Frances Rose Howe was the daughter of Francis Howe and Rose Bailly Howe, of the Bailly Homestead in Porter County, IN.
Frances never married. However, she did befriend a little girl named Emma Cecilia Bachmann, who was living in the St. Ann's Orphanage and School in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. Frances did a lot for Emma in her years growing up, including taking her to the Homestead and on European vacations.
Miss Howe formally adopted Emma in Chicago, IL on on Sept. 26, 1904 when Emma was 23 yrs. old.
Frances Howe was the author of a book chronicling the story of her grandfather, Joseph Bailly and the Bailly Homestead. "The Story of A French Homestead In the Old Northwest" was published in 1907 by The Nitschke Brothers. In 1977 a reproduction of the book was made possible by the sponsorship of the Duneland Historical Society in Chesterton, IN.
The Chesterton Tribune carried the following obituary on for Miss Frances Howe on Jan. 25, 1917:
"Decendant of First White Settler of this county, she is the last of her race.
Word was received here Tuesday to the effect that Miss Frances Howe died at the home of her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston, (correct spelling is Huston) in Los Angeles, California Saturday, Jan. 20. A funeral service will be held in Los Angeles and the remains will be shipped here, arriving next Monday or Tuesday, and will be buried in the family cemetery in Baillytown.
Frances B Howe (sic: correct initial should be R) was the last of her race. Her grandfather Joseph Ba-ye' was a French Canadian who settled in what is now known as Westchester Township in 1822, locating on the banks of the Calumet River about a mile northwest of Porter. He was the first man with white blood to settle in this region and for years he conducted a trading post here. History tells us that he married an Ottawa maiden and to this union were born four daughters. Eleanor, the eldest, was the first white child born in this county. She became Mother Superior of St. Mary's in Terre Haute. (This is were Frances found Emma living as a child.) The second daughter married Col. Whistler; the third married a Mr. Howe of Chicago. Miss Howe was the daughter of this couple. The first death in this county among the whites was that of the son of Joseph Ba-ye' or Bailly, as he became known and the first lots were laid out in Baillytown. The first marriage was that of Esther Bailly and John H. Whistler. The old homestead owned by Bailly, descended to Miss Frances Howe and has been preserved in an excellent state of preservation. The old home, built of logs in 1834, is also preserved. The family cemetery, half a mile north of the home was laid out in 1827 to bury a son of Mr. Bailly.
For some time Miss Howe has spent her time either with her faithful aid, Amanda Johnson, who lives near Michigan City or she as been traveling. Her health had not been good for some time, and last fall she went to California to spend the winter with her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston. For some yeas she has been making and unmaking plans for the preservation of her estate, and it was her hope that the family homestead would be used as a school for girls. She leaves a large estate which always brought her an income sufficient to indulge her every wish. Her will is expected to show what her plans really were. At this writing, instructions from California have not be received regarding the funeral and internment here. It is probable that services will be held in St. Patrick's church immediately after the arrival of the remains."
Frances Rose Howe was buried in the Bailly family cemetery.
Emma Huston inherited most, if not all, of Frances's estate. Emma divorced and remarried a Mr. John Price, of Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Price promptly spent all of Emma's inheritance. (Love is blind). When they divorced, Emma was left to cleaning houses to make ends meet and support herself and two children. Emma died in Los Angeles and was buried in a pauper's grave. (See Emma Cecilia Price).
Frances never married. However, she did befriend a little girl named Emma Cecilia Bachmann, who was living in the St. Ann's Orphanage and School in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. Frances did a lot for Emma in her years growing up, including taking her to the Homestead and on European vacations.
Miss Howe formally adopted Emma in Chicago, IL on on Sept. 26, 1904 when Emma was 23 yrs. old.
Frances Howe was the author of a book chronicling the story of her grandfather, Joseph Bailly and the Bailly Homestead. "The Story of A French Homestead In the Old Northwest" was published in 1907 by The Nitschke Brothers. In 1977 a reproduction of the book was made possible by the sponsorship of the Duneland Historical Society in Chesterton, IN.
The Chesterton Tribune carried the following obituary on for Miss Frances Howe on Jan. 25, 1917:
"Decendant of First White Settler of this county, she is the last of her race.
Word was received here Tuesday to the effect that Miss Frances Howe died at the home of her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston, (correct spelling is Huston) in Los Angeles, California Saturday, Jan. 20. A funeral service will be held in Los Angeles and the remains will be shipped here, arriving next Monday or Tuesday, and will be buried in the family cemetery in Baillytown.
Frances B Howe (sic: correct initial should be R) was the last of her race. Her grandfather Joseph Ba-ye' was a French Canadian who settled in what is now known as Westchester Township in 1822, locating on the banks of the Calumet River about a mile northwest of Porter. He was the first man with white blood to settle in this region and for years he conducted a trading post here. History tells us that he married an Ottawa maiden and to this union were born four daughters. Eleanor, the eldest, was the first white child born in this county. She became Mother Superior of St. Mary's in Terre Haute. (This is were Frances found Emma living as a child.) The second daughter married Col. Whistler; the third married a Mr. Howe of Chicago. Miss Howe was the daughter of this couple. The first death in this county among the whites was that of the son of Joseph Ba-ye' or Bailly, as he became known and the first lots were laid out in Baillytown. The first marriage was that of Esther Bailly and John H. Whistler. The old homestead owned by Bailly, descended to Miss Frances Howe and has been preserved in an excellent state of preservation. The old home, built of logs in 1834, is also preserved. The family cemetery, half a mile north of the home was laid out in 1827 to bury a son of Mr. Bailly.
For some time Miss Howe has spent her time either with her faithful aid, Amanda Johnson, who lives near Michigan City or she as been traveling. Her health had not been good for some time, and last fall she went to California to spend the winter with her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston. For some yeas she has been making and unmaking plans for the preservation of her estate, and it was her hope that the family homestead would be used as a school for girls. She leaves a large estate which always brought her an income sufficient to indulge her every wish. Her will is expected to show what her plans really were. At this writing, instructions from California have not be received regarding the funeral and internment here. It is probable that services will be held in St. Patrick's church immediately after the arrival of the remains."
Frances Rose Howe was buried in the Bailly family cemetery.
Emma Huston inherited most, if not all, of Frances's estate. Emma divorced and remarried a Mr. John Price, of Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Price promptly spent all of Emma's inheritance. (Love is blind). When they divorced, Emma was left to cleaning houses to make ends meet and support herself and two children. Emma died in Los Angeles and was buried in a pauper's grave. (See Emma Cecilia Price).
Frances Rose Howe was the daughter of Francis Howe and Rose Bailly Howe, of the Bailly Homestead in Porter County, IN.
Frances never married. However, she did befriend a little girl named Emma Cecilia Bachmann, who was living in the St. Ann's Orphanage and School in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. Frances did a lot for Emma in her years growing up, including taking her to the Homestead and on European vacations.
Miss Howe formally adopted Emma in Chicago, IL on on Sept. 26, 1904 when Emma was 23 yrs. old.
Frances Howe was the author of a book chronicling the story of her grandfather, Joseph Bailly and the Bailly Homestead. "The Story of A French Homestead In the Old Northwest" was published in 1907 by The Nitschke Brothers. In 1977 a reproduction of the book was made possible by the sponsorship of the Duneland Historical Society in Chesterton, IN.
The Chesterton Tribune carried the following obituary on for Miss Frances Howe on Jan. 25, 1917:
"Decendant of First White Settler of this county, she is the last of her race.
Word was received here Tuesday to the effect that Miss Frances Howe died at the home of her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston, (correct spelling is Huston) in Los Angeles, California Saturday, Jan. 20. A funeral service will be held in Los Angeles and the remains will be shipped here, arriving next Monday or Tuesday, and will be buried in the family cemetery in Baillytown.
Frances B Howe (sic: correct initial should be R) was the last of her race. Her grandfather Joseph Ba-ye' was a French Canadian who settled in what is now known as Westchester Township in 1822, locating on the banks of the Calumet River about a mile northwest of Porter. He was the first man with white blood to settle in this region and for years he conducted a trading post here. History tells us that he married an Ottawa maiden and to this union were born four daughters. Eleanor, the eldest, was the first white child born in this county. She became Mother Superior of St. Mary's in Terre Haute. (This is were Frances found Emma living as a child.) The second daughter married Col. Whistler; the third married a Mr. Howe of Chicago. Miss Howe was the daughter of this couple. The first death in this county among the whites was that of the son of Joseph Ba-ye' or Bailly, as he became known and the first lots were laid out in Baillytown. The first marriage was that of Esther Bailly and John H. Whistler. The old homestead owned by Bailly, descended to Miss Frances Howe and has been preserved in an excellent state of preservation. The old home, built of logs in 1834, is also preserved. The family cemetery, half a mile north of the home was laid out in 1827 to bury a son of Mr. Bailly.
For some time Miss Howe has spent her time either with her faithful aid, Amanda Johnson, who lives near Michigan City or she as been traveling. Her health had not been good for some time, and last fall she went to California to spend the winter with her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston. For some yeas she has been making and unmaking plans for the preservation of her estate, and it was her hope that the family homestead would be used as a school for girls. She leaves a large estate which always brought her an income sufficient to indulge her every wish. Her will is expected to show what her plans really were. At this writing, instructions from California have not be received regarding the funeral and internment here. It is probable that services will be held in St. Patrick's church immediately after the arrival of the remains."
Frances Rose Howe was buried in the Bailly family cemetery.
Emma Huston inherited most, if not all, of Frances's estate. Emma divorced and remarried a Mr. John Price, of Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Price promptly spent all of Emma's inheritance. (Love is blind). When they divorced, Emma was left to cleaning houses to make ends meet and support herself and two children. Emma died in Los Angeles and was buried in a pauper's grave. (See Emma Cecilia Price).
Frances never married. However, she did befriend a little girl named Emma Cecilia Bachmann, who was living in the St. Ann's Orphanage and School in Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. Frances did a lot for Emma in her years growing up, including taking her to the Homestead and on European vacations.
Miss Howe formally adopted Emma in Chicago, IL on on Sept. 26, 1904 when Emma was 23 yrs. old.
Frances Howe was the author of a book chronicling the story of her grandfather, Joseph Bailly and the Bailly Homestead. "The Story of A French Homestead In the Old Northwest" was published in 1907 by The Nitschke Brothers. In 1977 a reproduction of the book was made possible by the sponsorship of the Duneland Historical Society in Chesterton, IN.
The Chesterton Tribune carried the following obituary on for Miss Frances Howe on Jan. 25, 1917:
"Decendant of First White Settler of this county, she is the last of her race.
Word was received here Tuesday to the effect that Miss Frances Howe died at the home of her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston, (correct spelling is Huston) in Los Angeles, California Saturday, Jan. 20. A funeral service will be held in Los Angeles and the remains will be shipped here, arriving next Monday or Tuesday, and will be buried in the family cemetery in Baillytown.
Frances B Howe (sic: correct initial should be R) was the last of her race. Her grandfather Joseph Ba-ye' was a French Canadian who settled in what is now known as Westchester Township in 1822, locating on the banks of the Calumet River about a mile northwest of Porter. He was the first man with white blood to settle in this region and for years he conducted a trading post here. History tells us that he married an Ottawa maiden and to this union were born four daughters. Eleanor, the eldest, was the first white child born in this county. She became Mother Superior of St. Mary's in Terre Haute. (This is were Frances found Emma living as a child.) The second daughter married Col. Whistler; the third married a Mr. Howe of Chicago. Miss Howe was the daughter of this couple. The first death in this county among the whites was that of the son of Joseph Ba-ye' or Bailly, as he became known and the first lots were laid out in Baillytown. The first marriage was that of Esther Bailly and John H. Whistler. The old homestead owned by Bailly, descended to Miss Frances Howe and has been preserved in an excellent state of preservation. The old home, built of logs in 1834, is also preserved. The family cemetery, half a mile north of the home was laid out in 1827 to bury a son of Mr. Bailly.
For some time Miss Howe has spent her time either with her faithful aid, Amanda Johnson, who lives near Michigan City or she as been traveling. Her health had not been good for some time, and last fall she went to California to spend the winter with her adopted daughter, Mrs. Houston. For some yeas she has been making and unmaking plans for the preservation of her estate, and it was her hope that the family homestead would be used as a school for girls. She leaves a large estate which always brought her an income sufficient to indulge her every wish. Her will is expected to show what her plans really were. At this writing, instructions from California have not be received regarding the funeral and internment here. It is probable that services will be held in St. Patrick's church immediately after the arrival of the remains."
Frances Rose Howe was buried in the Bailly family cemetery.
Emma Huston inherited most, if not all, of Frances's estate. Emma divorced and remarried a Mr. John Price, of Los Angeles, CA. Mr. Price promptly spent all of Emma's inheritance. (Love is blind). When they divorced, Emma was left to cleaning houses to make ends meet and support herself and two children. Emma died in Los Angeles and was buried in a pauper's grave. (See Emma Cecilia Price).
