Bourassa Miscellaneous
Date1886 - 1996
Classificationslevel 2: series
Credit LineCitizen Potawatomi Nation Cultural Heritage Center Archive and Research Division
Object number2005.6.304-393; 1033-1126; 2084-2088
Description2005.6 Bourassa Family Manuscripts2005.6_6 Miscellaneous [Bourassa]
•Envelopes of correspondence to Citizen Band Potawatomi Tribal Rolls, dated 1992, 96,79,99; 4 scanned envelopes
•Death certificate for Anthony Boursaw, (copy).and accompanying letter dated August 22, 1993, and mailing envelope. 2pg.
•Handwritten note and information provided to Mary Farrell from Julia (Ice) Hill; attachments include, Marriage License of Anthony Bourassa and Julia Ogee, photocopy of group photo of Anthony and Julia Boursaw family, 3 pg.
•Letter from Bob Nourie to Mr. John A. Barrett Jr., dated March 18, 1996 ref: Boursassa family history. 1pg.
•Robert J.V. Nourie genealogy ancestor chart. 1 pg.
•Family group chart for Daniel Bourassa II and Theotis Pisange. 1pg.
•Family group chart for Daniel Bourassa I and Marguerite Bertrand. 1 pg.
•The First Catholic Church on Joliet, Illinois including Baptism, Marriage and Death Records for parts of Northeastern Illinois 1838-1851 page 119 photo copied. 2 pgs. with 3-page petition to change blood quantum assignment with exhibits A, B, and C which include historical accounts for various Bourassa history in great lake and Chicago area. 15 pgs.
•Handwritten letter stating names of children on Citizen Band roll with list of tribal members on allotment rolls. 1 page
•Correspondence to U.S. Indian Agent, Sac and Fox Agency Ok. from Office of Treasury Office of Auditors, ref: Eugene Bourassa. 1pg.
•Handwritten letter from Eugene Bourassa, ref Mrs. Springer, Eugene Springer and his payment. 2 pgs.
•Handwritten letter to U.S Indian Agency dated April 13, 1897, from Eugene Bourassa. 1 pg.
•Letter to state of Minnesota, from Fred Peter and Earnest Oxard(?) 2pgs.
•Allotment or Estate of record of Alexander Ne Gohn Ko Up Mis ca go Allot. No. 1291. 1 pg.
•Letter from the U.S. Department of the Interior to Mrs. Demerise Detlefsen ref: to Marie Louis Mourie, dated Jan 27, 1972 1 pg.
•Letter from Mrs. Demerise Detlefsen to Bureau of Indian Affairs, dated 1-12-72, ref to mother Marie Louis Mourie. 1 pg.
•Letter to Hon. Cato Gollu Indian Commissioner, Washington D.C. from T.A. Langlois, 2pgs.
•Letter to Mr. Orville J. Green, supt. Shawnee Schools from C.F. Merrett acting assistant commissioner, dated March 1, 1915. 1 pg.
•Letter to T.A. Langlois in ref: to allotment of Mary Louise Norrie, dated May 6, 1915. 2pgs.
•Letter to T.A. Langlois in ref: to allotment of Mary Louise Norrie, dated March 25, 1915. 2pgs.
•Letter to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from Shawnee Indian Agency, dated March 11, 1915, ref: to allotment of Alexander No gahn Ko up mo cop go, which Mr. T.A. Langloin married to Mary Louise Nourie who he thought had allotment in Oklahoma and was part of the Citizen Band Potawatomi. 2pgs.
•Letter from department of the Interior, May 24, 1892, ref to Eugene Bursaw Jr.; 1863 Kansas census allotment list from Kansas Kin 2 pg.es; 2 pages from list of 1887 Oklahoma allotments alphabetical list, letter to Mary Farrell Director of Tribal Rolls from William J. McCauley, dated July 21, 1993 ref to Bourassa family history; Bourassa family history 6 pages titled “A Tribal Communication From Potawatomi “POP” 7-19-93. 13 pgs. total.
•Handwritten notes on Bourassa family history of Deliah Bourassa Nourie CP #881. 1 pg.
•Allotment of Estate Record of Ellen Bourassa, Allot. No. 885, also the heir list, and notes /description of family connections, Allotment or Estate Record of Joel Bourassa Allot. No. 870. 4 pgs.
•Bourassa Family history titled “A Genealogical Postscript” by William J. McCauley aka Potawatomi Pop. 14 pgs.
•Letter from Bob Nourie to Mary Farrell, dated April 1, 1996, ref: Eugene Bourasa Sr. family history with envelope. 1 pg., 1 envelope.
•Petersons Magazine, 1869, The Last Night of the Old Year, very fragile and is in Polysheet Avery PV119xl. 42 pages scanned; 42pgs.
•Photocopy of photo probably a card photo, Cinderella Play at St Mary’s girl school at Sacred Heart, OK, orig. copy has sticky note identifying individuals in image, L-R Babe Couch (Cinderella), ?, Elizabeth Haddock (older sister), Nila Nadeau Lock (mother), Lillian Kennedy (older sister), ?,?,Margaret Sherlock (mammy), Maye Mullins (narrator) young girl in front not identified. 1 pg.
•Photocopy of photo of girls school group various ages, St Mary’s at Sacred Heart OK, on orig. photo copy stickers identify Nila Nadeau Locke 6th from left 2nd row; Dolly Rhodd ?5th from right of 2nd row (dark dress among lighter dresses); Thelma Hutton 5th from left 3rd row; Marie Mullins 6th on left of 4th row (girl with longer hair); Anna Mullins 8th from left in 4th row (dark dress two from sister). 1 pg.
•Photocopy of photo, Marie Mullens as young women sitting on bumper of car, out of doors. 1pg.
•Photocopy of photo, Sacred Heart OK, St Mary’s music class 1919-1920, Nila Nadeau Locke 3rd from right sitting on bottom row, Anna Mullins music teacher, 8th from right in back row.1pg.
•Photocopy of photo or large group photo taken out of doors, log cabin in back ground with picket fence in front, Marriage of Sarah Catherine Tescier and Joseph Andrew Nadeau, Jan 7, 1884, image is numbered for identification purposes: 1. Uncle Ely/Eli 2. Grandma Tescier - Elizabeth Catherine (Bourbonnais) Tescier (note her pet raccoon) 3. John Marquadt (husband of Aunt Annie Nadeau sister of groom) 4. Joseph Andrew Nadeau (groom) 5. or 6. Sarah Catherine Tescier (bride) lady in white skirt front row holding baby is died as Aunt Annie (Nadeau) Marquardt (sister to groom).1 pg.
•Printed on photo paper and stored in poly holder, one map “Pottawattamie Reserve Lands in Kansas” belonging to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe R.R. CO., 2 prints of newspaper clipping “The famous Pottawatomie Reserve Farming lands in Kansas for sale”. 3 pgs.
•Photocopy of page of unidentified book, of Joseph N. Bourassa, image is noted as courtesy of the Kansas State Historical Society, Topek, Kansas.
•Photocopy of photo from unidentified source of two Potawatomi children titled “Potawatomi girl and boy from Mayetta, Kansas, c.1885” They are both in regalia (Chanler-Pohrt Collection). 1 pg.
•Photocopy of photo of painting of Catish, Bourbonnais, GGGGrandmother of Nila Nadeau Locke. 1pg.
•Photocopy of photo of older black and white photo of Sarah Tescier Nadeau and Joseph Andrew Nadeau, c.1938-1939, out of doors. 1 pg.
•Photocopy of photo at St. Mary’s, Sacred Heart OK, nun identified as Sister Mary Rita, appears to be administering first aid or is teaching first aid to students.1pg.
•Original color photo, out of doors of unidentified man kneeling by signage “Rene Bourassa’s House. 1 photo.
•Original photo on card, of wedding group on porch of house, handwritten on back of photo “This is my mother’s wedding picture, her first wedding to Gus Wilkauski, To the brides right (my mother) was her parents Louis M. and Julia Navarre. I think 1900 yr. Grandmother Navarre was holding Fay Navarre on her lap. The groom Gus Wilkauski and his Grandparents” also at top and bottom handwritten are “pictures” twice. 1 photo.
•Photocopy of photo identified as Rachel (Vieux) Thurber, Sister of Louis Vieux II. 1 pg.
•Photocopy of photo of unidentified young man. 1 pg.
•Printed on photo paper print, identified handwritten information by Jim Goodin, 3-2002, “Iva Goodman center, daughter of Thomas and Julia Lazelle, she was a member of Business committee, to the best of my knowledge”; April SMC Cartographic Section Concho, Oklahoma. Government photo with 356.56.15A written in lower right-hand corner. 1pg.
•Printed on photo paper print of two photos, right: Julia Chapdelaine Lazelle and left Lucil Quinn Iva Lazelle Guinn, both c. early 1900’s. 1pg.
•Printed on photo paper print, Shamrock, TX, Grace Goodman left and Iva Lou Goodman right, marked “Later I think” by Iva, c. 1931-32. 1 pg.
•Printed on photo paper print of two blk/wht photos, Lucil Quinn and Roy Scovil? And two children Nancy Peters and Grace Goodman c. 1930. 1pg.
•Photo copy or print of photo Alexander Rhodd and Zoa Rhodd with unidentified baby probably first child. 1pg.
•Photo copy or print of photo, Claude Melot and Theresa Navarre. 1 pg.
•Photo copy of photo, three photos one-page upper left corner: Joseph Welfelt, upper right corner Grandma Josephine Welfelt, lower photo Ed Krapp. 1 pg.
•Photo copy of photo, Elizabeth Bourassa sister to JN and Jude Bourassa. 1pg.
•Photo copy of photo, of two men identified as sitting-Israel Rhodd and standing Peter Rhodd. 1pg.
•Photocopy or print of Aunt Annie Nadeau Marquardt, Prettyman and Cornish photographer in Arkansas City KS.
•Photocopy of photo of Nadeau, Naddeau, and Toupin and Mitchell children that were cousins. Small yellow note that is scan Misc047 not scanned near the image scan 2pg.
•Printed on photo paper of photograph of 4 children, possibly O’Bright family photo.1pg.
•Printed on photo paper of photograph of 4 children, possibly O’Bright family photo.1pg.
•Printed on photo paper of photograph of man and women with 4 children, possibly O’Bright family photo.1pg.
•Printed on photo paper of photograph of 4 children, information written on back Madeline Cummings O’Bright family photo.1pg.
•Printed on photo paper of photograph child, possibly O’Bright family photo (looks like possibly Allie).1pg.
•Printed on photo paper of photograph of 4 children, possibly O’Bright family photo.1pg.
•Photo of a photo, assuming St Gregory priests or brothers. (may have id in other files)1 photo
•4 photos taped to paper and in poly, Printed photo identified as St. Mary’s Indian Agency; taped on typing paper in poly sleeve with another image scanned separately. Printed photo, St. Mary’s down town, 1910 taped below above photo in poly.2 photos on page. Printed photo copy identified as “Ham” Bertrand’s Home 1886, post office to left in image; second image below this one next scan shows better image of post office. 1pg.
•Nine photos in magnetic photo album page, 2 are loosely inserted; they are Burnett family photos, Burnett, Pearce
•2 photos one on each side of paper, “9th and Beard S.E. corner Shawnee OK, about 1910, no people identified in this image, other side photo of Statue of Madeline Bertrand, Bertrand MI. donated by Paul Clark, Norman OK. 1 pg.
•Printed on photo paper of photograph of 2 children, identified as Allie O’Bright Johnson and Carrie O’Bright family photo.1pg.
•Photocopy of image of Peter Bourassa Potawatomi, has Frida Rickey (or Richey) handwritten on bottom edge.
•5 x 7-inch photocopy of photograph with handwritten identification, Bell Bourassa, Julia Ogee Bourassa, Sophia Beaubien Ogee, and Louis Ogee. 1 pg.
•Envelop from Helen Depel. To Mary Farrell, CPN postdated April 13, 1996. 1 item.
•Large yellow envelope from Mr. & Mrs. Cleave Francoeur to Mary Farrell CPN Tribal Rolls, post dated April 24, 1997. 1 item.
•Large yellow envelope from William J. McCauley to Mary Farrell CPN Tribal Rolls, post dated Dec. 6, 1995; sticky note on outside of envelope. 1 item.
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