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Sunday, October 31, 2010

Preliminary Report on Abenaki Petition for Tribal Recognition - [Exhibits]: March 12, 2002: Exhibit 8:

Exhibit 8
 Third Annual Report
of the
Eugenics Survey of Vermont
February 1929
Office of the Survey
138 Church Street
Burlington, Vermont
~
Auspices of the University of Vermont
Page 4
...the Survey, the Advisory Committee went on record as favoring the passage of certain laws looking toward the improvement of  the population of Vermont by some restrictive measure. The Survey was first conceived as a means of applying scientific technique to the question of the wisdom of such measures. The results have in no way lessened the faith of the Committee in such laws, but the scope of the Survey has greatly broadened so that any particular form of legislation no longer constitutes its chief concern. It became apparent early in the history of the enterprise that its scope was much broader than that.
The question has frequently and properly been raised as to why we centered our efforts upon low grade families. Since defects and delinquency had already been made a matter of record in the cases of those who found their way to the state institutions, these traits furnished the easiest and most obvious starting point.
In order to present the other side of the story it was determined as indicated in the last report to make an investigation of the recurrence, suggesting hereditary transmission, of desirable qualities in the families that had been previously studied, and also in new families.
OFFICE WORK
Cross-indexing
During the year the indexing and cross-indexing of the families on file has been continued, so that now all individuals of the main pedigrees are included, with cross references.

Clock-dial Charts
Eleven clock-dial charts have been added this year, making the total number thirteen -- one for each of the main pedigrees.

Newspaper Clippings
Clippings having to do with crime, bankruptcies, and other items of interest to the Survey, and news from the various towns, particularly those in which we are working or are likely to work, are taken daily from the Burlington Free Press, and filed for reference.
Page 05
SOME ENGLISH CORRUPTIONS OF FRENCH NAMES
During the course of our study we have come across three types of corruptions of corruptions of French names:
1. English pronunciations of the original French spelling.
2. Names in which the spelling has been changed to agree with the English pronunciation.
3. Translations of the original French.
It was not only interesting but also extremely useful to make some study of these names and their corruptions because in several cases this knowledge enabled us to connect branches of a family which in connection would not have been otherwise evident, as with Riley -- Brouillard.
The information was gathered in interviews with French Canadians, from the records of St. Joseph's Church in Burlington, and from Town Clerks' Records in which the spelling of a name is seen to change through successive generations. It is easy to see that such discrepancies might throw one off the track for a long time. It is only by accident or after a considerable amount of investigation that this relationship is brought to light.
The following are some of the English names and French equivalents which we have found:
English.....French
Barnes.....Granger
Barney.....Bernier
Bean.....Lefevre
Bell.....Labelle
Benway.....Benoit
Betters......Lemieux
Bishop......Evesque
Blanchard.....Blanchard
Brooks......Rousseau
Bushey......Boucher, Boissy, Bouisse
Burgor......Beauregard
Baker......Boulanger
Cole......Charbonneau
Drinkwine......Boisvin
Fontaine......LaFontaine
Gardner.......Desjardins
Gilbo.......Gilbeault
Gilmore......Villemaire
Hall......Houle
King.....Roise, Lerois
Kirby......Corbeille
Laduke......Leduc
Page 06
Continuation of English Corruptions of French Names
and
STUDY OF BETTER BRANCHES
THE RECTOR* FAMILY
English.......French
Larkyeard.....Lacaillade
Larock......Larocque
Lawrence......Lorrain
Little......Petit
Luck......LaChance
Miller......Mennier
Nichols......Niquette
Richard......Resure
Riley......Bouriller, Brouillard
Rivers......Lariviere
Root.......Racine
St. Peter.......St. Pierre
Sears.......Cyr
Seymour......Simard, St. Mars, Cinq Mars
Shequin......Chicoine
Shortsleeves.......Courtemanches
Steady.......Tranquille
Stone.......Derocher, Lapierre
Vassor.......Vasseur
Welcome.......Bienvenue
Wells......Dupuis
Wood.......Godbois
Young.......LaJeunesse, Niquette
STUDY OF BETTER BRANCHES
THE RECTOR* FAMILY
One of the pedigrees, that of the Rector family, which has presented a particularly unfavorable picture because of the prevalence and seriousness of its defects and delinquency, was chosen for investigation in regard to the favorable characteristics to be found in certain of its branches. This we call the study of the "better branches." We undertook to make as thorough a study as possible of several generations in a part of this family which has not previously revealed the presence of serious defects. The Field Investigator accordingly went over the information in our files, and in addition gathered new data from relatives and town officials and interviewed members of the groups located in various parts of Vermont and neighboring states.
In this study which is in effect an attempt to estimate the value of the Rector family to society, the terms social, unsocial and undetermined are used with the following meanings:
*Names fictitious
Page 07
A. Social individuals -- those who are apparently law-abiding, self-supporting and doing some useful work, of whatever intellectual or social class, from mill hands who are said to be "the only respectable members of their immediate family," to professional people who are also active in community affairs.
B. Unsocial individuals -- those showing any of a groups of defects observable in the family, as follows:
1. Those insane, mentally deficient, or who committed suicide, and those who are said to be "crazy," "low grade," or extremely peculiar.
2. Criminals, delinquents and sex offenders.
3. Those on a low subsistence level -- whose homes are dirty, children uncared for, their living meager and uncertain. etc.
4. Dependants.
C. Undetermined -- those about whom too little is known to make any judgement possible, and those who, while not definitely showing any of the defects, do not seem to show any socially desirable tendencies either.
All figures given are for the direct line, mention being made separately of the mates. Children who died under 16 years of age and about whom nothing is known were omitted.
* * *
John Rector and Rachel Stone were married late in the eighteenth century and lived somewhere in Connecticut. Although little is definitely known of either of them, Rachel is said to have been insane.
They had nine children who lived to adulthood. Of these, six come in our group called undetermined, two in the social group, and one, Asa, who was insane, in the unsocial group.
One of the most striking results of the study was the discovery that all of the defects -- not only of the insanity but also all of the unsocial traits found -- were in the descendants of the one insane son, Asa, of John and Rachel.
Both Asa and his wife Ruth were insane, tow of their five children were insane, and of their direct descendants, one in every 15.3 -- 6.5 percent -- was insane at some time. If it were possible to know very definitely the severity and type of mental illness of both Asa and Ruth, it might be possible to explain the fact that....

Preliminary Report on Abenaki Petition for Tribal Recognition - [Exhibits]: March 12, 2002: Exhibit 7:

Exhibit 7
Census of the Abenaki Indian Village of Odanak , Quebec, Canada
(St. Francis)
November 01, 1875
(Transcriptions of names are "at best")
Louis Paul Denis Age 72
Agnes Obumsawin (O'Bomsawin) Age 56
Adelalia O'Bomsawin Age 38
Marie Louis Denis Age 27
Ambroise Age 04
Agnis Age 1 1/2
Angelique Annance ... Portneuf Age 69
Louis Obumsawin Age 23
Celina Obumsawin Age 21
Salomon Benedicte Age 41
Mathilda Obumsawin Age38
Salomon Age 15
Edwin Age 12
Francois Age 10
Alexandre Age 08
Adeline Age 05
Marie Age 03
Therese Brisbois Age 21
Louis Ozunkerhine Age 72
Robert Paquette Age 60
Marie Jeanne Paquette Age 49
Catherine ... Otondonson Age 22
Samuel Age 20
William Elleain Age 16
Marie Jeanne Age 12
George Age 07
Marie deGonzague Age 19
Louis Denis Age 34
Marie Paquette ... Denis Age 25
Marguerite ... an infant Age 02
Ignace Portneuf Age 52
Marianne deGonzague ... Portneuf Age 46
William Portneuf Age 27
Thomas Mesatoncoua (sp.?) (M'Sadoques?) Age 70
Dolphis (Adolphus?) Age 18
Edwin Age 25
Israel Mesatoncoua (sp.?) (M'Sadoques?) Age 28
Marie Watso ... (?) Age 21
Israel Age 03
Francois Mesatoncoua (sp. ?) (M'Sadoques?) Age 68
Marie Louise Age 18
Samuel Age 14
Marie Negazoa ... N. Annance Age 54
Franklin Annance Age 21
Florence Age 14
Victoria Age 31
Pierre Wawanolet Age 71
Emilie Vallier Age 50
Jean Baptiste Age 34
William Age 24
Edwin Age 22
Monique Age 21
Jean Age 18
Joseph Wawanolet Age 17
Marie Jeanne Age 14
Emilie Age 12
Pierre Joseph Age 10
Henri Age 08
Louis Wawanolet Age 36
Marie Louise Obumsawin Age 27
Louis Age 09
Hermine Age 07
Marie Age 05
Frederic Age 03
Clerience (sp.?) Pinawance Annace Age 90
Simon Annance Age 76
Angelique Nigazoa Annance Age 58
James (?) Annance Age 27
Marie Louise Misatoucois (M'Sadoques) Age 18
Victoria Annance Age 19
Amelaine Age 17
Pierre Joseph Robert Obumsawin (O'Bomsawin) Age 42
Marie Jeanne Nigazoa Age 39
Simeon Age 20
Napoleon Age 17
Sifroid (sp.?) Age 04
Louis Nigajoie (Nigazoa?) Age 49
Ursula Wawa Age 46
Jean Baptiste Age 23
Philippe Age 19
Hermine Age 14
Marie Age 10
Louis Annance Age 67
Marie Capino Age 57
Edward Age 20
Joseph Portneuf Age 36
Marie Louise Obumsawin Age 28
Joseph Age 11
Francois Age 05
Louis (an infant 1876) Age 02
Theotiah Courchesee ... de Gonzague Age 53
Augustin Age 26
Celina Age 18
Napolean Age 11
Jacques Joseph Obumsawin (O'Bomsawin) Age 43
Mare Louise Benoit Age 36
Cecile Age 02
Simon Age 2 months
Marie Josephte Assuugualette (sp.?) (?) Age 72
Moise deGonzague Age 36
Caroline Louisa Age 36
(sp.?)
Tazile Lasalis Ptalmegosis (sp.?) Age 40
Pierre Joseph Pakikan Age 24
Marie Christine Age 12
Louis Panadis Age 32
Marie Lacsonche (sp.?) ... (?) Age 70
Marianne Denis Age 10
Ursula Denis Age 08
Catherine Obumsawin ... (...wife of) Joseph Laurent Age 60
Marianne Panadis Age 25
Priscile Mitchell Age 16
Catherine Age 14
Pierre Louis O'Bumsawin Age 39
Marie Jeanne Panadis Age 29
Anne Age 12
Elvine Age 04
Octave Age 01
Louis Robert Obumsawin Age 56
Henriette Lapointe Age 48
Frederic Age 22
Napoleon Age 18
Therese Age 20
Sophie Age 16
Seraphine Age 14
Louis Age 09
Jean Elie Obumsawin Age 39
Marie Msadoucous (M'Sadoques) Age 31
Marguerite Age 12
Marie Josephte Age 09
Sophie Morrisseau (...wife of) Paradis Age 51
Lucie Age 27
Nicolas Age 25
Stanislas Age 22
Cecile Age 15
Cesar Hainess Age 34
Marie Louise deGonzagoa Age 44
Aubroise Claude Age 46
Marie PSeaulsile (sp.?) Age 40
Francois Obumsawin Age 76
Christine Gill Age 70
Francois Claude Age 70
Marie Louise Lasalis Age 68
Joseph Claude Age 44
Marie Jos. Obumsawin (...wife of) Cesar Hannis Age 48
Jean Hainnis (sp.?) Age 30
Catherine Dauphine (...wife of) J. or L. Denis Age 52
Ambroise Denis Age 22
Marie Louise Denis Age 25
Monique Age 14
Francois Joseph Pakikan Age 50
Marie Woulinass Age 46
Angelique Age 19
Felicite (sp.?) Age 14
Marie Age 12
Marie Amie Age 03
Lasau Wawanolet Age 40
Ursula Misat (sp.?) Age 34
Marie Jeanne Age 15
Elie Age 09
Angelique Age 03
Joseph Laurent Age 36
Marie Paul Age 32
Lucinda Age 12
Priscile Age 10
Marie Age 08
Agnes Age 06
Hector Age 04
Francois Conrad Age 03
Jessie Age 01
Marguerite Obumsawin (...wife of) Watso) Age 52
Nancy Watso Age 30
Agnes Age 22
Salomon Watso Age 30
Suzanne LaGrave Age 30
John Arthur Age 04
Robert Age 02
Adelis Age 2 Months
Samuel Watso Age 30
Marie Jeanne LaGrave Age 36
Jessie Age 04
Louis Age 02
Lasau Wasainmimeth (sp.?) Age 57
Angelique Wasainmimeth (sp.?) Age 29
Angelique Wasainmimeth (sp.?) Age 03
Henri Watso Age 16
Elie Watso Age 18
Jean Baptiste Allumcaosette Age 35
Marianne Age 35
Joseph Age 08
Ursula Age 04
Lasare Age 05 Months
Marie Wasamasinisette (...wife of) Mautadach (sp.?) Age 73
Louis Danpheirri (sp.?) Age 34
Marie Josephte Iasiboih (sp.?) Jaspeph (sp.?) Age 63
Louis Wawanolet Age 27
Marie Belanger Age 40
Catherine Age 07 Months
Sigauise Lagalis Age 72
Francoise Pakikan Age 51
Thomas Msatoucous (M'Sadoques) fils Age 40
Cecile deGonzague Age 34
Thomas Age 12
Jean Baptiste Age 10
Cecile Age 07
Marie Jeanne Age 05
Marie Anne Msatoucous (M'Sadoques) Age 01
Jeanne Ursule Msatoucous (M'Sadoques) Age 92
Thomas Paquette Age 34
Stazile Pau Denis Age 30
Marguerite Age 11
Robert Age 09
Sara Age 07
Caroline Age 01
Joseph Paul Denis Age 38
Clarisse LeBaue (sp.?) Age 40
Louis Age 15
Hermine Age 13
Therese Age 04
Jules Age 03
Celestin Age 01
Jean Msatoucous (M'Sadoques) Age 60
Bebel Prevost Age 57
Pierre Age 25
Samuel Age 14
Ignace Masta Age 54
Abraham Masta Age 25
Henri Masta Age 22
Caroline Tahamont Age 21
Louis Tahamont Age 38
Wiliam Watso Age 35
William Watso Age 10
Jean Noel Paul Age 41
Frank Otondoson Age 35
Marie Josephte Maquawando Age 32
(See Image for more details)
Thomas Wawanolet Age 67
Thomas Wawanolet Age 38
Louise Beaup?lasit (sp.?) Age 28
Louise Age 10
Monique Age 08
Clementine Age 04
Georgianna Age 05
Conrad Age 05
Marie Agathe (sp.?)
Stanislas Panadis Age 41
Monique Wawanolet Age 36
Marie Age 06
Jean Msatoucous (M'Sadoques) & famille
Louis Msatoucous (M'Sadoques) Age 35
Louise Ferland (sp.?) Age 28
Cecile Age 12
Marie Louise Age 10
Clarrisa or Clarinna Age 04
Victory Age 02
Pierre Jean Gill
M. Paul
.... garcon (sp.?)
Francois (sp.?) Obumsawin Age 48
Mathilde
Cecile
Ursule
F. deSales (sp.?)
Gonzaque
Simon fils Lasoeur Marie Jeanne
Philippe deGonzaque Age 28
Josephine Laporte Age 19
Anna Age 02
Louis Philippe Age 01
Lasan Wasaummette (sp.?)
Daniel Wasaisswmith (sp.?) Age 24
Joachim Tahamont
Amie
Angelique
Victoria
Lucinda Masta Age 27
Ignace Age 11
Marie Age 09
Alice (?) Age 07
Catherine Robert ..?.. Noel Paul Age 30
Noel Paul Age 18
Celsius (sp.?) Age 12
Marie Age 10
Jean Age 05
Joseph Age 03
Hermeline Age 02
Francois Msatoucous (M'Sadoques) Age 29
Helene Stanislas Age 25
Marie Age 06
Alfred Age 03
Marianne Denis
Lucinda
Louis
James
John Camp
Suzanne Watso
John
Suzanne
Marie Elizabeth
Marguerite
Samuel Benedicte Age 39
Marguerite Age 37
Lazare Tahamont Age 16
Ettie Benedicte Age 05
Edwin Benedicte Age 28
Silas Osunkerhine Age 26
Joseph Tahamont & famille
Marie Denis
Louis Watso
Angelique LaLazare

Preliminary Report on Abenaki Petition for Tribal Recognition - [Exhibits]: March 12, 2002: Exhibit 6:

Exhibit 6

Immigration Dates
This table shows the immigration and naturalization dates for families claimed to be Abenaki of Vermont. It shows the number of generations that were born in Canada, as indicated on the federal census returns.
The 1900 cenus specifically shows the country of birth for the individual and his or her parents, as well as the date of the individual's naturalization. The 1870 census shows the country of birth for the inidividual and indicates whether his or her parents were born in the United States. The dates of immigration were determined from the birth dates of the inidividual's children born in the United States.

(Name-Town-Immigration Date or Naturalization-Num. of Generation born in Canada-Census)

Isaac Ramo (name)
Highgate (Town)
1808-1837 (Immigration Date or Naturalization)
2 (Number of Generations born in Canada)
1870 (Census)

Peter Greenia
Highgate
1822-1852
2
1870

Flavia Ramo
Swanton
1825-1856
2
1870

Peter Medor
Swanton
1840
2
1900

Martha Campbell (wife of George)
Swanton
1841
2
1900

Abram Campbell
Swanton
1844-1863
2
1870

Moses Greenia
Highgate
1847
2
1900

Nelson Hakey
Swanton
1850
2
1900

Mitchell St. Francis
Swanton
1850
2
1900

Josephine Hakey (wife of Moses)
Swanton
1857
2
1900

Alexander Brow
Highgate
1858-1864
3
1870

Eliza Vancelette (wife of Moses)
Swanton
1860
2
1900

Joseph Hoague
Swanton
1860
2
1900

Mary Medor (wife of Charles)
Swanton
1863
2
1900

Tuffield Bushware
Swanton
1864
2
1900

Peter Young
Highgate
1866
2
1870

Flavius (Fayvan) Hoag
Swanton
1870
3
1870

William Hakey
Highgate
1870
2
1900

Maggie Bushey (wife of Joseph)
Swanton
1880
2
1900

Gilbert Ouimette
Swanton
1880
2
1900



Dates of Immigration of Ancestors
Gilbert Ouimette: 1880
Maggie Bushey: 1880
William Hakey: 1870
Flavius (Fayvan) Hoag: 1870
Peter Young: 1866
Tuffield Bushware: 1864
Mary Medor: 1863
Joseph Hoage: 1860
Eliza Vancelette: 1860
Alexander Brow: 1858-1863
Josephine Hakey: 1857
Mitchell St. Francis: 1850
Nelson Hakey: 1850
Moses Greenia: 1847
Abram Campbell: 1844-1863
Martha Campbell: 1841
Peter Medor: 1840
Flavia Ramo: 1825-1856
Peter Greenia: 1822-1852
Isaac Ramo: 1808-1837
Year of Immigration or Naturalization
(See the Chart for details)
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