Person:Samuel Cassman (4)

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Samuel Cassman
b.Abt 1785 Montréal, Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
d.1849 Madison, Indiana
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m. Abt 1808
  1. Lathrop CassmanAft 1808 - 1892
  2. Hampton CassmanAft 1809 -
  3. Isaac CassmanAft 1809 -
  4. Oregon CassmanAft 1809 - 1861
  5. Ethan Cassman1811 -
  6. Philander Cassman1815 - 1851
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  • H.  Samuel CassmanAbt 1785 - 1849
  • W.  Thirza UnknownBet 1790 & 1799 - Abt 1841
m. Aft 1824
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Name[1] Samuel Cassman
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1785 Montréal, Île-de-Montréal, Québec, Canada
Marriage Abt 1808 to Elizabeth Morningstar
Immigration[2][6] 1812 Delaware, Indiana
Marriage Aft 1824 Delaware, IndianaThey were married after the death of Samuel's first wife Elizabeth.
to Thirza Unknown
Census[3] 1840 Delaware, Indiana
Residence[2][5]
Death[1] 1849 Madison, Indiana

SAMUEL CASSMAN was born circa 1785 at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

He married ELIZABETH MORNINGSTAR circa 1808. The Indiana Magazine of History article states that "the marriage is thought to have taken place in Canada". The marriage date is chosen so that Elizabeth is 18, prior to the birth of eldest child, Lathrop. He and ELIZABETH MORNINGSTAR immigrated from Canada in 1812 to Delaware County, Indiana.

Samuel was ceded a one half section of land in a treaty between the United States and the Delaware Indians. A storekeeper named Goldsmith C. Gilbert tried to trick Sam out of it for a small sum of money, but Sam petitioned the government for help and eventually received a fair sum for the property. The full story is told on the Indiana History Magazine article.

He married THIRZA [CASSMAN] after 1824 at Delaware County, Indiana. They were married after the death of Samuel's first wife Elizabeth. No children are known to have been born to the marriage. SAMUEL appeared on the census of 1840 at Delaware County, Indiana. After Thirza's death in the early 1840's, he is said to have spent some time at the Mississinewa Reservation near Peru, Indiana. Sam was known as a Drunken Indian. This caused him great troubles with his land dealings.

He died in 1849 at Madison County, Indiana. According to family tradition he went hunting on a wintry day and failed to return. His body was later found frozen in the hollow of a tree where he must of taken refuge.

The source Indiana Magazine of History contains selected passages describing Samuel's life in great and fascinating detail. The full article goes on with even more fascinating information.

References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gene Cassman. Cassman GED Gene Cassman. (GED File, Downloaded Aug 25, 2001).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dolores M. Lahrman & Ross S. Johnson. Indiana Magazine of History: A Delaware Indian's Reservation: Samuel Cassman vs. Goldsmith C. Gilbert. (Indiana University Department of History in cooperation with the Indiana Historical Society, http://www.indiana.edu/~imaghist/, June 1975)
    Page 104.
  3. ↑ 1840 US Federal Population Census: Delaware County, Indiana
    1840.
  4.   Compiler: Kappler, Charles J. Indian Affairs Laws and Treaties, Vol 2 (Treaties). (Government Printing Office, Washington D.C., 1904).
  5. ↑ After Thirza's death in the early 1840's, he is said to have spent some time at the Mississinewa Reservation near Peru, Indiana.
  6. ↑ from Canada
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