O bomsawin

In another recent post called Coyne's Water Tower we had come across the names O'bumsawin and Osawabine and asked if both might be the same name therefore both being Chippewa or Ojibwa. Obsviously it seems our answer is definitely NO .

Joseph O'bomsawin went and married Zoe Miron before moving to the northern village of Chelmsford.

Where do we get this information ?

nosorigines is a genealogical site that is sometimes less than accurate but from that site we learn that Jean Joseph O'bomsawin was the son of Simon O'bomsawin and the grandson of Francois de Sales O'bomsawin. His great great grandfather was Pierre Joseph O'bomsawin and was born at the Odanak Mission way back in 1777.

What ?

Odanak what ???

Alanis Obomsawin was born in New Hampshire but her mother eventually returned to the Odanak reservation in Quebec, Canada. Alanis is a film maker and her story probably explains the history of the Abenaki and of the Obomsowin best.

Understanding her story might help to understand the Obomsowin who came to Chelmsford and better yet it might help me understand my background a little better.

Alanis biography

Alanis Obomsawin Wikipedia page