Descendants of Anton Skaowit (Sie-You)(Chief Schanewa)
Generation No. 1
1. ANTON SKAOWIT (SIE-YOU)(CHIEF1 SCHANEWA) died 1828 in Near Ft. Langley, Washington Territory. He married TA WIS NA.
Notes for ANTON SKAOWIT (SIE-YOU)(CHIEF SCHANEWA):
CHIEF SCHANEWA
From excerpts of a report written in 1993 by John N. Millner-
It is documented that Schanewa was over six feet tall, very strong and highly respected for his leadership qualities. He had seven wives among the various tribes of western Washington. Cowlitz genealogist, Michael Hubbs indicates that many of the Cowlitz descendants of today trace back to three Schanewa daughters at Cowlitz Prairie who were maried to Simon Plamondon, John McLeod, and Jean Baptiste Chalifoux. Hubbs is himself a descendant of Simon Plamondon.
Chief Schanewa died while returning from a trip to Hudson's Bay's Fort Langley in 1828. During his visit Schanewa won big while gambling with the local Indians. Sensing a deep air of displeasure amongst the losers, Schanewa asked Hudson's Bay people if he might stay another night at the Fort. They, of course, agreed. He should have stayed even longer or asked for an escort because while proceeding home the next day, he was waylaid, robbed and murdered in full view of his wife and year-old daughter. Annie's great grandmother, Iuse Musch (Schanewa) Chalifoux, was born in 1827, married Chalifoux in 1840 at age 13, gave birth to Josephine in 1842, and Elizabeth in 1844 and died of smallpox in 1847 at age 20. Various researchers have mistakenly concluded that Iuse Musch was the wife documented by Fort Nisqually Journal as being buried by Chalifoux at Cowlitz Prairie in 1852. Hoever,research indicates that she died at Cowlitz Prairie in 1847 as Chalifoux had not yet sold his large land claim in Lewis County at that time and did not seek employment at Fort Nisqually until 1850. The wife buried in 1852 at Ft. Nisqually was more than likely, Falenel. Chalifoux next married Sophia who bore his son, John Baptiste Junior.
Children of ANTON SCHANEWA) and TA NA are:
