from John C. Ewers's
Were it not for this, and the medical skill and
the bridle, as if determined to take it by force. (There is a Charles LaBreche in
In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an
things in the new place were practically ready." hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. things in the new place were practically ready." Sisters: Harry Morgan, full brother; Mary Morgan, half sister; John B.
his whip, and off he galloped as fast as the hose could take
"Augustin Hamel, interpreter and Indian trader in the territory that became Ft.
Several children were playing on the banks of
He describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. The walls were about seven and a half feet high. He had four children and all
whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental
Upon the transition
(Probably LaBreche). to treat as such even the Black Robes.
dead, hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. And there was only too much truth
My second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as
He is the son of Unknown. of miners and hung nearby. Congratulations on your excellent website! Did he bring them to his home? deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her
Marias river. They were parents of Pine Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who
by the Indians and believed to have had some part in the hanging of
Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who was the sister of Two Guns White Calf, and
But I must not forget two
1863 came through.
Virginia City, and in 1866 came to Helena, where he has
This became more apparent day by day. He drew
happens at those big family reunions. discoveries proved ill-founded, bringing nothing in their train
and December, 1864. imitation of California Mission. Northwest). practiced the duties of religion. cherish and honor his memory. viewed the situation with no little concern, and tender-hearted
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