Crystal McQuesten

1891 -

• Name	Crystal McQuesten
  Born	21 Jun 1891
  Gender	Female
  Person ID	I13556	Family
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2003

  
  

  Father	Leroy Napoleon McQuesten,   b. 9 Jul 1836, Litchfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire ,   d. 4 Sep 1909, Berkeley, California  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Katherine James,   b. 1860, Kokrines, Alaska ,   d. 1921, Berkeley, California  (Age 61 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1882	Alaska   [1]
  	In a letter written by Jack to his family, he wrote, "I don't suppose you boys will think I did very well, when I tell you I have a full-blood Alaska Indian wife (I named her Kate), but I never expected to see a white woman again, so I took the best the country afforded, and we have a large family of bright children whom I dearly love." Katherine was among the very first Athabascans to marry an Ammerican, and as the wife of the senior trader, she played an important role in integrating the white and Native cultures. Many of the Native women who married white men were scorned as were some of the white men they married. These men were called "squaw men," a rude term which has persisted into the 1990's.
  Family ID	F3403	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Earl Mann
  Married	Bef 1914
  Children	1. Roy Mann
  Last Modified	30 May 2024
  Family ID	F7760	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S384] McQuesten, Leroy Napoleon.