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Beothuks - Muise Surname

Beothuks - Muise Surname

Posted: 27 Jul 2010 3:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Muise
I am searching for surnames that may belong to the Beothuk Indians in Newfoundland....I have reason to believe that my grandfathers ancestors may have come from them...their last name was Muise....anyone have any suggestions on where I can look for more information?

Re: Beothuks - Muise Surname

Posted: 24 Nov 2010 10:54PM GMT
Classification: Query
I have worked at the MARY MARCH MUSEUM in Grand Falls-Windsor. This museum is dedicated to the last beothuk, DEMASDUIT, renamed Mary March by her European Captors. I have not come across any surnames yet in my beothuk research, but i have only worked there a short time. I do know that the most knowledgeable authority on the BEOTHUKS is INGLEBORE MARSHALL. She has written several books on her years of research. You can google her for more information.
If you ever come to NFLD. you must visit the museum. There iis also an actual site where the beothuks lived. There have been several thousand artifacts found belonged to them. It is an amazing site. I have been there and walked where they walked. It is the BOYDES COVE INTERPRETATION CENTRE. There are amazing paintings and sculptors of the beothucks done by local artist GERALD SQUIRES. Gerald spent some time on Exploits Island, where beothuks were. He recalls these people in his dreams, while on the island as a child. Anyway hope this can be some help to you. Any thing i can help you with, i will try my best.

Re: Beothuks - Muise Surname

Posted: 8 Jun 2011 3:03PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Beothuck-Muise? ...
There are NO known ancestors of the Beothuck in Newfoundland
If you read the history...you'll understand why. Muise is traced back to MicMac decent. If you were of Beothuck decent you would not have to dig to find your story. It would be out there.

Re: Beothuks - Muise Surname

Posted: 30 Aug 2011 2:38AM GMT
Classification: Query
I have an exact mtDNA match to Demasduit. My Mother's mother (born 1896) was Rachel Laborne/LeBorgne married to Joe Toney (who was Santu Toney's son)who died in 1980. The written history of our people is one-sided because it is written by non-natives. Anything written or oral from Native people is treated largely as myth. Scientists' claim that DNA does not lie, yet they theorize til the cows come home. That is all they have is a theory and they can't or won't come to concensus on much of anything. Whatever sounds best, becomes the facts in the end. One thing I do agree with is that DNA does NOT LIE. What is ...IS. The Meuse/Muise surname does come into my family's lineage so it is quite possible they are of Beothuk stock. Beothuk/Micmac/Algonkians, whatever, we are of the same stock and we are not extinct. I am a status Indian (L'nu) with Indian Affairs, Ottawa, Canada. I am not a wannabe and more people in my tribe should get their DNA done and demand that Demasduit's skull, and that of her husbands be returned to the place where they were taken from, so they can rest with their son, my blood relatives.

Ardy

Re: Beothuks - Muise Surname

Posted: 27 Sep 2012 12:21AM GMT
Classification: Query
Just wondering if the muise/meuse surname is interchangeable with mews, thanks.

Re: Beothuks - Muise Surname

Posted: 12 Jun 2013 7:42PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Halfyard
Hi Ardy, how does one go about having their DNA done to find out if they are form the line of Beothuk of Micmak? I have always been told that we had the native line in our blood but have never been able to link the lineage! I am thinking it is in the family line of the Haflyards of Ochre Pit Cove, NFLD.
Stephen HALFYARD
My 4th great grandfather
Birth 1784 in Ochre Pit Cove, , Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, Death 13 Apr 1859 inOchre Pit Cove, Conception Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
But not sure how to link it all together!
My father use to always call me Shawnadhit when I was a litle girl!!!!!!! How can I look into this more! I would love to know!!!!!!!!
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