Cree Indian ancestory - adopted and given the name Henry Baldwin
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Cree Indian ancestory - adopted and given the name Henry Baldwin
My gr-gr-gr-grandfather was a Cree Indian chief from Canada.
He traded his eldest son away,(my gr-gr-grandfather),
because hr didn't want him to become chief later. The son
was adopted by my family, and given an english name,
Henry Baldwin. In a 1920 US census Henry listed himself as
a French Canadian, even though he was a Cree. My goal is
to find Henry's Cree tribe in Canada, and hopefully his Cree
Indian father's idenity. He listed himself as a French Canadian, so I thought Quebec might be a good place to
start. Any suggestions?
He traded his eldest son away,(my gr-gr-grandfather),
because hr didn't want him to become chief later. The son
was adopted by my family, and given an english name,
Henry Baldwin. In a 1920 US census Henry listed himself as
a French Canadian, even though he was a Cree. My goal is
to find Henry's Cree tribe in Canada, and hopefully his Cree
Indian father's idenity. He listed himself as a French Canadian, so I thought Quebec might be a good place to
start. Any suggestions?