Augustus St. Cyr (1838)

Born 1838 in Wisconsin Territory, United States

Ancestors

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

Biography

Augustus was born in 1838. He is the son of Michel St. Cyr and Julia Angelique.

“Michael St. Cyr, who being duly sworn, doth depose and say. ... That he was married about six years ago and has two Children, the oldest aged about 3 years, named Michael and the other named Augustus aged about one year. That both said boys are smart active children and residing with deponent.” (Waggoner, 39a)

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).
• Long Prairie, Wahnahta County, Minnesota Territorial Census, 1 Sept. 1850, Family #13. Minnesota Historical Society, 1977. Microfilm. Reels 1-47 and 107-164. Minnesota. Minnesota Territorial Census Schedules, 1849-1855. St. Paul, MN, USA: Minnesota Historical Society, 2000.

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