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About Canyon Wolf

Hi, I have spent 20+ years researching & educating the public about the history and culture of the Wabanaki People of Northeastern North America. I am an avid genealogist and historian with deep roots in Maine, NH, MA. I am currently exploring the use of DNA to solve genealogy brick-walls.

Carrie & Fred Horton

Today I have yet another little treasure contributed by our friend Randy Blood.
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Categories: Documentation, Family-Kanistanaux

One Lee-o-netto or Two?

Time for a quick review of the Lee-o-netto situation. I am ready to show how this question has resolved itself by locating additional data concerning family members.

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Nettie & Charles Dodge

Today I am presenting another wonderful treasure shared by Randy Blood as a result of his resent visit to New York State. A photograph of Charles & Nettie Dodge.

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Moulton Cemetery Card

Today’s post will cover the cemetery card from Stockton, NY showing the plot information for Eli and Kate Moulton. I am grateful to Randy Blood for sharing all the wonderful items he photographed during his recent visit.

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Moulton Grave Marker

Today’s post has no new information to add to my research project, but it is always nice to have our own copy of items. While visiting in New York, Randy Blood stopped by the Stockton cemetery and snapped this nice photo.

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Horton Family Records

Our friend Randy Blood shared some wonderful photos of the family records contained in a bible story book he recently found while visiting with relatives in New York State. What a treasure!

(Updated November 2012)

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Indians in Paris (part 3)

Today’s post is the next in a short series providing background for the American Indian presence at the Paris Expo of 1867.
Today I will cover what the New York Times claimed was being done to outfit a Native American exhibit as requested by the Commissioner in Paris.

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Jane Kanistanaux – who is she?

My friend, Randy Blood, has been visiting in New York State and collecting documents for this Kanistanaux family. My next two documents are cemetery cards provided by the local historian (name unknown, age 91).

Today I will introduce a new family member.

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Indians in Paris (part 2)

Today’s post is the next in a short series providing background for the American Indian presence at the Paris Expo of 1867.
Today I cover what the U.S. Agent in Paris requested for a Native American exhibit and some dialog concerning the public attitude towards indigenous people in general.

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1920 Death Record for Isaac Kanistanaux

In June I hired a researcher using the genealogyfreelancers.com service to retrieve records for me. They are now starting to dribble in. So, today I will take a break from the Paris Expo series to post the first of my new records.

Today I am posting the Death Register entry for Isaac Henry Kanistanaux.

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