Chapter 11 cont. MARGUERITE LECLAIRE Mrs. Marguerite LeClaire, wife of Antoine LeClaire, died at the family residence, in Davenport, October 18, 1876. Mrs. LeClaire was born at Portage des Sioux, St. Charles county, Missouri, October 16, 1802.  She was the daughter of Antoine LePage, a Canadian, and the granddaughter of the Sac chief, Acoqua (The Kettle), the leading chief of his nation.  Her early life was spent in her native village where her education was superintended by one of the orders of nuns, under whom she studied French and English.  In 1820 she was married to Antoine LeClaire in Peoria, who was then acting as interpreter between the Indians and the government, and frequently accompanied her husband on his excursions among the Indians in Arkansas, whom he was sent to watch, when acting as scout or interpreter for the government, during seven years.  During her residence in Davenport and before and since the death of her husband, delegations of the Sac and Fox Indians visited her place very year, where they were always made welcome, entertained as long as they wished to remain, and when leaving, always carried away as a free gift what necessaries they required - corn, flour, etc. Being an earnest and devout Catholic, her own church and sect were recipients of her charity to a very large degree; but as said before, when called upon for aid to any public or philanthropic enterprise, she never stopped to inquire as to creed or sect, all alike being partakers of her bounty.  She died about nine in the morning, after recieving at the hands of Father Cosgrove the solemn rites of the church of which she was a devout and consistent member.  The funeral sermon was preached by Father Cosgrove, in St. Marguerite's church, of which she was a member and which was built and furnished by her husband during his lifetime.  Her remains were deposited in the burial lot beside her husband at the entrance of the church. Debbie Clough G-erischer G-erischer Family Web Site http://gerischer.rootsweb.com/ Assistant CC, Iowa Gen Web, Scott County http://www.celticcousins.net/scott/ List Manager for: IASCOTT-L * G-erischer-L * D-encker-L Fitzpatirck-L * V-lerebome-L * Huntington-L * Otis-L * Algar-L EIGS-L * Pickens-L * McNab-L * Patris-L - Rankin-L