Allen County, Indiana Genealogy

Archangel (Montesequah) Godfroy, born in 1835 was the daughter of LaBlonde and granddaughter of Miami Civil Chief Jean...

Posted by The History Center on Thursday, May 2, 2024

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Archangel (Montesequah) Godfroy, born in 1835 was the daughter of LaBlonde and granddaughter of Miami Civil Chief Jean Baptiste de Richardville. In 1844, she married James Godfroy, born in 1810 near Peru, Indiana, just two years before the removal of the Miami Tribe from Indiana. The Godfroy and Richardville families, along with several others were allowed to stay in Indiana because of a resolution passed by Congress in 1850 exempting Miami and their descendants who held treaty reserves from removal. Around 1850, Archangel and James inherited the home of her grandfather, living there until their deaths. Archangel passed away in March of 1885, followed by her husband James in 1894. These tintypes of Archangel and James Godfroy were created in 1880 and were found in August of 2016 in a relative’s attic near Arcola, IN and donated to the Historical Society. #sociallyhistory

1. Trust for Mon-go-sah-quah alias Archangel Godfroy at Indiana Memory digital library at IN.gov Description: Photostatic copy of a trust document between James R. Godfroy and Mon-go-sah-quah, alias Archangel Godfroy, as grantors and Allen Hamilton and Joseph K. Edgerton as grantees asking Allen Hamilton and Joseph K. Edgerton to manage the property Mon-go-sah-quah inherited from her mother LaBlonde alias Maria Louisa Richardville. Links to 5-page April 1854 document Trust for Mon-go-sah-quah alias Archangel Godfroy at History Center Digital Collection on the mDON mastodon Digital Object Network.
2. Event: Land Transaction, ID: 222, Title: Archange Godfroy to John Godfroy, part 2 at aacimwahkionkonci Stories From The Land.
3. Place: Reserve, Place ID: R0030014, Title: John Godfrey, no. 9 at aacimwahkionkonci Stories From The Land.
4. James Richard Godfroy birth announcement Baby, Great-Grandson of Mrs. Englemann, Born The Huntington Herald, Huntington, Indiana, Friday, July 31, 1914, Page 1
5. 1885 - The Miamis Mourn - Death of Archangel Godfrey, Wife of the Chief of the Miami Indians, The Fort Wayne Sentinel, Fort Wayne, Indiana, Friday, March 6, 1885, Page 1

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