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.
Regarding our indian ancestors, Algonquins were installed in the regionof Trois-Rivières located on the St-Lawrence river between Montreal andQuebec City. Pierre Boucher was appointed by the Governeur-Général toestablish a fort and it was done with the cooperation of the Algonquinindians. In 1650, the "Clan Pachirini" was well known and respected.These indians were baptized by Catholic missionnaries and this is whytheir first names are similar to ours. So, Carole Pachirini was thedaughter of the Chief and she was married to Barthelemi, another Frenchchristian name, Miteouamegoukoue. This name is a French translation ofthe indian patronyme. Because the Algonquin had a few writing signs thatwas more apparent to numbers, like 8. In the Drouin dictionary the nameof the bride is writen as follow: Mite8ameg8k8e
Sachem Charles Pachirini
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PACHIRINI was baptized 2 Apr 1640 in Montréal by Father Imbert DUPERON.He was given the christian name of Charles. A witness was Jeanne MANCE.Sachem Pachirini was the chief of the Weskarini Band of the AlgonquinTribe. He was given a Fiefdom in Trois-Rivières, which is now the Placed'Armes.
Weskarini was an Algonquian tribe that lived on the north side of Ottawariver below Allumettes Island (Morrisson's Island), Québec, with thepeople of which they appear to be closely associated in the JesuitRelations. They were known as Petite Nation des Algonquins, Little Nationof the Algonkin." (1)
"The Weskarini Band also known Algonkin Proper, La Petite Nation, LittleNation, Ouaouechkairini, Ouassouarini, Ouescharini, Ouionontateronon(Huron word) Petite Nation were originally localed on the north side ofthe Ottawa River along the Lièvre and the Rouge Rivers in Québec.
Another band was the "Kichesipirini people of the great river was thelargest and most powerful group of Algonkin. Known variously as:Algoumequins de l'Isle, Allumette, Big River People, Gens de l'Isle,Honkeronon (Huron word), Island Algonkin, Island Indians, Island Nation,Kichesippiriniwek, Nation de l'Isle, Nation of the Isle, and Savages del'Isle. Main village was on Morrison's (Allumette) Island." (2)
Pachirini's group was definitely Algonquine/Algonkin. The Jesuit PaulRagueneau also served at Sainte-Marie-among-the-Hurons, and theAlgonquins were involved in the transfer of furs back to the colony fromHuronia.It appears that Pachirini had two wives. In any case, he fathered severalchildren with two Algonquin women: Marie 8KI8TIABAN8K8E(Oukioutiabanoukoue - French spelling) and SEHAM8 (Sehamou).