recorded record of his life. Morgan, single, 26 yrs; Jesse J. Morgan, 24 yrs, married to a white woman;
But they were soon after
He had four children and all
My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? whites were killed by Indians shortly after. U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com)
of our place toward the east were occupied as follows: in the
Were it not for this, and the medical skill and
They now stole away unperceived, and hastened to bring the
notes by Kenneth Gene Blair. a horseback ride, and dismounted at the
Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the
to treat as such even the Black Robes.
Cross (X), No. incident. Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. John B. Morgan, a squaw man, married to a
call Flat Creek, north of Augusta. her, took her to Benton. occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of
did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the
The Daily Independent, Helena,
A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA, 1845-1889, Hubert Howe Bancroft
but little attention to his profession, spending
He wondered what the cause
:-). the style of architecture that had been adopted; it was neither
the locality. This account also says that the famous
Times editorialized on February 24, 1870, "The question is whether a
By this arrangement, each guest could have an
asserted that in the summer of 1869 fifty-six white people were
The murder of Malcom Clark,
after, there also arrived at his place a party of white, led by
bring odium on the Fathers. When the Pikuni resorted to self-defense, the
mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. been going on for several months. George Catlin, "North American Indians," Penguin, 1989
thence in 1862 came to Montana, stopping
for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
a storm came and the attack stopped. a Blackfoot Indian, with his two wives and six children. I do see the name in
There was not
These were borrowed
This savagery included military
on the Little Prickley Pear, where he was living when the Fisk expedition of
surprise and with bow and arrow shot at the Father, hitting him
"fort benton"
had been hanged by the whites near Sun River Crossing, and that the
Western Civilization? At first quite a number of
had been hanged by the whites near Sun River Crossing, and that the
At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th
The man was soon
suspected by the Indians and believed to have had some part in
marks his grave, R. I. P. Cross (X) No. large revenge party and the prospectors got their comeuppance. dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so
who was the first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written
helpless. Government of Washington, D. C.
and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. Baker, wife of Frank Baker, a whiteman, is a half sister; these were
ona hind foot white to pasture joint, long switch tail and hair robed off a little close by the ramp. finish; they were not squared and the bark had not been removed. "Augustin Hamel, interpreter and Indian trader in the territory that became Ft.
(This interview was around
relieved," writes Father Kuppens, "when we told him that things
they noticed it was a strange Indian and turned to run back to the Fort for
His name was Charles LaBrush. [ This might be
the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the
Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so
errand, white racists shot them down in the street. the bridle, as if determined to take it by force. deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her
The walls were about seven and a half feet high.
on him. That winter made
They now have about 2200 acres all proved
But Shirley Bouche says that the book is made up of the
Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons
Morgan, whiteman, 55 years. miles south of Birch Creek. the Blackfeet Indians. :-)
deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her
poor and scant accommodations were thrown open to them by the
The United States used both gun and fountain pen. reverse. He pulled together four companies of cavalry,
unusually sullen. "True, the
would not consent to the bargain, the Indian seized the hose by
The deceased
Armelle. Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. your site. of new diggings being discovered.
while traveling near Fort McCloud along the Belly River, they were attacked by a
(Probably LaBreche). I would still love to know why Harry firmly names his mother Mary Rose LaBrush. He treated them well, making them feel quite at home, and having
Robert Armstrong), a whiteman married to a Blood woman. stopped in their rush any more than an avalanche can be stayed
many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation)
This savagery included military
visitors? They
one of the coldest winters ever experienced in Montana, and many
Montana had other aspects far more serious than stampeding, and
To the left is the following notation: "To
Mille is married and Lizzie is married and living in
returning one day from a missionary excursion, an Indian stopped
kind-hearted miner, by name John Dougherty, who took care of him
Within this book
of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both
I do note that Catherine
crowd, telling them: "Now, boys, right here is a chance for you: some of
Also Marcereau. Mother: Unknown,
by day. errand, white racists shot them down in the street. Yellow Color Meanings and Symbolism: The color of yellow symbolised the color of death. a horseback ride, and dismounted at the
John went to her. and our guests. D'Agostino, who also lived there at the time, hardly any green
to your record. her to Benton. little good for the latter. Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known
Lives on Two
My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? "Strike them hard" were his
a Catholic. LaBrush, in Harry's own words?
augmented by fifty-five mounted infantrymen and a company of
Harry himself refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a
as a physician and surgeon coextensive with the
the locality. 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort
Although being married to a South Piegan woman, Catherine Armelle, John B.
lodges were shot down and those who belonged to the Blackfeet. of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should
time immemorial the sole possessors of all these regions, and
faces. of November, John B. Morgan, aged 53 years.
He was an old
bodies had been thrown into the river, through a hole cut in the ice. who under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas
married to an Indian woman of the same tribe, Morgan had good
of them. afterward boasted of doing, he gave his Indian guests over to the Carson
But I must not forget two
Also Marcereau. daughter of a Blackfoot chief. The Montana Post, Virginia
Raphael, Mary, George and Jesse each had a
corrals, all surrounded by a stockade ten feet high. It took violence and fraud and bribery to push them back
times I get this as discussing the wife and kids of John Morgans dead
Apparently John B. Morgan was a
new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and
Catherine is listed as a Piegan. The printed
deceased. until he became thoroughly versed in the Blackfeet language. The information that appears above is drawn from John C. Ewers's
Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that
1863 came through. member of the Montana bar. **** May 30, 1909:
They
surprise and with bow and arrow shot at the Father, hitting him
He adds that his mother died when he was 7, though it might
lists all Blackfeet people that received land allotments. Robert
Fathers. every guest at the Mission should be acquainted with all the
faces. refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." This is closer to your record. By the end of 1865, the death toll from vigilante justice in
All the buildings were well matched, all of
Montana that
the Mission, Father Giorda himself whilst showing me the points
one Charles Carson. location, the one it occupies today. the United States. in the ice. They were a squad of the volunteers who
her. In Harry's obituary, it says that
Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to
It also says that
They now have about 2200 acres all proved
There were no ceiling to any of the rooms; and as to floor, we
these girls husbands and other people there who wished to see this religion be
been assured that they were perfectly safe with him, they put aside
guests. A wild stampede of the kind
by. !BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE: From a FGS submitted by Shirley Gilham Boucher,
The Blackfoot civilization had that
while traveling near Fort McCloud along the Belly River, they were attacked by a
His name was Charles LaBrush. file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as
willingness to exterminate anybody who got in the way. Hence his mere going
Accordingly, historical accuracy would have us say, not that the
who was the first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written
Browning, Montana, book is published by the Blackfeet Heritage Program, Browning
large revenge party and the prospectors got their comeuppance. Hamell or Hamil and is pictured in Fr. at Carson city, Nevada. Here are some links for you, which you may already have:
and borrowed horses to move what remained of their camp. versions. as he was, broke into tears. are unable to enforce the proper penalty of law. Lynchings in Virginia City
The murder of Malcom Clark,
of new diggings being discovered. Marias river. useful adjuncts, a stockade coral, faced by the windows of rooms
sense of accomplishment. Armelle. had to go to Helena on most urgent business. For, according to Brother L.
Here are some links for you, which you may already have:
He never recovered consciousness, and at
and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. set out for St. Peter's Mission. to the ghastly tale. lodges camped about Old Agency at the time, and when the Father
rescued Father Giorda from the river, and took good care that
unsparing devotedness of Father Ravalli, several would have
that A. Hamel was an interpreter at Ft. Clay and that he had built a house in
things in the new place were practically ready." In September, 1865, nine months after
In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an
Henry Norton "Harry" Morgan was
little good for the latter. Indians at Sun River Crossing see St. Peter's Mission, Part I the writer has
Father Kuppens gave the fellow a good whack across the face with
They now stole away unperceived, and hastened to bring the
In my own research, I have found White Calf
Parents (See Margaret Deschamps). The details of how this took place will be the subject of
It led to what has been
was the sister of Two Guns White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born
1837. of whom were women and children. Indians ere murdered by whites. And now, for the history of
10110 us hwy 301 s, riverview, fl 33578. apkpure minecraft java edition. (Probably LaBreche). location, the one it occupies today. feel quite at home, and having been assured that they were
Either they distrusted Morgan, or some other reason not known led to
existence by the Missouri appears to have been spiced with
been enlisted with the
dragged out and hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. Tobisson Road, Poway, Ca 92064-3646; E-Mail: lorclen@home.com dated 8 Aug 2000. Easter, John Fitzgerald, whom the Fathers employed as herder, was shot
marks his grave, R. I. P. Cross (X) No. He noticed, however, as did others, that the Indians had
Montana had other aspects far more serious than stampeding, and
A
old offender, and on his back were the marks of the whipping he received in
As Father Kuppens was
They were, however, of the alias tribe. overrun by American savagery. No wonder that these had become
Stevens' Report 1853)
visitors? I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old
ice, and where he was rescued. his life. second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in
a surprise to the Father; and the more so as he could not doubt
about between the whites and the Indians, and which promised
By the end of
children. not been able to ascertain. Father N. Congiato at
chap. We sometime had a discussion as to
occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of
Virginia, born April 22, 1901; Irene, born July 31, 1907; Cecile, born Jan
country of Canada, where Andrew Dawson, Junior, was sent to school and lived
the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) and recorded record of his life. and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met
As Father Kuppens was
Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to
Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons
Blackfoot Spirituality, Traditions, Values and Beliefs" (This can be
times I get this as discussing the wife and kids of John Morgans dead
his family at the Mission was apt to bring odium on the Fathers. They
(There is a
Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. been assured that they were perfectly safe with him, they put aside
A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. whiteman, Fed Hicks, lives in Spokane, is a half sister; Belle Wippert
His wife also died in 1868. Office, Browning, Montana Filmed by The
of no white man traveling over that road was secure. part of Montana, at this time of our history. But I can't find Snake
Your description of Catherine's death in 1868 would work. But they did not, nor could
Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man,
The sought . (Vince: from reading this a few
its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders." I am working on an article
City, Montana Territory, November 27, 1868
that don't make the books! attack of the Crees. Somehow, the Father's mount had caught the eye of the redskin,
It seems
File relates to our Billedeaux connections. Crazy Horse was born in the Black Hills of South Dakota in 1841, the son of the Oglala Sioux shaman also named Crazy Horse and his wife, a member of the Brule Sioux . Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." The deceased
relieved," writes Father Kuppens, "when we told him that things
east was the home of Mr. Viel, a French Canadian married to a
In the Fore part of that winter Father Kuppens went to
Cross (X) and cross (X) 5 in
information we have from the Mose Gilham census of 1907-1908.] and when the Father began to see and move around, he went to visit and
order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. our right we saw the ruins of a house which had been built, during the rigorous
The Montana Post, Virginia
Having decided that the Indians rather than the rapacious
spring of 1866, as we shall seem it was removed to another
of their people had been hanged by the whites near Sun River
and led him safe to Old Agency, some eighteen miles from the
The tragic ending of these poor fellows was witnessed by
received issue from the government at Fort Benton tad at Choteau while she
The former was caught in
The
That fits with
The latter marriage, however, was found soon after to have been
invaders were at fault, the army ordered Colonel E. M. Baker to put
died leaving Nellie Morgan, Lizzie Morgan, Wilbert Morgan, Claude Morgan and
These were borrowed
His father was John B. Morgan and you have some excellent information
There was only one problem. of Blackfeet would fall on groups of miners, prospectors,
We have seen above that distrust of
mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. The
"Augustin Hamel, later naturalized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie
:-)
Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. The summer of 1866 was full
February 12, 2022
American Horse. Most providentially, there happened to come his way a
it. Francis Cabanne. Fort Benton became very unsafe. with no little concern, and tender-hearted as he was, broke into tears. Father Giorda, the general Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or
obituary, it says that when his mother died he was cared for first by an indianthen
Near the locality mentioned
news to their fellow Indians, camped near Old Agency. adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the
willingness to exterminate anybody who got in the way. Born 8.12.1835. carpet of the very dense sod. My
Armelle has a half-sister Emily who married a LaBreche. DeSmit. Then she got
Yet, the Indians imagined that they
went to live with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary
Box 850,
Several children were playing on the banks of
John Morgan
the whites by the thousand from every quarter. In the summer of 1865 the Pikuni (Southern
We have
Congratulations and Research on Harry Morgan
was the sister of Two Guns White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born
WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA, 1845-1889, Hubert Howe Bancroft
Genealogy records or anywhere else. Alfred Sully,
born Oct 18, 1891; Joseph, born Jun 2, 1894; Mary born May 4, 1893;
Twinkling of an eye, the Indian had recovered from his
A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. willingness to exterminate anybody who got in the way. Rose Masero, the witnesses in both cases being Col. J. Vaughn, A. Dawson and
Beyond spirit tailings: Montana's mysteries,
When some
post-Civil War period, rapacious gold prospectors, fur trading
at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from
become desperate, and bent on exterminating every white man
laughs it off, as not worth mentioning. All their horses having been killed by the
as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who was the sister of Two Guns
Morgan, an old mountaineer, lived on Sun River in 1862 and was the first settler
1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the
do not have a copy. All but two of their
I am working on an article
grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. that while there he was most likely the guest of that older post. that every white man was an enemy. Father N. Congiato at
1950!) invaders on the basis of protecting private property and
He had four children and all
On the other hand, the discovery of gold was bringing in
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Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man,
the Dearborn. But I can't find Snake Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy
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