Charles Michel de Langlade: "In June 1752, with 250 Ottawa and Chippewa warriors, Langlade and Pontiac attacked the village (Pickawillany) at sunrise when most of the defenders were away. The village was torched, and La Demoiselle and an English trader were eaten.16 Tongue in cheek, White wrote that La Demoiselle, who had vowed not to return to the French alliance, 'had died without returning to the alliance, but the alliance had nevertheless incorporated him once more [by eating him].'17 And 'in the aftermath of Langlade's victory, Onontio reincorporated his errant children back in the alliance.'18 This would not be the last time Langlade would be associated with what both French and British officials considered atrocities.
Langlade, himself the son of an Ottawa, was to win praise for this effort but with a qualification. On October 25, 1753, Governor Duquesne wrote a letter to the French Foreign Minister commending Langlade's raid. But he added,
as the Sieur de Langlade is not in the service and has married a Savage woman, I will content myself with asking you Monseigneur, for a yearly pension of 200 livres wherewith he will be highly pleased . . . such a reward would have very good effect in the country.19
But Langlade was already a cadet in the king's service, a position his father had purchased for him on March 28, 1750.20
"After his victory at Pickawillany, Langlade was also appointed as Indian agent for the pays d'en haut, distributing annuities to the Western tribes.
Perhaps Langlade's marriage to Agathe was failing or perhaps Langlade saw a marriage to "a Savage woman" as detrimental to his career. At any rate, on August 12, 1754, Charles Moras, Sieur de Langlade, and Charlotte Ambroisine Bourassa were married with the Church's blessing at Mackinac. Bourassa was the daughter of Rene Bourassa and Marie Catherine Laplante of Montreal.21 Her father, a well-to-do trader who settled at Mackinac, was prominent enough to be mentioned in the English-French peace treaty of 1763.22
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
(Renee) Bourassa moved his family to Michilimackinac during the 1740s. He became a prominent member of the small trading community, owning one of its 40 houses, another lot in the fort, and a meadow outside. A number of slaves helped manage his properties. By the late 1740s Bourassa was apparently semi-retired, and his business was handled primarily by his sons René and Ignace. He had an active social life, attending numerous baptisms and weddings. Marriage ties linked him to other prominent families in the fort. In 1744 his son René had married the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Chevalier* and in 1754 his daughter Charlotte-Ambroisine married Charles-Michel Mouet de Langlade.
List of Pages in the Eddleman Geneology Library
Antoine Deshetres moved, to Detroit in 1751. Rene Bourassa followed him in 1765 with a large family. Louis Dequindre, who later became a colonel of militia in Detroit, lived for some years on the St. Joseph. The names Chevallier, Leveque, Dumay, Hamelin, frequently occur in the register. Little by little, after the British occupation, the number of French inhabitants declined. In 1780 there were eight families comprising forty-one persons, and seven individuals," each one in his house," (Mich. Hist. Colls.,XIII, 58-59).
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Cheboygan County MI Genealogy:
"9 October 1760 Jacque Sans Crainte born to Jean Baptiste Sans Crainte and a slave belonging to him . Witness, Jacques Guillard his wife LeFranc 1. born day before yesterday
2. also signed Madelaine Mgulpine"
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Langlade, himself the son of an Ottawa, was to win praise for this effort but with a qualification. On October 25, 1753, Governor Duquesne wrote a letter to the French Foreign Minister commending Langlade's raid. But he added,
as the Sieur de Langlade is not in the service and has married a Savage woman, I will content myself with asking you Monseigneur, for a yearly pension of 200 livres wherewith he will be highly pleased . . . such a reward would have very good effect in the country.19
But Langlade was already a cadet in the king's service, a position his father had purchased for him on March 28, 1750.20
"After his victory at Pickawillany, Langlade was also appointed as Indian agent for the pays d'en haut, distributing annuities to the Western tribes.
Perhaps Langlade's marriage to Agathe was failing or perhaps Langlade saw a marriage to "a Savage woman" as detrimental to his career. At any rate, on August 12, 1754, Charles Moras, Sieur de Langlade, and Charlotte Ambroisine Bourassa were married with the Church's blessing at Mackinac. Bourassa was the daughter of Rene Bourassa and Marie Catherine Laplante of Montreal.21 Her father, a well-to-do trader who settled at Mackinac, was prominent enough to be mentioned in the English-French peace treaty of 1763.22
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
(Renee) Bourassa moved his family to Michilimackinac during the 1740s. He became a prominent member of the small trading community, owning one of its 40 houses, another lot in the fort, and a meadow outside. A number of slaves helped manage his properties. By the late 1740s Bourassa was apparently semi-retired, and his business was handled primarily by his sons René and Ignace. He had an active social life, attending numerous baptisms and weddings. Marriage ties linked him to other prominent families in the fort. In 1744 his son René had married the daughter of Jean-Baptiste Chevalier* and in 1754 his daughter Charlotte-Ambroisine married Charles-Michel Mouet de Langlade.
List of Pages in the Eddleman Geneology Library
Antoine Deshetres moved, to Detroit in 1751. Rene Bourassa followed him in 1765 with a large family. Louis Dequindre, who later became a colonel of militia in Detroit, lived for some years on the St. Joseph. The names Chevallier, Leveque, Dumay, Hamelin, frequently occur in the register. Little by little, after the British occupation, the number of French inhabitants declined. In 1780 there were eight families comprising forty-one persons, and seven individuals," each one in his house," (Mich. Hist. Colls.,XIII, 58-59).
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Cheboygan County MI Genealogy:
Baptismal Records of the Mission of
St. Ignace de Michilimackinac
1757 - 1760
Transcribed by Sally Eustice
"9 October 1760 Jacque Sans Crainte born to Jean Baptiste Sans Crainte and a slave belonging to him . Witness, Jacques Guillard his wife LeFranc 1. born day before yesterday
2. also signed Madelaine Mgulpine"
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| Total Records: 1 | |
| Mckmarr ID | 143 |
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| Transcript | January 7, 1760, I, *** received the mutual consent of and gave the nuptial benediction to michel Boier and to josette marguerite de lignon, after the publication of three bans-in the presence of the undersigned witnesses and of others in attendance. M. L. LEFRANC, miss. of the society of Jesus. MI. LAMARQUE; MICHELLE BOYER; JEAN ROMAIN DIT SANSCRAINTE; SEJOURNE; BOURASSA; FARLY; LANGLADE; LA FAINTESSIE; RENE BOURASSA, fils; BOURASSA; LANGLADE; AMABLE CHABOILLEZ; RENE BOURASSA, petit-fils. (Chaboillez spelled Chaboilllez in record) |
| Extra Notes | |
| Record Source | 2 |
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