Isadore Nantais was born in Canada of French/Indian ancestry. Isadore's parents are believed by this writer to have been Benjamin Gregoire dit Nantais, and Marie Descomps dit Labadie. In the 1836 mixed blood Indian census, Isadore claimed to be a 1/4 blood Indian with 6 year residence at Grand River, It is interesting to note that Isadore's Indian blood line comes through his 1/2 blood Indian mother, Marie Descomps dit Labadie, who was the daughter of Antoine Louis Descomps dit Labadie and his second wife, Marie, a Sauteuse (Ojibwa) Indian. Marie was said to be the daughter of a chief of the Sioux tribe (some researchers believe that Marie was the daughter of the famous chief Pontiac). While Isadore's parent's names are not listed on his death certificate, and while a formal marriage application to his wife Josets that might have named his parents is yet to be found, there are church birth and baptismal records for Isadore Nantais, born 10 Feb. 1804, Sandwich, Ontario, Canada, just across the Detroit River from, Detroit, Michigan.
The earliest written record yet to be found of Isadore in his adult life is a letter written Sept. 27, 1831, where Isadore Nantain was "assault(ed), with intent to kill" by Muc-ut-a-otta-wa, a Grand River Indian. The evidence of this attack is reported in a treaty with "the Chiefs and head men of the Ottawa band of Indians of Grand River" which was endorsed by Gov. G.B. Porter. In this treaty, Isadore is named as a "white man in the employ of Louis Genereaut". The Chiefs and head men that signed this document were: Now-o-qua-ge-schek, Se-sin-dis-war, Cone-wat-te-nis-cum, Na-non-e-mot-e-pe, Waa-boose, Waa-bin-dat-o, She-be-nar, Pa-mos-e-ga, Non-ge, and Sag-e-maw, the father of Muc-ut-a-otta-wa. This treaty was made in the presence of: "St. R. Trowbridge, J P Sprague, Samuel Lasley, Louis Compau - flls (Endorsement) (Copy.) To Mr Henry Conner Sub-Agent". While there is no direct blood relationship of Isadore to Louis Compau - flls (or junior), Isadore's grandfather, Antoine Louis Descomps dit Labadie, was first married to Angelique Campau, and Angelique Campau was a first cousin twice removed of Louis Campau Jr. By Aug 17, 1832, Isadore Notain had sufficiently recovered, releasing the Indians from the obligation of having to turn Muc-ut-a-otta-wa over to the proper authorities for trial. The Indians were however, obligated "to pay all reasonable damages" ..... "in consequence of this assault and battery".
In 1833, another written record is found, where Isedore Nantais is named as one of the petitioning residents of Ionia County. This petition is in the form of a letter to George B. Porter, Governor of the Territory of Michigan, dated 5 March 1833 regarding the establishment of a county-seat.
In the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, Isadore claimed two children, five year old Sophia, and three year old Christeen. Isadore gives his age as thirty-one, and claims 6 years residency in Grand River, placing him there in 1830. It is this 1836 census where Isadore claims his 1/4 mixed blood Indian ancestry, and at the same time, claiming 1/2 blood Indian ancestry for his two daughters.
In History of Kent County, Michigan, Chicago, Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881, Isadore Nountoit is named as a land owner in Ada, sec.1, Aug. 19, 1839. While the 1840 U.S. Census is unclear, it does list the age span of four females that correlate with Isador's wife Josets, and his three daughters, Sophia, Christeen, and Mary. What is unclear in this 1840 Census is a male child age 5 to 10 years. This child would have been born between 1830 and 1835. Given that Isadore did not claim this child in the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, gives cause to wonder who this young male child was. Was this child related to the family, and what happened to this child? Many of the neighbors in the 1840 Census are Robinsons, including Rix and some of his brothers. Isadore and his family are yet to be found in the 1850 U.S. Census. Perhaps it is because Isadore moved. There is evidence of the transfer of land 25 Feb., 1850, 80 acres in Ada from Isadore & Jozell Nountoit, to Murray Bailey. On 26 Jan 1851, Isadore and Josets' daughter Mary married George W. Robinson, the son of Edward and Mary (Hoag) Robinson. George Robinson's father, Edward, died 2 Mar 1845 in Ada, and George is found enumerated with his uncle, Rix Robinson in the 1850 U.S. Census.
Isadore moved to Grand Haven after the sale of the land in Ada, as that is where we find him living in the 1860 U.S. Census, along with Josets his wife, William his 13 year old son, and his 16 year old daughter Jenien who appears married to 24 year old Jacob Spiedel, along with the Speidel's 4 month old daughter Julie. Isadore's occupation is fisherman, and his birthplace is listed as Canada (can not read or write). Living next door is Isadore and Joset's daughter Sophia, and her husband William Cobmosy.
A map of Grand Haven Twp. found in the 1876 Atlas - Ottawa County shows an 80 acre parcel on the Grand River owned by J. Nontitt. The adjoining neighbor of another 80 acre parcel is G.W. Robinson. On the 9th of July 1879, Isadore's wife Josets died. In the 1880 Census, Isadore is found in Grand Haven listed as a widower and enumerated with his son-in-law, George Robinson. On 3 Aug 1885, 90 year old Isadore died in Grand Haven Township of dropsy, what we would today call edema, or congestive heart failure. Isadore is buried next to his wife Josette in the Robinson Cemetery, Ottawa Co., Michigan. In 1902, William Beach, a neighbor of Isadore's from the time in Ada, Kent County, back in the early 1840's passed away. In William Beach's obituary, it states that Isadore was a ferry man at the mouth of the Thornapple River. It further states that "on the same section was an Indian village. The chief was Cobgobawy". Cobgobawy is most likely a variation or corruption of Cobmoosa, who was a sub-chief at Grand River under the Ottawa Chief Noonday, who commanded the Flat River Indians. Rix Robinson's second wife, Sippiquay descended from chiefs Cobmoosa and Noonday. It is ironic and a remarkable coincidence that Noonday and Nantais sound phonetically close. While Isadore was a 1/4 blood, his wife Josets was a full blooded Ottawa, and we can only wonder if Josets descended from these Grand River chiefs. (biography by Ron Sieber)
The earliest written record yet to be found of Isadore in his adult life is a letter written Sept. 27, 1831, where Isadore Nantain was "assault(ed), with intent to kill" by Muc-ut-a-otta-wa, a Grand River Indian. The evidence of this attack is reported in a treaty with "the Chiefs and head men of the Ottawa band of Indians of Grand River" which was endorsed by Gov. G.B. Porter. In this treaty, Isadore is named as a "white man in the employ of Louis Genereaut". The Chiefs and head men that signed this document were: Now-o-qua-ge-schek, Se-sin-dis-war, Cone-wat-te-nis-cum, Na-non-e-mot-e-pe, Waa-boose, Waa-bin-dat-o, She-be-nar, Pa-mos-e-ga, Non-ge, and Sag-e-maw, the father of Muc-ut-a-otta-wa. This treaty was made in the presence of: "St. R. Trowbridge, J P Sprague, Samuel Lasley, Louis Compau - flls (Endorsement) (Copy.) To Mr Henry Conner Sub-Agent". While there is no direct blood relationship of Isadore to Louis Compau - flls (or junior), Isadore's grandfather, Antoine Louis Descomps dit Labadie, was first married to Angelique Campau, and Angelique Campau was a first cousin twice removed of Louis Campau Jr. By Aug 17, 1832, Isadore Notain had sufficiently recovered, releasing the Indians from the obligation of having to turn Muc-ut-a-otta-wa over to the proper authorities for trial. The Indians were however, obligated "to pay all reasonable damages" ..... "in consequence of this assault and battery".
In 1833, another written record is found, where Isedore Nantais is named as one of the petitioning residents of Ionia County. This petition is in the form of a letter to George B. Porter, Governor of the Territory of Michigan, dated 5 March 1833 regarding the establishment of a county-seat.
In the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, Isadore claimed two children, five year old Sophia, and three year old Christeen. Isadore gives his age as thirty-one, and claims 6 years residency in Grand River, placing him there in 1830. It is this 1836 census where Isadore claims his 1/4 mixed blood Indian ancestry, and at the same time, claiming 1/2 blood Indian ancestry for his two daughters.
In History of Kent County, Michigan, Chicago, Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881, Isadore Nountoit is named as a land owner in Ada, sec.1, Aug. 19, 1839. While the 1840 U.S. Census is unclear, it does list the age span of four females that correlate with Isador's wife Josets, and his three daughters, Sophia, Christeen, and Mary. What is unclear in this 1840 Census is a male child age 5 to 10 years. This child would have been born between 1830 and 1835. Given that Isadore did not claim this child in the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, gives cause to wonder who this young male child was. Was this child related to the family, and what happened to this child? Many of the neighbors in the 1840 Census are Robinsons, including Rix and some of his brothers. Isadore and his family are yet to be found in the 1850 U.S. Census. Perhaps it is because Isadore moved. There is evidence of the transfer of land 25 Feb., 1850, 80 acres in Ada from Isadore & Jozell Nountoit, to Murray Bailey. On 26 Jan 1851, Isadore and Josets' daughter Mary married George W. Robinson, the son of Edward and Mary (Hoag) Robinson. George Robinson's father, Edward, died 2 Mar 1845 in Ada, and George is found enumerated with his uncle, Rix Robinson in the 1850 U.S. Census.
Isadore moved to Grand Haven after the sale of the land in Ada, as that is where we find him living in the 1860 U.S. Census, along with Josets his wife, William his 13 year old son, and his 16 year old daughter Jenien who appears married to 24 year old Jacob Spiedel, along with the Speidel's 4 month old daughter Julie. Isadore's occupation is fisherman, and his birthplace is listed as Canada (can not read or write). Living next door is Isadore and Joset's daughter Sophia, and her husband William Cobmosy.
A map of Grand Haven Twp. found in the 1876 Atlas - Ottawa County shows an 80 acre parcel on the Grand River owned by J. Nontitt. The adjoining neighbor of another 80 acre parcel is G.W. Robinson. On the 9th of July 1879, Isadore's wife Josets died. In the 1880 Census, Isadore is found in Grand Haven listed as a widower and enumerated with his son-in-law, George Robinson. On 3 Aug 1885, 90 year old Isadore died in Grand Haven Township of dropsy, what we would today call edema, or congestive heart failure. Isadore is buried next to his wife Josette in the Robinson Cemetery, Ottawa Co., Michigan. In 1902, William Beach, a neighbor of Isadore's from the time in Ada, Kent County, back in the early 1840's passed away. In William Beach's obituary, it states that Isadore was a ferry man at the mouth of the Thornapple River. It further states that "on the same section was an Indian village. The chief was Cobgobawy". Cobgobawy is most likely a variation or corruption of Cobmoosa, who was a sub-chief at Grand River under the Ottawa Chief Noonday, who commanded the Flat River Indians. Rix Robinson's second wife, Sippiquay descended from chiefs Cobmoosa and Noonday. It is ironic and a remarkable coincidence that Noonday and Nantais sound phonetically close. While Isadore was a 1/4 blood, his wife Josets was a full blooded Ottawa, and we can only wonder if Josets descended from these Grand River chiefs. (biography by Ron Sieber)
Isadore Nantais was born in Canada of French/Indian ancestry. Isadore's parents are believed by this writer to have been Benjamin Gregoire dit Nantais, and Marie Descomps dit Labadie. In the 1836 mixed blood Indian census, Isadore claimed to be a 1/4 blood Indian with 6 year residence at Grand River, It is interesting to note that Isadore's Indian blood line comes through his 1/2 blood Indian mother, Marie Descomps dit Labadie, who was the daughter of Antoine Louis Descomps dit Labadie and his second wife, Marie, a Sauteuse (Ojibwa) Indian. Marie was said to be the daughter of a chief of the Sioux tribe (some researchers believe that Marie was the daughter of the famous chief Pontiac). While Isadore's parent's names are not listed on his death certificate, and while a formal marriage application to his wife Josets that might have named his parents is yet to be found, there are church birth and baptismal records for Isadore Nantais, born 10 Feb. 1804, Sandwich, Ontario, Canada, just across the Detroit River from, Detroit, Michigan.
The earliest written record yet to be found of Isadore in his adult life is a letter written Sept. 27, 1831, where Isadore Nantain was "assault(ed), with intent to kill" by Muc-ut-a-otta-wa, a Grand River Indian. The evidence of this attack is reported in a treaty with "the Chiefs and head men of the Ottawa band of Indians of Grand River" which was endorsed by Gov. G.B. Porter. In this treaty, Isadore is named as a "white man in the employ of Louis Genereaut". The Chiefs and head men that signed this document were: Now-o-qua-ge-schek, Se-sin-dis-war, Cone-wat-te-nis-cum, Na-non-e-mot-e-pe, Waa-boose, Waa-bin-dat-o, She-be-nar, Pa-mos-e-ga, Non-ge, and Sag-e-maw, the father of Muc-ut-a-otta-wa. This treaty was made in the presence of: "St. R. Trowbridge, J P Sprague, Samuel Lasley, Louis Compau - flls (Endorsement) (Copy.) To Mr Henry Conner Sub-Agent". While there is no direct blood relationship of Isadore to Louis Compau - flls (or junior), Isadore's grandfather, Antoine Louis Descomps dit Labadie, was first married to Angelique Campau, and Angelique Campau was a first cousin twice removed of Louis Campau Jr. By Aug 17, 1832, Isadore Notain had sufficiently recovered, releasing the Indians from the obligation of having to turn Muc-ut-a-otta-wa over to the proper authorities for trial. The Indians were however, obligated "to pay all reasonable damages" ..... "in consequence of this assault and battery".
In 1833, another written record is found, where Isedore Nantais is named as one of the petitioning residents of Ionia County. This petition is in the form of a letter to George B. Porter, Governor of the Territory of Michigan, dated 5 March 1833 regarding the establishment of a county-seat.
In the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, Isadore claimed two children, five year old Sophia, and three year old Christeen. Isadore gives his age as thirty-one, and claims 6 years residency in Grand River, placing him there in 1830. It is this 1836 census where Isadore claims his 1/4 mixed blood Indian ancestry, and at the same time, claiming 1/2 blood Indian ancestry for his two daughters.
In History of Kent County, Michigan, Chicago, Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881, Isadore Nountoit is named as a land owner in Ada, sec.1, Aug. 19, 1839. While the 1840 U.S. Census is unclear, it does list the age span of four females that correlate with Isador's wife Josets, and his three daughters, Sophia, Christeen, and Mary. What is unclear in this 1840 Census is a male child age 5 to 10 years. This child would have been born between 1830 and 1835. Given that Isadore did not claim this child in the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, gives cause to wonder who this young male child was. Was this child related to the family, and what happened to this child? Many of the neighbors in the 1840 Census are Robinsons, including Rix and some of his brothers. Isadore and his family are yet to be found in the 1850 U.S. Census. Perhaps it is because Isadore moved. There is evidence of the transfer of land 25 Feb., 1850, 80 acres in Ada from Isadore & Jozell Nountoit, to Murray Bailey. On 26 Jan 1851, Isadore and Josets' daughter Mary married George W. Robinson, the son of Edward and Mary (Hoag) Robinson. George Robinson's father, Edward, died 2 Mar 1845 in Ada, and George is found enumerated with his uncle, Rix Robinson in the 1850 U.S. Census.
Isadore moved to Grand Haven after the sale of the land in Ada, as that is where we find him living in the 1860 U.S. Census, along with Josets his wife, William his 13 year old son, and his 16 year old daughter Jenien who appears married to 24 year old Jacob Spiedel, along with the Speidel's 4 month old daughter Julie. Isadore's occupation is fisherman, and his birthplace is listed as Canada (can not read or write). Living next door is Isadore and Joset's daughter Sophia, and her husband William Cobmosy.
A map of Grand Haven Twp. found in the 1876 Atlas - Ottawa County shows an 80 acre parcel on the Grand River owned by J. Nontitt. The adjoining neighbor of another 80 acre parcel is G.W. Robinson. On the 9th of July 1879, Isadore's wife Josets died. In the 1880 Census, Isadore is found in Grand Haven listed as a widower and enumerated with his son-in-law, George Robinson. On 3 Aug 1885, 90 year old Isadore died in Grand Haven Township of dropsy, what we would today call edema, or congestive heart failure. Isadore is buried next to his wife Josette in the Robinson Cemetery, Ottawa Co., Michigan. In 1902, William Beach, a neighbor of Isadore's from the time in Ada, Kent County, back in the early 1840's passed away. In William Beach's obituary, it states that Isadore was a ferry man at the mouth of the Thornapple River. It further states that "on the same section was an Indian village. The chief was Cobgobawy". Cobgobawy is most likely a variation or corruption of Cobmoosa, who was a sub-chief at Grand River under the Ottawa Chief Noonday, who commanded the Flat River Indians. Rix Robinson's second wife, Sippiquay descended from chiefs Cobmoosa and Noonday. It is ironic and a remarkable coincidence that Noonday and Nantais sound phonetically close. While Isadore was a 1/4 blood, his wife Josets was a full blooded Ottawa, and we can only wonder if Josets descended from these Grand River chiefs. (biography by Ron Sieber)
The earliest written record yet to be found of Isadore in his adult life is a letter written Sept. 27, 1831, where Isadore Nantain was "assault(ed), with intent to kill" by Muc-ut-a-otta-wa, a Grand River Indian. The evidence of this attack is reported in a treaty with "the Chiefs and head men of the Ottawa band of Indians of Grand River" which was endorsed by Gov. G.B. Porter. In this treaty, Isadore is named as a "white man in the employ of Louis Genereaut". The Chiefs and head men that signed this document were: Now-o-qua-ge-schek, Se-sin-dis-war, Cone-wat-te-nis-cum, Na-non-e-mot-e-pe, Waa-boose, Waa-bin-dat-o, She-be-nar, Pa-mos-e-ga, Non-ge, and Sag-e-maw, the father of Muc-ut-a-otta-wa. This treaty was made in the presence of: "St. R. Trowbridge, J P Sprague, Samuel Lasley, Louis Compau - flls (Endorsement) (Copy.) To Mr Henry Conner Sub-Agent". While there is no direct blood relationship of Isadore to Louis Compau - flls (or junior), Isadore's grandfather, Antoine Louis Descomps dit Labadie, was first married to Angelique Campau, and Angelique Campau was a first cousin twice removed of Louis Campau Jr. By Aug 17, 1832, Isadore Notain had sufficiently recovered, releasing the Indians from the obligation of having to turn Muc-ut-a-otta-wa over to the proper authorities for trial. The Indians were however, obligated "to pay all reasonable damages" ..... "in consequence of this assault and battery".
In 1833, another written record is found, where Isedore Nantais is named as one of the petitioning residents of Ionia County. This petition is in the form of a letter to George B. Porter, Governor of the Territory of Michigan, dated 5 March 1833 regarding the establishment of a county-seat.
In the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, Isadore claimed two children, five year old Sophia, and three year old Christeen. Isadore gives his age as thirty-one, and claims 6 years residency in Grand River, placing him there in 1830. It is this 1836 census where Isadore claims his 1/4 mixed blood Indian ancestry, and at the same time, claiming 1/2 blood Indian ancestry for his two daughters.
In History of Kent County, Michigan, Chicago, Chas. C. Chapman & Co., 1881, Isadore Nountoit is named as a land owner in Ada, sec.1, Aug. 19, 1839. While the 1840 U.S. Census is unclear, it does list the age span of four females that correlate with Isador's wife Josets, and his three daughters, Sophia, Christeen, and Mary. What is unclear in this 1840 Census is a male child age 5 to 10 years. This child would have been born between 1830 and 1835. Given that Isadore did not claim this child in the 1836 Mixed Blood Census, gives cause to wonder who this young male child was. Was this child related to the family, and what happened to this child? Many of the neighbors in the 1840 Census are Robinsons, including Rix and some of his brothers. Isadore and his family are yet to be found in the 1850 U.S. Census. Perhaps it is because Isadore moved. There is evidence of the transfer of land 25 Feb., 1850, 80 acres in Ada from Isadore & Jozell Nountoit, to Murray Bailey. On 26 Jan 1851, Isadore and Josets' daughter Mary married George W. Robinson, the son of Edward and Mary (Hoag) Robinson. George Robinson's father, Edward, died 2 Mar 1845 in Ada, and George is found enumerated with his uncle, Rix Robinson in the 1850 U.S. Census.
Isadore moved to Grand Haven after the sale of the land in Ada, as that is where we find him living in the 1860 U.S. Census, along with Josets his wife, William his 13 year old son, and his 16 year old daughter Jenien who appears married to 24 year old Jacob Spiedel, along with the Speidel's 4 month old daughter Julie. Isadore's occupation is fisherman, and his birthplace is listed as Canada (can not read or write). Living next door is Isadore and Joset's daughter Sophia, and her husband William Cobmosy.
A map of Grand Haven Twp. found in the 1876 Atlas - Ottawa County shows an 80 acre parcel on the Grand River owned by J. Nontitt. The adjoining neighbor of another 80 acre parcel is G.W. Robinson. On the 9th of July 1879, Isadore's wife Josets died. In the 1880 Census, Isadore is found in Grand Haven listed as a widower and enumerated with his son-in-law, George Robinson. On 3 Aug 1885, 90 year old Isadore died in Grand Haven Township of dropsy, what we would today call edema, or congestive heart failure. Isadore is buried next to his wife Josette in the Robinson Cemetery, Ottawa Co., Michigan. In 1902, William Beach, a neighbor of Isadore's from the time in Ada, Kent County, back in the early 1840's passed away. In William Beach's obituary, it states that Isadore was a ferry man at the mouth of the Thornapple River. It further states that "on the same section was an Indian village. The chief was Cobgobawy". Cobgobawy is most likely a variation or corruption of Cobmoosa, who was a sub-chief at Grand River under the Ottawa Chief Noonday, who commanded the Flat River Indians. Rix Robinson's second wife, Sippiquay descended from chiefs Cobmoosa and Noonday. It is ironic and a remarkable coincidence that Noonday and Nantais sound phonetically close. While Isadore was a 1/4 blood, his wife Josets was a full blooded Ottawa, and we can only wonder if Josets descended from these Grand River chiefs. (biography by Ron Sieber)
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