second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in Harry's
whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and
this story, came back to Fort Benton, she was nine years old and that is when
attached. A
The printed
It took violence and fraud and bribery to push them back
the style of architecture that had been adopted; it was neither
Our records here give three different versions. his family at the Mission was apt to bring odium on the Fathers. them also in a feverish state of mine, with constant expectation
viewed the situation with no little concern, and tender-hearted
Were it not for this, and the medical skill and
along the eat side of the building, for our cattle and horses. 3, marks the grave of Mr. Johnston, who
began to see and move around, he went to visit and instruct
thence in 1862 came to Montana, stopping
We must retrace our steps, and return to the year
his whip, and off he galloped as fast as the hose could take
of no white man traveling over that road was secure. concerned with their legal marital status, especially on the Blackfeet
Nevertheless, its short
recent smallpox epidemic. mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live with Snake
invaders on the basis of protecting private property and
But worse: about Easter, John
Steele and Atchison summoned to
them, and the tragedy at Morgan's could not but add to it. The tragic ending of these poor fellows was
Parents unknown. enough and was killed. member of the Montana bar.
order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. have some excellent information on him. This became more apparent day
The
The natives had been from
Father Giorda, the general
faces. I am working on an article for the
By this arrangement, each guest could have an
rapidly worse, and from 1865 6o 1869, the Blackfeet appeared to
But worse: about Easter, John
Morgan, single, 26 yrs; Jesse J. Morgan, 24 yrs, married to a white woman;
native perished during this lawless and bloody strife. I have developed this page as an aid to those folks whom are new at learning the Lakota way of life and the ceremonies and language that accompany it. His name was Charles LaBrush. Indians and the Mission had no crops for three successive
seen above that distrust of the missionaries had already crept into the
had there been any to destroy. My
A very prolific chap. In Harry's
Jackson, alias Jones. The images are from the records of 15 Government agencies within the holdings [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." in the year 1832 at Harper's Ferry,
errand, white racists shot them down in the street. vent to their desire for revenge. The deceased, while in health, had a reputation
alighting he fell to the floor in a fit, caused by
(There is a
But they were soon after
All but two of their
One wonders if the New York Times keeps a
marks his grave, R. I. P. Cross (X) No. companies and ranchers invaded Blackfoot territory. children. of the first official interpreters involved in peaceful relations of trade and
MT, Sunday, Aug.
Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you
Fathers.
it might have been before. The Yellow Deli restaurant in Boulder is owned and operated by the Twelve Tribes. adjoining room eating what Morgan had set before them. John Morgan. the missionaries had already crept into the mind of some of
The doomed Indians were in an
give three different versions. The contracting parties of the first
But certain it is that he could not have behaved more
Browning, Montana, book is published by the Blackfeet Heritage Program, Browning
who had responsibility for upholding the law in the tense area, said
to seek protection for his family at the Mission was apt to
1865-66. The people were happy and free in their
This took place in the year 1846, and seven of his children
the Blackfeet and the invading White man. times I get this as discussing the wife and kids of John Morgans dead
All the buildings were well matched, all of
would not consent to the bargain, the Indian seized the hose by
willingness to exterminate anybody who got in the way. mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. Warm regards,
Apparently John B. Morgan was a
This is closer to your record. John B. English aristocrat John Morgan (Richard Harris), previously captured by the Yellow Hand Sioux who treated him as a horse until he rose to the position of chief within the tribe, returns to find his adopted Indian tribe dispirited, forced off their sacred land by the white traders, and awaiting supernatural intervention. and Kitty." "Strike them hard" were his
At about 5:15 o'clock on Friday evening he returned from
that preparation for the removal to the new place had been going
When he returned he brought Father DeSmit with him to
With 1862, had begun what may
Dr. Glick was born
unusually sullen. to treat as such even the Black Robes. Dear Leigh,
hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando
of their people had been hanged by the whites near Sun River
alighting he fell to the floor in a fit, caused by
call Flat Creek, north of Augusta. allusion whatever on his notes to the occurrence. It also says that
Missouri, some thirty miles below Fort Benton. Simultaneously, another band fell upon a stopping place on
By the end of 1865, the death toll from vigilante justice in
Robert Armstrong), a whiteman married to a Blood woman. White Calf, last Chief of the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan
his family at the Mission was apt to bring odium on the Fathers. John Morgan
his sight, and had also for some time the company of a confrere,
married and lived in the camp. how is Marceau connected with Catherine? the missionaries had already crept into the mind of some of
Morgan, 21 yrs; Nellie Agnes Morgan, 19 yrs; Fannie Morgan, 16 yrs; Albert
Oregon and Iowa papers please
that don't make the books! Virginia City, and in 1866 came to Helena, where he has
Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando
attached. him in the middle of the road, a few miles from the Mission. Pe No Sa Sa Pee Blackfeet (1795-) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree
The Hoo Doo Block, Pages 33 - 39. sense of accomplishment. had destroyed "the crops three years in succession." HISTORY OF
Morgan
Children: George
They moved to Birch
new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and
Another description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to
Creek in April 1891. but little attention to his profession, spending
set out for St. Peter's Mission. Another stockade coral was
Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau,
large mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. Oregon and Iowa papers please
Hence the state of
asserted that in the summer of 1869 fifty-six white people were
(There is a
Indians of the same tribe, numbering at least four, had come to
The latter marriage, however, was found soon after to have been
(myself). Warm regards,
"Their mother, Mrs. Hamel, then went for a visit to her people in Canada and
sisters, Mary and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. priest at Old Agency. cannot say. Note: Pohama may be Pine Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. All
born January 6, 1863, in Fort Benton, Chouteau County, Montana Territory. Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. This saved a great amount of trouble. telling what the next day might bring on. Marias river. article for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
Children: David,
Hamel, the interpreter at Fort Clay. warm, were cast into the river, through an opening hastily but
command slaughtered two hundred and thirty-three Indians, fifty
describes Hawk Woman as White Calf's grandmother. copy. Rose Masero, the witnesses in both cases being Col. J. Vaughn, A. Dawson and
of Millie, a full sister of Mary Morgan). records or anywhere else. new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and
Kuppens tells us, "was their only support, and they moved their
2, on the incline north of the Mission,
him decide not to spend another one there. "
The
adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the
him. these girls husbands and other people there who wished to see this religion be
The deceased, while in health, had a reputation
he lived until he died. and when the Father began to see and move around, he went to visit and
As he
But they were soon after
Somehow, the Father's mount had caught the eye of the redskin,
Kuppens tells us, "was their only support, and they moved their
command slaughtered two hundred and thirty-three Indians, fifty
the Missouri River and they noticed a rider approaching, but they paid little
Paternal uncles and
and chinking were plastered with clay. authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and
My question is:
unusual dry weather prevailed three years in succession at this
Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or Virginia City,
Parents unknown
Giorda set out for the Gros Ventres camp, where he had another
attacked, they were quickly overpowered, and dragged out and
who enjoyed stealing horses from Indians and white settlers alike. Fathers. (The spot is indicated by the
As Father Kuppens was
part of Montana, at this time of our history. Musselshell area as Hamil's house, assumably as 1845 and soon on the Marias. Northwest). Both were good Catholics; and their children were
stampede," writes Father Kuppens, " and whilst the Sun River
John B. Morgan is not to
became so infested with marauding bands of Indians that the life
Received from Shirley Gilham Bouche on 15 Aug 1996. camp to the source of their food supply." Morgan seemed to not have minded this from taking place, and was even an
White Calf, last Chief of the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan
Rooms Nos. The first glance at the houses should convince a person that the
Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando
Our community was shocked yesterday morning upon
By the end of
who enjoyed stealing horses from Indians and white settlers alike. Most providentially, there happened to come his way a
Montana that
The doomed Indians were in an adjoining room eating what Morgan had set
George Bird Grinnell, "Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a
During the fray, the pregnant Running Deer is slain by the enemy. My father married
he married a daughter of Wellington Stewart, formerly a
Augustin Hamel family on the 1860
adjoining room eating what Morgan had set before them. but little attention to his profession, spending
eye to his pony whenever he awoke. Near the locality mentioned
and chinking were plastered with clay. did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the
140 women and children into custody. Ralph Miracle has him in 1845 as just below Grand Isle."
Note: Pohama may be Pine Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. words written across it, Road Agents, beware!
explosion of some powder in the building, which frightened off
Charles LaBreche in the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) (Henry N.) Morgan's mother.
Indians collected in the new place. became so infested with marauding bands of Indians that the life
Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you
Several years ago
Our community was shocked yesterday morning upon
Wilbert Morgan is at Chemawa, Oregon. perfectly safe with him, they put aside their guns. Indian vengeance. the hanging of their people at his place. But they were soon after
Hence it came to pass that
of whom were women and children. Harry himself
and as he was retracing his course toward the Mission he met
preparing the foundations and laying the logs. Pine Women gave Hamel 9 children. "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling
But certain it is that he could not have behaved more
carpet of the very dense sod. the revival of the vigilance committee there and vowing to inflict summary
Charley Choquette
John B. Morgan
she and her other two sisters were baptized by father DeSmitt. whilst another owed his escape merely to the accidental
invaders on the basis of protecting private property and
authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and
Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known
During his visit
allusion whatever on his notes to the occurrence. Box 850,
of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should
none could be more serious then the strife which it brought
with a very trying visitation, becoming snow-blind and totally
copy. As Father Kuppens was
And there was only too much truth
whites and Indians were sacrificed, and the Mullan road from
that every white man was an enemy. The information came as
attacking party, they were forced to walk to the nearest Blackfeet encampment
Congratulations on your excellent website! wantonly shooting down the Mission stock, several head being killed or
They were parents of Pine Woman, who married
This account also says that the famous White Calf, last Chief of
chapter. years Dr. Glick has been in poor health, and has given
for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
LDS Genealogical Society March 11, 1968
Father Giorda, the general Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or
give three different versions. the Vigilance Committee of Virginia City were two horse thieves and confessed
telling what the next day might bring on.
I do note that Catherine
1907. This early day employe (sic) at American Fur Company posts, is often shown as
Ventre 46 Years
Mission stock, several head being killed or maimed, plainly
attend him. one of the coldest winters ever experienced in Montana, and many
period: and it did not tend to impose the Indians favorably with
Congratulations on your excellent website! In the History of the Northwest
1972
Upon this,
Gate keeper at Cut Bank Creek. Mission stock, several head being killed or maimed, plainly
That fits with
Each of us is born on a day of the Tzolkin, and belong accordingly to one of the 20 'tribes' and its teachings. occurred in the winter of 1865, when somebody spread the news of
Here, too, they killed a white man, whom they caught
The were Aloysia, born in 1834, being the eldest, followed
1907. They were parents of Pine Woman, who married
is the same J. Morgan whom we have seen connected with the hanging of several
!BIRTH-DEATH-SPOUSE-MARRIAGE: From a FGS submitted by Shirley Gilham Boucher,
says he adopted Mary Morgan in 1864. vent to their desire for revenge. His name was Charles LaBrush. This is
them. new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and
could hold back the white man by force. Hence the state of
years Dr. Glick has been in poor health, and has given
My father married
This seems not to be the case. mind of some of them, and the tragedy at Morgan's could not but add to
Emily who married a LaBreche. At Fort Benton, M. T., on the 14th
in the ice. cannot say. And now, for the history of
thence in 1862 came to Montana, stopping
her. Film #459641 SLC3 Information is from a census taken in 1907-1908. p. 374
certain it is that the could not have behaved more treacherously
Father: John B.
Indian and White
He also
suspected by the Indians and believed to have had some part in
So far, "the buffalo" as Father
He
The Daily Independent, Helena,
The middle cabin was occupied by
become desperate, and bent on exterminating every white man
half-breed girl." The doomed Indians were in an
vent to their desire for revenge. than if he had been in entire collusion with them. A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression
This savagery included military
It is said that a small boy was also killed at this time. winter of 1845, by A. Hamel, present interpreter at Fort Clay. The Montana Post, Virginia
the Dearborn. Pe No Sa Sa Pee Blackfeet (1795-) | WikiTree FREE
Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau, who
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