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MEMOIRS OF WAUKESHA COUNTY 63 history is carried on by oral traditions. It is probable, also, that names so retained were modified by the new occupants, so that words originally Chippewa, or belonging to some of the other tribes, who were among the earlier occupants of the country, received Pottawat¬ tomie inflexions. A greater source of confusion was the carelessness of the early settlers, who usually clipped out or off several syllables of the cumbrous Indian words, thus altering their meaning, or utterly destroying it, and leaving the philologist who later endeavored to find the originals, in a maze of contending indications. A chief difficulty arose from'the fact that there was no written language, and the Indian words suffered contortion as the French or the English endeavored to make the sounds conform to the rules of spelling which governed the two languages as is seen in the case of the name of the state first spelled "Ouisconsin," but having a pronunciation very similar to that which is now used. . The name of the tribe which occupied the territory which is under consideration is a notable example of this hap-hazard way of dealing with Indian words. In the early maps, manuscripts, and other docu¬ ments, the name of the tribe is spelled in the following ways: Poutea- tamis, Pouteouatamis, Poues, Poutewatamis, Poutoatomis, Poutouata¬ mis, Poux, Pottawattomies, Potawatamies, Potouatmis, Pottawatamies, Pouteowattamis, Potewatamies, Pootowomee. This clearly explains some of the difficulties of Indian nomenclature.
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Title | Memoirs of Waukesha County. From the earliest historical times to the present with chapters on various subjects, including each of the different towns, and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in the county, prepared from data obtained from original sources of information. |
Title of work | Memoirs of Waukesha County. From the earliest historical times to the present with chapters on various subjects, including each of the different towns, and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in the county, prepared from data obtained from original sources of information. |
Short title | Memoirs of Waukesha County |
Author | Haight, Theron Wilber |
Description | This 1907 work on Waukesha County, Wisconsin, provides a history of the county, the Indians of the area, its early settlement, the Underground Railroad in Waukesha County, Waukesha County residents in the Civil War, politics and government, businesses and industries, the medical and legal professions, summer resorts, schools, public institutions, banks and banking, and newspapers, as well as histories of the cities and towns of Waukesha, Oconomowoc, Brookfield, Delafield, Eagle, Genessee, Lisbon, Menomonee, Merton, Mukwanago, Muskego, New Berlin, Ottawa, Pewaukee, Summit, and Vernon. Biographical sketches of residents of the county are also included. |
Place of Publication (Original) | Madison, Wisconsin |
Publisher (Original) | Western Historical Association |
Publication Date (Original) | 1907 |
Language | English |
Format-Digital | xml |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Wauk1907000 |
State | Wisconsin; |
County | Waukesha County; |
Decade | 1800-1809; 1810-1819; 1820-1829; 1830-1839; 1840-1849; 1850-1859; 1860-1869; 1870-1879; 1880-1889; 1890-1899; 1900-1909; |
Type | Text |
Description
Title | 63 |
Page Number | 63 |
Title of work | Memoirs of Waukesha County. From the earliest historical times to the present with chapters on various subjects, including each of the different towns, and a genealogical and biographical record of representative families in the county, prepared from data obtained from original sources of information. |
Author | Haight, Theron Wilber |
Publication Date (Original) | 1907 |
Format-Digital | jpeg |
Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Rights | We believe that online reproduction of this material is permitted because its copyright protection has lapsed or because sharing it here for non-profit educational purposes complies with the Fair Use provisions of the U.S. Copyright Law. Teachers and students are generally free to reproduce pages for nonprofit classroom use. For advice about other uses, or if you believe that you possess copyright to some of this material, please contact us at asklibrary@wisconsinhistory.org. |
Publication Date-Electronic | 2008 |
Identifier-Digital | Wauk1907091 |
Full Text | MEMOIRS OF WAUKESHA COUNTY 63 history is carried on by oral traditions. It is probable, also, that names so retained were modified by the new occupants, so that words originally Chippewa, or belonging to some of the other tribes, who were among the earlier occupants of the country, received Pottawat¬ tomie inflexions. A greater source of confusion was the carelessness of the early settlers, who usually clipped out or off several syllables of the cumbrous Indian words, thus altering their meaning, or utterly destroying it, and leaving the philologist who later endeavored to find the originals, in a maze of contending indications. A chief difficulty arose from'the fact that there was no written language, and the Indian words suffered contortion as the French or the English endeavored to make the sounds conform to the rules of spelling which governed the two languages as is seen in the case of the name of the state first spelled "Ouisconsin" but having a pronunciation very similar to that which is now used. . The name of the tribe which occupied the territory which is under consideration is a notable example of this hap-hazard way of dealing with Indian words. In the early maps, manuscripts, and other docu¬ ments, the name of the tribe is spelled in the following ways: Poutea- tamis, Pouteouatamis, Poues, Poutewatamis, Poutoatomis, Poutouata¬ mis, Poux, Pottawattomies, Potawatamies, Potouatmis, Pottawatamies, Pouteowattamis, Potewatamies, Pootowomee. This clearly explains some of the difficulties of Indian nomenclature. |
Type | Text |