Histories of Forts in Michigan, 1686-1828.

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Histories of Forts in Michigan, 1686-1828.

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Typescript histories of Forts Drummond and Michilimackinac and the mission and fort at St. Joseph, written by Benjamin Franklin Emery in 1931. Emery presents the various occupations of forts by France, Great Britain, Spain, and the U.S.; relations with the Fox, Miami, Ottawa, Potawatomi, and Sauk Indians; and the Jesuit mission activity in Michigan. Emery's discussion of Native American life includes: burial practices, alcohol use, trade involvement, and Pontiac's Massacre at Fort Michilimackinac. Fur trading, use of forts as exploration and military outposts, the administration of forts, fort construction, and cemetery grounds are also described. Emery explains the role of various men in the region, especially Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix, Jean Baptiste Chevalier, George Etherington, Sir Frederick Haldimand, Charles Michel Mouet de Langlade, and Pontiac. All three histories are published.

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Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791

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Frederick Haldimand was a British Army officer in Quebec and Governor-General of Canada. Son of Francois Louis and Marie (de Trytorreus) Haldimand, he was born in Neufchatel, Switzerland, Aug. 11, 1713. A soldier of fortune, he served in various European armies, and in 1756, came to America as lt. col. in the Royal American. He served in the Seven Years' War; was lt. gov. of Three Rivers District, 1762-64; in 1767 was in command of the Southern district of N.A. with headqua...

Emery, Benjamin Franklin, 1867-

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Franklin was Executive Secretary of the Old Forts and Historic Memorial Association, Detroit, Mich. From the description of Sketches of old Michigan forts, 1931-1932. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 37364596 ...

Charlevoix, Pierre-François-Xavier de, 1682-1761

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Mouet de Langlade, Charles-Michel, ca. 1729-1801.

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Etherington, G. (George), 1722 or 1723-1802

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British captain of the Royal American Regiment commanding Fort Michilimackinac when it was attacked and taken by the Ojibwa Indians, June 2, 1763. Most of the captured, including Etherington, were given up to the northern Ottawa and taken by them to L'Arbe Croche (now Cross Village, Mich.). Charles Langlade, the nephew of the Ottawa chief, La Fourche, remained at the fort and assumed command. He was instrumental in saving the lives of the English captives and securing th...

Pontiac, Ottawa Chief, 1720-1769

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Pontiac or Obwaandi'eyaag (c. 1714/20 – April 20, 1769) was an Odawa war chief known for his role in the war named for him, from 1763 to 1766 leading Native Americans in an armed struggle against the British in the Great Lakes region due to, among other reasons, dissatisfaction with British policies. It followed the British victory in the French and Indian War, the American front of the Seven Years' War. Pontiac's importance in the war that bears his name has been debated. Nineteenth-century acc...

Chevalier, Jean Baptiste, 1677-ca.1747.

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Jesuits

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In 1534 Ignatius of Loyola, a Basque and former soldier, met in Paris with six companions to take a private vow of poverty and one to place themselves at the disposition of the pope. On September 27, 1540, Paul III issued the bull Regimini militantis ecclesiae, canonically establishing the Society of Jesus. The constitutions of the society were drawn up by Ignatius who submitted his work for approval in 1550. Along with working toward the spiritual benefits of its members, the aim of the order w...