Wanagapeth (Miami) Wells (abt. 1773 - abt. 1805)

Descendants

Died about 1805 at about age 32 in Indiana, United States

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Biography

Wanagapeth was Miami.

Daughter of Little Turtle of the Miami tribe. She married^[1] about 1791^[2] as his second wife the white Indian agent William Welles who had been captured as a young teen and raised by the Miami.

"Wanagapeth and Wells had three daughters and one son. Their son, William Wayne Wells, or Wapemongah, graduated fourth in his class at West Point in 1821 and rose to the rank of 1st Lieutenant. He died in 1832 and had no children. One daughter, Ann, married but also had no children. Daughters Rebecca and Mary both have descendants living today.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Dunbar-Ortiz, p. 83
2. ↑ Carter, pg 87 fn 20
3. ↑ Wanagapeth (Wikipedia)

• Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States. Boston, Massachusetts: Beacon Press, 2014.

• Carter, Harvey Lewis. The Life and Times of Little Turtle: First Sagamore of the Wabash. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1987. ISBN 0-252-01318-2.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/236489841/sweet_breeze-wells: accessed 9 August 2023), memorial page for Sweet Breeze “Manwangopath” Little Turtle Wells (1773–1805), Find a Grave Memorial ID 236489841; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Nancy (Saylor) K (contributor 48247088).