Odanak Families - M to Man

Madahândo and Magwawahôdo

Last updated 26-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: A Western Abenaki name [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: Maguawando
Probable Native Name: madahôdo 'bad spirit-power', hence also 'bad nature' but more likely Magwawahôdo 'Iroquois spirited, one with the nature of an Iroquois' [Day 1981]
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: Assumption River Canada, Rawdon PQ Canada, possibly St. Regis
Other Notes: P. Madahondo appears on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844. Pierre Maguawnado m. Madeleine Obomsawin. They had 2 known children; Augustin and Therese. Augustin Magwawahodo is listed as a lumberman in 1840. Therese m.1842 to Joseph Charles Piwans of Trois Rivieres.

Last updated 24-SEP-1997

Last updated 24-SEP-1997

Possible Family Origin: Unknown [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: possibly Madesilass
Probable Native Name: N/A
Other Notes: J.J. Mageleas appears on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844.

Last updated 9-FEB-1998

Possible Family Origin: Perhaps Bécancour [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: probably Maurai
Western Abenaki pronunciation: Mali and Magwa
Probable Native Name: magwá 'Mohawk' or 'Iroquois', the root magw- means 'swollen' [Day 1981]
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: Durham, Drummonville, Bécancour, possibly St. Regis, possibly Northern NH and Western ME [NL 97].
Other Notes: Pierre Marie is listed as captain in 1819. Joseph Magoua and Pierre Marie Magoua are listed in 1829 census. Pierre Marie and Joseph Marie had children baptized in the 1830's. Joseph Marie is in Bécancour census 1841-44 with the nickname "le bossu" (the hunchback). Pierre Marie is still listed on the 1852 census and in 1868 is a landowner.
Michel Maurai is listed in 1829, 1830, & 1832. Gordon Day speculated that he might be a son of Molly Missell who was Philip's wife in 1796.
Joseph Mally (Marie?) and Susuph (Joseph) Mohawk both served with Vincent's Rangers in 1780 and are possibly part of this family. [NL 1997]
see Documents On Line for "Vincent's Indian Ranger Company - 1780-1"
see also Marie at Wolinak

Last updated 24-SEP-1997

Last updated 11-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Perhaps a Western Abenaki name [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: possibly Mamontemas, Mamotemas, and Mantewas [Day 1981] Possibly Thomas. [Nl 98]
Probable Native Name: possibly mamándotwés 'person who is always reflecting or pondering' or mamôtkas 'person who is always moving' [Day 1981]
Other Notes: P. Mammanduus appears on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844.
Agnes Mamontemas (1762-1852) m. Francois Xarvier Tahamont. Marie Magdeleine Mamontemas (1785-1815) d/o Joseph & Therese, m.1799 to Lazare Otondosonne. Marie Laigee Mamontimons (1784-1849) s/o Jean Baptiste & Marie Helene, m. Guillaume Gill.
Marie Mantawas in listed in 1851 census as living with Thomas Msadoquis.

Last updated 24-SEP-1997

Possible Family Origin: Probably a Western Abenaki name [Day 1981]
Probable Native Name: mômôligwônôt 'the one who sews a pattern' [Day 1981]
Other Notes: Francois Manmanligounante is listed in 1830 census.
If Day's guess at the native name is correct, we might expect to find this family with the English name of Tailor or Taylor.

Last updated 5/30/98

Possible Family Origin: Probably Androscoggin River [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: Manweret, Monarmette, probably Windawarmet, possibly Wawanogit
Probable Native Name: manawálemit 'he is avaricious towards me, he does not allow me my right' [Day 1981]
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: possibly Northern NH and Western ME
Other Notes: Manweret Shoasin (Shoasin and Swassin are Abenaki forms of the name Joachim) was the first to sign the Bedel deed in 1796. He may be the same person as Joachim Wawanogit who was the head chief at Odanak during that time. He may be Swassin, who was known in the Megalloway Region before the Revolution and/or Swasin that fought for the Americans during that war.
Monarmette was chief in 1800. R., G.L., and P. Windawarmet (probably Mendouwenmitte [Day 1981]) appear on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844.
Robert appears on 1822 census and his widow on 1829 list. Alexander s/o Ouaremet m. 1796.
see Documents On Line for "Vincent's Indian Ranger Company - 1780-1"
see Henry Tufts on life with the Abenaki in 1772