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Colombe Family
This website is a genealogy database of documents, photos, and information about the Colombe family. The family descends from Jean Baptiste "John" Colombe (c.1825-1893) and Josette/Josephine Dorian (c.1840-1881). John was a French Canadian who came to the United States in 1847 where he married Josette about 1860. Josette was a Sicangu Lakota and a descendant of Pierre Dorian of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. For more about the Dorian family, see below. The family lived in Denver, Colorado during the 1860s where John was a town marshall. In 1868 they moved to Dakota Territory with Spotted Tail's band and settled on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. Many of their descendants still live there today.
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Re: Archaeological Finds « Result #3 on Oct 2, 2009, 11:24pm »
Object Card filled out by Father Eugene Buechel.
Picture is below.
Description: This is the most widely copied of all the sword bayonets. Many countries - including the United States, Egypt, Belgium, and Argentina - have manufactured or used bayonets very similar to this one. The French model was designed to fit on the French Model 1866 Chassepot Rifled Infantry Musket (the musket was revolutionary in itself). It was manufactured from 1866 to 1874 and was replaced by the French Model 1874 "Gras" Bayonet. This bayonet is brass-hilted with a spring steel latching arrangement on the right side. The crossguard is iron (steel) and has a screw-type tightening arrangement on the muzzle-ring. The lower quillon is a hooked "blade-breaker" type. The blade is steel, single-edged, fullered (both sides), with a re-curved or "yataghan-shape." The blades are usually marked on the back-edge (opposite the cutting edge) with the arsenal, month, and year of manufacture; this is done in engraved cursive fashion and will appear something like, "Mre d' Armes de Chatellerault Janvier 1866" or perhaps "Mre d' Armes de St. Etienne 8bre [October] 1868"; contrary to novice speculation, these inscriptions are not the name of a lieutenant or major, nor is it a presentation date. There are numerous variations of this bayonet and they were produced in the many-many thousands. The scabbards are usually blued sheet-rolled steel with a ball finial. These bayonets replaced the French Model 1842 Sword Bayonet and - in turn - were replaced by the French Model 1874 "Gras" Bayonet (and corresponding infantry rifle). Citation: http://arms2armor.com/Bayonets/fren1866.htm
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Archaeological Finds « Result #5 on Oct 2, 2009, 9:58pm »
Here is an object card filled about by Father Eugene Buechel.
"This bowl was dug out of a bank, together with other things, west of St. Francis, in the Little White Rier, by Dave Colombe's boys, in 1940. Unfortunately, they dropped and broke it. A white man glued the pieces together."
A picture of the bowl is below.
Description: This appears to be a partial earthenware pot. There are diagonal lines that have been incised on the entire outside. Towards the mouth of the pot, two holes can be seen that were bored through. The item is brownish-gray in color and has been repaired with a white/silver colored glue.
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Re: Feel free to post as you wish « Result #6 on Sept 16, 2009, 10:34pm »
Hello,
When in the Post Reply section, where it says "Upload an Image" on the right, push the browse button, and find the picture you want to upload. A new screen will come up, and you cut and paste the url into the message.
If you need more help, let me know. Or you could email it to me, and I would be happy to post it for you. My email is esweet4204@hotmail.com
Re: Old Colombe Family Photos « Result #9 on Sept 16, 2009, 5:35pm »
I love pictures of the Weaver family. I'm the grand-daughter of Josephine Colombe and Lloyd Weaver. I had't seen these before. Thank You Annette. I have NO old pictures. Do you have any of Irene and her sisters? You can send them to my E-Mail address: Nascarlady7@MSN.com
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Sisseton Deaths, 1925-1935 « Result #14 on Aug 5, 2009, 9:26pm »
From: South Dakota Emergencey Relief Administration (S.D.E.R.A.), Survey of Indian Reservations, 1935, Sisseton Agency. This list was compiled by Father Pohlen and lists name, death date, and cause of death. I believe this is only Roberts County.
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1897 Standing Rock Indian Police « Result #16 on Jun 17, 2009, 11:51am »
Serial Set Vol. No. 3641, Session Vol. No.13 55th Congress, 2nd Session H.Doc. 5 pt. 2 Title: Annual reports of the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1897. Report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Joined: May 2008 Gender: Female Posts: 10 Location: Mission, SD
Re: Newer Colombe family photos « Result #23 on Jun 3, 2009, 4:52pm »
Actually Michelle, Charlie has 4 sisters. Patricia (Menck) Colombe on the East Coast, Elaine (Jones) Colombe in New Mexico, Barbra Jean (Bordeaux) Colombe in Mission SD and Sylvia (Farmer) Colombe whom passed away when they were in thier 20's.
All of the boys are in the picture above. All of which are still alive except my father, Tuck Colombe.
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The Settler and Soldier Interviews « Result #25 on Jun 2, 2009, 6:24pm »
From: "Voices of the American West, Volume 2: The Settler and Soldier Interview of Eli S. Ricker, 1903-1919." Richard E. Jensen, editor. (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2005)
Mentions John Colombe as a scout at Fort Laramie, Wyoming in the 1800s.
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Re: Dorian Family Photos « Result #30 on May 17, 2009, 12:13pm »
Sicangu delegation at Carlisle Indian School in 1880. Front row, left to right: Black Crow, Two Strike, White Thunder, Spotted Tail, and Iron Wing. Back row, left to right: interpreters Louis Robideaux and Charles Tackett (1853-1914). Charles Tackett was the son of George Tackett and Ellen Dorion. He married Spotted Tail's daughter, Cankuluta (Red Road) in 1878.
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Re: Dorian Family Photos « Result #31 on May 17, 2009, 12:12pm »
Sicangu delegation at Carlisle Indian School in 1880. Front row, left to right: Black Crow, Two Strike, White Thunder, Spotted Tail, and Iron Wing. Back row, left to right: interpreters Louis Robideaux and Charles Tackett (1853-1914). Charles Tackett was the son of George Tackett and Ellen Dorion. He married Spotted Tail's daughter, Cankuluta (Red Road) in 1878.
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Re: Dorian Family Photos « Result #40 on May 15, 2009, 8:35pm »
George Catlin's sketch of the fourteen Ioway who went to Europe 1844-46. Following are Catlin's identifications:
Chiefs 1. Mew-hu-she-kaw, White Cloud, first chief of the nation 2. Neu-mon-ya, Walking Rain, third chief 3. Se-non-ty-yah, Blister Feet; great medicine man
Warriors and Braves 4. Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer 5. No-ho-mun-ya, One who gives no attention; 6. Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf 7. Wa-tan-ye, One always foremost 8. Wa-ta-we-bu-ka-na, Commanding General, the son of Walking Rain, ten years old 9. Jeffrey Doraway (Dorion, omitted)
Squaws 10. Ruton-ye-we-ma, Strutting Pigeon, White Cloud's Wife 11. Ruton-we-me, Pigeon on the Wing 12. Oke-we-me, Female Bear that walks on the back of another 13. Koon-za-ya-me, Female War Eagle Sailing 14. Ta-pa-ta-me, Sophia, wisdom, White Cloud's daughter 15. Corsair, a papoose. _________________________________________________
1844 engraving of the Ioways when they were in London with George Catlin. The man in the suit, 2nd from right, must be Jeffrey Dorion omitted by Catlin above. __________________________________________________
George Catlin's "Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris" 1861/69 oil on card mounted on paperboard. A Color version of Catlin's above picture. Again, Dorion is omitted. __________________________________________________
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Re: Dorian Family Photos « Result #41 on May 15, 2009, 8:34pm »
George Catlin's sketch of the fourteen Ioway who went to Europe 1844-46. Following are Catlin's identifications:
Chiefs 1. Mew-hu-she-kaw, White Cloud, first chief of the nation 2. Neu-mon-ya, Walking Rain, third chief 3. Se-non-ty-yah, Blister Feet; great medicine man
Warriors and Braves 4. Wash-ka-mon-ya, Fast Dancer 5. No-ho-mun-ya, One who gives no attention; 6. Shon-ta-yi-ga, Little Wolf 7. Wa-tan-ye, One always foremost 8. Wa-ta-we-bu-ka-na, Commanding General, the son of Walking Rain, ten years old 9. Jeffrey Doraway (Dorion, omitted)
Squaws 10. Ruton-ye-we-ma, Strutting Pigeon, White Cloud's Wife 11. Ruton-we-me, Pigeon on the Wing 12. Oke-we-me, Female Bear that walks on the back of another 13. Koon-za-ya-me, Female War Eagle Sailing 14. Ta-pa-ta-me, Sophia, wisdom, White Cloud's daughter 15. Corsair, a papoose. _________________________________________________
1844 engraving of the Ioways when they were in London with George Catlin. The man in the suit, 2nd from right, must be Jeffrey Dorion omitted by Catlin above. __________________________________________________
George Catlin's "Iowa Indians Who Visited London and Paris" 1861/69 oil on card mounted on paperboard. A Color version of Catlin's above picture. Again, Dorion is omitted. _________________________________________________
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Re: Dorian Family Photos « Result #44 on May 15, 2009, 4:09pm »
Seated, left to right: brothers, David, Paul, Jr., and Louis Dorian. Sons of Paul Dorian, Sr. They lived in Okreek, South Dakota. They were probably the brothers of Josette/Josephine Dorian who married John B. Colombe.
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Re: Dorian Family Photos « Result #45 on May 15, 2009, 4:07pm »
Seated, left to right: brothers, David, Paul, Jr., and Louis Dorian. Sons of Paul Dorian, Sr. They lived in Okreek, South Dakota. They were probably the brothers of Josette/Josephine Dorian who married John B. Colombe.
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Re: Old Colombe Family Photos « Result #47 on May 15, 2009, 4:01pm »
William Ambrose "Bill" Colombe, son of John Baptiste Colombe and Josette Dorian. Picture taken in December, 1947 in front of his home southeast of Okreek, South Dakota.
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1849 Unratified Mixed Blood Treaty « Result #50 on May 12, 2009, 2:21pm »
Documents relating to the negotiation of an unratified treaty of October 9, 1849, with the Sioux Indians.
"A list of names appended to the treaty concluded at Mendota in the Territory of Minnesota on the 9th day of October, 1849, by John Chambers and Alexander Ramsey, Commissioners for the United States, of the one part, and the Hon. Henry H. Sibley and the Halfbreeds o the Sioux Nation of Indians of the other part."