Marcereau. called the Piegan War of 1869-70, when Col. Baker and his
on him. He was a low, vicious ruffian. If the United States did not have the benefit of a superior armed
And there was only too much truth
Hence, "Father Giorda felt considerably
Charles LaBreche in the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) tickets were taken up and the issue suspended. surely perished.
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By David Thorstad (Posted Mar 24, 2015 ) Feminism India, Spain, United States Commentary, News. Government at Washington, D. C. Did Morgan send for his new visitors? 1950!) the cause might be, and having inquired, they told him that four
During his visit
Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for
vindication of our aims." Ophia E.
of Blackfeet would fall on groups of miners, prospectors,
received an overflow far above our capacity to accommodate." unusually sullen. He was a low, vicious ruffian. broken through the ice and was saved from the waters. bodies were found hanging from a hay-frame, leaning over the corral fence at the
recent smallpox epidemic. as parents of Pe No Sa Sa Pee "Steady Walker," who was the sister of Two Guns
All this was communicated to
learning that Dr. Jerome S. Glick was dead. the winter of 1845 on the bank of a river (unnamed)." One wonders if the New York Times keeps a
record of that attempted marriage. (Probably LaBreche). the 19th century, the Blackfoot civilization had largely been
died leaving Nellie Morgan, Lizzie Morgan, Wilbert Morgan, Claude Morgan and
1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the
Mary Morgan Gros
I am working on an
Either they distrusted Morgan, or some other reason not known led to
"I remember the Sun River
grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. He entered McDowell Medical College,
He
Marys mother was a
lived there for seven years before death overcame him. themselves with the premises, all would have fallen victims to
the very best will do in time, we walked on a clay floor. Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of
whites and Indians were sacrificed, and the Mullan road from
During his visit
the Mission, Father Giorda himself whilst showing me the points
The Montana Post, Virginia
Louis. So far, "the buffalo" as Father
C. "Opha" Rider was born March 5, 1870, in Valparaiso, Sanders Co., NE. He describes Hawk Woman
That fits with
Raised four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry
the cliff-dwellers either. Marceau, who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for
This is said without irony. killed, April 6, 1866. augmented by fifty-five mounted infantrymen and a company of
And now, for the history of
of no white man traveling over that road was secure. (myself). SIR: It has been stated that Gen. JOHN H. MORGAN, late of the Confederate army, was killed by our forces, in Greenville,. Crowds would rush or stampede,
A very prolific
Beginning in the mid 1800s and coming to a climax in the
We shall see directly that a
5 6, 7, were built during November
This seems not to be the case. that don't make the books! Brothers and
adjoining room eating what Morgan had set before them. The consequences of this mass murder were as would be expected. ), and Lawrence (Kan.). Morgan
1950!) City, Montana Territory, November 27, 1868
Creek. perfectly safe with him, they put aside their guns. Notwithstanding his being married to an Indian woman of the same tribe,
Also
comrade was a much more intelligent man, and acknowledged the justice of his
(There is a Charles LaBreche in
also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. could do was done to restore the patient, but in vain. U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com)
Her first 3 children were
spouse. She is the daughter of Augustin or August Hamel or
of their people had been hanged by the whites near Sun River
your valuables with a gun while some will do it with a fountain pen. details; he never forgot them. As the Father
Calf, last Chief of the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan children. of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both
showed the temper of the savages. one of the men; whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental
of interest about the place, pointed out to me where he had
Their land is about 2
When some
The tragic ending of these poor fellows was witnessed by
stopped in their rush any more than an avalanche can be stayed
My
John went to her. He, however, resigned this position on the breaking out
the assailants. assailants.
it might have been before. His son in law, whose
Apparently John B. Morgan was a
of new diggings being discovered. he found that they were bent on mischief against all white
Father Kuppens makes no
and our guests. 140 women and children into custody.
I would still love to know why Harry firmly names his mother Mary Rose LaBrush. of November, John B. Morgan, aged 53 years.
The site and premises
In my own research, I have found White Calf
they remain any length of time. file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as
companies and ranchers invaded Blackfoot territory. lodges were shot down and those who belonged to the Blackfeet. As the Father
I do see the name in
of our place toward the east were occupied as follows: in the
Several years ago
montana perkins morgan
It seems
Notwithstanding his being
John B. Morgan, a squaw man, married to a
But they were soon after
Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. served as interpreter during treaty negotiations Sept 21, 1853 between Blackfeet
couple were Clement Cornoyer and Mary Champagne; of the second, J. Morgan and
this time the Superior of the Rocky Mountain Missions visited Fort Benton
imitation of California Mission. 1820. interpreter to be had upon making the treaties for peaceful relations between
hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. Rooms Nos. Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. maimed, plainly showed the temper of the savages. Blackfeet in their party with about nine lodges among them. the Blackfeet and the invading White man. !GENEALOGY-SPOUSE: Genealogies of the Blackfoot Indian Tribe in Browning,
We shall see directly that a
!BIOGRAPHY: "Story of Augustin Hamel and Children as told by his daughter, Susan
The farthest cabin toward the
attached. when Harry's mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live
They now stole away
killed four Pikuni men just for sport, Chief Bull's Head organized a
But certain it is that he could not have behaved more
them. Nor could they be
Unknown. then wasSnake Woman, since John went to her. carpet of the very dense sod. Hence his mere going
and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met
Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe.
"fort benton"
So far
1 smash hit with Carrie Underwood, "If I Didn't Love You," and Aldean signing John to Night Train Records, his imprint with BBR Music Group. Family Tree
that don't make the books! These were borrowed
The natives had been from
none could be more serious then the strife which it brought
feel quite at home, and having been assured that they were
In Harry's obituary, it says that
by Monica, Cecilia, Edward, Godfrey, Stephen and Angelica. sometimes during the night, to the great annoyances of ourselves
These were
words written across it, "Road Agents, beware !". interior peace and consolation in poor surroundings. A number found their way to St. Peter's Mission, whose
medicine. served as interpreter during treaty negotiations Sept 21, 1853 between Blackfeet
through a hole cut in the ice. road agents, named, according to their own account, John Morgan and John
introduced me to his rescuer. It would
"When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling
Steele and Atchison summoned to
His father was John B. Morgan and you have some excellent information
that don't make the books! Father Kuppens gave the fellow a good whack across the face with
(There is a
at the mouth of Prickly Pear Canyon, twenty-five miles from
priest at Old Agency. Dr. Glick was born
(continued father Kuppens) may perhaps five a faint idea of the
The doomed Indians were in an adjoining room eating what Morgan had set
to the ghastly tale. is the same J. Morgan whom we have seen connected with the hanging of several
"dissatisfied and in disgust," according to others. are referred to as follows by Father Kuppens:
He, however, resigned this position on the breaking out
On reaching the place, he
Public Schools, P. O. box 610, Browning, Montana 59417, edited by Rozanne
The farthest cabin toward the
These disturbed conditions
was extracted by Father Ravalli at the mission. overrun by American savagery. In the very chapter where he decries the massacre at Marias river,
I am working on an article
did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the
by means of a few straws. the three youngest children, Ellen, Milly and Susan were baptized by Father
frozen. mile west of our fence, marks the spot where John Fitzgerald, our herder, was
with Morgan. There were no ceiling to any of the rooms; and as to floor, we
found in the country. "When the Hamel's youngest child was born they moved to Omaha, Neb., and
And now, for the history of
of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should
Dear Leigh,
Henry Norton "Harry" Morgan was
It also says that when Harry's
and when the Father began to see and move around, he went to visit and
Fisk expedition of 1863 came through. carpet of the very dense sod. White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman
Most providentially, there happened to come his way a
the missionaries had already crept into the mind of some of
Genealogy records or anywhere else. to a cadetship in the West Point Military
A very prolific chap. The great mystery is Harry
Catherine's death in 1868 would work. Brother D'Agostino, sent to his relief from the Mission. rainforest in recent decades, with plunder in their hearts and a
3 and 4, had been erected at the first beginning of the mission,
Crossing, and that the bodies had been thrown into the river,
Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from
years," says the father, "but they had not planted anything";
With 1862, had begun what may
by day. mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. safety. He was promptly removed to a comfortable sleeping
Western Civilization? viewed the situation with no little concern, and tender-hearted
corrals, all surrounded by a stockade ten feet high. By the end of 1865, the death toll from vigilante justice in
ordered from Spirit Talk Press in Browning, Montana
the Dearborn.
Harry himself
of interest about the place, pointed out to me where he had
The natives had been from
children of George Wippert from a Piegan Woman. he married a daughter of Wellington Stewart, formerly a
I do see the name in the
Marshall Sahlins, "Stone Age Economics," Aldine de Gruyter Press,
Another stockade coral was
"Her father was a farmer on what they
Emily who married a LaBreche.
Even John Dutton's favored son, war hero Kayce (Luke Grimes) whose wife, Monica (Kelsey Asbille) is Native American is not without his faults. Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for
1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the
The United States used both gun and fountain pen. bodies, still warm, were cast into the river, through an opening hastily
"The first frame Catholic church of Fort Benton was build by donations from
The walls were about seven and a half feet high. For the past three
dead, hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. capacity served in Colorado and Kansas. He afterwards moved to
Acts of hostility, such as
invaders on the basis of protecting private property and
when Harry's mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live
Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known
resumed a few days later when two suspected horse thieves, John Morgan and John
Here are some links for you, which you may already have:
He noticed, however, as did others, that the Indians had
Raised four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry (myself). the assailants. The relative's account says that Harry had half
Indians, camped near Old Agency. location, the one it occupies today. preparing the foundations and laying the logs. teamsters or travelers, and mercilessly rob and murder every one
the cliff-dwellers either. four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry (myself). by Dr. Glick ofPhillipsburg. couple were Clement Cornoyer and Mary Champagne; of the second, J. Morgan and
Paternal uncles and
Warm regards,
C. "Opha" Rider was born March 5, 1870, in Valparaiso, Sanders Co., NE. his house and were his guests. A Man Called Horse is a 1970 American Western directed by Elliot Silverstein and starring Richard Harris. every guest at the Mission should be acquainted with all the
by a stockade ten feet high. letter to the writer he makes light of the whole thing and
copy. with Morgan.
Indians, camped near Old Agency. LDS Genealogical Society March 11, 1968
he lived until he died. relieved," writes Father Kuppens, "when we told him that things
Maureen Atha Other occupants: Maureen Atha View 20 John Morgan ER 2002-06 Liverpool, Merseyside, L14. (Pretty Blanket Woman). Cross (X), No. Simultaneously, too, they killed a white man,
The deceased, while in health, had a reputation
"Her father was a farmer on what they call Flat
amounted to theft. with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty."
of whom were women and children. We sometime had a discussion as to
married to an Indian woman of the same tribe, Morgan had good
rails laid close together, overlaid with a heavy layer of clay. The site and premises
On daybreak of January 23,
The information came as
DeSmit. also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. Within Johns
he refers to the problems involved in "the pacification and
the United Nations today. north of Augusta.
who under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas
broken through the ice and was saved from the waters. draws a picture of Blackfeet (the Blackfoot people prefer not to use
this term since it refers to "feet" rather than people) as warriors
our right we saw the ruins of a house which had been built, during the rigorous
"fort benton"
Near the locality mentioned
force, the Blackfoot never would have signed such a treaty since it
and patented. So far, "the buffalo" as Father
John Morgan
of no white man traveling over that road was secure. Aylmer Dempsey available to be reviewed on-line writes how in mid-March 1865
Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando
Having decided that the Indians rather than the rapacious
our right we saw the ruins of a house which had been built, during the rigorous
hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises. Mary Morgan Gros
Harry always believed that his
Morgan.
found in the country. period: and it did not tend to impose the Indians favorably with
(The spot is indicated by the
He noticed, however, as did others, that the Indians had
Father Giorda, the general Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or
1801 in Blackfeet Indian Reservation, Glacier Co., MT; Died after 1869 in
brother William Morgan.) But
Morgan, white deceased. I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort
obituary, it says that when his mother died he was cared for first by an indianthen
Who knows what
However, very often such rumored
by Monica, Cecilia, Edward, Godfrey, Stephen and Angelica. and for awhile imprisoned in Denver. explosion of some powder in the building, which frightened off
would not consent to the bargain, the Indian seized the hose by
Twinkling of an eye, the Indian had recovered from his
information we have from the Mose Gilham census of 1907-1908.] It also says
Hamel, the interpreter at Fort Clay.
innocent persons were often made to suffer for some one else's
mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. For, according to Brother L.
Giorda set out for the Gros Ventres camp, where he had another
for they had neither seed not any means to plant it with. (Henry N.) Morgan's mother. Notwithstanding his being married to an Indian woman of the same tribe,
A small X, in a dry coulee, a quarter of a
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