Odanak (St. Francois-du-lac) Families
Last updated 01/28/2000
The material contained in the following pages is provided to assist those interested in Abenaki history and genealogy. It is not intended to be a complete history of any family nor a complete list of all Abenaki known at Odanak. No personal information is given for years after 1890. This material does include some names and dates, other places the families were known, the origin and Abenaki meanings for some names, and other miscellaneous information that might help you make a connection to your family. Anyone doing Abenaki research is encouraged to read through all of this material, as you may gain valuable incite that could assist with your research problems.
This material will continue to be updated as additional family information becomes available. We also plan to provide information on family members who do not continue to appear at Odanak. This will be compiled from a study of documents and census reports which show family makeup.
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We are indebted to the late Gordon Day, who spent much of his life researching the people of Odanak. The bulk of his research was published in 1981 as The Identity of the Saint Francis Indians: Paper 71 Canadian Ethnology Service, National Museums of Canada and is sited frequently in our material as [Day 1981].
The following Friends of Ne-Do-Ba have shared their knowledge and research
- Louis Annance [LOU]
- David Benedict [DB]
- Dorothy McDermott [DM]
- Bebe Service [BEBE]
- Elaine Ricard [ER]
- John Moody [JM]
- Marge Bruchac [MB]
Our primary sources are published marriage records from Quebec parishes, vital records from St.Francois-du-lac; Catholic Church 1796-1805, Protestant church records, and Census data.
Additional materials used to compile these family notes are: the Roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844, the 1805 Durham Grant documents, miscellaneous documents which contain names, a variety of published books, our own research on certain families, some Maliseet & Penobscot records, and our research on western Maine families who may have Abenaki connections.
Links to some of these documents can be found at; Genealogy Documents On-Line
