Mary Ann Jacob

Mary Ann Jacob is # 1380 on the 1907 Wooster Roll where she is identified as the daughter of Mrs. Lizette Jacob # 1366. Marty Ann's traditional name is recorded as "Wabishkigishige- -??" (last syllable not legible) meaning "White sky woman" but to gain fuller and more accurate understanding the name and translation require scrutiny and comment by those with expertise in nuances of the Anishinaabemowin language and Potawatomi culture.

In 1907 when Mary Ann Jacob was age 18 she was living at Manitowaning, Manitoulin Island, Ontario where she held full rights in Canada.

Manitowaning is the principal community in the township of Assiginak and features an excellent natural harbour. "Founded" in 1836 as a centre of Manitoulin Island's Aboriginal education, Manitowaning was a regular port of call for schooners and steamboats from many points on the Great Lakes. As of 2016 the old steamboat wharf is now part of the community's Museum Heritage Complex, home of the SS Norisle. Cardwell Street in Manitowaning continues east of the community, becoming the primary access road to the Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve.