James Mann Family Geneology
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| Database ID | 28603 | |
| Institution | University of Saskatchewan Archives | |
| Fonds/Collection | George Gwynne Mann Family Fonds | |
| File/Item Reference | Mann Genealogy | |
| Date of creation | 1996 | |
| Physical description/extent | one folder; 77 pages; 1 cm of textual records | |
| Number of images | 15 | |
| Historical note | George Gwynne Mann was born in Darlington, Upper Canada on November 24, 1843. He spent most of his youth and young adult life in Bowmanville, Ontario where he tended his father's farm. In the mid to late 1860s he was a member of the 45th West Durham Battalion of Infantry and saw action in the Fenian raids. In 1878 he sold his property and moved west as a Government farm instructor, first at Fort Pitt and then Onion Lake North-West Territories. He was joined there by his wife Sarah and their three children, Blanche, Charlotte and George Junior in 1883. The evening of 2 April 1885 after the so-called Frog Lake massacre they were helped to escape to Fort Pitt by the family of treaty Chief Seekascootch (Cutarm). Two weeks later they were taken prisoner and held for two months by Plains Cree warriors under the leadership of Wandering Spirit. In the winter of 1885 Mann was promoted to Indian agent and he and his family remained in Onion Lake until 1900 when he was transferred to Saddle Lake, NWT. In 1905 he was transferred to Hobbema, Alberta where he remained until his death in 1916. He is buried in the Wetaskiwin cemetery. | |
| Scope and content | The James Mann Family genealogy was researched and compiled by family member Frank Nash in December 1996. Only the research he compiled on the family of George Gwynne Mann was scanned for this database. Included in this research is G. G. Mann's account of his family's two month captivity in Wandering Spirit's camp from April to June 1885 (see historical note). | |
| Restrictions on access | There are restrictions on access to the entire genealogy. Please see University of Saskatchewan Archives. | |
| Contributer | Nash, Frank (author) Nash, Frank (author) | |
| Copyright holder | Public domain | |
| Other terms governing use and reproduction | Responsibility regarding questions of copyright that may arise in the use of any images is assumed by the researcher. | |
| Type | Archival | |
| Primary Media | Textual documents | |
| Specific document types | Articles Correspondence Diaries | |
| Provenance Access Point | Mann, George 1843-1916 (Indian agent) | |
| Other notes | Related family materials can be found at Saskatchewan Archives Board, Regina and Saskatoon offices, and at the Glenbow Archives in Calgary, Alberta. | |
| Place | Hobbema, Alberta, Canada | |
| Treaty boundaries | Treaty 6 | |
| Cultural region | Plains | |
| Names | Big Bear, ca. 1828-1889 (Chief) kÄ-papÄmahcahkwÄw Mann, George (1843-1916) Mann, George (Jr.), (1877-1938) McLean, W.J. mistahi-maskwa Quinn, Thomas Wandering Spirit, 1845-1885 | |
| Subject | Northwest Resistance Government officials -- Farm instructor Government officials -- Indian Agent Warfare Native-Newcomer relations Cree | |
| Date Range(s) | 1990-1999 | |
| Permanent Link | https://digital.scaa.sk.ca/ourlegacy/permalink/28603
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