Ma Qua Be Ness

Abt 1839 -

• Name	Ma Qua Be Ness
  	Of the Ojibwe (Chippewa) Nation whose tribal lands spread across northern Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. Names translates to "Bear" or "Thunder Bird" (according to information from cousin).
  Nickname	May Gway Be Nais
  Born	Abt 1839
  Gender	Male
  Person ID	I50	Gebhard
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Wa Chon Ne Be Way Seak,   b. Abt 1841
  Children	+ 1. Susan "Ne Quan Ah Skeek" Morrison,   b. 5 May 1862, Cut Foot Sioux, Leech Lake Reservation, Minnesota, United States ,   d. 1 Apr 1944, Murphy, Koochiching, Minnesota, United States  (Age 81 years)   2. Ca Gua To Beak "Rosie",   b. Abt 1878
  Last Modified	5 Feb 2021
  Family ID	F17	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Ne Quan Ah Skeek, daughter of Ma Qua Be Nais
  		"Book of Indian Families" White Earth Reservation, Minnesota Family #2- Lineage of Kah-be-nung-we-way [Kah-be-nung-we-way, father of 1. Ke-che-way-mit-te-gosh, who was father of] 27. Sah-gutch-e-waish-kung, who was father of 125. May-gway-be-nais FamilySearch.org. Ransom Judd Powell papers. "Book of Indian Families," film 1550607, digital image 63
  		1891 Canadian Census for Ma-Qua-Be-Ness Rainy River, Algoma, Ontario, Canada Page 11 Ma-qua-be-ness, 52, born U.S., parents born U.S., religion: Pagan, occupation: Hunter Wa-chon-ne-be-way-seak, 50, wife, born Ontario, parents born Ontario, religion: Pagan Ca-gua-to-beak, 13, daughter, born Ontario, religion: Pagan note: daughter Susan "Ne Quan Ah keek" and her husband, Thomas Kavanagh are enumerated a few pages away (p.16-17) source: Ancestry.com. 1891 Census of Canada
  		1892 Catholic Baptism of Susan, daughter of Mekwebinens St. Mary Catholic Church, Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada [in French] 16 Oct 1892 Susan, daughter of Mekwebinens I, the undersigned priest, have baptised Susan, savage of de la riviere la Pluie [River of the Rain or Rainy River] the presumed wife of Thomas Kavanagh Godparents: William Hough and his wife "Pine River" R. River **On this same day, Susan is baptised, Susan and Thomas are apparently married in the Catholic church and their 6th child, Matilda is baptised. All three events are on the same page in the church book. In a 1975 newspaper story about Susan, it states that she "told her children the Chippewa rules and customs and saw no conflict with the Christian religion." [from Granny cured with roots, sturgeon oil by Delvina Alich. The Daily Journal (International Falls, MN] source: FamilySearch. (Fort Frances, Ontario) Catholic Church, Saint Mary. Parish registers, 1891-1910. film 1309915, digital image 13