This is what I have in my database on this line... Descendants of: Mathurin BOTINEAU-BAUTINAO-BOTINO 1 Mathurin BOTINEAU-BAUTINAO-BOTINO b. 1699 Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France m. Marie AUBRON m. 1720 Doulon, Nantes, Brittany, France 2 Pierre BOTINEAU-BAUTINAU b. 1730 Doulon, Nantes, Brittany, France d. Jun 19 1790 Berthierville (Haut), Berthier, Quebec m. Angelique FOURNAISE-LABOUCANE m. Jan 07 1760 Lavaltrie, Berthier, Quebec, Canada b. Dec 14 1742 Lavaltrie, Berthier, Quebec, Canada [d/o Francois FOURNAISE-dit-LABOUCANE and Angelique SERRE-SAIRE] Pierre came to Quebec 1760. His parents did not come to Quebec with Pierre. Present at Angelique's Baptism were Michel Frappier and Madeleine Robert. She was Baptized by Reverend Father Duniere. Present at Angelique and Pierre's wedding were: Jean Laporte, Henri Narbonne, Pierre Raphe, Guillaume Termos, Jean Hali, and Germain Magloire. Reverend Father Papin, missionary-priest, performed the wedding ceremony. 3 Charles Joseph BOTINEAU b. May 01 1776 Berthierville (Haut), Berthier, Quebec m1. Martha TECHOMEHGOOD-dit-BOISCLAIR m. 1797 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada b. ABT 1780 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada d. ABT 1816 [d/o (++++++) SIOUX and (++++++) OJIBWAY] m2. Margaret Ahdik SONGAB m. 1820 St-Boniface, Manitoba, Canada Martha was a Lake-of-the-Woods Ojibway (Chippewa) 4 Emilie BOTTINEAU b. 1799 m. Louis Sulpice DESAUTELS-dit-LAPOINTE m. 1819 Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada b. Jun 23 1795 Assomption, Montreal, Quebec d. Nov 06 1885 Ludington, Eau Claire Co., Wisconsin [s/o Charles DESAUTELS-dit-LAPOINTE and Louise Marie DUPILLE] 5 Marguerite "Mahjequa" Marie LAPOINTE b. Jan 01 1820 Red River Settlement, Manitoba, Canada d. Nov 08 1903 Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA m. Daniel McCANN m. Dec 21 1838 Prairie-du-Chien, Crawford Co, Wisconsin b. Jan 26 1816 Wayne, Adams Co., Ohio d. Oct 02 1890 Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA [s/o Arthur McCANN and Barbary SMITH] Margaret died of Liver Cancer. Daniel died of Stomach Cancer. 6 Louise Anna McCANN b. Oct 03 1855 Jim Falls, Chippewa Co., Wisconsin, USA d. Aug 24 1930 Spooner, Washburn Co., Wisconsin m. John Henry MISHLER m. Nov 19 1873 b. Feb 12 1852 Chippewa Falls, Chippewa, Wisconsin, USA d. Apr 30 1937 Spooner, Washburn Co., Wisconsin [s/o George MISHLER and Marguerite DEMARIE] 7 Estelle Laura "Stella" MISHLER b. May 26 1880 Springbrook, Washburn Co., Wisconsin d. Sep 25 1953 Madison, Wisconsin, USA m. Richard Henry GORSUCH m. Jul 19 1901 Washburn Co., Wisconsin b. May 10 1886 Cumberland, Barron Co., Wisconsin d. Oct 04 1960 8 Harry Otis GORSUCH b. Nov 04 1907 Peoria, Peoria Co., Illinois d. Apr 10 1984 Green Lake, Green Lake Co., Wisconsin m. Winifred PIPPEL m. Jun 21 1928 Belvidere, Boone Co., Illinois b. Aug 30 1911 Grand Haven, Ottawa Co., Michigan d. Mar 30 1984 Mantello, Marquette Co., Wisconsin > In trying to help my step-son establish his Indian heritage for court > purposes, I came across a site pointing to this group and decided to > join. I've randomly read some of the messages, but don't see anything > suggesting where one should start researching. > > I've worked considerably on my family (Jewish) and somewhat on my > husband's (English) but have no idea where to begin with Indian > ancestry. > > I actually have a lot of data which was provided to me by other > researchers. However, what I need to do is validate the information. > > The primary connnection begins with my step-son's maternal > grandfather, Edward Richard Gorsuch. Family lore has it he attended > school as a child on a reservation. This would suggest he was on the > Indian rolls. > > Does anyone know how I can confirm that? > > If it's of any assistance, here's the relevant data I have: > > Edward Richard Gorsuch > b. 12/21/1929, Superior, Douglas Co., WI > d. 10/11/1999, Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., WI > > father: Harry Otis Gorsuch > + Winifred Pippel > b. 11/04/1907 - 1908, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL > m. 06/21/1928 - 1929, Belvidere, Boone Co., IL > d. 04/10/1984, Green Lake, Green Lake Co., WI > > grandmother: Estella Laura "Stella" Mishler > + Richard Henry Gorsuch > b. 05/26/1880, Springbrook, Washburn Co., WI (though one source > insists VA) > m. 07/19/1901, Springbrook, Washburn Co., WI > d. 09/25/1953, Madison, Madison Co., WI > > great-grandmother: Louisa Anna McCann > + John Henry Mishler > b. 10/03/1850 - 1855, Jim Falls, Chippewa Co., WI > m. 11/19/1873 > d. 09/20/1930 > > 2x-grandmother: Margaret LaPointe > + Daniel McCann > b. 06/01/1820, Red River, Kewaunee Co., WI > m. 1848 > d. 11/08/1903 > > 3x-grandmother: Marie Emilie Bottineau > + Suplice LaPointe Desautels > b. 1779 > m. 1819, Red River, Kewaunee Co., WI > d. 1824 > > 4x-grandmother: Techomehgood > + Charles Bottineau > b. 1745 > m. 1779 > d. 1779 > > Since writing the above message on another group, I've learned it's possible some of the other lines may yield Indian heritage in order to have provided enough quantum for Edward Richard Gorsuch to have been on the rolls. > > If anyone else is researching any of these lines, I would also like to chat with you. > > Thank you for any suggestions you are able to offer. > > Jeanne Gold > ------- Snipped to save our database --------