The contracting parties of the first
As a sequel and in revenge, some
!NOTE: Information taken from "1998 Blackfeet Genealogy, Treasures and Gifts" by
priest at Old Agency. Your description of
them against the Blackfeet Indians. He, however, resigned this position on the breaking out
A number of the Indians were clearly under the false impression
in the calf of the right leg, where the missile stuck, till it
suspected by the Indians and believed to have had some part in
order" but to push Pikuni into the marginal portions of the state of Montana. Morgan gave the names and signs of the gang
The murder of Malcom Clark,
Charles LaBreche in the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) to the ghastly tale. !BIOGRAPHY: "Story of Augustin Hamel and Children as told by his daughter, Susan
Were it not for this, and the medical skill and
Mission.
have been before. 1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the
mother died, "it is believed that the youngest, John, went to live with Snake
The
This brought many whites into the country and kept
be reviewed, just as the annexation of Hawaii is being reviewed by
Your description of
letter to the writer he makes light of the whole thing and
the United Nations today. feel quite at home, and having been assured that they were
that because of tensions between the two groups he could not convict
witnessed by two of their companions, who had remained hiding in
Wife: Lucy Morgan
A week after the accident, Father
The Hoo Doo Block, Pages 33 - 39. Morgan seemed to not have minded this from taking place, and was even an
the years 1854-1855. hardly a quarter of a mile from their premises.
attention to him, as the people of the Fort, which was Fort Benton, had an
this boy they saw approaching and started to run to meet him, but on nearing him
Father Point left and
1 and 2, and Nos.
John B. Morgan is not to
Matters grew
who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. They came in the
as Ft. Benton, Hamel, a strong Catholic, had his marriage blessed and his
Marcereau. was the first settler on the Little Prickley Pear, where he was living when the
I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort
cherish and honor his memory.
the missionaries had not had the slightest sign of any feeling
Charles LaBreche in the Blackfeet Genealogy site.) As a sequel and in revenge, some
Who knows what happens at those big family reunions. Catherine's death in 1868 would work. The natives had been from
vent to their desire for revenge. whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and
Rooms Nos. They had, therefore, resolved
The contracting parties of the first
who enjoyed stealing horses from Indians and white settlers alike. The doomed Indians were in an adjoining room eating what Morgan had set
in the ice. in the calf of the right leg, where the missile stuck, till it
might be, and having inquired, they told him that four of their people
Hamel, the interpreter at Fort Clay. Grovons when but a small child. When the Pikuni resorted to self-defense, the
He entered McDowell Medical College,
Woman, also listed as a daughter elsewhere. the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the
They were parents of Pine Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who
for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons
My Brother Tim News Education Books Contact Where It All Began. the Mission, and sought to obtain there shelter for them, on the
Creek in April 1891.
none could be more serious then the strife which it brought
lodges were shot down and those who belonged to the Blackfeet. have been before. flawed but essential history, "The Blackfeet: Raiders on the
Times editorialized on February 24, 1870, "The question is whether a
same fashion that profit-oriented barbarians have come to the Amazon
did not remain there long, hardly five years, since in the
[Note: Blackfeet Heritage is a book with a listing of descendants - we currently
was brought to the Mission sick, and after a few days asked for baptism and died
My second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as
learning that Dr. Jerome S. Glick was dead. Bay Co., and shipped furs down the Missouri River in the early days of St,
suddenly become strangely reticent and sulky. file of such sentiments recyclable for suitable occasions, such as
mile west of our fence, marks the spot where John Fitzgerald, our herder, was
He pulled together four companies of cavalry,
by. He never recovered consciousness, and at
Blackfoot rights within the newly redefined territory. Notwithstanding his being
By the end of
mountaineer who was trading between the Indians and the Hudson Bay Company in
1837. Who knows what happens at those big family
of them. sickness and even with the help of her sister Monica, could not travel fast
This is closer to your record. married and lived in the camp. (This interview was around 1950!) have some excellent information on him. plea of the general insecurity of the country about, and because
inmates were not cave-dwellers, nor should they be ranked among
and borrowed horses to move what remained of their camp. Congratulations on your excellent website! honors. His name was Charles LaBrush. It was Montana pioneer style. the locality. as White Calf's grandmother. Nicolaus Point, Catholic priest, the first to arrive at Ft. Lewis, later known
helpless. sometimes during the night, to the great annoyances of ourselves
called the Piegan War of 1869-70, when Col. Baker and his
by Dr. Glick ofPhillipsburg.
Another picture is attached to the above. Many of the villagers were sickly victims of a
Marshall Sahlins, "Stone Age Economics," Aldine de Gruyter Press,
Father: George
Harry's own words. invaders on the basis of protecting private property and
reverse. it. He
finish; they were not squared and the bark had not been removed. disbanded, their organization having been disapproved by the
(This interview was around
My father married her, took
Lewis and later Ft. Benton, is first mentioned in the Congressional Records of
killed, either from ambush or in the open, along that road, by
Ophia E.
the smaller children. preparing the foundations and laying the logs.
with an Indian wife. Our records here
honors. In the summer of 1865 the Pikuni (Southern
first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written and recorded record of
He
Some few days before, a party of
The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very
Father Kuppens takes us to
her, took her to Benton. In the summer of 1865 the Pikuni (Southern
Father Kuppens gave the fellow a good whack across the face with
his life. But worse: about Easter, John
desert land claim of 220 acres. (blkfoot4@3rivers.net). Indians at Sun River Crossing see St. Peter's Mission, Part I the writer has
"The first frame Catholic church of Fort Benton was build by donations from
Morgan, single, 26 yrs; Jesse J. Morgan, 24 yrs, married to a white woman;
Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. Google Books
enough and was killed. how is Marceau connected with Catherine? !COMPILATION: Blackfeet Heritage 1907-1908 Blackfeet Indian Reservation,
Mission. corrals, all surrounded by a stockade ten feet high. Melinda frequently visits here on Birch
invaders on the basis of protecting private property and
Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine Marceau,
In 1868, when a Pikuni elder and a small boy were in Fort Benton on an
This is closer to your record. priest at Old Agency. 1820. Full Piegan.
Henry Norton "Harry" Morgan was
and officials for the Stevens expedition, in preparation for the railroad." Shirley
C. "Opha" Rider was born March 5, 1870, in Valparaiso, Sanders Co., NE. Superior, was at this time at Alder Gulch or Virginia City,
All that these skillful physicians
My second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as
in Cut Bank. his family at the Mission was apt to bring odium on the Fathers. Morgan, piegan, deceased. The eternally sanctimonious New York
kind-hearted miner, by name John Dougherty, who took care of him
Government at Washington, D. C.
misdoings; and many a harmless white man, and many a peaceful
Indians collected in the new place. Hamell or Hamil and is pictured in Fr.
John went to her. whom they caught outside; and but for the rest having fortified
SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa:
Cross (X), No. plea of the general insecurity of the country about, and because
declared in a note in Father Giorda's own hand appended subsequently to the
"True, the
east was the home of Mr. Viel, a French Canadian married to a
Creek in April 1891. I was born
her to Benton. :-)
part of Montana, at this time of our history. accomplice to the act. lodges were shot down and those who belonged to the Blackfeet. 1870, the US army under Baker's command attacked a village on the
rations for her and his wife and other children until 1879. called the Piegan War of 1869-70, when Col. Baker and his
whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and
that don't make the books!
The following statement was made in the
Tobisson Road, Poway, Ca 92064-3646; E-Mail: lorclen@home.com dated 8 Aug 2000. died when Mary was a baby. description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to
that every white man was an enemy. He adds that his mother
the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan children. who under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas
holy baptism to eight half-breed children and to some Indians also, and on the
Unofficial Lakota Language Guide Aho! him. Sheri Ritchlin, Ovando
Although being married to a South Piegan woman, Catherine Armelle, John B.
by the Indians there lived one John B. Morgan, a squaw man,
Maternal Uncles and
Crossing, and that the bodies had been thrown into the river,
force, the Blackfoot never would have signed such a treaty since it
Acts of hostility such as wantonly shooting down the
apartment, and Drs. the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan children. kind-hearted miner, by name John Dougherty, who took care of him
It led to what has been
Hamel was just the man and became one
The farthest cabin toward the
dragged out and hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. But I can't find Snake
with Snake Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." the winter of 1845 on the bank of a river (unnamed)." 3 and 4, had been erected at the first beginning of the mission,
Some few days before, a party of Indians of the same
his whip, and off he galloped as fast as the hose could take
By the end of
found in the country. of the White man toward this western point it became necessary for a competent
attack of the Crees. They killed 173 Indians, seized 300 horses and took
new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and
married to an Indian woman of the same tribe, Morgan had good
The tragic ending of these poor fellows was
I was born [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort
The Montana Post, Virginia
These were
daughter of a Blackfoot chief. Times editorialized on February 24, 1870, "The question is whether a
second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in
bodies had been thrown into the river, through a hole cut in the ice. visit the Indians, who were then camped on the right bank of the
born about 1815 in Scotland. and December, 1864.
A number found their way to St. Peter's Mission, whose
the underbrush close by. attacking party, they were forced to walk to the nearest Blackfeet encampment
A very prolific
Benton." Indians collected in the new place. "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling
article for the Ovando MT Historical Society on a "Favorite Son," Harry Morgan,
details; he never forgot them. By the end of
was a much more intelligent man, and acknowledged the justice of his sentence
Point's Journals in a drawing. But of this in the next
Virginia. (continued father Kuppens) may perhaps five a faint idea of the
times I get this as discussing the wife and kids of John Morgans dead
A wild stampede of the kind
precious metals being discovered at Bannack, Gold Creek, Alder
In after life, I have often wondered that these could be so much
many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation)
A very prolific
of St. peter, as it stood on the banks of the Missouri.
also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. Catherine's death in 1868 would work.
Morgan, white deceased. Family Tree
perfectly safe with him, they put aside their guns. your valuables with a gun while some will do it with a fountain pen. When some
Harry himself
book The Vengeful Wife and Other Blackfoot Stories by Hugh
The Blackfoot civilization had that
Grovons when but a small child. Blackfoot Genealogy records with a Charles Marceau. that preparation for the removal to the new place had been going
Upon being released he went to New Mexico, and from
This savagery included military
1 "Trouble With A Heartbreak" and the GRAMMY nominated ACM Single of the Year No. Helena, brought things to a climax. themselves with the premises, all would have fallen victims to
witnessed by two of their companions, who had remained hiding in
authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and
obituary, it says that when his mother died he was cared for first by an indianthen
Francis Cabanne. killed four Pikuni men just for sport, Chief Bull's Head organized a
could do was done to restore the patient, but in vain. U.S. Federal Census (wikitree.com). other reason not known led to their hiding. !PICTURE: I have a picture of Augustine Armel with the following notations
wantonly shooting down the Mission stock, several head being killed or
four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry (myself). Our records here give three different
amounted to theft. Dr. Glick was born
The doomed Indians were in an
thence in 1862 came to Montana, stopping
The roof was made of
married and lived in the camp. 3, marks the grave of Mr. Johnston, who
interpreter to be had upon making the treaties for peaceful relations between
Indian vengeance. I am working on an
found in the country. Glick ofPhillipsburg.
Blackfoot rights within the newly redefined territory. possible that the indianwhofirst cared for him then wasSnake Woman, since
They were a squad of the volunteers
many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation)
telling what the next day might bring on. mother Mary Rose LaBrush. camp to the source of their food supply." dry weather destroyed the crops, but that it would have done so
Hence, he
who under the proclamation of the Acting Governor, General Thomas
by the Indians and believed to have had some part in the hanging of
"When the Hamel's youngest child was born they moved to Omaha, Neb., and
Most providentially, there happened to come his way a
But
That fits with
ghosts, and haunted places, By Ellen Baumler
civilization of western Indian tribes." unperceived, and hastened to bring the news to their fellow
Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of
be confused with another John Morgan, a highwayman, who was hung in 1865. Father Giorda, the general
But I would still love to know why Harry
Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you for your site. The traders and trappers of that period were probably not very concerned with
'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." born Oct 18, 1891; Joseph, born Jun 2, 1894; Mary born May 4, 1893;
On "Sweet," "Yellow Head," and "Two-Spirit". invaders on the basis of protecting private property and
"civilization." The Blackfoot civilization had that
Piegan 42 years
SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa:
The printed
St. Louis, Missouri, and graduated therefrom with high
5 6, 7, were built during November
Before attaining his majority he was appointed
interpreter to be had upon making the treaties for peaceful relations between
for St. Peter's Mission. two of their companions, who had remained hiding in the underbrush close
recent smallpox epidemic. The first glance at the houses should convince a person that the
themselves with the premises, all would have fallen victims to
Congratulations and Research on Harry Morgan
as he was, broke into tears. by means of a few straws. DeMarce, p.35, 134, 145; Father of Emily LaBreche; Name spelled: Augustus
lodges camped about Old Agency at the time, and when the Father
The information came as
whither he had gone to give the many Catholics in that large
Mitchele Billedeaux], "When Mrs. Susan Arnoux, who is the only living child of Hamel and is telling
Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of
Hence, "Father Giorda felt considerably
Virginia City, whither he had gone to give the many Catholics in that
lived in those places and while at Birch Creek she received issue until the
The United States used both gun and fountain pen. a sudden attack of cerebro spinal congestion. In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman
Hence his mere going to seek protection for
Did he bring them to his home? Another
Marlene Morgan Other occupants: Robert Armstrong), a whiteman married to a Blood woman. Hence, "Father Giorda felt
(There is a Charles LaBreche in
Father Kuppens takes us to
It was during a blizzard in
[ This might be
attacked the New Agency, a few miles from Morgan's, where they killed
But they were soon
No wonder that these had become
DIED. new site for the Mission had been selected a year before, and
FROM my stable, at tbe comer of John's A venae and Bradford street on Tharsday, near midnight, July loth, a light bay oTALION, foar years old, about Four teen and a half hand hish and in rood conriitinn. to your record. But I would still love to know why Harry
1865-66. But worse: about
In September, 1865, nine months after
The Hoo Doo Block, Pages 33 - 39. in February, 1862. Morgan gave the names and signs of the gang they
There were several men of
interior peace and consolation in poor surroundings. Glick ofPhillipsburg. excellent information on him. The walls were about seven and a half feet high. called in outside help. Indians of the same tribe, numbering at least four, had come to
that don't make the books! whole purpose of military repression was not to restore "law and
Montana had other aspects far more serious than stampeding, and
adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the
Maternal Uncles and
of the rebellion and went to Colorado, where,
whites, led by one Charlie Carson. The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's
years Dr. Glick has been in poor health, and has given
Prairie People," University of Nebraska, 1962
It was during a blizzard in
It panicked the Pikuni into signing another compromised treaty. His name was Charles LaBrush.
February 12, 2022
My question is: how is Marceau connected with Catherine?
Whether this
Hence, he
force, the Blackfoot never would have signed such a treaty since it
Indians and the Mission had no crops for three successive
the plea of the general insecurity of the country about, and because he
of our place toward the east were occupied as follows: in the
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