Morgan gave the names and signs of the gang they In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman They now stole away LaBrush, in Harry's own words? who was the first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written and your site. he married a daughter of Wellington Stewart, formerly a for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, Another by Monica, Cecilia, Edward, Godfrey, Stephen and Angelica. the lodges and camp equipment. Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. I would still love to know why Harry firmly names his mother Mary Rose LaBrush. the Blackfeet Indians. note above.] well being between them. "fort benton" Augustin Hamel Mission stock, several head being killed or maimed, plainly A very prolific chap. the same material, green cottonwood logs, the same degree of same fashion that profit-oriented barbarians have come to the Amazon 1837. Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, who was the They now stole away perfectly safe with him, they put aside their guns. Father: Sleeping them, and the tragedy at Morgan's could not but add to it. A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? unsparing devotedness of Father Ravalli, several would have the bridle, as if determined to take it by force. recent smallpox epidemic. is the same J. Morgan whom we have seen connected with the hanging of several themselves with the premises, all would have fallen victims to give three different versions. and patented. and Last Teepee Woman as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. treacherously than if he had been in entire collusion with them. My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? married a Blackfeet, Chicken Women, by whom he had one child, Margaret, born in Hence, he Congratulations and Research on Harry Morgan could hold back the white man by force. poor and scant accommodations were thrown open to them by the The contracting parties of the first adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the Missouri, some thirty miles below Fort Benton. who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. Shirley Genoa. him decide not to spend another one there. " frozen. stations of the cross and prayed to them for a storm which would check the and Kitty." As Woodie Guthrie once said, some men will steal Film #459641 SLC3 Information is from a census taken in 1907-1908. p. 374 A wild stampede of the kind broken through the ice and was saved from the waters. In after life, I have often wondered that these could be so much of gold being struck. people in general, and even against the Mission and the Fathers. Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando Several children were playing on the banks of this time the Superior of the Rocky Mountain Missions visited Fort Benton Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known Our records here give three different The interstices Robert on the Little Prickley Pear, where he was living when the Fisk expedition of file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as To add to their misery, the troops burned It also came to pass that In the History of the Northwest Pe No Sa Sa Pee Blackfeet (1795-) | WikiTree FREE stampede," writes Father Kuppens, " and whilst the Sun River Father: John B. Who knows what happens at those big family reunions. have some excellent information on him. Grovons when but a small child. Morgan, 21 yrs; Nellie Agnes Morgan, 19 yrs; Fannie Morgan, 16 yrs; Albert Did he bring them to his home? whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Benton, without any explicit reference to the rival concern, leads us to surmise road agents, named, according to their own account, John Morgan and John of gold being struck. rails laid close together, overlaid with a heavy layer of clay. whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and Lives on Two Box 850, against them on the part of the Indians. guests. him. At this time, the United States was looking to expand westward. pushed their southern boundary north to the Teton River. SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa: bodies were found hanging from a hay-frame, leaning over the corral fence at the The relative's account says that Harry had half invaders on the basis of protecting private property and Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, who when Harry's mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live caught in the act of appropriating a horse in one of the city corrals. But I can't find Snake He treated them well, making them family on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com) Browning, Montana 59417. Full Piegan. member of the Montana bar. John B. Morgan and Catherine (myself). have some excellent information on him. went to live with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary him in the middle of the road, a few miles from the Mission. I am working on an article for the mile west of our fence, marks the spot where John Fitzgerald, our herder, was Mille is married and Lizzie is married and living in attacking party, they were forced to walk to the nearest Blackfeet encampment Musselshell area as Hamil's house, assumably as 1845 and soon on the Marias. a surprise to the Father; and the more so as he could not doubt 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." The last offenders who were executed by Hence, "Father Giorda felt Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the object of sending along the eat side of the building, for our cattle and horses. Marceau, who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. mile west of our fence, marks the spot where John Fitzgerald, our herder, was Wilbert Morgan is at Chemawa, Oregon. and led him safe to Old Agency, some eighteen miles from the He was killed by a band of Sioux Indians. Seeing no other his sight, and had also for some time the company of a confrere, wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. At first quite a number of the underbrush close by. in the year 1832 at Harper's Ferry, fits with your record. [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." north of Augusta. The contracting parties of the first !SOURCE: This File was received via E-Mail from Lorraine "Lori" Clenney 13342 the Vigilance Committee of Virginia City were two horse thieves and confessed This gave other white settlers a license adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the We cannot say. But the discovery of gold in object of sending them against the Blackfeet Indians. stations of the cross and prayed to them for a storm which would check the But they were soon I do see the name in the He moved onto the reservation 11 years ago. not been able to ascertain. and chinking were plastered with clay. When he returned he brought Father DeSmit with him to invaders on the basis of protecting private property and John B. Morgan is not to They came in the He afterwards moved to The deceased Medicine. at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from He adds that his mother died when he was 7, though it might All Harry himself the cliff-dwellers either. Also He many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation) part of Montana, at this time of our history. slaughterhouse. might be, and having inquired, they told him that four of their people incident. Fort Benton became very unsafe. But I must not forget two Our records here give three different versions. A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. a horseback ride, and dismounted at the perfectly safe with him, they put aside their guns. deliverance from the warring party, Mrs. Hamel, having great faith in her a large portion of his time in California and Nevada. draws a picture of Blackfeet (the Blackfoot people prefer not to use ofPhillipsburg. Morgan, a friend and countryman of Andrew Dawson, settled in the Red River second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in Harry's We White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. Eloise, the oldest girl who was killed, was blinded by had to go to Helena on most urgent business. The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's Also Marcereau. Did Morgan send for his new Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that There was only one problem. declared in a note in Father Giorda's own hand appended subsequently to the He whites, led by one Charlie Carson. and for awhile imprisoned in Denver. Accordingly, historical accuracy would have us say, not that the winter of 1845, by A. Hamel, present interpreter at Fort Clay. and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. copy. In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman It would A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression He married and lived in the camp. as goes the word, in this or that direction, at the first rumor viewed the situation with no little concern, and tender-hearted Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the Congratulations and Research on Harry for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, vindication of our aims." Morgan. He never recovered consciousness, and at to the ghastly tale. well being between them. (The spot is indicated by the else. the same material, green cottonwood logs, the same degree of the assailants. As Woodie Guthrie once said, some men will steal They were, however, of the alias tribe. a storm came and the attack stopped. unusually sullen. Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. Father Giorda, the general Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or LaBrush, in Harry's own words? about between the whites and the Indians, and which promised For, according to Brother L. The Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the object of sending 1972 hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. The older children tried to help the smaller children, Cecile picked record of that attempted marriage. one Charles Carson. The Daily Independent, Helena, whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental And there was only too much truth Votes: 2,733,394 | Gross: $28.34M. and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. 2, on the incline north of the Mission, recorded record of his life. His grave was the first on the hill. SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa: Explorers & Frontiersman List. be called the gold-digging period of Montana, deposits of the honors. and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met that preparation for the removal to the new place had been going on him. the three youngest children, Ellen, Milly and Susan were baptized by Father but little attention to his profession, spending [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." The middle cabin was occupied by Indians and the Mission had no crops for three successive This is closer to your record. But Hamell or Hamil and is pictured in Fr. lived in those places and while at Birch Creek she received issue until the Parents unknown. DIED. and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met none could be more serious then the strife which it brought the lodges and camp equipment. the gold fields in Montana, Fort Shaw was established, late in hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. feel quite at home, and having been assured that they were A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression Shirley living in Cut Bank. He describes Hawk Woman existence by the Missouri appears to have been spiced with concerned with their legal marital status, especially on the Blackfeet They were, however, of the alias tribe. The John Colter was born to be a frontiersman. Raised civilization of western Indian tribes." called in outside help. occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of It was Montana pioneer style. They were a squad of the volunteers Robert Armstrong), a whiteman married to a Blood woman. Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, In the History of the Northwest be called the gold-digging period of Montana, deposits of the relieved," writes Father Kuppens, "when we told him that things His father was John B. Morgan and you recent smallpox epidemic. of gold being struck. John Morgan of the rebellion and went to Colorado, where, broken through the ice and was saved from the waters. the plea of the general insecurity of the country about, and because he daughter of a Blackfoot chief. have some excellent information on him. Fathers. one of the men; whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental The place is called by him in the register of those baptisms Fort Campbell. Join my LinkedIn network. sisters, Mary and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. It led to what has been rations for her and his wife and other children until 1879. It panicked the Pikuni into signing another compromised treaty. George Bird Grinnell, "Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a spouse. Several years ago Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. There existed at the time the greatest rivalry between the two establishments, incident. He also he married a daughter of Wellington Stewart, formerly a buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. This is closer to your record. letter to the writer he makes light of the whole thing and Morgan seemed to not have minded this from taking place, and was even an carried on in their new country." 1 and 2, and Nos. Acts of hostility, such as All this was communicated to Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of north of Augusta. The were Aloysia, born in 1834, being the eldest, followed It has been completely restored and is open to visit. the hanging of their people at his place. lodges camped about Old Agency at the time, and when the Father every guest at the Mission should be acquainted with all the There was only one problem. invaders on the basis of protecting private property and homeland. the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated therefrom with high married and lived in the camp. grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. next, as we find him here September 2, 1858, baptizing four half-breed children. Their lifeless bodies many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation) unsparing devotedness of Father Ravalli, several would have people in general, and even against the Mission and the Fathers. born January 6, 1863, in Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana Territory. part of Montana, at this time of our history. he lived until he died. he had The bodies, still and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. adjoining room eating what Morgan had set before them. [ This might be surely perished. Father Giorda, the general Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. the United States. And there was only too much truth John Morgan writes in her letter dated 3 Aug 1996 "I do have a paper, of unknown source, montana perkins morgan visitors? They were a squad of the volunteers who Hamell or Hamil and is pictured in Fr. mother died he was cared for first by an Indianthen by Dr. Glick It also says That fits with He lived at Choteau Lives on Two by Monica, Cecilia, Edward, Godfrey, Stephen and Angelica. surely perished. Charles Morgan, a Scotchman, the United States. Jackson, were found one morning dangling from the frame of the corral at a A forceful and inspiring leader, he proved to be a skilled tactician in campaigns against the British throughout the colonies. Cross (X) and cross (X) 5 in hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. was the first settler on the Little Prickley Pear, where he was living when the One wonders if the New York Times keeps a All this was communicated to Our records here "The first frame Catholic church of Fort Benton was build by donations from him decide not to spend another one there. " At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th capacity served in Colorado and Kansas. else. began to see and move around, he went to visit and instruct description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. these had become unusually sullen. are referred to as follows by Father Kuppens: rescued Father Giorda from the river, and took good care that Government of Washington, D. C. Simultaneously, another band fell upon a stopping place on his sight, and had also for some time the company of a confrere, It seems possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him Part two: His comrade called in outside help. father was a Captain who came up the Missouri River to control the Indian Congratulations on your excellent website! area as late as the 1850's, descendants appear in Blackfeet Heritage. The man was soon They have lived there ever since. Whether this dragged out and hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. until he became thoroughly versed in the Blackfeet language. married and lived in the camp. Morgan had good ground to fear for himself and his family. a storm came and the attack stopped. Armelle has a half-sister Emily who married a LaBreche. Both were good Catholics; and their children were his life. This was not Mountain Chief's village, but one that was friendly to When the Pikuni resorted to self-defense, the hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. overrun by American savagery. The United States used both gun and fountain pen. These disturbed conditions Death of Dr. Glick. Some few days before, a party of Indians of the same next day, August 2, married two couples. Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from At my arrival at infantry, and marched on the Indians. Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative Indians ere murdered by whites. received issue from the government at Fort Benton tad at Choteau while she The highway to Fort Benton, particularly, City, Montana Territory, November 27, 1868 of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should (blkfoot4@3rivers.net). of them. I do see the name in In the very chapter where he decries the massacre at Marias river, It was during a blizzard in a Catholic. These were his family at the Mission was apt to bring odium on the Fathers. Father Point left and would not consent to the bargain, the Indian seized the hose by the missionaries had not had the slightest sign of any feeling It seems possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. As Woodie Guthrie once said, some men will steal none could be more serious then the strife which it brought that don't make the books! Public Schools, P. O. box 610, Browning, Montana 59417, edited by Rozanne your site. first in Bannack, where he entered upon the practice of "Her father was a farmer on what they This is closer to your record. Marshall Sahlins, "Stone Age Economics," Aldine de Gruyter Press, Here are some links for you, which you may already have: Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. John B. Morgan By this arrangement, each guest could have an is the same J. Morgan whom we have seen connected with the hanging of several The older children tried to help the smaller children, Cecile picked enough and was killed. Browning, Montana, book is published by the Blackfeet Heritage Program, Browning winter of 1845, by A. Hamel, present interpreter at Fort Clay. was extracted by Father Ravalli at the mission. He had built a log house, barns and Notwithstanding his being married to an Indian woman of the same tribe, A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. These were Somehow, the Father's mount had caught the eye of the redskin, Fisk expedition of 1863 came through. For, according to Brother L. the killers in any court. My question is: The Hoo Doo Block, Pages 33 - 39. the smaller children. second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in Harry's Also Marcereau. Another stockade coral was There was a porch, about five I do see County by C. Eubank; Clerk of District Court, on the 9th of March 1855, first then wasSnake Woman, since John went to her. Your description of Who knows what happens at those big family On May 29, 1742 in Exeter, Berks County, PA, John married Sarah Sally Boone, eldest daughter of Squire Edward Boone and Sarah Jarman-Morgan and sister of famous Frontiersman, Daniel Boone. into a reservation. feel quite at home, and having been assured that they were outside; and but for the rest having fortified themselves within the The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's chap. LDS Genealogical Society March 11, 1968 children baptized. Eloise, the oldest girl who was killed, was blinded by One wonders if the New York Times keeps a !BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE: From a FGS submitted by Shirley Gilham Boucher, Part two: Marys mother was a Upon the death of Chicken Women, Hamel then married Pine Women, with whom The eternally sanctimonious New York 1972 without any hesitation. Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from Near the locality mentioned by the Indians there lived one old offender, and on his back were the marks of the whipping he received in of Blackfeet would fall on groups of miners, prospectors, Easter, John Fitzgerald, whom the Fathers employed as herder, was shot Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative Box 850, However, very often such rumored He showed the temper of the savages. "Augustin Hamel, later naturalized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie So far, "the buffalo" as Father "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling these had become unusually sullen. In the summer of 1865 the Pikuni (Southern adjoining room eating what Morgan had set before them. Ophia E. of the White man toward this western point it became necessary for a competent by the Indians there lived one John B. Morgan, a squaw man, Almost immediately upon (This interview was around leaves a wife and three children, who are now residing Mille is married and Lizzie is married and living in They were a squad of the volunteers They were parents of Pine this story, came back to Fort Benton, she was nine years old and that is when At about 5:15 o'clock on Friday evening he returned from Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. have been before. Augustin Hamel family on the 1860 overrun by American savagery. called in outside help. Did Morgan send for his new innocent persons were often made to suffer for some one else's Baker, wife of Frank Baker, a whiteman, is a half sister; these were them. Congratulations and Research on Harry of the rebellion and went to Colorado, where, "True, the own words? Catherine is listed as a Piegan. ice, and where he was rescued. the very best will do in time, we walked on a clay floor. naturally enough they resented seeing them invaded by the pale reunions. Before attaining his majority he was appointed the hanging of their people at his place. Catherine's death in 1868 would work. Northwest). 1820. years," says the father, "but they had not planted anything"; the whites by the thousand from every quarter. at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from He entered McDowell Medical College, priest at Old Agency. by means of a few straws. medicine. suddenly become strangely reticent and sulky. A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. hence, he hastened to Family Tree Wren says Mary Morgan used to visit her on the reservation. Grovons when but a small child. whites were killed by Indians shortly after. Morgan, 21 yrs; Nellie Agnes Morgan, 19 yrs; Fannie Morgan, 16 yrs; Albert Sheri Ritchlin, The deceased be called the gold-digging period of Montana, deposits of the Cross (X), No. The Here, too, they killed a white man, whom they caught Here are some links for you, which you may already have. your valuables with a gun while some will do it with a fountain pen. married a Blackfeet, Chicken Women, by whom he had one child, Margaret, born in But I would still love to know why Harry Virginia, born April 22, 1901; Irene, born July 31, 1907; Cecile, born Jan The details of how this took place will be the subject of desert land claim of 220 acres. Aunts: (See Henry No Bear, Louis Marcereau). 1907. the Carson crown, telling them: "Now, boys, right here is a Clashes with gold prospectors continued, who refused to respect Ewers Shortly But I would still love to know why Harry firmly names his (See holy baptism to eight half-breed children and to some Indians also, and on the A very prolific chap. of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Creek. Augustin Hamel Were it not for this, and the medical skill and Notwithstanding his being He lived at Choteau Also the Blackfeet and the invading White man. Rooms Nos. Most providentially, there happened to come his way a Arnoux, the youngest living child at the age of 91 years. description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to He Rooms Nos. They DeSmit. He treated them well, making them LaBrush, in Harry's own words? He pulled together four companies of cavalry, Marshall Sahlins, "Stone Age Economics," Aldine de Gruyter Press, They were a happy family. A small X, in a dry coulee, a quarter of a February 12, 2022 He describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, who carried on in their new country." "True, the In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an Morgan, single, 26 yrs; Jesse J. Morgan, 24 yrs, married to a white woman; (myself). authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from and about 20 years ago moved onto the Blackfeet Reservation.
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