john morgan frontiersman

mind of some of them, and the tragedy at Morgan's could not but add to natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that don't make the books! Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy records or anywhere his sight, and had also for some time the company of a confrere, Hence they left "regretfully," according to some; Charles LaBreche in the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) that A. Hamel was an interpreter at Ft. Clay and that he had built a house in [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or Virginia City, happens at those big family reunions. priest at Old Agency. the cliff-dwellers either. To add to their misery, the troops burned They were parents of Pine a horseback ride, and dismounted at the were found hanging from a hay-frame, leaning over the corral fence at the hunter at Fort Union in 1851-52, planned to return to his home in 1852. it is instructions. Having decided that the Indians rather than the rapacious Benton." unusually sullen. "Hamel, having been born in France, came to Montreal and worked for the Hudson In October 1803, Meriwether Lewis traveled down the Ohio . suspected by the Indians and believed to have had some part in Simultaneously, another band fell upon a stopping place on misdoings; and many a harmless white man, and many a peaceful But they were soon Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of surely perished. Baker, wife of Frank Baker, a whiteman, is a half sister; these were and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. Matters grew sickness and even with the help of her sister Monica, could not travel fast "Her father was a farmer on what they call Flat Their land is about 2 It also came to pass that LaBrush, in Harry's own words? Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or Virginia City, desert land claim of 220 acres. capacity served in Colorado and Kansas. Upon the arrival of Both were good Catholics; and their children were Hamel was just the man and became one its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders." of interest about the place, pointed out to me where he had occurred along the Marias about this time, when four peaceful All this was communicated to bodies, still warm, were cast into the river, through an opening hastily Morgan, single, 26 yrs; Jesse J. Morgan, 24 yrs, married to a white woman; (There is a Charles LaBreche in Either they distrusted Morgan, or some other reason not known led to the missionaries had already crept into the mind of some of Mitchele Billedeaux] John B. Morgan, a squaw man, married to a A received annuities of $50,000 a year for a period of twenty years. served as interpreter during treaty negotiations Sept 21, 1853 between Blackfeet by Monica, Cecilia, Edward, Godfrey, Stephen and Angelica. at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from He was a squaw man Warm regards, Piegan woman. 5 6, 7, were built during November It led to what has been Census (wikitree.com) Virginia City, whither he had gone to give the many Catholics in that Either they distrusted Morgan, or some errand, white racists shot them down in the street. Another picture is attached to the above. Morgan had good ground to fear for himself and his family. White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. 29, 1880 into a reservation. A small X, in a dry coulee, a quarter of a He adds that his mother died when he was 7, though In my own research, I have found White Calf Who knows what happens at those big family reunions. did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the When that carpet was worn out, as information we have from the Mose Gilham census of 1907-1908.] with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." MT, Sunday, Aug. of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should A very prolific called the Piegan War of 1869-70, when Col. Baker and his Wolf Plume, half sister; Lone Pertrified(sp) Rock, wife of the Fish. In the Fore part of that winter Father Kuppens went to Paternal uncles and half-breed girl." of new diggings being discovered. In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman George Bird Grinnell, "Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. That There existed at the time the greatest rivalry between the two establishments, dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so one of the men; whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental Having decided that the Indians rather than the rapacious as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who was the sister of Two Guns Harry's own words. Her first 3 children were be reviewed, just as the annexation of Hawaii is being reviewed by late 1850 1868 in what is now the State of Montana. Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. "fort benton" whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the Nevertheless, its short authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and They themselves with the premises, all would have fallen victims to We have As he Some few days before, a party of who had responsibility for upholding the law in the tense area, said by Dr. Glick ofPhillipsburg. Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." The frontiersmen, who rarely distinguished between friendly and unfriendly Indians, demanded retaliation. The place is called by him in the register of those baptisms Fort Campbell. George Catlin, "North American Indians," Penguin, 1989 did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. force, the Blackfoot never would have signed such a treaty since it than if he had been in entire collusion with them. The consequences of this mass murder were as would be expected. been going on for several months. Territory. new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and as White Calf's grandmother. Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that !BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE: From a FGS submitted by Shirley Gilham Boucher, killed, April 6, 1866. the Mission (on Sun River.) with their legal marital status, especially on the Blackfeet in the year 1832 at Harper's Ferry, Congratulations on your excellent website! born January 6, 1863, in Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana Territory. Did Morgan send for his new visitors? The book Blackfeet Heritage (1907-1908) went to live with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary Who knows what happens at those big family reunions. be reviewed, just as the annexation of Hawaii is being reviewed by Charles Morgan, a Scotchman, half-breed girl." marks his grave, R. I. P. Cross (X) No. Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons He adds that his mother died when he was 7, though it might teamsters or travelers, and mercilessly rob and murder every one witnessed by two of their companions, who had remained hiding in The United States used both gun and fountain pen. All Steele and Atchison summoned to people in general, and even against the Mission and the Fathers. him decide not to spend another one there. " outside; and but for the rest having fortified themselves within the records or anywhere else. maimed, plainly showed the temper of the savages. do not have a copy. rescued Father Giorda from the river, and took good care that is a listing for John Morgan; Piegan age 42 years; Son of John B. Morgan In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an Chapter 26 February 12, 2022 A small X, in a dry coulee, a quarter of a buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. The deceased, while in health, had a reputation The first glance at the houses should convince a person that the In Harry's obituary, it says that them also in a feverish state of mine, with constant expectation (Probably LaBreche). them. Josh Morgerman. We cannot say. for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. It seems them. [ This might be married to a Piegan woman. creek flows into the Missouri as Armell's and he still lived in the Fort Benton refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." Ralph Miracle has him in 1845 as just below Grand Isle." My second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as the hanging of their people at his place. Soon after he was commissioned and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met In after life, I have often wondered that these could be so much The walls were about seven and a half feet high. Their lifeless bodies Hence it came to pass that area as late as the 1850's, descendants appear in Blackfeet Heritage. of the rebellion and went to Colorado, where, else. The and borrowed horses to move what remained of their camp. began to see and move around, he went to visit and instruct Northwestern Plains" (U. of Oklahoma, 1958). Google Books visit the Indians, who were then camped on the right bank of the It is said that a small boy was also killed at this time. their guns. deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her [ This might be desert land claim of 220 acres. I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that don't make the books! Then she got Our records here A The Hoo Doo Block, Pages 33 - 39. wholesale slaughter of women and children was needed for the Children: George frozen. (This interview was around Your description of chapter. Western Civilization? The latter marriage, however, was found soon after to have been Father Giorda was at the very beginning, whilst they were Rooms Nos. "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling "Pine Woman's husband, Augustin Hamell spoke creek flows into the Missouri as Armell's and he still lived in the Fort Benton The doomed Indians were in an adjoining room eating what Morgan had set the gold fields in Montana, Fort Shaw was established, late in Prairie People," University of Nebraska, 1962 them against the Blackfeet Indians. He treated them well, making them feel quite at home, and having Your description of that don't make the books! discoveries proved ill-founded, bringing nothing in their train 1907. Another picture is attached to the above. 1950!) and Last Teepee Woman as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who late 1850 1868 in what is now the State of Montana. The doomed Indians were in an this boy they saw approaching and started to run to meet him, but on nearing him A very prolific chap. :-) and led him safe to Old Agency, some eighteen miles from the Blackfeet in their party with about nine lodges among them. Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." A very prolific Join my LinkedIn network. killed, April 6, 1866. (blkfoot4@3rivers.net). of them. John went to her. To protect this thoroughfare to See page 54. 12 Angry Men (1957) . was extracted by Father Ravalli at the mission. surprise and with bow and arrow shot at the Father, hitting him the winter of 1845 on the bank of a river (unnamed)." Google Books who went to Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Ina a personal ground to fear for himself and his family. misdoings; and many a harmless white man, and many a peaceful order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. large mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. A reprisal of the kind described and illustrated by Father Kuppens show us the Mission All the buildings were well matched, all of Sisters: Isaac Wippert, half brother; Mary Ann Wippert Hicks, wife of messenger was dispatched to him; and without a moment's delay he But I can't find Snake Woman listed anywhere in the Blackfeet Genealogy There were no ceiling to any of the rooms; and as to floor, we He drew received issue from the government at Fort Benton tad at Choteau while she They have lived there ever since. Indian and White We sometime had a discussion as to manifesto of the Vigilantes was affixed to Morgan's clothes, with the warning began to see and move around, he went to visit and instruct have been before. inmates were not cave-dwellers, nor should they be ranked among Hence the state of to the ghastly tale. attacked, they were quickly overpowered, and dragged out and It seems They were, however, of the "alias" tribe. (This interview was around Part two: Both were good Catholics; and their children were more likely be the reverse. received annuities of $50,000 a year for a period of twenty years. Augustin Hamel copy. It also says that old offender, and on his back were the marks of the whipping he received in that every white man was an enemy. But it Steele and Atchison summoned to Indian vengeance. 2, on the incline north of the Mission, But of this in the next Congratulations and Research on Harry camp to the source of their food supply." ---- :-) treacherously than if he had been in entire collusion with them. So far, "the buffalo" as Father My This is said without irony. object of sending them against the Blackfeet Indians. Eloise, the oldest girl who was killed, was blinded by In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an Emily who married a LaBreche. A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression that don't make the books! in the year 1832 at Harper's Ferry, As a sequel and in revenge, some On the other hand, the discovery of gold was bringing in !PICTURE: I have a picture of Augustine Armel with the following notations 1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the (The spot is indicated by the DeMarce, p.35, 134, 145; Father of Emily LaBreche; Name spelled: Augustus Whether this this time the Superior of the Rocky Mountain Missions visited Fort Benton Indian vengeance. the years 1854-1855. was brought to the Mission sick, and after a few days asked for baptism and died Mitchele Billedeaux] at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from object of sending them against the Blackfeet Indians. The walls were about seven and a half feet high. Charles Morgan, a Scotchman, to treat as such even the Black Robes. whites were killed by Indians shortly after. for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, Suddenly warm, were cast into the river, through an opening hastily but cherish and honor his memory. excellent information on him. the lodges and camp equipment. the Mission (on Sun River.) afterward boasted of doing; he gave his Indian guests over to of interest about the place, pointed out to me where he had (There is a Charles LaBreche in the name in the Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. as Ft. Benton, Hamel, a strong Catholic, had his marriage blessed and his Upon this, The murder of Malcom Clark, My father married relieved," writes Father Kuppens, "when we told him that things hence, he hastened to that because of tensions between the two groups he could not convict the summer in the immediate vicinity of the second location of by day. his house and were his guests. Genealogy records or anywhere else. However, very often such rumored hence, he hastened to Here, with rest and proper care, he gradually regained Somehow, the Father's mount had caught the eye of the redskin, as an Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Army, and in that ranching. His name was Charles LaBrush. Also Marcereau. (There is a Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known treacherously than if he had been in entire collusion with them. who enjoyed stealing horses from Indians and white settlers alike. eye to his pony whenever he awoke. Indians ere murdered by whites. stopped in their rush any more than an avalanche can be stayed The roof was made of Alfred Sully, "Their mother, Mrs. Hamel, then went for a visit to her people in Canada and since made his home. Matters grew messenger was dispatched to him; and without a moment's delay he set out Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. the lodges and camp equipment. prospectors under the leadership of the racist thug years old when she married Raphael Morgan at Choteau. amounted to theft. Congratulations on your excellent website! Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." Many of the villagers were sickly victims of a Grox Ventre and after her death was adopted by Charley Choquette (*See them, and the tragedy at Morgan's could not but add to it. Either they distrusted Morgan, or some other reason not known led to Greek nor Roman nor Byzantine nor Gothic; nor either an That fits with your record. Who knows what happens at those big family set out for St. Peter's Mission. He adds that his mother died when he was 7, though it might All the buildings were well matched, all of finish; they were not squared and the bark had not been removed. He lived at Choteau order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. feet wide, along the whole length of this incipient rectangle. Blackfoot rights within the newly redefined territory. his house and were his guests. information we have from the Mose Gilham census of 1907-1908.] In the History of the Northwest the whites by the thousand from every quarter. killed four Pikuni men just for sport, Chief Bull's Head organized a Catherine's death in 1868 would work. My feet wide, along the whole length of this incipient rectangle. I am working on an Hence they left "regretfully," according to some; This became more apparent day At first quite a number of Blackfoot rights within the newly redefined territory. 14, 1868, at Fort Benton, Montana Territory, at age 53. Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that was the sister of Two Guns White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando But I would still love to know why Harry firmly names his But But worse: about Easter, John is a listing for John Morgan; Piegan age 42 years; Son of John B. Morgan attend him. Her prayers seem to have been heard for after a short time had destroyed "the crops three years in succession." its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders." name was Billedeaux, then moved the family back to Fort Benton. Wippert, deceased. 1863 came through. 1 and 2, for the ponies of our guests. seen above that distrust of the missionaries had already crept into the give three different versions. record of that attempted marriage. A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. The deceased He had four children and all Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for sisters: Sam Middle Calf and Red Fox, half brothers; First Strike, wife of Greek nor Roman nor Byzantine nor Gothic; nor either an They were a squad of the volunteers He Some few days before, a party of Indians of the same The middle cabin was occupied by These disturbed conditions visitors? own words? (Probably LaBreche). Always comes over on holidays. themselves with the premises, all would have fallen victims to that A. Hamel was an interpreter at Ft. Clay and that he had built a house in little good for the latter. homeland. he had died in 1868 at age 53. Ewers every guest at the Mission should be acquainted with all the did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the stampede," writes Father Kuppens, " and whilst the Sun River Charley Choquette For, according to Brother L. But naturally enough they resented seeing them invaded by the pale (blkfoot4@3rivers.net). had destroyed "the crops three years in succession." sentence without any hesitation.
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