Odanak Families - Pe to Por

Peche

Last updated 9-FEB-1998

Possible Family Origin: Unknown [Day 1981]
Other Notes: Joseph Peche signed a document in 1800. He was probably Joseph Peche GILL.
see also Gill

Last updated 27-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Unknown [Day 1981], English [NL 97]
Other Possibly Spellings: Phaneuf, Farnsworth
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: Drummondville, Champlain NY,
Other Notes: F. Phaan appears on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844. This is probably the English man Farnsworth, a captive who was adopted into the tribe. He must have married an Abenaki, for he had descendants at Odanak in 1844. However, this family name has not been found in other Odanak documents.
Julie Phaneuf is listed as the mother of a man that married in 1865 at Odanak.
Francois Brisebois' 2nd wife was Marie Eulalie 'Emily' Phaneuf who he m. 1858 at Coopersville NY before changing his name to Frank Wood.
Ne-Do-Ba is in contact with a person researching Farnsworth families.

Last updated 5/31/98

Possible Family Origin: Probably Eastern Abenaki; possibly Penobscot [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: Pisoune, Pisenn, Pissenne, Pisson, possible Bisson or Besaw [NL 97]
Probable Native Name: Pizon 'diaper' or psôn 'it snows' [Day 1981]
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: Penobscot River, Ottawa River, Lake Megantic, Lake George
Other Notes: The first Pissonne had no other name and was possibly Penobscot or Stockbridge. It is said that he was a guide for Roger's Rangers in 1759 and was involved in the attack by the Rangers on the village of Odanak. Years later, he began frequenting the village. In his old age he lived at Odanak. He was less than 5' tall but very strong. The Odanak Abenaki respected him but never trusted him. Mr. Day speaks only of Pissonne, his son Pial & dau Marie Josephte who had a son named Stanislas.
We find Marie Apoline with her sons Joseph & Pierre in 1822. She appears to be widow of Pierre Pisson. She appears in the 1841 census. There was also a Jacques Pisson who had two daughters, 1 living with Jean Baptiste Tahamont, the other with Joseph Sasiboite.
Pial Pisson (also known as Peter Mountain and Pierre Lamontagne) was a hunting partner of Thomas Wawanolet. Peter Mountain lived for a while at Odanak, but is found later in Megantic County PQ, where in 1861 he is listed as 'herbal doctor'.
The family may be related to the Watso family.
see also Watso

Last updated 27-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Unknown [Day 1981], Algonquin from Trois Rivieres [NL]
Other Possibly Spellings: Piwan, Piwanes
Other Notes: Charles Piwanesay appears from 1842 to 1852 in documents and census. He is most likely Joseph Charles Piwans that m. Therese Maguawando in 1842 at Odanak. The marriage record shows his parents are from Trois Rivieres.

Last updated 08-Feb-02

Possible Family Origin: Unknown [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: Coutalmougouse, Coutalmongouse, Coutalmanganses, Ptalmegous, Petalmagas
Other Notes: M. Pktalomogus appears on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844. Pierre Joseph Coutalmougouse is listed from 1829 to 1832 in census. Louis is listed in census 1841-52.
The oldest of this famaily name at Odanak is Pierre Joseph Michel b.abt. 1786 and died in the 1820's. He had 4 known children, Pierre Joseph Michel b.1807, Adelaide 'Olive' 1810-1832, Louis Michel 1811-1843, Marie Eulalie 'Louise' 1813-1850.

Last updated 28-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Missisquoi [Day 1981], French origins [NL]
Other Possibly Spellings: Polnap, Poorneuf, Porneut, Pournef
Probable Native Name: ponáatékw 'trap stake'
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: Fort Saint-Frederic, Durham PQ, possibly Saint Regis and Missisquoi.
Other Notes: Joseph Portneuf and Marie Jeanne Portneuf are of St. Francis in 1751. In 1765 Daniel and Marian Poorneuf signed the Robertson lease of Missisquoi land. Jean Babtest Porneut spoke for the Abenaki in 1770. Joseph Portneuf is listed as grand captain in 1796. Capt. Pournef signed the Bedel deed in 1796. Simon Portneuf was granted land at Durham in 1805.
Many Portneufs appear on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844. One of the most commonly found names in Odanak records, the elders of the family date back well into the 1700's.
The name seems to have French origins probably originating with the marriage of Jean Baptiste Portneuf and Marie Anne Abenaki, whose daughter was bapt. at Sorel in 1748. He was probably a French officer that served with Abenaki companies during the Colonial Wars.
See the 1805 Durham Land Grant Families for more information onSimon Portneuf
SeeSt. Francois Abenaki - War of 1812for more on Capt. Ignace Portneuf