Paw-zhe-daw-naw-quot (later called Peter Beaver) was born by 1828 in Michigan, most likely on Beaver Island.
Beaver Island band, "at the time of the 1836 treaty, was located on the norther tip of Beaver Island. Before the treaty of 1855, this band moved their village to High Island and Garden Island. The chief of this band in 1836 was Kin waw be kissee or Kay nwaw be kisse. The population of this band in 1836 war 105 individuals. By the time of the 1855 treaty the population near doubled to 205. He remained the chief of this band until 1856 when he was replaced by Pay zick way we dug, who continued as chief into the 1870s. This band was paid under various groups: Mackinac, Little Traverse and Garden Island."
"Kay nwaw be kisse and twelve of his band purchased lands on Garden Island prior to the 1855 treaty. The majority of this band took their allotments on Garden Island and High Island..." [From Larry Wyckoff]
Pay she daw naw quot received lot 1, section 29, T39N, R11W, 28.1 acres; lot 2, section 29, T39N, R11W, 26.3 acres; lot 3, section 29, T39N, R11W, 22.3 acres; and lot 1, section 28, T39N, R11W, 23.36
While Pay zich way we dug became chief of the band in 1856, neither he or Pay zhe daw naw quot, who had four children born before 1857, were found in the 1857 Annuity Roll.
Son Robert was said to be born in 1848; son Peter was said to be born in 1852; daughter Mary was said to be born in 1854; daughter Margaret was said to be born in 1856.
1858 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Little Traverse Band
#17 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 4 children, received $25.26
Daughter Julia was said to be born in 1858
1859 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Little Traverse Band
#18 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 5 children, received $34.79
1860 Federal Census - Garden Island, Manitou, Michigan
Pashdanakwod, 60, farmer, real estate valued at $80, personal estate valued at $25
Catherine, 30
Gigigokwod, 12, male
A/N? aiaagne, 10, male
Margaret, 5
Catharine, 2
[Lots of questions about this census record. Is Peter actually 60? Are the boys Robert and Peter? Who is baby Catharine? Where are daughters Mary Ann and Julia who both have given ages as before 1860? Where is the 5th child from the 1859 annuity?]
Son Joseph was said to be born in 1860.
1861 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Beaver Island Band
#21 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 6 children, received $36.96
Daughter Theresa was said to be born in 1862.
Son Moses was said to be born in 1864
1865 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Garden Island Band
#4 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 7 children, received $36.00
1866 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Mackinac Band
#4 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 6 children, received $29.92
1867 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Mackinac Band
#4 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 6 children, received $28.56
1868 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Mackinac Band
#4 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 6 children, received $126.80
1870 Annuity Roll - Chief Pay-zhick-way-we-dong, Mackinac Band
#4 Paw zhe daw naw quot, 1 man, 1 woman, 7 children, received $137.70
1870 Federal Census - not found in either Manitou or Delta counties, it doesn't appear that Garden Island was counted.
Daughter Elizabeth was said to be born in 1872.
By 1880 the family has moved to Delta county.
1880 Federal Census - Nahma, Delta, Michigan
Pashadanaquotte, Peter, 55, farmer
Catherine, 50, wife,
Joel, 18, son [Joseph]
Petaiqua, 14, daughter
Moses, 12, son
Mary A., 9, daughter
Missquancataquae, 7, daughter
Peter, 4, son
Mary, 3, daughter
Peter has died prior to the 1900 when Catharine is living with daughter Marian Moses.
1900 Federal Census - Nahma, Delta, Michigan [the enumerator did not file out the special information on tribes]
Moses, Peter, 35, vessel loader
Mary Ann, wife, 30, 5 born 5 living
Daniel, son, 10
Jacob, son, 8
Isaac, son, 3
Sophia, daughter, 6
Mary, daughter, 4
Moses, son, 2
Beaver, Katrine, m-in-law, 70, 10 born, 6 living
John, Peter, born Dec 1851, 45, married 20 years
Anna, wife, born Oct, 45, 2 children born, 2 children living
George, son, born Jan 1881, 19
Mary, daughter, born Feb 1894, 6
Moses, Keia Joseph, born July 1863, 36, married 18 years, vessel loader
Mary Ann, wife, born May 1863, 37, married 18 years, 1 born, 1 living
Joseph, son, born Jan 1892, 8
George Lambert, 66, married 14 years, vessel loader
Mary Ann, 35, 5 children born, 5 children living [This is Margaret]
Adam, 12
Ramean, 10
Albert, 8
George, 3
Mechigand, Doty, born Aug 1865, 34, married 13 years, vessel loader
Elizabeth, wife, born May 1872, 29, 4 children born, 4 children living
Doty, son, born Aug 1888, 11
Maggie, daughter, born Mar 1892, 8
Phillip, son, Jul 1894, 5
Elizabeth, daughter, born Apr 1897, 3
Durant Roll Field Notes 1908
Line 4 page 34 Paw zhe daw naw quot, dead; wife Catharine Penaysequay, age 80, PO Namah
Child 1 - Peter John or Peter Paw zhe daw naw quot, 56, PO Namah; wife Harriet, 40, see 39-34
their child - Angeline Williams, 31, husband Norman Williams, 40, see 12-37; Mary, 14; Sophia, 12; Norman, 10; Jennie, 6
Child 2 - Mary Mashequeto, 50, PO Namah; 1st husband - dead;
their children
Peter Tenesis or Tennyson, 35, PO Namah, single, has one eye, also known as Pete Moses #2
Margaret - dead, husband white, Adolph Romer, 20, PO Mt. Pleasant school
Mary - dead, husband Joe Kezhick Sr, 38, see 28-30, Joe Jr., 12, PO Mt. Pleasant school.
2nd husband Augustus Moses, dead
their children
William Moses, 29, PO Namah, wife Madeline nee Saganeck, see 23-34, no children
Lizzie Lucia, 23, PO Namah, husband white, Leo Lucia, 1, born Nov 1907.
Ella Oga, 21, PO Namah, husband Edward Oga, 32, see 3-36; David, 7, albert, 5, died Oct 1908, Amos, 3, Stella, 2, George, born 20 Aug 1908
Josephine Moses Elsely, 19, died Sep 1908, husband Cyrus Elsley, white, left his wife before her death, pay share to mother
Benjamin Moses, 19
3rd husband, Joe Mashequeto, 55, see 105-22
their children
Mary, 15, PO Mt. Pleasant School
Catherine, 21, died June 1908 - Joe's by 1st wife
Child 3 - Therese Osawogwan, 45, PO Hessell, husband Joe Osawagowan, 45, see 5-17
their children
Joe Jr., 31, PO Hessell
John, 29, PO Hessell
William, 27, wife Ellen, see 4-8; daughter Mary - dead
Margaret, 25, PO Hessell, husband Joe Wawbekineece, see 22-11; Daisy, 13, Agnes, 10, William, 8, Eddie, 7
Frank, 23
Kate, 21
Mike, 19
Mary, 17
Child 4 - daughter, name not given, dead [This is Julia]; husband, dead
Their child - Joseph Nadeaw, 36, PO Garden Bay, wife white, Peter Nadeaw, 6
Child 5 - Margaret Saw-gaw-taw-gun, 44, PO Namah
1st husband ____ Lambert, see 52-35; son George, see 52-35, wife Mary Ann see 17-9
2nd husband John Saw-gaw-taw-gun, 44, see 4-37, no children
page 52-35 says George Lambert is dead, 2nd wife is Margaret now Saw-gaw-taw-gun, with children Adam, 22, wife Mary Ann, 19; Roman, 19, albert, 17, Joseph, 10, Caroline, 8.
Child 6 - Joe Beaver, 48, PO Namah, 1st wife dead
their child - Joseph Jr., 17
2nd wife Mary nee Way-ge-ne-we-gwon, 18, see 2-34
Child 7 - Mary Ann Moses, 35, PO Namah; husband Peter Moses, 39, see 9-34
their children
Dan, 19
Jacob, 17
Sophia, 15
Mary, 13
Isaac, 11
Moses, 9
Angeline, 7
Marian, 5
Elizabeth, 2
Frank, 1, born Sep 1907
Child 8 - Moses Beaver, 44, PO Namah, wife Lizzie, 33
their children
Joe M., 11
Peter, 8
Susan, 5
Nancy, 3
Eva, born Nov 1907
Child 9 - Elizabeth Misigand, 36, PO Namah; husband Doty Mishigand, 42, said to belone to Mackinaw Band: his father & 2 brothers live at Barker River, Mich.
their children
Isaac, 20
Maggie, 17
Julian, 14
Mary Ann, 11
Bessie, 8
Louis, 6
Pete, born 7 Apr 1907
Information from Joe & Mary Mashequeto, Peter John, Joe Beaver, et als. Dec 4, 5, 6 at St. Jacques.
1910 Federal Census - Nahma, Delta, Michigan [Everyone was full Chippewa except as noted]
John, Peter, 59, married once, married 40 years, laborer at lumber yard
Annette, 55, 5 children born, 1 child living
Moses, Peter, 39, married once, married 23 years, laborer at lumber yard
Mary Ann, wife, 40, 12 children born, 11 children living
Daniel, son, 21, laborer at lumber yard
Sophia, daughter, 17
John, son, 19
Mary, daughter, 15
Isaac, son, 13
Moses, son, 11
Mary Ann, daughter, 8
Angeline, daughter, 6
Frank, son, 2
Elizabeth, daughter, 5
unnamed, daughter, 5/12
Mashaqueto, Joseph, 55, married twice, married 10 years, laborer at lumber yard
Mary, wife, 57, married twice, married 10 years, 11 children born, 5 children living
Moses, William, step-son, 30, married once, married 2 years
Madeline dau-in-law, 19, no children
Oga, Ellen, step-daughter, 27 married once, married 9 years, 5 children born, 4 children living
David, step-grandson,7
Amos, step-grandson, 4
Stella, step-granddau, 3
George, step-grandson, 1 6/12
Moses, Benjamin, step-son, 17, laborer at lumber yard
Mashaqueto, Mary, daughter, 17
Beaver, Joseph, 48, married twice, married 4 years, laborer at lumber yard
Mary, wife, 28, 2 children born, no children living
Joseph L, son, 19, laborer at lumber yard
Sagatagaw, John, 49, married once, married 6 years, laborer at lumber yard
Margaret, wife, 46, married twice, 5 children born, 5 children living
Lambert, Adam, step-son, 23, married once, married 3 years, laborer at lumber yard, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Marian, step-daughter-in-law, 19, 1 child born, 1 child living
Agnes, grand daughter, 8/12, 7/8 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Raymond, step-son, 20, laborer at lumber yard, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white, graduated from Harbor Springs.
Albert, step-son, 18, laborer at lumber yard, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Joseph, step-son, 10, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Caroline, step-daughter, 9, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Michicatt, Doty, married once, married 22 years, laborer at lumber yard
Elizabeth, wife, 38, 8 children born, 7 children living
Isaac, son, 21, laborer at lumber yard
Maggie, daughter, 18
Julia, daughter, 15
Mary, daughter, 12
Bessie, daughter, 9
Louis, son, 5
Peter, son, 3
Beaver, Katherine, mother-in-law, 85, widowed, 8 children born, 8 children living.
Beaver, Moses, 49, married once, married 14 years, laborer at lumber yard
Elizabeth, wife, 31, 5 children born, 5 children living, 1/2 Chippewa, 1/2 white
Joseph, son, 13, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Peter, son, 10, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Susan, daughter, 7, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Lensie, daughter, 5, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
Eva, daughter, 2, 3/4 Chippewa, 1/4 white
1910 Federal Census - Clark township, Mackinac, Michigan
Osgwin, Joseph, 58, married once, married 35 years, laborer in woods, full Chippewa
Mary, wife, 56, 9 children born, 7 children living, full Chippewa [This is Theresa]
John, son, 29, salesman in grocery store, full Chippewa, graduated public school
Frank, son, 22, laborer in factory, full Chippewa, graduated public school
Catherine, daughter, 18, dressmaker, full Chippewa, graduated public school
Mary, daughter, 13, full Chippewa, graduated public school
Mitchel, son, 16, laborer at odd jobs, full Chippewa, graduated public school
Osgwin, William, 25, married once, married 3 years, laborer in woods, full Chippewa, graduated public school
Helen, wife, 20, 2 children born, 1 child living, basket maker, full Chippewa, graduated public school
Julias, son, 4/12, full Chippewa
Katherine died after the 1910 census, death record and burial not yet found.
The following photos are labeled Beaver family of Nahma, no names, no dates.
Copyright (c) 2021 Vicki Wilson
Hi, how did you obtain all of this info on the Beaver family?
ReplyDeleteAll documents used are available on various online genealogy sites.
DeleteMiigwech for posting this Vicki. I can confirm that Julia Beaver had at least one child with a Basil Nadeau/Nedeau/Neddo. His name was Joseph Nedeau and he would be my GG Grandfather. Joseph had 4 children with two different wives. He was Married to a Harriet Gould who I believe was 1/2 Anishinaabe. Somewhere in Delta County I'm just not certain where. They had a child named Alfred Neddow 1898-1976. He was born in Delta County and passed away in 1976 in Schoolcraft County.
ReplyDeleteHe ended up with Annie Macabee again sometime after 1912 or so (Must be after Annie's second husband Sam Boursaw passed away) and they in turn had 3 more children My GG Aunt Caroline "Carrie" Nedeau 1919-1970 she was married to a Stephen Mejaki in 1937, but that is all the info I have. No known children. Edgar Nedeau (My Great Grandfather) was married twice but only had children with Louella Hardwick. 6 to be exact. And Doris Nedeau was also married two times. Her first husband was Henry "Mickey" Feathers and she had 3 kids with him that I know of. Then Earl Klabbots. She had 4 with him, but only 2 I think are still living.
Hi Derek! I just wanted a few corrections. My grandmother is Doris. Her first husband was Henry Jacob Feathers whom she had five children with including Arlene, Richard, Judith, David and Mark. After her divorce to Henry, she remarried to Earl Henry Clabots and had four children including Glenn, Brenda, Laura and Rhea. My mother is Rhea. Glenn and Laura are still alive. Arlene, Judith and Brenda are Doris’s only children to have passed, that I know of.
DeleteI would love to know who the 12 were who purchased the land. This is very helpful since I had a paper that honored Mr. Beaver as their postmaster . My great grandmother kept in her papers. . ...miigwitch for sharing.
ReplyDeleteEllen Oga(Ellen Miron) is my Grandmother.
ReplyDeleteVery interesting as this is family to danielle hard and my stepson gabriel which is Danielle's grandson thanks for posting
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