Thomas Tate (abt. 1826 - 1893)

Born about 1826 in Canada

Husband of Ellen (Sebastian) Tate — married 1845 in Grey, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1893 at about age 67 in Sault Ste. Marie, Chippewa, Michigan, United States

Biography

Thomas Tate about 1826. He passed away in 1893.

He is listed as Indian, and was probably a member of the Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians (pronounced "Soo Saint"). Sault (Soo) Band ancestors were part of the large Lake Superior Band of Chippewa Indians. The Ojibwe (Chippewa in the United States) were known to have migrated over centuries from the Atlantic Coast. They historically spoke the Ojibwe language, one of numerous Algonquian languages.

He is likely the son of a Scotish immigrant who married an native woman from the Chippewa Indians.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHHX-YHR : accessed 21 February 2016), Thomas Tate, Michigan, United States; citing p. 2, family 15, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,168.

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWS9-CXV : accessed 21 February 2016), Thomas Tate, Sugar Island, Chippewa, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 41, sheet 146C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0576; FHL microfilm 1,254,576.