Brigitte d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin

Abt 1680 -

• Name	Brigitte d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	Abt 1680	Pentagouët, Acadie (Penobscot, Castine, Maine)
  Gender	Female
  Occupation	Mar 1703
  	Violée par les soldats du capitaine Samuel Chadwell (débarqués du sloop "Flying Horse")
  Residence	Mar 1703	Naskeag Point, Acadie (à 10 milles de Pentagouët, côté sud-est de Sedgwick), Hancock Co., Maine
  Residence	17 Oct 1703	Québec
  Residence	15 Oct 1705	Québec
  Person ID	I6128	Godbout
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017

  
  

  Father	Jean Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin,   b. 1652, Escout, canton d'Oloron, Béarn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France ,   d. 3 Feb 1707, Pau, Béarn, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France  (Age 55 years)
  Mother	Marie Melchilde Misoukdkosié,   b. Abt 1652, Territoire de la Confédération abénaquise (Acadie) ,   d. Between 1720-1721, Acadie  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Married	1677	Pentagouët, Acadie (Penobscot, Castine, Maine)
  Marriage Info.	1684	Panawamskek (Indian Island à Old Town), rivière Penobscot (près de Bangor), Maine
  Marriage Info.	1688	Père Jacques Bigot, Jésuite missionnaire chez les Abénaquis de Norridgewock
  Family ID	F993	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philippe Meunier,   b. Abt 1682, Acadie ,   d. Mar 1703, Naskeag Point, Acadie (à 10 milles de Pentagouët, côté sud-est de Sedgwick), Hancock Co., Maine  (Age ~ 21 years)
  Married	Bef 1703	Acadie
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2017
  Family ID	F3140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes, Stephen A. White, (Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999), 6. [S196] NEHGR: New England Historical and Genealogical Register, (New England Historical and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts), Volume 34 (1880), pp. 90-93. Mission of Samuel Penhallow and Theodore Atkinson (of Portsmouth, N.H.) in 1703 aboard the vessel 'Sea Flower' (Master John Abbott) to the Penobscot Indians (printed from an original manuscript in the handwriting of Mr. Penhallow). Report to William Partridge, Lieutenant Governor, Province of New Hampshire: In our going (9 April 1703), Stopt at Sag-de-hoc where we found ye Inhabitants under great fear; all resolving to remove the next day if we had not come by reason of ye Indians, whom they verily believed were inclined to war, because of their different carriages, frequent threatnings, and generall remove the day before by ye influence of Monsieur Pelassus; the Noridgwack fryer, who no less than three times had Sent for them which by all circumstances, they believe was occasioned by ye late Infraction of Chadwell and his Company att Naaskeag. Wanudagunbuem, a Penobscot Sachem, being present (along with Kennebec Sagamore Moxix, Bomazeen's son) was desirous of being fully Satisfyed, about the late Eruption on Philip meneere, thinking it to be an act of horrid cruelty and injustice, to whom answered, that our Governour did resent itt as such, and had accordingly signified his utter abhorrence & detestation thereof by that he had dissolved Chadwell's Commission, taken away his Sword and committed him to close prison under Severe hardships: att wch he made a kind of Huzza, saying that it was as much as they could expect. However, not knowing how the generallity of Penobscot Indians might be affected, because of that unhappy Infraction, we desired mauxis to permitt two of his principall Indians to accompany us; wch after Some short consideration; was granted; Bampzeen was ordered by himself, and one Lue of Penobscot by Wanudagunbuem; who behaved them themselves very civilly. On ye 13, we Saild from Sagdehoc and arrived that evening at Awassaamkilk Island; on wch was only one hous, not an Indian to be Seen, altho no less than 25 wigwams nere it, very lately deserted, purely occasioned by the unhappy Infraction on Philip meneer. Wanugonet, Sagamore of Penobscot, by an Interpreter, gave ye following acctt from Kenegeto the Indian of the late Infraction of Chadwell and his compa att Naaskeag, Vizt that in the morning early He and most of his men came on shoar, knockt at Philip meneers hous saying that they were all friends and desired admission, at wch he opened his door; att first they all saluted him, and Seemed very kind; awhile after they brought two dogs from on board the sloop, and put them on fighting very near the hous, with mr meneers dog; at which all went out to see them. Soon after they prompted meneer to Pilot them into a french place wch they were designed to plunder. his answer was that they had one on board vizt one Fellows, who was a better Pilot than himself; that he could not in conscience betray one of his own country: at which they were much incensed; whereon he told them that he much wondered att the sudden alteration of friendship into war: at that whatever they thought of him, yet he was at peace and in amity with the English; and as a testimony thereof, produced a paper which he was entrusted with by the Penobscot Sachems, in which was included the articles of Peace between them and ye English, and that he quietly lived among them: but all would not avail they threatened to carry him on board, but he still refused, resolving raither to dye on the spot. att wch Chadwell struck him forward with the butt end of his gun; and so did others several times; whereupon he attempted an escape; they immediately fired att him, and shott him throuh ye body. Kenegeto the Indian, being att same time surrounded by them they forced him on board, and soon after brought Philip meneere to be dresst and seeing he was mortally wounded, they sent them both on shoar; meneer dyed the next day. During this confusion several had plundered an Indian hous in wch were skins, most barbarously treating an old squaw that lived there: they then abused meneers wife and rifled his hous, in wch were 3 large packs of beaver, one pipe filled with otter skins, and severall hhds of feathers, besides sundry other sorts of pelts, all wch they carried on board, robbing meneers wife of two packs of bonw[s] and took 7 pistols, 5 ps eight, and 20 newEngd shillings wch her Father Casteen gave her. [S758] Calendar of State Papers, Colonial Series, America and West Indies, 1702-1703, Preserved in The Public Record Office. Edited by Cecil Headlam, M.A., (The Hereford Times Limited, H.M.S.O., London, 1913), Volume 21, pp. 308-309, 332-333, 385 & 396. 31 March 1703, Boston (529, p. 308): Minutes of the Council of Massachusetts Bay. H.E. communicated several letters expressed to him from Piscataqua, advising of an insult lately made by Capt. Samuel Chadwell, commander of a privateer sloop, upon some French and Indians at Naskeag in Mount Desert, by rifling and plundering the house of Paul Munier, a Frenchman, allied to the Indians, under the protection of this Government, and had killed Munier, and beaten one or more of the Indians. H.E. acquainted the Council that he had desired Lt. Gov. Partridge to write to Major March to direct him to observe to the Indians the resentment H.E. had of that matter, and that he had sent for Chadwell, and would make a strict inquiry into the same, and take such order therein as may be agreeable to justice, and to give them satisfaction, whereof they shall have an accompt. Accompts of Major John March and Capt. James Gooch committed. 1 April 1703, Boston (530, p. 309): Minutes of Council of the Massachusetts Bay. Capt. Chadwell was examined upon the matter whereof he acquainted the Board yesterday. He acknowledged that Munier was plundered and wounded by some of his company, but knew not that he was dead. H.E. ordered Chadwell to be confined at the Castle, and issued a warrant for the apprehension of those of his Company, who Chadwell said were concerned in the action. 5 April 1703, Boston (548, pp. 332-333): Minutes of Council of the Massachusetts Bay. Several of the mariners of the sloop Flying Horse, Capt. Samuel Chadwell, Commander, were examined upon the insult made by him upon the house of Paul Munier, at Naskeag, and wounding of him, of which wound, it is said, he is dead, and other enormities by him committed in those parts, and were dismissed, with charge to return to the sloop. Advised, that it forthwith be insinuated to the Indians, that what Chadwell has acted therein is very surprizing, and a perfect breach of his instructions, and highly resented; that strict enquiry and examination has been made thereinto; that Chadwell is deprived of his Commission, his sword broken, and himself committed close prisoner at the Castle; that the goods by them plundered be forthwith restored, and the Indians be directed to procure what evidence they can of the injuries done by Chadwell, against H. E. sees them, when he will have consideration thereof, and direct a further proceeding. [C.O. 5, 789. pp. 495-496.] 27 April 1703 (625, p. 385): Minutes of the Council of Massachusetts Bay. H.E. communicated to the Council a Letter from Mr. Penhallow of Piscataqua containing a journal of his and Mr. Atkinson's voyage to Penobscot, being sent by H.E.'s Order to inform the Indians as to his proceedings in the Chadwell affair (see April 5), wherewith the Indians seemed to be well pleased. 1 May 1703, Boston (652, p. 396): H.E. communicated to the Council a letter from Major March at Casco Bay, intimating the discourse he had with some of the Indians that were abused and plundered by Captain Chadwell and company about Naskeag, and that they were well satisfied that H.E. would order restitution to be made them, and to Paul Munier's wife, and that they did not desire any person should be put to death for the killing of Munier, but otherwise punished. [S564] Saint-Castin, Baron français, chef amérindien, Marjolaine Saint-Pierre, (Les éditions du Septentrion, Sillery, Québec, juin 1999), 71 & 235-237.