Odanak Families - Mas to Ms

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Last updated 02-Sep-00

Family Origin: French
Period Family Name Recorded at Odanak: 1812 to 1900's
Other Notes: Toussaint Masta (a French man) appears on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844. He d. abt 1825. He m. 1812, Catherine Vassal widow of Francois Joseph Osunkhirhine.
Joseph Masta was known as an Indian Doctor in Lowell MA. [Life of John Johnson]
Jean Baptiste Masta (John B.) attended Dartmouth College and was a doctor at Baron VT.
Ignace Masta (1821-1882), m. Therese Nagazoa. Many of his descendants remained at Odanak and several are well known basketmakers.
Peter Masta of Dartmouth College was actually Pierre Paul Osunkhirhine, a son of Catherine by her first husband.
Members of the family attended Moor's Charity School & Dartmouth College
Obituary - Dr. Joseph A. Masta
Descendants of Jacques Masta - includes Abenaki Masta/Vassall line OFF SITE LINK >>>

Last updated 25-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Probably Androscoggin River [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: Metallac, Metallak, Ma-da-lhokw
Probable Native Name: madahlákw 'bad metal, cast iron' [Day 1981]
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: Drummondville Canada, Megalloway and Rangeley Regions, Salem VT.
Other Notes: Mary Mattelock was born abt. 1793. A. Matelok appears on the Odanak roster of 1812 veterans with heirs in 1844. Ma-da-lhokw was said to be Captain of Indians for the Americans in the 1812 war (this was probably Metallic, the father of Antoine, as the tradition is that Metallic fought for the Americans while his two sons fought with the English [NL 97]).
Metallic was known in Northern NH and Western ME and died a very old man (over 100 years old) in 1846 at Stewartstown, NH.
Antoine Metallac was the father of the child named Basile baptized at Drummondville in 1831. Another son was probably Thomas.
Metallic also appears as a family name in New Brunswick's MicMac and Maliseet populations.
see also Pamaguimet
see also Walambois
See the biography of Metallic for more information.

Last updated 11-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Probably Missisquoi [Day 1981], probably Eastern Abenaki [NL 2000]
Other Possibly Spellings: probably Micha
Western Abenaki pronunciation: Missal
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: St. Regis, Missisquoi, a common family name appearing in many places and associated with several Wabanaki bands.
Other Notes: In 1765 Joseph Michel signed the Robertson lease of Missisquoi land. Marie Priscille Mitchell d/o Pierre & Anne Laurent m. 1878, Edward Hannis.
Mitchell is also the Bear family, very well know as Penobscot.
Bear is Awasos in Abenaki. They are found at Becancour as Awachouche and St. Aubin.

Last updated 11-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Missisquoi [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: Mantoch, Mantock, Mantok, Monlatak
Probable Native Name: môlôdakw 'cedar tree' [Day 1981]
Period Family Name Recorded at Odanak: 1765 to 1878
Family Members Who Disappear from Odanak Documents: N/A
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: Fort Saint-Frederic, Missisquoi area of Vermont
Other Notes: The Mantoch family is found in the Fort St. Frederick register in 1737 and of Missisquoi at that time. Francois Mantoch d. in 1748 at the fort. In 1765 Momtock signed the Robertson lease of Missisquoi land.
Francois Monladague (1777-1864) was a chief. He may be the Francois that m. Marie Josephte Annance.
Francois and Laurent are common given names in this family. Some of the family may have used the surname Laurent.
see also Laurent

Last updated 25-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Missisquoi [Day 1981]
Other Possibly Spellings: Morisseau, Maurice, Morins, Molisse, Morrisey, Moricette, Morits, Marshall
Probable Native Name: Môlis, plural Môlizak [Day 1981]
Other Places Where Family Name Appears: upper Richelieu River, Missisquoi VT
Other Notes: Alexis Maurice m. Suzanne Saze Joseph. Their son was Thomas Alexis Mourice, known in Drummondville as Tom Marshall. Tom was married in 1834 to Marie Louise Capino and they lived in the Durham area.
Sophie & Marie Anne Moriseau married at Odanak in the 1840's and are the daughters of Joseph & Agnes Portneuf. In the record of Marie Anne's second marriage her surname is given as Sanagite or Tanagite.

Last updated 25-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Maliseet
Other Possibly Spellings: Mouscoisseau
Probable Native Name: moskwasó 'he is muskrat' (a nickname for Maliseet) [Day 1981]
Period Family Name Recorded at Odanak: 1829 to 1875
Other Notes: Michel Mouscouoisseau and Jouachin Mouscouoisseau are listed in 1829 & 1830.
Joachim Mouscoisseau Denis is listed at Odank in 1832. Joachim Denis is in Odanak census records for several decades. The 1900 census for one of his daughters shows father's place of birth as Maine. His decendants use the surname Denis.
see also Denis

Last updated 24-SEP-1997

Possible Family Origin: Perhaps Norridgewock [Day 1981]
Probable Native Name: makwsés 'a young moose up to two years old' [Day 1981]
Period Family Name Recorded at Odanak: 1821
Other Notes: Mary Sally Moxcy was sent to school in Boston in 1821

Last updated 25-Jul-00

Possible Family Origin: Probably Nipmuc by Schaghticoke [Day 1981], Missisquois [NL]
Other Possibly Spellings: Metzadoucouche, Mesadocoz,
Probable Native Name: maybe msátegwés 'big river person' or msádokwés 'big rump person' [Day 1981]
Period Family Name Recorded at Odanak: 1769 to 1900's
Other Places Where Family Name Appears:
Other Notes: Charles Mesadocoz is listed as chief in 1769.
Pierre (b.abt.1788) m. Jeanne Ursule Ontarawarmin. They had sons Thomas b.abt 1804 & Francois b.abt 1811, who both served as chiefs. Jean b.abt.1814 is possibly another son. Pierre served and died in the War of 1812. His widow raised the French orphan Francois Robert Paquette and in 1838 she was one of the founders of the Congregational Church at Odanak.
Pierre may be Francois Pierre or Pierre Francois. We find the widow of Francois listed in 1822 with 4 minor children and Pierre's widow does not appear to be in this record, but should be.
Obituary - Marguerite (Msadoquis) Tahamont Benedict