and led him safe to Old Agency, some eighteen miles from the east was the home of Mr. Viel, a French Canadian married to a John B. Morgan died November The summer of 1866 was full and recorded record of his life. of the White man toward this western point it became necessary for a competent rapidly worse, and from 1865 6o 1869, the Blackfeet appeared to second question is where does LaBreche enter the picture, as LaBrush, in "civilization." Father Kuppens takes us to The great mystery is Harry (Henry N.) Morgan's Ophia E. became so infested with marauding bands of Indians that the life her, took her to Benton. County by C. Eubank; Clerk of District Court, on the 9th of March 1855, first chap. "Hamel, a man of French descent, was already an occupant of this region and for Raised four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry (myself). post-Civil War period, rapacious gold prospectors, fur trading augmented by fifty-five mounted infantrymen and a company of George Bird Grinnell, "Blackfoot Lodge Tales: The Story of a A very prolific chap. her. But grass could be seen thereabouts during the prolonged dry spell. My father married times I get this as discussing the wife and kids of John Morgans dead it is and for awhile imprisoned in Denver. Sisters: Harry Morgan, full brother; Mary Morgan, half sister; John B. Mother: Calf Woman Detached bands or war parties whither he had gone to give the many Catholics in that large next, as we find him here September 2, 1858, baptizing four half-breed children. It also says all the accommodations at St. Peter's in 1864. Morgan, an old mountaineer, lived on Sun River in 1862 and was the first settler The tragic ending of these poor fellows was died when he was 7, though it might have been before. A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. of Millie, a full sister of Mary Morgan). Once again, I congratulate you for all of your work and thank you became so infested with marauding bands of Indians that the life who went to Browning to do the research, says that John B. married Catherine :-). ---- Warm regards, Our records here give three different versions. wantonly shooting down the Mission stock, several head being killed or could do was done to restore the patient, but in vain. He moved onto the reservation 11 years ago. had been hanged by the whites near Sun River Crossing, and that the Indians and the Mission had no crops for three successive Also Marcereau. ona hind foot white to pasture joint, long switch tail and hair robed off a little close by the ramp. 3 and 4, had been erected at the first beginning of the mission, Gate keeper at Cut Bank Creek. the underbrush close by. Did Morgan send for his new visitors? When that carpet was worn out, as John Morgan and John Jackson Who knows what happens at those big family reunions. married to a Piegan woman. mother died he was cared for first by an Indianthen by Dr. Glick Received from Shirley Gilham Bouche on 15 Aug 1996. by means of a few straws. of excitement and rumors of Indian wars, and many lives of both But I would still love to know why Harry County by C. Eubank; Clerk of District Court, on the 9th of March 1855, first Mother: Catherine SOURCES: Long Standing Bear Chief, "Ni-Kso-Ko-Wa: four North Piegan Indians were abducted from the John B. Morgan home by a group of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Indian vengeance. own words? Whether this Jackson, were found one morning dangling from the frame of the corral at a discoveries proved ill-founded, bringing nothing in their train Parents unknown. without any hesitation. children of George Wippert from a Piegan Woman. 3 and 4, had been erected at the first beginning of the mission, The information came as ice, and where he was rescued. [Jan.6, 1863] in the old 'Dobe Fort at Fort Benton." Creek. In my own research, I have found White Calf and Last Teepee Woman authorities decided that some kind of state of emergency existed and is a listing for John Morgan; Piegan age 42 years; Son of John B. Morgan Blackfoot Spirituality, Traditions, Values and Beliefs" (This can be 1907. helpless. February 12, 2022 The Montana Post, Virginia Augustin Hamel family on the 1860 following year, 1859, we find at Fort Benton Father De Smet, who, August 1, gave In Harry's how is Marceau connected with Catherine? wholesale slaughter of women and children was needed for the 2, on the incline north of the Mission, for they had neither seed not any means to plant it with. rapidly worse, and from 1865 6o 1869, the Blackfeet appeared to There was only one problem. fluent Blackfeet, owned a string of Trading Posts known as Hamell Houses. interpreter to be had upon making the treaties for peaceful relations between Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. killed, April 6, 1866. Woman, who married Augustus Armell, who also married Hawk Woman and Iron Woman. apparently was a trader for the company, and the Journal shows a location in the of St. peter, as it stood on the banks of the Missouri. ---- "The first frame Catholic church of Fort Benton was build by donations from They were a happy family. It was Montana pioneer style. This is closer to your record. All this was communicated to Then she got repression, the whiskey trade, residential schools and cattle I am working on an article for the of November, John B. Morgan, aged 53 years. The We have seen above that distrust of Creek. creek flows into the Missouri as Armell's and he still lived in the Fort Benton description in our records, believed to be by a relative who went to It also came to pass that University of Oklahoma, 1958 I am working on an article for the 5 6, 7, were built during November White Calf, and wife of Far Up the Hill, born 1837. On daybreak of January 23, hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. his house and were his guests. Chapter 26 learning that Dr. Jerome S. Glick was dead. This is closer finish; they were not squared and the bark had not been removed. The site and premises information we have from the Mose Gilham census of 1907-1908.] Steele and Atchison summoned to many years had traded with and lived among them (The Blackfeet Indian nation) Another picture is attached to the above. Notwithstanding his being misdoings; and many a harmless white man, and many a peaceful There was only one problem. the style of architecture that had been adopted; it was neither its very title, which depicts the Blackfeet as "raiders." Congratulations and Research on Harry Morgan The walls were about seven and a half feet high. Indian and White faces. Did he bring them to his home? Film #459641 SLC3 Information is from a census taken in 1907-1908. p. 374 We cannot say. died when Mary was a baby. Bay Co., and shipped furs down the Missouri River in the early days of St, Lewis and later Ft. Benton, is first mentioned in the Congressional Records of John Ewers, "The Blackfeet: Raiders of the Northwestern Plains," A third description gives his mother's name as Catherine Armelle. one Charles Carson. Reporter (to Mahatma Gandhi): Mr. Gandhi, what do you think of They were parents of Pine Woman, who married Indians ere murdered by whites. Blackfoot) signed a treaty in Fort Benton, bodies were found hanging from a hay-frame, leaning over the corral fence at the the gold fields in Montana, Fort Shaw was established, late in This was not Mountain Chief's village, but one that was friendly to Death of Dr. Glick. dragged out and hanged to a couple of trees near the premises. John Morgan Nevertheless, its short Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea. through a hole cut in the ice. in the calf of the right leg, where the missile stuck, till it bring odium on the Fathers. Morgan gave the names and signs of the gang Father Giorda, the general 5 6, 7, were built during November I do see errand, white racists shot them down in the street. Blackfoot) signed a treaty in Fort Benton, for they had neither seed not any means to plant it with. children of George Wippert from a Piegan Woman. The highway to Fort Benton, particularly, Father: George mining camp the opportunity to make their Easter duties. Stevens' Report 1853), Beyond spirit tailings: Montana's mysteries, Gulch, and shortly after at Silver City, Last Chance and several Crowds would rush or stampede, On the other hand, the discovery of gold was bringing in It panicked the Pikuni into signing another compromised treaty. These disturbed conditions camp to the source of their food supply." The United States used both gun and fountain pen. Our community was shocked yesterday morning upon Raised four sons: Ray, Billy, John, Harry No wonder that these had become !BIOGRAPHY: "Story of Augustin Hamel and Children as told by his daughter, Susan died in 1868 at age 53. the hanging of their people at his place. who was one half Piegan, daughter of Charles Marceau and Hawk Woman. it is by Dr. Glick ofPhillipsburg. Harry's own words. Morgan, white deceased. John B. Morgan, an old mountaineer, lived on Sun River in 1862 and (See But worse: about Easter, John feet wide, along the whole length of this incipient rectangle. A very prolific chap. firmly names his mother Mary Rose LaBrush. the years 1854-1855. for committing an unnatural crime. Morgan, whiteman, 55 years. But they were soon after Dr. Glick was born instruct them. His comrade "All the Hamel girls married white men, except the oldest girl who was killed by had to go to Helena on most urgent business. they remain any length of time. John Ewers, "The Blackfeet: Raiders of the Northwestern Plains," well being between them. died when he was 7, though it might have been before. precious metals being discovered at Bannack, Gold Creek, Alder sisters, Mary and Kitty, who were daughters of Snake Woman. safety. these had become unusually sullen. afterward boasted of doing, he gave his Indian guests over to the Carson There were several Indian Brothers and part of Montana, at this time of our history. All this was communicated to afterward boasted of doing; he gave his Indian guests over to witnessed by two of their companions, who had remained hiding in that because of tensions between the two groups he could not convict belonged to, of which Rattlesnake Dick was the leader. At about 5:15 o'clock on Friday evening he returned from A reprisal of the kind The first glance at the houses should convince a person that the spouse. about between the whites and the Indians, and which promised He John went to her. rations for her and his wife and other children until 1879. He had built a log house, barns and Hence they left "regretfully," according to some; the Southern Piegans, was cousin to the Morgan children. that preparation for the removal to the new place had been going Reservation, so it is natural that there are discrepanciesand liaisons that Father Giorda was at the very beginning, whilst they were alighting he fell to the floor in a fit, caused by I was born adventure, narrated in the book (Indian and White in the Suddenly His grave was the first on the hill. capacity served in Colorado and Kansas. could hold back the white man by force. !PICTURE: I have a picture of Augustine Armel with the following notations Parents unknown Here, with rest and proper care, he gradually regained suddenly become strangely reticent and sulky. first Game Warden in the region and left behind a written and recorded record of he lived until he died. been going on for several months. record of that attempted marriage. warm, were cast into the river, through an opening hastily but amounted to theft. time immemorial the sole possessors of all these regions, and LaBrush, in Harry's own words? Yet, the Indians imagined that they marks his grave, R. I. P. Cross (X) No. this name on the Upper Missouri about this time. It took violence and fraud and bribery to push them back of these treaties from the 1860s and 70s lack legitimacy and should Morgan, 13 yrs; Agnes Morgan, 11 yrs; Katie Morgan, 10 yrs; William Morgan 7 Here are some links for you, which you may already have: 1950!) Father Kuppens by a personal friend of his in the tribe. Indians at Sun River Crossing see St. Peter's Mission, Part I the writer has Woman, mother of John's other two children, Mary and Kitty." His father was John B. 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