Re:Further comment on Indian Connection to Leon Salois
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In reply to:
Abenaki Penacook Indian Connection to Leon Salois
Susan Stevens 10/07/02
Hello,
After I posted what I found an Abenaki site re: Leon Salois,I reflected on the idea of his still having a living daughter.The picture of his tombstone shows he died in 1929 at the age of eighty six. That would mean he was born in 1843. If you go to the site, you will see a photo of the tribal matriarch, who is said to be Leon's living daughter, Marie-Jeanne Salois. But I did the math and found that Leon couldn't possibly have a living child, as she would be about 125 years old. Therefore, no matter what the site says, Marie-Jeanne must be Leon's granddaughter.But this doesn't alter the fact that there was an genuine Indian connection in recent times in this line, or that Leon built a nice church, also pictured. Behind Marie-Jeane are some pictures, prominent among them, I suspect, are Phobe Taupier (which I have also seen as Toupin) and Leon Salois -- or alternatively, her own parents.