Hi Annette;
Jean Baptiste Constant was my great great grandfather. He was appointed Grand
Chief Kiconse (Kikons - different spelling at times) of the Algonquin Tribe on June 01, 1837 on behalf of King William the
Fourth and The Earl of Gosford....of which I have his certificate. His surname is CONSTANT.
Jean
Baptiste was the son of Jean Louis Constant who also was Grand Chief Penency of the Algonquins...appointed on behalf of King
George and Sir James Kemp on May 01, 1830.
Jean Louis Constant was also the son of
Chief Wambolak.
I haven't been able to go any farther back than Chief Wambolak....of
which I wish I could, so perhaps by some small miracle, someone might have a history on these Algonquin Chiefs who were all
born in Oka, Quebec. Chief Wambolak ( Bernard Wabonack??) and Jean Louis died and was buried in Oka, Quebec ....but Jean Baptiste
died around the Springtown/Burnstown/Renfrew, Ontario area as a very elderly man. His death date and place is what I am really
interested in.....as well as any other information someone might have.
These last
two grand chiefs "originated" the Land Claim Petitions in 1820 to 1837 and their signed names are on all the petitions.
I have the information on these petitions.
My mom, Bernadette Crawford, married Isidore Turcotte
(son of Philias Turcotte & Lea Lamarre, Mattawa, Ontario.....of which, I saw their wedding posted on your site). She was
born and raised in Mattawa....well known for her music....and the daughter of George Crawford Sr. and Mary Marcotte.
I only found your website recently and I appreciate that you are there doing all you can to help people like
me become more knowledgeable of their family background. I know I feel like I'm not alone in doing this when I see people
like you reaching out to help. Please carry on....we need you!!
If you need any additional info,
please don't hesitate to contact me.
Thanks again,
Contact info: Zita - zsimpson@nrtco.net
