Search for content in message boards

Mike/Groat Family Line

Mike/Groat Family Line

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 2:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Mike Groat Chrysler
I'm researching my partner's family line. What we know so far is that she is the great-granddaughter of David Groat and Ella (Ellen) Chrysler, the g-g-granddaughter of James Henry Mike, the g-g-g-granddaughter of Henry Mike and Ellen Taylor, and the g-g-g-g-granddaughter of John Mike (Michael of Nelson) and Catherine (a full-blooded Mississauga woman). I can't seem to trace Catherine's family line at all, though I did find some information of John Mike's (Michael of Nelson) parents. Does anyone have ANY information about Catherine's parents/family?

P.S. If anyone needs any information, I have all of Catherine and John's children's names and DOB, most of their children's children's names and DOB, and, at least one generation below that also.

I have David & Ella's children's info and their children's children's info (one line in particular leading to my partner). This family line is about to die out on this particular line. We'd love to find more info so that my partner can register with the Band and get an Indian Card.

Re: Mike/Groat Family Line

Posted: 22 Jul 2014 3:51PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 22 Jul 2014 4:37PM GMT
Over the years the spelling of the surname Mike has changed to Myke.

See my post here about Catharine Mike/Myke nee ? (this link has a photo of Catharine)

http://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario....

I have no information who her parents were but she was a full blooded Native American woman who belonged to the http://www.newcreditfirstnation.com/ and her husband John Mike was a non native man. After Catharine died her sons were removed, or evicted from the lands of the New Credit Reservation that they were considered to be squatting on. I read in one of the files from Library and Archives of Canada that their names were all at one time upon the membership list of the Mississauga's of the Credit Band but were removed from the membership list in that band because their father was a "mulatto" "colored" "blackman" (that is how John Mike was described in the files).

This is just my opinion but the Superintendent of Indian affairs for the Six Nations and Mississauga's at the time was Jasper Gilkison. I believe it was because of him that the Mike brothers/ sons of Catharine and John Mike were removed from the membership list of the Mississauga's of the New Credit. From reading the files in the last link below it seems to me that he made it a mission to have them removed because their father was a "mulatto" "colored" "blackman".

Also see my other posts

http://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario....

http://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario....

http://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario....

This final link is to another post that has many links to Library and Archives Canadahttp://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/pages/home.aspx files that contain details of the Mike/Myke/Groat family and their eviction from the New Credit Indian Reservation

http://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario....

Re: Mike/Groat Family Line

Posted: 27 Jul 2014 6:46PM GMT
Classification: Query
The sons and daughters of James Henry Chrysler/Crysler and Sarah Addley married many of the Henry Mike/Groat and Ellender's children

The Journey from Tollgate To Parkway by Adrienne Shadd
http://books.google.ca/books?id=T4LxpSmpRJgC&pg=PA4&...

Pages 33 - 35 are about Adam Crysler including his eldest son John Crysler and their slaves.

http://boards.ancestry.ca/localities.northam.canada.ontario....



Re: Mike/Groat Family Line

Posted: 5 Jun 2015 4:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Mike (Myke)/Groat
Hello taeliah01,

I am so excited I came across this post, I believe I am part of this line as well, although I am have trouble connecting Peter Mike (Myke)/Groat who is my g-g-g-grandfather to all of the other names. I know he was a son of John and Catharine, but I am not sure of the other children etc. I would love to see what you have and help fill in if I am able as well.

per page

Find a board about a specific topic