Draft:Saugemauqua

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Saugemauqua (ca 1780 to 1783 - October 12, 1852)

Life

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Youth

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She was born ca. 1780-1783 reportedly in La Pointe, Wisconsin. She is the daughter of a French Canadian man with the surname Piquette and a Ojibwe woman.[1] Her dad was probably Jean Baptiste Piquette, a longtime resident of Sault Ste. Marie. She may have also been related to François Piquette, a clerk for Jean-Baptiste Cadot. We know that her siblings are named: Joseph Piquette, Mary Ann (Piquette) Meniclier, and Jean Baptiste Piquette.

Her uncle from her mother's side was Waub-ish-gaug-aug-e (White Crow or White Raven), who was a son of Kish-kiman. Kish-kiman was a cousin of Equaysayway and the father to the wife of Michel Cadotte Jr.[2]

Marriage to Jean Baptiste Cadotte Jr

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In 1797 she married Jean Baptiste Cadotte Jr.[3]

Execution of Indian( sources talk about her involvement with execution of Indian guy)

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Other stuff I currently don't know what to do with yet

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When David Thompson met her at Jean Baptiste’s Red Lake River trading post in March 1798 he called her:[4]

a very handsome native woman, also the daughter of a Frenchman

— David Thompson, David Thompson's Narrative of His Explorations in Western America, 1784-1812, 252

Affiars

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She had affairs with Lewis Saurin Johnston.(Source says more)[4]

Marriage to Joseph Sauvé dit Plante

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Death

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She died on October 12, 1852 at the age 72 in Sault Ste. Marie.[2]

Names

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She sometimes goes by her French name Jeanette Piquette.[5] In various documents her first name is spelled as: Janette, Jeanne, Jeannette, Joanne, and Marie Jeanne. Her last name is also spelled as Paquet, Piquet, or Piquette.[2]

Children

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References

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  1. ^ DuLong 2020, p. 38, 42.
  2. ^ a b c DuLong 2020, p. 38.
  3. ^ Tobola 1974, p. 72.
  4. ^ a b DuLong 2020, p. 42.
  5. ^ Silbernagel 2020, p. 115.

Bibliography

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  • Silbernagel, Robert (May 13, 2020). The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior. Wisconsin Historical Society. ISBN 9780870209413.
  • DuLong, John P. (2020), Jean-Baptiste Cadotte's First Family: Genealogical Summary, University of Saskatchewan
  • DuLong, John P. (2015), Jean-Baptiste Cadotte's Second Family: Genealogical Summary, University of Saskatchewan
  • Tobola, Thomas (1974). "Cadotte Family Stories". Cadott Printing.
  • Warren, William (1885). History of the Ojibway People. Minnesota Historical Society. ISBN 9780873516433. {{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)