Her burial location is unknown and no marker has ever been found. There are no surviving burial records from the earlier pre-1879 Evergreen Cemetery Association. Her name was included in a June 14, 1879 article in the Brainerd Tribune about the reorganization of the Association which listed the presumed burials up to that point.
Madeline Aitkin died in the collapse of the first Northern Pacific bridge at Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota on 27 July 1875:
"...At present it is impossible to say what was the direct cause of the accident, whether a car jumped the track as is stated by a passenger, or whether the train was too heavy for the bridge. The train went down near the middle of the bridge, the engine and forward part of the train backing into the break, and the rear part piling on top. The bridge and cars are almost a total wreck." (New York Times, 28 July 1875, p. 5)
"...Mrs. Magdaline [sic] Aitkin, an elderly Indian woman, of White Earth, Minn., her lower limbs were badly fractured in several places, and she was otherwise severely injured, but alive, though she died about three hours afterward.
"Mrs. Matilda La Fontain, a daughter of Mrs. Aitkin, above named, and the mother of Tyler Warren, of White Earth, was next to come ashore. Her injuries were slight, comparatively, a broken rib and some bruises being the extent. She and her mother were taken to the Bishop House, where they were cared for, and where Mrs. La Fontain still remains.
"The last was the dead body of Buk-quan-ja [Pa-Quaime-ge], an Indian woman, a sister of Mrs. Aitkin." (Brainerd Tribune, 31 July 1875, p. 1, c.'s 5 & 6)
Also known as Madeline Aiken, Aitken; Beshakwadokwe, or Striped-Cloud; recorded variously as Payshahquodoquay, Pach-a-kwa-dok-we, daughter of Charles Oakes Ermatinger and Charlotte Katawabide.
One of six possible wives of William Alexander Aitkin (c. 1785–1851), Aitken, Aiken. The name was allegedly changed to Aitkin in 1875.
William Aitken was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to the Upper Mississippi region around 1802 after immigrating to Canada. There he was employed by John Drew, a trader in the Mackinac area. Aitken worked as a clerk in John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company; he was assigned to William Morrison's Fond du Lac Department. In 1831, Aitken became the Department's chief trader, establishing his headquarters at Sandy Lake, Minnesota. He had trading posts in the Fond du Lac District, which went as far to the west as Pembina, North Dakota, to the north as Rainy Lake, and to the south below the mouth of the Crow Wing River. In 1836 he had a major disagreement with Ramsay Crooks. Their dealings became negative, and in 1838 he was discharged for mismanagement. Aitken set up in competition as an independent trader on the Upper Mississippi, based in St. Louis, Missouri. He died 16 September 1851. He was buried on the east bank of the Mississippi opposite to the mouth of the Swan River in Morrison County, Minnesota, where he had a trading post from 1842 until his death.
Aitkin County, Minnesota and the city of Aitkin, Minnesota are named after William. Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. (Wikipedia)
Madeline Aitkin died in the collapse of the first Northern Pacific bridge at Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota on 27 July 1875:
"...At present it is impossible to say what was the direct cause of the accident, whether a car jumped the track as is stated by a passenger, or whether the train was too heavy for the bridge. The train went down near the middle of the bridge, the engine and forward part of the train backing into the break, and the rear part piling on top. The bridge and cars are almost a total wreck." (New York Times, 28 July 1875, p. 5)
"...Mrs. Magdaline [sic] Aitkin, an elderly Indian woman, of White Earth, Minn., her lower limbs were badly fractured in several places, and she was otherwise severely injured, but alive, though she died about three hours afterward.
"Mrs. Matilda La Fontain, a daughter of Mrs. Aitkin, above named, and the mother of Tyler Warren, of White Earth, was next to come ashore. Her injuries were slight, comparatively, a broken rib and some bruises being the extent. She and her mother were taken to the Bishop House, where they were cared for, and where Mrs. La Fontain still remains.
"The last was the dead body of Buk-quan-ja [Pa-Quaime-ge], an Indian woman, a sister of Mrs. Aitkin." (Brainerd Tribune, 31 July 1875, p. 1, c.'s 5 & 6)
Also known as Madeline Aiken, Aitken; Beshakwadokwe, or Striped-Cloud; recorded variously as Payshahquodoquay, Pach-a-kwa-dok-we, daughter of Charles Oakes Ermatinger and Charlotte Katawabide.
One of six possible wives of William Alexander Aitkin (c. 1785–1851), Aitken, Aiken. The name was allegedly changed to Aitkin in 1875.
William Aitken was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to the Upper Mississippi region around 1802 after immigrating to Canada. There he was employed by John Drew, a trader in the Mackinac area. Aitken worked as a clerk in John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company; he was assigned to William Morrison's Fond du Lac Department. In 1831, Aitken became the Department's chief trader, establishing his headquarters at Sandy Lake, Minnesota. He had trading posts in the Fond du Lac District, which went as far to the west as Pembina, North Dakota, to the north as Rainy Lake, and to the south below the mouth of the Crow Wing River. In 1836 he had a major disagreement with Ramsay Crooks. Their dealings became negative, and in 1838 he was discharged for mismanagement. Aitken set up in competition as an independent trader on the Upper Mississippi, based in St. Louis, Missouri. He died 16 September 1851. He was buried on the east bank of the Mississippi opposite to the mouth of the Swan River in Morrison County, Minnesota, where he had a trading post from 1842 until his death.
Aitkin County, Minnesota and the city of Aitkin, Minnesota are named after William. Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. (Wikipedia)
Her burial location is unknown and no marker has ever been found. There are no surviving burial records from the earlier pre-1879 Evergreen Cemetery Association. Her name was included in a June 14, 1879 article in the Brainerd Tribune about the reorganization of the Association which listed the presumed burials up to that point.
Madeline Aitkin died in the collapse of the first Northern Pacific bridge at Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota on 27 July 1875:
"...At present it is impossible to say what was the direct cause of the accident, whether a car jumped the track as is stated by a passenger, or whether the train was too heavy for the bridge. The train went down near the middle of the bridge, the engine and forward part of the train backing into the break, and the rear part piling on top. The bridge and cars are almost a total wreck." (New York Times, 28 July 1875, p. 5)
"...Mrs. Magdaline [sic] Aitkin, an elderly Indian woman, of White Earth, Minn., her lower limbs were badly fractured in several places, and she was otherwise severely injured, but alive, though she died about three hours afterward.
"Mrs. Matilda La Fontain, a daughter of Mrs. Aitkin, above named, and the mother of Tyler Warren, of White Earth, was next to come ashore. Her injuries were slight, comparatively, a broken rib and some bruises being the extent. She and her mother were taken to the Bishop House, where they were cared for, and where Mrs. La Fontain still remains.
"The last was the dead body of Buk-quan-ja [Pa-Quaime-ge], an Indian woman, a sister of Mrs. Aitkin." (Brainerd Tribune, 31 July 1875, p. 1, c.'s 5 & 6)
Also known as Madeline Aiken, Aitken; Beshakwadokwe, or Striped-Cloud; recorded variously as Payshahquodoquay, Pach-a-kwa-dok-we, daughter of Charles Oakes Ermatinger and Charlotte Katawabide.
One of six possible wives of William Alexander Aitkin (c. 1785–1851), Aitken, Aiken. The name was allegedly changed to Aitkin in 1875.
William Aitken was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to the Upper Mississippi region around 1802 after immigrating to Canada. There he was employed by John Drew, a trader in the Mackinac area. Aitken worked as a clerk in John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company; he was assigned to William Morrison's Fond du Lac Department. In 1831, Aitken became the Department's chief trader, establishing his headquarters at Sandy Lake, Minnesota. He had trading posts in the Fond du Lac District, which went as far to the west as Pembina, North Dakota, to the north as Rainy Lake, and to the south below the mouth of the Crow Wing River. In 1836 he had a major disagreement with Ramsay Crooks. Their dealings became negative, and in 1838 he was discharged for mismanagement. Aitken set up in competition as an independent trader on the Upper Mississippi, based in St. Louis, Missouri. He died 16 September 1851. He was buried on the east bank of the Mississippi opposite to the mouth of the Swan River in Morrison County, Minnesota, where he had a trading post from 1842 until his death.
Aitkin County, Minnesota and the city of Aitkin, Minnesota are named after William. Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. (Wikipedia)
Madeline Aitkin died in the collapse of the first Northern Pacific bridge at Brainerd, Crow Wing County, Minnesota on 27 July 1875:
"...At present it is impossible to say what was the direct cause of the accident, whether a car jumped the track as is stated by a passenger, or whether the train was too heavy for the bridge. The train went down near the middle of the bridge, the engine and forward part of the train backing into the break, and the rear part piling on top. The bridge and cars are almost a total wreck." (New York Times, 28 July 1875, p. 5)
"...Mrs. Magdaline [sic] Aitkin, an elderly Indian woman, of White Earth, Minn., her lower limbs were badly fractured in several places, and she was otherwise severely injured, but alive, though she died about three hours afterward.
"Mrs. Matilda La Fontain, a daughter of Mrs. Aitkin, above named, and the mother of Tyler Warren, of White Earth, was next to come ashore. Her injuries were slight, comparatively, a broken rib and some bruises being the extent. She and her mother were taken to the Bishop House, where they were cared for, and where Mrs. La Fontain still remains.
"The last was the dead body of Buk-quan-ja [Pa-Quaime-ge], an Indian woman, a sister of Mrs. Aitkin." (Brainerd Tribune, 31 July 1875, p. 1, c.'s 5 & 6)
Also known as Madeline Aiken, Aitken; Beshakwadokwe, or Striped-Cloud; recorded variously as Payshahquodoquay, Pach-a-kwa-dok-we, daughter of Charles Oakes Ermatinger and Charlotte Katawabide.
One of six possible wives of William Alexander Aitkin (c. 1785–1851), Aitken, Aiken. The name was allegedly changed to Aitkin in 1875.
William Aitken was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland. He came to the Upper Mississippi region around 1802 after immigrating to Canada. There he was employed by John Drew, a trader in the Mackinac area. Aitken worked as a clerk in John Jacob Astor's American Fur Company; he was assigned to William Morrison's Fond du Lac Department. In 1831, Aitken became the Department's chief trader, establishing his headquarters at Sandy Lake, Minnesota. He had trading posts in the Fond du Lac District, which went as far to the west as Pembina, North Dakota, to the north as Rainy Lake, and to the south below the mouth of the Crow Wing River. In 1836 he had a major disagreement with Ramsay Crooks. Their dealings became negative, and in 1838 he was discharged for mismanagement. Aitken set up in competition as an independent trader on the Upper Mississippi, based in St. Louis, Missouri. He died 16 September 1851. He was buried on the east bank of the Mississippi opposite to the mouth of the Swan River in Morrison County, Minnesota, where he had a trading post from 1842 until his death.
Aitkin County, Minnesota and the city of Aitkin, Minnesota are named after William. Aitkin County was established in 1857 as Aiken County. The current spelling was adopted in 1872. (Wikipedia)
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