Bourassa, Joseph Napoleon
Bourassa, Joseph Napoleon
1810
1878
| Nation(ality): | Potawatomi |
| Community: | Michigan |
| Occupation(s): | teacher | linguist | interpreter |
| gender: | man |
Timeline
| Birth: | 1810 |
Source(s): Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2014/03/25/potawatomi-vocabulary-manuscript-added-to-transcription-center/#.YioynZPMJ_Q |
| Death: | 1878 |
Source(s): Smithsonian Library. https://blog.library.si.edu/blog/2014/03/25/potawatomi-vocabulary-manuscript-added-to-transcription-center/#.YioynZPMJ_Q |
Context
Born to Daniel Bourassa II and Theotis Pisange. "Early historical records list him as Ottawa. This was likely due to a family baptismal record sheet listing his mother as Chippewa-Ottawa, though other records note that her husband was also Potawatomi and Chippewa."