Anthony Bruneau

Parents: John Bruno and Constance Blanchet.

Antoine Bruno was born the 5th of January 1812 in Maskinongé, Québec,

Canada, son of Jean Bruno Terrien and Constance Blanchette.

Jean Bathiste Bruneau Petit was born 26th of May 1782 in Sorel, Québec,
Canada, and he died on the 30th of June 1831.

Constance Blanchette was born in 1786 in Maskinongé, Québec, Canada and
died
in 1869 in Saginaw, Michigan, USA.

"Anthony was the 4th of 11 child ren. As far as I can tell, Anthony met a woman from the Pottawatamie tribe in Michigan he cam e with them to Kansas when they were forced to relocate, they had 3 children. Their names wer e Jean Baptist, Zoe and Julia. I found their birth records. ( the only reason I started looki ng for them is because my gg grand father Isaac Bruno, used to tell my great Aunt Renee and m y mother about them. My mother has written a story about it I can send sometime. ) I have fou nd their family and photo's of John and Zoe. I have census records on them. And burial record s. And several photo's of family and graves. It is all very exciting. I believe that Julia di ed and he met Lydia Elizabeth and I think it is sad, and I don't know why, but the 3 childre n stayed with the tribe, and eventually relocated to Oklahoma. They had no idea about this si de of the family."

He also had other children born in Iowa, Anthony jr, Isaac, Josette, Clara, William, John, George, Fred, Scott, Robert Dan and Norman Charles.

From the Iowa Daily Register Thursday May 29, 1866 Death notice is in second colmunm the very bottom. “Anthony Bruno, a Frenchman living in Fremont County, recently committed suicide by strychnine as we learn from the Sidney Union. He was in a despondent state and probably deranged.” http://www.familypreserves.com/archives/images/amthony%20bruno%20de...

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Bruno has to go down as one of the most interesting of the French who lived in Fremont county. First, he was a mountain man and I believe he was from a French Canadian ennobled family from Maskanonga, Canada, who married into the Blackfoot Indians while fur trapping in the Rocky Mountains; these Indians turned against the white man, and in the early 1840's he is shown living in The Half Breed Neighborhood near the Thurman area, where (1) he has Blackfoot children baptized by traveling Jesuit priests, and (2) where he undoubtedly knew the Robideaus' and Old Caleb Greenwood very well; next he was married into the Pottawatomie tribe, where this wife drew annuities from that tribe; then he remarried an Anglo - Saxon and lived at French Village, and died there and is buried at McKissick's Grove. I believe he had children by each of his wives.

'Bruno ranks right up there with William Kenceleur who built the Platte River Bridge along the Oregon Trail; with Old Caleb Greenwood, the subject of a book-long biography; and with some of the martyrs from Nishnabotana Country who tried in vane to show both French and Indian alike that English influence was winning in the struggle between French and Indian culture in Fremont county."

ID: I11829 Name: Antoine Bruno 1 Sex: M Name: Anthony Bruno 2 Birth: 5 JAN 1812 in Maskingnonge, Quebec, Canada 1 Death: 18 MAY 1866 in Hamburg, Fremont Co. IA 1 Burial: Mount Olive Cemetery, Hamburg, Fremont Co. IA 1 Note: [Lydia Elizabeth Palmer Family.FTW]

My aunt renee and my mother said that their grandfather and great grandfather ( Isaac Bruno ) told them about the 3 indian children of their father Anthony Bruno. The boy was a handsom e young buck named batice and the girls were both beautiful and named zoe and julia. I foun d them listed in jesuits of the middle united states. Father christian Hoecken baptized the m and in the book he states he "baptized 3 children of anthony bruno" that is the reason fo r researching this part of the family. Iowa Obituaries Hours, 10 Guide to Public Vital Statistics Records in Iowa, Hours 1. All records burned. Iowa Churches, Hours 4 . no information Saint Mary's Catholic Church of Kansas, Hours 9. Found the baptisms for the 3 children it lis ted their birthdates. I also found their marriage dates and spouses names in this record. oth er misc listings of them for communion History of Iowa from the Earliest Times to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century, Hours10 . no mention of anthony bruno or either family. It did mention the mckissicks that were ant hony neighbors. They were quite prominent in the area. Court Records, Hours 3. found the trial that anthony was in the jury for, it was a simple la nd dispute. he is only mentioned as being juror. trial date was July 16,1850. Mr. Mckissick s and a Mr. allen were disputing the boundry line. Mr. Mckissicks won. Probate Records. Hours 1. Sent for records of anthony bruno family. They returned a copy o f his will. The last child was not listed in 1865 when anthony made the will. nor was he bo rn when Elizabeth excuted the will. There was a copy of the advertisement for the will execu tion. Also copies of letters written to Isaac, Anthony and Clara to come to a meeting for th e execution of the will. The last child was listed in 1866 when the will was read. Miscellaneous Land Records, Hours 1. sent to the national archives to receive copy of the sa le of anthonys property.

Lila Bacon [primrose@mcn.org] Laura, I will be happy to look at the photos. Lets hope I know some of them. Shall I muddy the waters? I am aware of Jean Baptiste and Constance, and their Anthony. Tha t Antoine was born in Maskinonge'. I have records of yet another Antoine, born in Maskinonge' , 15 Nov. 1819. His father was Antoine (abt. 1795), and Josephte Mongrain. This looked promis ing to me, because, the name Josephte appears less frequently than others, yet, Lydia and Ant hony named one of their daughters, Josephte and another Julie, and another Charles, which wer e both the names of this Anthony's brother and sister. So I haven't completely ruled this on e out yet. The problem is of course, the birth date. And, now, I'm even confusing myself! I continue to think this puzzle can be solved and proved, and it may be that we are very clos e to discovering the truth, or, on the other hand,, maybe we'll never know. Perish that thoug ht!! Lila

Laura- I want to run this info by you. Remember, earlier I mentioned the three brothers, Pier re, Jean Baptiste, and Antoine. I also mentioned that perhaps this Antoine was our grandfathe r. Pierre had a son, which doesn't fit the time frame........but, I just noticed Jean Baptiste , who was born 18 Jun 1798. The second of the brothers. His wifes first name is Julie (Doyon) Dion? They were married i n 1823. He would have been 17 when they were with McKenzie, and in the Bruneau area. That wa s the year 1815, the year of Anthony's birth. As the travelling Jesuits would marry them as they came around, this could explain a lapse o f time (and not that they worried about it too much) when they were trapping, exploring, etc . Then, I noticed that John, Anthony's son (which would have been Jean in french) named his d aughter Julia. Perhaps after his grandmother?? It would have been very natural for Anthony t o have named his first son after his father. (Jean Baptiste). Is this making sense to you? It does to me. At present, I have no more information, but I wil l now continue to search. I have no death date for Jean Baptiste, but I did find Remi, a brot her tp Pierre, Jean Baptiste, and Antoine, who was in Maskinonge' in 1881 Canadian Census, s o perhaps Jean Baptiste went back to Canada. I know Pierre did. And, by the way, these sons w ere from Pierre Bruneau 1773 and Madeleine Ayotte 1769. In our family records, Anthony was always specified as Anthony Bruno, (SR). Of course, he nam ed a son after him, but it sort of indicated to me that if he was the senior, his father wa s not Antoine, but either Pierre or Jean Baptiste. Another ps.......it is mentioned in McKenzie's journey's that he had some french men with him , and some indian wives, unfortunately, they are not named. I may check with Hudson Bay Co again, though it took me 6 months to get a response, but my qu estions would be more pertinent this time. Lila

"Lila Bacon" [primrose@mcn.org] LauraU Many thanks, again. I live in California, but was born in Idaho. The Bruno's of our family li ved in the Lost River Valley, in Mackay and Challis, Idaho. George Henry lived in Challis, an d died there, as you know. His son, George Erastus Bruno is my grandfather, and lived and die d in Mackay, Idaho. He died in the 60's. The problem I have about Jean Bruneau and Constance Blanchet being (the correct) Anthony's fa ther and mother is that their Anthony was born 5 Jan 1812, yet there is an 1856 census that l ists Anthony and Lydia as he being 42 years old. And, in the Bruneau's from Maskinongue, as y ou probably know, there are oodles of Anthony's that would fit, and, of course, almost everyo ne had an Anthony. Do you have a middle name for him? There was not one listed that I could find. Too bad, as th at would help clarify. As I mentioned, I have never had any access to the records of the family, so had to start fro m Anthony and work backward, which has been rather difficult. In fact, I have an aunt that st ill lives in Mackay, and she changes her stories every time I communicate with her. And is ve ry negative and unhelpful. Again, thanks for the photos. Do you have the originals also, and if so, could I pay to hav e photographic copies made and sent to me? It may be too much trouble, so I understand if yo u don't want to do that. And, ps.....I lived in SLC for awhile, and one of my sons was born in Provo. But, I have live d in California since 1962. Lila

Hi LAURA- I've been gone for about 10 days, and bet you can't tell me anything about forgetfulness! I would like to have a copy of Lydia Elizabeth's and Anthony's marriage certificate, if you h ave it available. Also, would be more than happy to pay for a nice "photographic" reproduction, if you have th e original of the same couple. They are typically "computer" images, which I STILL thank yo u for, and cried when I saw them! But, it would be nice to have a photographic copy that I ca n share with my family. They are elated! Thanks again. Lila PS......did you ever communicate with "Walter Farwell?" He seems to know a lot about Anthony . I queried him, but got no response.

I think my trip scattered my brain. Yes, you did send me photos of Anthony, his son by his fi rst wife, and John's sons. I will check through them once again once I have un-ravelled my "h ome from trip", mess. My timing is bad on Walter. He also was e-mailing someone called Thomas, who I believe live s in Canada. He also seems well versed in voyageurs, Anthony and etc. Did you ever speak to h im? I have been searching Anthony and Lydia for years, too, but until connecting with you, it ha s been a very slow process, and my mother, who talked a lot about family, never knew anythin g further than George Henry, (her grandfather). Sure would LOVE to have a photo of him. Thanks, Laura Lila

Good morning, Laura..... In looking at the 1880 census, I find John Bruno, who is Anthony Bruno's son. John has a daug hter Julia. Did I understand you to say that Anthony also had a daughter Julia? (By his wife , Lasley). Or was John the only child born to Anthony and Lasley? I noticed in the probate info that John was not included in the will. This puzzles me somewha t, as he would have been about 26 at Anthony's death. And, do you know if they were all one b ig happy family, or did they part ways after he married Lydia? Thanks Lila I did get the death notice for Anthony. Thanks. Oddly enough, as I was receiving all that yo u sent to me, I got a card from my aunt telling me that her grandson had died. (Suddenly wa s all it said). He was about 36, and I don't know the cause, yet. His name is Terry Bruno, Jr . And, she (my aunt) is the grand-daughter of Joseph Robidoux, (at least 2 times removed, may be 3), although she is in her late 80's. It seems the Bruno's and the Robidoux's (spelled Rab ideau now) were "thick as thieves" and were always close both in family and in proximity. Whe re one was, you could pretty much find the other. By the way, are you also related to the Barton's (William Allen)? There is a Barton Cemeter y up at Mackay, Idaho, and most of the Bruno's, Barton, Curtis (or a lot of them) are burie d there. (The ones that lived in the Lost River Valley.) Lila

Hi Laura- Do you have the marriage date for Antoine/Anthony Bruno and his indian wife? If you recall, I mentioned that there were three brothers, Pierre, Jean Baptiste and Antoin e that were with McKenzie on his excursion to the Pacific Ocean. One of these brothers, Pierr e, discovered Bruneau (Idaho) and river. At the time, his brother,Antoine would have been 1 5 or 16. He married a Eulalie Fleury 2 Jan 1830, and my record shows he died in 1886, but don't know w here. If that were a typo 1886/1866, this could be our man. And, he could have fathered a so n on his trip in 1815. What do you think? Pierre, one of the brothers,who md. Elisabeth Lamy, did have an Anthony, but his birthdate i s 1828, which is too young. Sure would love to prove who Anthony's father and mother are! Lila

Anthony Bruno and Lydia Elizabeth (Palmer) Bruno The only information we have about the birth of Anthony Bruno is a handwritten note by his daughter Clara Bruno. She wrote that he was born January 1815 in France. However, on all of the census records Anthony lists his place of birth as lower Canada and that he was French Canadian. In a post office history, written by Walter Farwell, that Anthony was living in a French Village along the Nishnabotna River. The following was written about the French Village: French Village lay along the East side of the Nishnabotna River from Clode Gagare's, 2 miles North of the Iowa-Missouri border to about 2 miles South of it at Joseph Bernard's Ferry and Simon Fleurie's. French Villagers included Pierre Graivremond, Joseph Merriville, Antoine Brunow, Louis Trudeau, John B. Lamoreaux, Noah Leabo, Peter Livermore, John Fleurie, Louis Cartier, Joseph Valandre, Charles Martin, Charles Chap de Lain, F. Benoist, T.S. Benoist, Morris Langdean, Antoine Arsineau, Paul Poquet, Caleb P. Lownes, Bresheal Breshear, Louis LaCroix, and Such well-known Pottawatomie Indians, LeClair, LaFrombois, Michael Barnabe, Theodore Grondais, Lewis and Michael Willmott. It should be noted at this time that Anthony and Lydia's son Isaac told his granddaughter Renee Larson Sperry and his great granddaughter Marcella Hansen Morley, that when he lived in Iowa, he played with three children of Anthony Bruno who were indians. He said that the boys name was Batice and that he was a "handsome buck". He said there were 2 girls but he did not remember their names. This prompted the Larson/Hansen/Morley family to start searching for them. The Native American children of Anthony Bruno were named John Baptist, Zoe and Julia Bruno. The only information we have about their mother is that she was named Julia too. We do not know if Julia and Anthony were ever married, we do not know if Julia died, but for whatever reason, Anthony left the children with the Pottawatamie tribe and married Lydia. The descendants of John Baptist provide the following family story: Anthony Baptiste Bruno was born on the Blackfoot Reservation at Browning, Montana. After his mother died, his father gave him and his two sisters back to the tribe because he could not raise them. The children were adopted by a Blackfoot/Potawatomi couple who were childless. When Anthony Baptiste Bruno was visiting his adoptive mother's family at Council Bluff, Iowa, he met Julia, a Potawatomi girl. Julia's father required too much for Julia, and Anthony could not pay that much. Anthony went back to Browning, got a few friends, went back to Council Bluff, and kidnapped Julia, and took her back to Browning with him. After Anthony and Julia were married, Anthony made peace with Julia's father, and Anthony was then adopted by the Potawatomi tribe. It is unknown exactly when and where Anthony met Lydia but they were married by the Catholic Priest, Fathered Christean Hoecken on December 29, 1850. Their sons Anthony jr. and Isaac, along with Lydia, were baptised into the Catholic church at that same time. This same Catholic Priest baptized John Baptist, Zoe and Julia. He also married them, John married Mary Rhodd, Zoe married Jacob DeHoney (Delonaise), Franciscus Felix Bourbonnaise, and Alexalnder Rhodd (brother to Mary). Julia married Joannes Baptist LeClaire. Most of their descendants live in Kansas and Oklahoma. The first census record we find Anthony and Lydia is Iowa 1850. The next is 1854 on census records associated with the with the Cutlerites in Madison, Fremont County, Iowa. Anthony and Lydia Elizabeth had 11 children together. Their children and spouses are: Anthony Jr. and Lucy Martha (Bradley) Bruno, Isaac and Susan Louisa (Lowry) Bruno, Clara married Albert Edward Draper and Henry Knowles, Josette married Thomas Jefferson Brandon and William Ward, George Henry who married Emmaline Joanne Curtis, William and Lois (Draper) Bruno, John who died after 1870 (because he is listed with Lydia on the 1870 Census in Spring City, Utah). Scott Isadore and Hilda Marie (Yorgason) Bruno, Fred who drowned after they moved to Idaho, Robert Dan and Fannie Louisa (Draper) Bruno, and Charels Norman and Lydia A. (Wheeler) Bruno and Lina (Hoover). Anthony and Lydia had a hog farm, where at the age of 7, Isaac (who preferred to be called Ike) began working in the corn fields in Iowa. On their large farm they also raised hogs. Isaac said that when they killed the hogs, they would kill 300 at a time. Isaac's great granddaughter Bessee Jeanne (Larson) Holdaway, was told by Isaac that he began smoking around age 7, when he was working in the corn fields and he would roll his own cigarettes. At approximately18 and 16 years old, Anthony and his brother Isaac moved to Utah. When Anthony Sr. died, in 1866, the newspaper in Iowa published a letter to Isaac, Anthony Jr., and Clara to return home for the execution of his Will. Isaac and Anthony returned and remained in Iowa until 1866-1870, when Lydia sold their home and property to Ormel Wing and they left the State of Iowa. Isaac and Anthony then helped their mother move the family from Iowa, to Utah.

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