Good Morning I would love to trade info with anyone working on the Ayotte or Gouin lines. Anyone out there? 1. Sebastien Gouin born 1673 2. Daniel 3. Antoine 4. Jean Baptiste 5. Jean Baptiste 6. James or Jacques born 1847 7. Philbert born 1882 married Laura Ayotte 1. Thomas Ayotte born 1609 2. Jean Adrien 3. Jean Baptiste 4. Antoine 5. Alexis 6. Alexis Joachim 7. Regis 8. Richard Regis 9. Laura born 1882 married Philbert Gouin Anyone interested? Jan Gouin

Hi All Transcribed the following ffrom a little northeastern Minnesota town newspaper that had a population of less than 400 people in 1910. This lady and her sisters need to be continuously honored. Can you imagine! Lyda Conley and sisters Helena and Ida were of KNOWN native descent, fought for an Indian cause and won. They stood an armed vigil over the property for years. Not only did they win but Lyda became the first woman, and also of Indian descent, to appear before the US Supreme Court. ================================================================= Tower News - February 25, 1910 Miss Lydia Conley Pleads with Supreme Court for Peace for Her Ancestors. Kansas City, Kas. -- Lydia Conley, last of the once powerful Wyandottes, has returned from her trip to Washington full of hope that the supreme court of the United States will let the ashes of her forefathers lie in peace. The little cemetery on Minnesota avenue, the main business street of this city, lies almost hidden between the big buildings that border it on either side.The hum of traffic rattles through the busy thoroughfare. THe artery of the hustling city throbs all about where the ashes fo the old chiefs lie. Miss Conley, who has just pleaded the cause of her ancestors before the highest court in the land, believes they will be left in peace. The city seeks to condemn the old cemetery and turn it into a park. Miss Conley, who, with her sisters, armed with rifles, once defended the old cemetery against city intrusion, is a lawyer. The city has carried its case clear up to the supreme court. Miss Conley has fought successfully thus far to prevent molestation of her ancestors. she is a quiet little woman, without the least facial characteristicof Indian forbears, but they do say her address stirred the great judges deeply, and she clings to the belief that at any rate while she lives, the old Huron warriors will be allowed to slumber in peace. ================================================================= Her tombstone reads: Eliza Burton Conley Departed this life May 28, 1946 Attorney at Law ONLY WOMAN EVER ADMITTED TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT NO! She lost her case but won the war. In 1971 jstice did prevail and their struggle was nationally recognized, forever honored and for all time etched into history by the placing of the cemetery on the National Register of Historic Sites. More sites about Lyda (Eliza) and her sisters Ida and Helen. http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/kscoll/people/lconley.htm http://kansasdar.org/wyandot/Area.html Larry Friend (black Buffalo) niidji@mchsi.com -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.8.1 - Release Date: 03/23/2005