Born 1816 in Wisconsin

Ancestors

Ellen St. Cyr was a Native American and member of the Ho-Chunk tribe.

Biography

Ellen "... is the daughter of Hyacinth St Cyr a white man and Kee-nou-Kon a full blood Winnebago woman—That she resides at Prairie du Chlen [and] ls about 22 years old ..." (Waggoner, 36b) Since this affidavit was taken in 1838, this would mean that she was born in 1816. However, in a filing made in August 1839, "The said Ellen St. Cyr is 19 years old and lives with her father in Crawford County W. T. [Wisconsin Territory]." (Waggoner, 36a) That would make her birth year 1820. The first date is to be preferred since it was given by Ellen herself.

Sources

• Linda M. Waggoner (ed.), “Neither White Men Nor Indians: Affidavits from the Winnebago Mixed-blood Claim Commissions, Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin, 1838-1839” (Roseville, Minnesota: Park Genealogical Books, 2002). Extracted from Territorial Papers of the United States, Wisconsin, 1836-1848. M236. “Special Files of the Office of Indian Affairs,” 1836-46. “Special File 161” (Roll 41). “Special File 190” (Roll 42). National Archives, Washington D.C., Documents on Microfilm, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (Record Group 75).

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