Oliver Faribault (1815 - 1850)

Born 15 May 1815 in Prairie du Chien, Crawford, Wisconsin, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Harriette Waukan-Yanke (Menary) Faribault — married 11 Feb 1844 (to 12 Oct 1850) in St. Francois Xavier Sioux Mission, located at Little Prairie on the St. Pierre [Minnesota] River

Descendants

Died 12 Oct 1850 at age 35 in Mendota, Dakota, Minnesota Territory, USA

Oliver Faribault is Notable.

Biography

Birth

Although Oliver was born about on 15 May 1815 in Prairie du Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin, he was baptized nearly two years later on 30 April 1817 at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Prairie du Chien. (Find a Grave)

Incident

"On one occasion for a trivial matter an Indian plunged a knife into [Jean Baptiste] Faribault's back, but his vigorous constitution and temperate habits carried him through. The Indian, however, was summarily shot by one of Faribault's sons, Oliver, a boy of fourteen." (History, 83-84)

Marriage

He married Henrietta Menary, a Métis, on 11 February 1844, at the St. Francois Xavier Sioux Mission, at Little Prairie on the St. Pierre (Minnesota) River, Minnesota Territory. (Find a Grave)

Children

He and Henrietta Menary had the following children (Find a Grave):

Gabriel Olivier Faribault (b. 1837)

Olivier Emile (b. 1840)

Angelique (b. unknown)

Josephine (b. 1842) (1870 census)

Jane Luce (b. 1843)

Pélagie (b. 1845) = Eliza (b. ca. 1846) (1870 census)

Sara Irene (b. 1847) (or 1848) (1870 census)

Henriette Luce (b. 1848)

Lauren Philippe (b. 1850)

Hariss R. (b. 1852) (1870 census)

Occupation

In 1850 he was engaged, as his father before him, in the fur trade. He had two French Canadian trappers working for him, one of whom was taking care of his ancient father (b. 1757). (1850 census)

Death

He passed away on 12 October 1850 in Shakopee, Minnesota. (Find a Grave)

Sources

• Franklyn Curtiss-Wedge, History of Rice And Steele Counties, Minnesota, Vol. I (Chicago: H.C. Cooper Jr. & Company, 1910).
• 1850 Federal Census for District 1, Wabasha, Minnesota Territory; Roll: 367; Page: 62b. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
• 1870 Federal Census for Shakopee, Scott, Minnesota; Roll: T132_10; Page: 532; Family History Library Film: 830430. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
• The Shakopee Argus, Nov. 11, 1880, p. 4, col. 1, obituary.
• Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 16 November 2020), memorial page for Oliver Faribault (15 May 1815–4 Oct 1850), Find a Grave Memorial no. 49026654, citing Calvary Cemetery, Faribault, Rice County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by Cindy K. Coffin (contributor 47084179) .