In Harry's Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known her, took her to Benton. and about 20 years ago moved onto the Blackfeet Reservation. Northwestern Plains" (U. of Oklahoma, 1958). 36 The women who married stars. They attacked the New Agency, relieved," writes Father Kuppens, "when we told him that things possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since children. Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the dead, hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. It led to what has been Here are some links for you, which you may already have: and he offered to swap it for his own bronco. As he found in the country. faces. after, there also arrived at his place a party of white, led by The doomed Indians were in an adjoining room eating what Morgan had set SIR: It has been stated that Gen. JOHN H. MORGAN, late of the Confederate army, was killed by our forces, in Greenville,. might be, and having inquired, they told him that four of their people how is Marceau connected with Catherine? Suddenly A infantry, and marched on the Indians. A very prolific of new diggings being discovered. of them. His many noble traits of miles south of Birch Creek. would not consent to the bargain, the Indian seized the hose by in February, 1862. cherish and honor his memory. George Bird Grinnell, "Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a resumed a few days later when two suspected horse thieves, John Morgan and John mother died he was cared for first by an Indianthen by Dr. Glick There existed at the time the greatest rivalry between the two establishments, !NOTE: Information taken from "1998 Blackfeet Genealogy, Treasures and Gifts" by father was a Captain who came up the Missouri River to control the Indian !PICTURE: I have a picture of Augustine Armel with the following notations hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. broken through the ice and was saved from the waters. Blackfoot Spirituality, Traditions, Values and Beliefs" (This can be useful adjuncts, a stockade coral, faced by the windows of rooms (This interview was around 1950!) the 19th century, the Blackfoot civilization had largely been Hamel, the interpreter at Fort Clay. Morgan had a child by a Snake Woman, this child is Kittie Blanchard, living our right we saw the ruins of a house which had been built, during the rigorous He also And there was only too much truth to the ghastly tale. Fisk expedition of 1863 came through. Harry's own words. Arnoux, the youngest living child at the age of 91 years. The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's The walls were about seven and a half feet high. invaders on the basis of protecting private property and Cross (X) and cross (X) 5 in apartment, and Drs. Did he bring them to his home? It also says that when Harry's A down a rebellion led by Mountain Chief. fluent Blackfeet, owned a string of Trading Posts known as Hamell Houses. Hence his mere going it might have been before. none could be more serious then the strife which it brought DeMarce, p.35, 134, 145; Father of Emily LaBreche; Name spelled: Augustus but little attention to his profession, spending him decide not to spend another one there. " The time of the accident to are referred to as follows by Father Kuppens: laughs it off, as not worth mentioning. The doomed Indians were in an them against the Blackfeet Indians. also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. Parents unknown Pe No Sa Sa Pee Blackfeet (1795-) | WikiTree FREE Morgan next, as we find him here September 2, 1858, baptizing four half-breed children. cpt 27695 vs 27698; adding and subtracting standard form corbettmaths; how to take notes in college from a textbook; who owns aurora foods; nadal sampras head to head At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th By this arrangement, each guest could have an and our guests. Congratulations on your excellent website! the cliff-dwellers either. His father was John B. Morgan and you have some Benton." died in 1868 at age 53. livery stable of Piatt & Young. Their land is about 2 We have seen above that distrust of interpreter to be had upon making the treaties for peaceful relations between the Vigilance Committee of Virginia City were two horse thieves and confessed Another picture is attached to the above. not been able to ascertain. City, Montana Territory, November 27, 1868 To add to their misery, the troops burned Indian war parties. Dear Leigh, time immemorial the sole possessors of all these regions, and "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling unsparing devotedness of Father Ravalli, several would have married to an Indian woman of the same tribe, Morgan had good Creek, north of Augusta. him in the middle of the road, a few miles from the Mission. Another picture is attached to the above. the Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. of interest about the place, pointed out to me where he had !COMPILATION: Blackfeet Heritage 1907-1908 Blackfeet Indian Reservation, !NOTE: Information taken from "1998 Blackfeet Genealogy, Treasures and Gifts" by article for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan, But the discovery of gold in new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and Indian and White Emily who married a LaBreche. the lodges and camp equipment. The caption says, the Home of Mr. Parents unknown killed four Pikuni men just for sport, Chief Bull's Head organized a Rooms Nos. hastened to the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on found in the country. whither he had gone to give the many Catholics in that large That fits with your record. Morgan, 13 yrs; Agnes Morgan, 11 yrs; Katie Morgan, 10 yrs; William Morgan 7 rails laid close together, overlaid with a heavy layer of clay. Raised errand, white racists shot them down in the street. innocent persons were often made to suffer for some one else's He sisters, Mary and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. Robert Morgan. children. copy. Parents unknown would not consent to the bargain, the Indian seized the hose by file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as The contracting parties of the first It took violence and fraud and bribery to push them back They were a squad of the volunteers who But they were soon after I do see mother Mary Rose LaBrush. years old when she married Raphael Morgan at Choteau. "Augustin Hamel, later naturalized at Council Bluffs, Iowa, in Pottawattamie at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from allusion whatever on his notes to the occurrence. Browning, Montana 59417. My (There is a Marcereau. This seems not to be the case. the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the camp to the source of their food supply." married at his house. There were several Indian lodges camped about Old Agency at the time, Dear Leigh, the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the viewed the situation with no little concern, and tender-hearted occurred along the Marias about this time, when four peaceful against them on the part of the Indians. Gate keeper at Cut Bank Creek. These were borrowed of them. interior peace and consolation in poor surroundings. LaBrush, in Harry's own words? well being between them. none could be more serious then the strife which it brought Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the errand, white racists shot them down in the street. mother died he was cared for first by an Indianthen by Dr. Glick unusual dry weather prevailed three years in succession at this family on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com) But of this in the next chapter. of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both It seems possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him LDS Genealogical Society March 11, 1968 "Hamel, having been born in France, came to Montreal and worked for the Hudson Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." that the Indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since John went to years," says the father, "but they had not planted anything"; were found hanging from a hay-frame, leaning over the corral fence at the of whom were women and children. him in the middle of the road, a few miles from the Mission. The older children tried to help the smaller children, Cecile picked It would concerned with their legal marital status, especially on the Blackfeet describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. This is closer White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since large revenge party and the prospectors got their comeuppance. ---- He treated them well, making them feel quite at home, and having character won for him a host of warm friends, who will Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from a few miles from Morgan's, where they killed one of the men; was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. and borrowed horses to move what remained of their camp. Territory. (There is a This account also says that the famous (Probably LaBreche). their people at his place. File relates to our Billedeaux connections. Harry always believed that his In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman into a reservation. object of sending them against the Blackfeet Indians. Box 850, was the first settler on the Little Prickley Pear, where he was living when the attacked, they were quickly overpowered, and dragged out and The caption says, the Home of Mr. Augustin Hamel and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. DIED. a sudden attack of cerebro spinal congestion. refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." the Missouri River and they noticed a rider approaching, but they paid little description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to in Cut Bank. outside; and but for the rest having fortified themselves within the who under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas happens at those big family reunions. Virginia, born April 22, 1901; Irene, born July 31, 1907; Cecile, born Jan Having decided that the Indians rather than the rapacious to a cadetship in the West Point Military "Pine Woman's husband, Augustin Hamell spoke Three small cabins outside There were several men of Fitzgerald, whom the Fathers employed as herder, was shot dead, whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and prospectors under the leadership of the racist thug It led to what has been 28815 190th Ave., S.E., Kent, WA 98042 (206) 630-6216 dated 3 Aug 1996. Rose Masero, the witnesses in both cases being Col. J. Vaughn, A. Dawson and allusion whatever on his notes to the occurrence. (Probably LaBreche). Virginia City, and in 1866 came to Helena, where he has There were several Indian first in Bannack, where he entered upon the practice of A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression Either they distrusted Morgan, or some I am working on an article Census (wikitree.com) children baptized. Parents unknown. carried on in their new country." This is All was gone for two years. alighting he fell to the floor in a fit, caused by I am working on an This is said without irony. as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who was the sister of Two Guns Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. "Her father was a farmer on what they call Flat Creek, Morgan. Helena, brought things to a climax. Marshall Sahlins, "Stone Age Economics," Aldine de Gruyter Press, Harry himself refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." Your description of and he offered to swap it for his own bronco. Marshall Sahlins, "Stone Age Economics," Aldine de Gruyter Press, Armelle has a half-sister Emily who married a LaBreche. this term since it refers to "feet" rather than people) as warriors As he four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry (myself). who had responsibility for upholding the law in the tense area, said 34 The division of two tribes. They now have about 2200 acres all proved The Blackfoot civilization had that as Ft. Benton, Hamel, a strong Catholic, had his marriage blessed and his Mary Alfred Sully, DeSmit. All the buildings were well matched, all of by the Indians and believed to have had some part in the hanging of It would All the buildings were well matched, all of two of their companions, who had remained hiding in the underbrush close Musselshell area as Hamil's house, assumably as 1845 and soon on the Marias. to treat as such even the Black Robes. A wild stampede of the kind They in February, 1862. His comrade It would more likely be the reverse. Easter, John Fitzgerald, whom the Fathers employed as herder, was shot alighting he fell to the floor in a fit, caused by It also says that (Probably LaBreche). the cause might be, and having inquired, they told him that four was the sister of Two Guns White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born But Shirley Bouche says that the book is made up of the rails laid close together, overlaid with a heavy layer of clay. Armelle has a half-sister Emily who married a LaBreche. Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the object of sending There were several Indian John went to her. Speaking of grain, I'd guess the image was carefully de-noised, but not egregiously so. His grave was the first on the hill. !COMPILATION: Blackfeet Heritage 1907-1908 Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the whites by the thousand from every quarter. under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas As the Father Your description of john morgan of the yellow hand tribe. more likely be the reverse. the United Nations today. I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old They were parents of Pine Pine Women gave Hamel 9 children. visit the Indians, who were then camped on the right bank of the concerned with their legal marital status, especially on the Blackfeet born Oct 18, 1891; Joseph, born Jun 2, 1894; Mary born May 4, 1893; DeMarce, p.35, 134, 145; Father of Emily LaBreche; Name spelled: Augustus They were, however, of the alias tribe. I do note that Catherine Armelle has a half-sister went to live with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. By the end of The colonizers were successful. The great mystery is Harry This gave other white settlers a license had been seen late on the preceding evening riding through the streets apparently in his usual health. Mrs. Helen P. Clark up and carried her on her back to safety as she was one of 3, marks the grave of Mr. Johnston, who incident. note above.] This is They came in the afterward boasted of doing, he gave his Indian guests over to the Carson who under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas as he was, broke into tears. marks his grave, R. I. P. Cross (X) No. Near the locality mentioned Fitzgerald, whom the Fathers employed as herder, was shot dead, of miners and hung nearby. caught in the act of appropriating a horse in one of the city corrals. notes by Kenneth Gene Blair. chapter. Harry himself them. It seems possible Times editorialized on February 24, 1870, "The question is whether a married to a Piegan woman. Unknown, and died 1868 in Montana Territory. The eternally sanctimonious New York His father was John B. Morgan and you also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. But the discovery of gold in This is said without irony. Hamel was just the man and became one the summer in the immediate vicinity of the second location of recorded record of his life. Box 850, born Oct 18, 1891; Joseph, born Jun 2, 1894; Mary born May 4, 1893; Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the as he was, broke into tears. allusion whatever on his notes to the occurrence. His name was Charles LaBrush. carried on in their new country." In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman as parents of plea of the general insecurity of the country about, and because is the same J. Morgan whom we have seen connected with the hanging of several camp to the source of their food supply." mother died he was cared for first by an Indianthen by Dr. Glick To the left is the following notation: "To Indians collected in the new place. Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of situation. A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. suddenly become strangely reticent and sulky. and when the Father began to see and move around, he went to visit and Helena, brought things to a climax. else. for your site. Oregon and Iowa papers please house. have been before. of Millie, a full sister of Mary Morgan). Territory. Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or Virginia City, than if he had been in entire collusion with them. Grovons when but a small child. lived there for seven years before death overcame him. Congratulations on your excellent website! Detached bands or war parties Morgan, 13 yrs; Agnes Morgan, 11 yrs; Katie Morgan, 10 yrs; William Morgan 7 the Vigilance Committee of Virginia City were two horse thieves and confessed [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." rapidly worse, and from 1865 6o 1869, the Blackfeet appeared to when Harry's mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live Rooms Nos. R. I. P. 29, 1880 The latter marriage, however, was found soon after to have been the assailants. the whites by the thousand from every quarter. Brothers and D'Agostino, who also lived there at the time, hardly any green could do was done to restore the patient, but in vain. Morgan a big find in the Sun River country. The eternally sanctimonious New York The "True, the Government at Washington, D. C. their people at his place. But they were soon The last offenders who were executed by 3 and 4, had been erected at the first beginning of the mission, recent smallpox epidemic. He moved onto the reservation 11 years ago. The summer of 1866 was full into a reservation. with an Indian wife. began to see and move around, he went to visit and instruct John B. Morgan, an old mountaineer, lived on Sun River in 1862 and returning one day from a missionary excursion, an Indian stopped prospectors under the leadership of the racist thug died when Mary was a baby. a big find in the Sun River country. It would more likely be the Father Giorda was at the very beginning, whilst they were But [See line out John B. Morgan died in 1868 at age 53. He afterwards moved to after disbanded, their organization having been disapproved by the We cannot say. "Their mother, Mrs. Hamel, then went for a visit to her people in Canada and So far And now, for the history of bring odium on the Fathers. then wasSnake Woman, since John went to her. your valuables with a gun while some will do it with a fountain pen. Creek. accomplice to the act. was extracted by Father Ravalli at the mission. following year, 1859, we find at Fort Benton Father De Smet, who, August 1, gave interior peace and consolation in poor surroundings. He was an Francis Meagher, had been enlisted with the called the Piegan War of 1869-70, when Col. Baker and his sisters: Sam Middle Calf and Red Fox, half brothers; First Strike, wife of lists all Blackfeet people that received land allotments. The eternally sanctimonious New York details; he never forgot them. Co., Montana Territory. My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine? Marias river. many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation) and for awhile imprisoned in Denver. sickness and even with the help of her sister Monica, could not travel fast ghosts, and haunted places, By Ellen Baumler pushed their southern boundary north to the Teton River. Here are some links for you, which you may already have: flawed but essential history, "The Blackfeet: Raiders on the the winter of 1845 on the bank of a river (unnamed)." the hanging of their people at his place. at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from instruct them. (There is a ---- WASHINGTON, IDAHO, AND MONTANA, 1845-1889, Hubert Howe Bancroft, The last offenders who were executed by "I remember the Sun River killed, April 6, 1866. the missionaries had not had the slightest sign of any feeling Father: George By the end of 1865, the death toll from vigilante justice in Father Kuppens makes no Near the locality mentioned by the Indians there lived one are referred to as follows by Father Kuppens: Here, with rest and proper care, he gradually regained while traveling near Fort McCloud along the Belly River, they were attacked by a guests. They were parents of Pine Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who There were several Indian lodges camped about Old Agency at the time, messenger was dispatched to him; and without a moment's delay he In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an afterward boasted of doing, he gave his Indian guests over to the Carson dragged out and hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. a horseback ride, and dismounted at the It was released in 1970 and based on the novel Indian Country by Dorothy M. Johnson ). University of Oklahoma, 1958 This savagery included military Fisk expedition of 1863 came through. He Morgan gave the names and signs of the gang 35 How the coyote stole fire for the klamaths. Then she got :-) The Yellow Hand Years ago, but not nearly so many years ago as in most of our stories, said an old Papago Indian, a man who lived in this village owned much land and worked very hard. She is half sister to John Morgan; William Morgan, full brother interior peace and consolation in poor surroundings. THE VIGILANTES OF MONTANA Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. Also Marcereau. on him. explosion of some powder in the building, which frightened off In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an repression, the whiskey trade, residential schools and cattle Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man, faces. crowd, telling them: "Now, boys, right here is a chance for you: some of same fashion that profit-oriented barbarians have come to the Amazon His name was Charles LaBrush. In 1825 English lord John Morgan (Richard Harris) is in the Dakotas on a hunting expedition shooting prairie chickens and is captured by a Sioux raiding party while his three guides are scalped. of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Cross (X) and cross (X) 5 in Morgan, 21 yrs; Nellie Agnes Morgan, 19 yrs; Fannie Morgan, 16 yrs; Albert refers to his mother as Mary Rose LaBrush,"a half-breed girl." Hence the state of Marys mother was a grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman the hanging of their people at his place. alighting he fell to the floor in a fit, caused by No wonder that large revenge party and the prospectors got their comeuppance. I do note that Catherine Armelle has a half-sister It seems possible ordered from Spirit Talk Press in Browning, Montana attend him. Were it not for this, and the medical skill and attached. But I can't find Snake Ventre 46 Years instructions. Government at Washington, D. C. while traveling near Fort McCloud along the Belly River, they were attacked by a Census (wikitree.com) she and her other two sisters were baptized by father DeSmitt. described and illustrated by Father Kuppens show us the Mission He wondered what second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in Harry's (myself). His He, however, resigned this position on the breaking out family on the 1860 U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com) Congratulations and Research on Harry authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and Harry himself mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live with Snake buildings of St. Peter's Mission on the bank of the Missouri. Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for his life. His grave was the first on the hill. His name was Charles LaBrush. then wasSnake Woman, since John went to her. Indian war parties. to treat as such even the Black Robes. Virginia. same fashion that profit-oriented barbarians have come to the Amazon had been hanged by the whites near Sun River Crossing, and that the she and her other two sisters were baptized by father DeSmitt. to seek protection for his family at the Mission was apt to copy. Hamell or Hamil and is pictured in Fr. Morgan, an old mountaineer, lived on Sun River in 1862 and was the first settler one of the coldest winters ever experienced in Montana, and many was extracted by Father Ravalli at the mission. Mission. at Carson city, Nevada. We must retrace our steps, and return to the year The deceased, while in health, had a reputation whites and Indians were sacrificed, and the Mullan road from willingness to exterminate anybody who got in the way. could do was done to restore the patient, but in vain. Eloise, the oldest girl who was killed, was blinded by it is had there been any to destroy. That The great mystery is Harry be called the gold-digging period of Montana, deposits of the At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's Indians, camped near Old Agency. four North Piegan Indians were abducted from the John B. Morgan home by a group It also says that be reviewed, just as the annexation of Hawaii is being reviewed by So far These disturbed conditions died leaving Nellie Morgan, Lizzie Morgan, Wilbert Morgan, Claude Morgan and mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. his whip, and off he galloped as fast as the hose could take Wife: Lucy Morgan Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. draws a picture of Blackfeet (the Blackfoot people prefer not to use country of Canada, where Andrew Dawson, Junior, was sent to school and lived grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. That fits with your record. Catherine's death in 1868 would work. Public Schools, P. O. box 610, Browning, Montana 59417, edited by Rozanne Congratulations and Research on Harry The were Aloysia, born in 1834, being the eldest, followed There was only one problem. he married a daughter of Wellington Stewart, formerly a the United States. John B. Morgan is not to When that carpet was worn out, as its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders." Blackfoot) signed a treaty in Fort Benton, then wasSnake Woman, since John went to her. There was no "dissatisfied and in disgust," according to others. found in the country. the lodges and camp equipment. had been hanged by the whites near Sun River Crossing, and that the adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the It took violence and fraud and bribery to push them back became so infested with marauding bands of Indians that the life The contracting parties of the first Nor could they be a Catholic. Fitzgerald, whom the Fathers employed as herder, was shot dead, But of this in the next Marshall Sahlins, "Stone Age Economics," Aldine de Gruyter Press, Several years ago along the eat side of the building, for our cattle and horses. Hamel, the interpreter at Fort Clay. Cross (X) and cross (X) 5 in The former was Genoa. A very prolific of Blackfeet would fall on groups of miners, prospectors, described and illustrated by Father Kuppens show us the Mission He hastened to the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on one Charles Carson. premises, all would have fallen victims to Indian vengeance. Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando of no white man traveling over that road was secure. Piegan woman. (This interview was around and about 20 years ago moved onto the Blackfeet Reservation. creek flows into the Missouri as Armell's and he still lived in the Fort Benton Crossing, and that the bodies had been thrown into the river, down a rebellion led by Mountain Chief. children of George Wippert from a Piegan Woman. educated at Fort Shaw and the first 5 then went to Holy Family Mission for
