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Surnames: Cardinal, Gravelle, Boissineau, Bell...
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Hi, I am still looking for information on the Cardinal family, in particular info. on
Oliver ( Olivea ) Cardinal who married Blanche Gravelle. In the 1930 michigan census
Oliver and Blanche are living in Brighton Michigan, along with children Edward L., Olivea
Jr., and Brother in law Charles L. Gravelle.
Also living with them is a niece June ( Junerva ) Bell. June was the daughter of Blanches
sister Marie Lavine Gravelle, who was married to Henry Bell, and then married to Benjamin
Sebastien. ( What ever became of June? and she had 2 other 1/2 siblings Blanche Sebastian
and Kenneth Sebastian ).I can confirm that this line of Cardinals are Native American
( Chippewa) not Metis.Blanche ( Gravelle ) Cardinal, daughter of Julian Charles Gravelle
of ( Sault Michigan ), Julian was the son of Charles Gravelle and Mary Boissineau, Mary
Boissineau was the daughter of Joseph Charles Boissineau and Nanci Mikkisabanokwe, Nanci
Mikkisabanokwe was a full blooded Ojibway / Chippewa. It is said that Nancy was a very
close relative of both Chief's Shingwaulk ( Garden River Canada ) and Nebenagooching (
Batchewana ). My G-G-Grandfather was Leon Boissoneau a brother of Mary (
Boissoneau) Gravelle. I am a registered Indian with the Batchewana Band of Ojibway
Indians.
This would make the children of Charles and Mary Gravelle, Indian, Julian Gravelle-
Indian, Blanche (Gravelle) Cardinal- Indian, The Children of Oliver and Blanche Cardinal-
Indian,their children and so on.
If any of the above, or their relatives have info. please e-mail me, I would be a g-g-
cousin to this line of Cardinals. If anyone has info. on the above and their current
decendants please get back to me.
Thanks, Dave Boissineau ( California U.S.A. )