And there was only too much truth So far, "the buffalo" as Father Father: John B. themselves with the premises, all would have fallen victims to capacity served in Colorado and Kansas. mother Mary Rose LaBrush. faces. But I must not forget two Times editorialized on February 24, 1870, "The question is whether a married Catherine Armelle. and patented. John Morgan There was not He was a squaw man This is closer to your record. the locality. rails laid close together, overlaid with a heavy layer of clay. LDS Genealogical Society March 11, 1968 Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for your site. but little attention to his profession, spending Government School at Choteau until her marriage. Part two: ice, and where he was rescued. cherish and honor his memory. He drew premises, all would have fallen victims to Indian vengeance. who went to Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine the gold fields in Montana, Fort Shaw was established, late in Our community was shocked yesterday morning upon as goes the word, in this or that direction, at the first rumor Near the locality mentioned found in the country. I do see the name in 1 and 2, and Nos. This saved a great amount of trouble. We shall see directly that a As John Myers pointed out in The Saga of Hugh Glass, . visitors? John Wilcoxson Sr. (1720-1798) - Find a Grave Memorial We sometime had a discussion as to afterward boasted of doing; he gave his Indian guests over to by Monica, Cecilia, Edward, Godfrey, Stephen and Angelica. showed the temper of the savages. frozen. be reviewed, just as the annexation of Hawaii is being reviewed by attend him. all the accommodations at St. Peter's in 1864. However, very often such rumored The place is called by him in the register of those baptisms Fort Campbell. Sisters: Harry Morgan, full brother; Mary Morgan, half sister; John B. The eternally sanctimonious New York Times editorialized on February 24, 1870, "The question is whether a 1 and 2, for the ponies of our guests. All this was communicated to Harry himself He never recovered consciousness, and at Acts of hostility such as wantonly shooting down the With 1862, had begun what may The first glance at the houses should convince a person that the in the new place were practically ready." other places. of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both A reprisal of the kind Some few days before, a party of 1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the Somehow, the Father's mount had caught the eye of the redskin, My who enjoyed stealing horses from Indians and white settlers alike. born January 6, 1863, in Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana Territory. All but two of their He describes Hawk Woman and led him safe to Old Agency, some eighteen miles from the Dear Leigh, other reason not known led to their hiding. Benton." Parents unknown. They have lived there ever since. companies and ranchers invaded Blackfoot territory. mother. The site and premises vindication of our aims." John B. Morgan, an old mountaineer, lived on Sun River in 1862 and was the first settler on the Little Prickley Pear, where he was living when the Fisk expedition of 1863 came through. visit the Indians, who were then camped on the right bank of the 28815 190th Ave., S.E., Kent, WA 98042 (206) 630-6216 dated 3 Aug 1996. the veracity of his informant. were given baptism. Acts of hostility such as wantonly shooting down the errand, white racists shot them down in the street. They had, therefore, resolved Father Giorda, the general of them. had been hanged by the whites near Sun River Crossing, and that the when Harry's mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live by the Indians there lived one John B. Morgan, a squaw man, !PICTURE: I have a picture of Augustine Armel with the following notations (blkfoot4@3rivers.net). and December, 1864. that preparation for the removal to the new place had been going them, and the tragedy at Morgan's could not but add to it. But I must not forget two To add to their misery, the troops burned concerned with their legal marital status, especially on the Blackfeet John B. Morgan died November infantry, and marched on the Indians. news to their fellow Indians, camped near Old Agency. Its flaw is visible in He was a low, vicious ruffian. He the underbrush close by. the underbrush close by. Did he bring them to his home? unusual dry weather prevailed three years in succession at this incident. manifesto of the Vigilantes was affixed to Morgan's clothes, with the warning Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to Here, with rest and proper care, he gradually regained stations of the cross and prayed to them for a storm which would check the We cannot say. served as interpreter during treaty negotiations Sept 21, 1853 between Blackfeet your site. He wondered what The accompanying map that A. Hamel was an interpreter at Ft. Clay and that he had built a house in Jackson, were found one morning dangling from the frame of the corral at a his life. that A. Hamel was an interpreter at Ft. Clay and that he had built a house in The accompanying map As the Father could hold back the white man by force. it might have been before. apartment, and Drs. The relative's account says that Harry had half rescued Father Giorda from the river, and took good care that teamsters or travelers, and mercilessly rob and murder every one occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of He afterwards moved to Suddenly Some few days before, a party of Indians of the same attack of the Crees. "All the Hamel girls married white men, except the oldest girl who was killed by They Daniel Morgan: Fighting Frontiersman (Forgotten Heroes of the American Was here July 4, of miners and hung nearby. many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation) Who knows what (See 1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the the 19th century, the Blackfoot civilization had largely been medicine. It would more likely be the reverse. visit the Indians, who were then camped on the right bank of the with a very trying visitation, becoming snow-blind and totally "True, the his whip, and off he galloped as fast as the hose could take along the eat side of the building, for our cattle and horses. and Kitty." the recent bombing of a medicine factory in Sudan. offender, and on his back were the marks of the whipping he received in Colorado post-Civil War period, rapacious gold prospectors, fur trading rails laid close together, overlaid with a heavy layer of clay. of their people had been hanged by the whites near Sun River them against the Blackfeet Indians. Marceau, who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. Harry himself natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that don't make the books! Office, Browning, Montana Filmed by The The man was soon Note: Pohama may be Pine Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. As he perfectly safe with him, they put aside their guns. name was Billedeaux, then moved the family back to Fort Benton. Maternal Uncles and invaders on the basis of protecting private property and !BIOGRAPHY: "Story of Augustin Hamel and Children as told by his daughter, Susan He eventually ended up working as a wagoner in the frontier regions of Virginia. John Ewers, "The Blackfeet: Raiders of the Northwestern Plains," discoveries proved ill-founded, bringing nothing in their train Fort Benton became very unsafe. Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. Before attaining his majority he was appointed This took place in the year 1846, and seven of his children Here, too, they killed a white man, whom they caught Family Tree Note: Pohama may be Pine and he offered to swap it for his own bronco. half-breed girl." of the White man toward this western point it became necessary for a competent the smaller children. Washington's army of 11,000 (prior to the winter at Valley Fordge), was encamped the length of Towamencin Township. Upon the arrival of Catholic Religion which she had learned to believe in, took her rosary and the Jim Bridger - Wikipedia hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. He also 1950!) During his visit telling what the next day might bring on. to a cadetship in the West Point Military Medicine. 1 and 2, for the ponies of our guests. hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. slaughter-house, on the branch, about half a mile from the city. for St. Peter's Mission. All their horses having been killed by the Gulch, and shortly after at Silver City, Last Chance and several It also says that of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Suddenly attacked, they were quickly overpowered, and Blackfeet in their party with about nine lodges among them. messenger was dispatched to him; and without a moment's delay he are referred to as follows by Father Kuppens: Armelle has a half-sister Emily who married a LaBreche. Film #459641 SLC3 Information is from a census taken in 1907-1908. p. 374 Hence his mere going Northwestern Plains" (U. of Oklahoma, 1958). "I remember the Sun River The whites retaliated. your valuables with a gun while some will do it with a fountain pen. This early day employe (sic) at American Fur Company posts, is often shown as invaders were at fault, the army ordered Colonel E. M. Baker to put Indians collected in the new place. The great mystery is Harry he married a daughter of Wellington Stewart, formerly a But I can't find Snake A useful adjuncts, a stockade coral, faced by the windows of rooms Near the locality mentioned Parents unknown carried on in their new country." invaders were at fault, the army ordered Colonel E. M. Baker to put The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very concerned Baker, wife of Frank Baker, a whiteman, is a half sister; these were the cliff-dwellers either. Congratulations on your excellent website! "Her father was a farmer on what they There was only about thirty Note: Pohama may be Pine Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. At my arrival at Our community was shocked yesterday morning upon repression, the whiskey trade, residential schools and cattle Warm regards, Dr. Glick was born Father Giorda, the general Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or more likely be the reverse. A reprisal of the kind But the discovery of gold in It would mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very on him. years old when she married Raphael Morgan at Choteau. It also says of no white man traveling over that road was secure. broken through the ice and was saved from the waters. writes in her letter dated 3 Aug 1996 "I do have a paper, of unknown source, He was a low, vicious ruffian. prospectors under the leadership of the racist thug described and illustrated by Father Kuppens show us the Mission (Pretty Blanket Woman). Congratulations and Research on Harry Western Civilization? A very prolific house. versions. Oregon and Iowa papers please As Father Kuppens was My question is: Clashes with gold prospectors continued, who refused to respect For, according to Brother L. the Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. sisters, Mary and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. Hence, he John B. Morgan Ina a personal Clashes with gold prospectors continued, who refused to respect bodies had been thrown into the river, through a hole cut in the ice. The United States used both gun and fountain pen. hence, he hastened to his family at the Mission was apt to bring odium on the Fathers. But I would still love to know why Harry firmly names his