Blancneige Wapakonee" "Snow In The Face" Chartier

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Blancneige Wapakonee" "Snow In The Face" Chartier (Straight Tail)

Also Known As: "Snow in the Face", "Snow White"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Cecil County, Maryland, United States
Death: 1737 (41-42)
Tarentum, Allegheny County, PA, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Chief Opessa "Opeththa" Straight Tail and Margaret (Bnu) Straight Tail, Shawnee By Marriage
Wife of Peter Wocunuckshenah "Pale Brother" Chartier
Mother of Rene "Pale Stalker" Chartier; Anna Elizabeth Troxell; François Chartier and Peter Chartier's child's name is unknown
Sister of Tecoomteh Straight Tail; Wawwaythi Shawnee, Straight-Tail; Loyparkoweh Opessa Straight Tail, Straight-Tail; Lawaquaqua Wawwaythi Lawaquaqua Pride Opessa; Private and 1 other
Half sister of Oshashqua Straight Tail

Managed by: Lloyd Alfred Doss, Jr.
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About Blancneige Wapakonee" "Snow In The Face" Chartier

https://adkinsmetcalffamily.wordpress.com/tag/shawnee/ Opessa aka Opethatha-Wapatha-Wopatha-Hopesha-Opessa Straight Tail-Oppaymolleh – Pekowi born 1664 OH-died latter 1760 OH – son of Straight Tail-Meaurroway/1630 & Pekowi Woman/1635, Turtle Clan, moved 1677 with band to IN, moved 1680 to IL, 1689 moved with band to TN-NC-KY-VA, by 1693 living in Cecil Co MD, about 1693 a Pekowi Chief under his father in Cecil Co MD, 1697 moved to Lancaster Co PA with band, 1697 succeeded Straight Tail as Pekowi Chief in Pequea PA, signed Treaty 1701 with William Penn with Lemoytungh & Pemoyajagh, 1706 Council Philadelphia, 1707 Conference at Pequea Lancaster Co PA with Governor John Evans, 1710 Conference at Conestoga PA with John French & Henry Worley, resigned 1711 to move to Sassoonan’s Delaware village-Shamokin PA, succeeded 1711 as Pekowi Chief at Pequea PA by his brother Cakundawanna/1662, 1715 Conference Philadelphia with Sassoonan, 1722 moved to Old Town MD-upper Potomac & replaced his brother Cakundawanna as Pekowi Chief again by 1723, by 1734 moved to AL with band, by 1738 returned to western MD/southeast PA, Aug. 1749 Council Philadelphia, 1750 moved to OH, 1752 succeeded Pheasant-Kakawatchekee/1680 as Head Pekowi Chief on the Ohio River, May 1756 Council Tioga Point, Aug. 1760 Council Ft. Pitt, brother in law (through sister Snow White) of Peter Chartier/1690, connected with Poxinosa, White Fish (1) & Okowellos Cornstalk, great-grandfather of Tecumseh/1768, husband 1st by 1684 IN of Margaret Pekowi/1670, 2nd 1711 PA of Polly-Daughter of Sassoonan/1695-Delaware, father with Margaret of children/1685-94, daughter Snow White/1695, sons Tecoomteh/1698, Wawwaythi/1700, Loyparkoweh/1705 & Lawaquaqua-Pride Opessa/1710-all Pekowi, children with Polly unknown


A member of the Turtle Clan.

 1711 - in western Pennsylvania with father
 1723 - returned to norther Maryland/easter Pennsylvania area
 1727 - living on Allegheny River
 1734 - moved to Alabama

She and her husband were first cousins.

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Blancneige Wapakonee" "Snow In The Face" Chartier's Timeline

1695
1695
Cecil County, Maryland, United States
1712
1712
Pennsylvania, United States
1720
1720
Pennsylvania, United States
1730
1730
New Cumberland, at Susquehanna river and Yellow Breeches creek, Cumberland County, PA, United States
1737
1737
Age 42
Tarentum, Allegheny County, PA, United States
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