Catherine Montour, daughter of Peter Quebec Dit Keterioncha Dit Frontenac and Margaret Montour. Born estimated EST. WFT, 1714-1740, died estimated EST. WFT, 1763-1828, approximately 88 years Catharine Montour, the Queen Esther of the Senecas, was a half-breed, anative of Canada, and a putative daughter of one of the French Governors,"probably," says Lossing, "of Frontenac." Her superior mind gave hergreat ascendancy over the Senecas, among whom she was indeed a Queen. She"assumed the office of executioner, and, using a maul and tomahawk,passed around the ring of prisoners, who had been arranged at herbidding, deliberately chanted the song of death and murdered her victimsto its cadences in consecutive order."--Lossing and Ruttenber. Married estimated EST. WFT, 1732-1776 (approximately 45 years married) to: ??? Telemut Born estimated EST. WFT, 1706-1737, died estimated EST. WFT, 1763-1821, approximately 84 years Children: 1. Roland MontourBorn 1755, died estimated EST. WFT, 1756-1845, approximately 90 years 2. John MontourBorn between 1755 BET., - and , died estimated EST. WFT, 1749-1855 |