Aged 71 yrs; wife of Rev. William McMurray, sister of Mrs. Schoolcraft and daughter of Chief Johnston, an Irish gentleman of Sault Ste Marie, referred to by Mrs. Jameson in her "Summer Rambles and Winter Studies," as marrying an Indian Maiden, Ogeneboquah.
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Dundas Museum & Archives: Charlotte (Ogenebugoquay Johnston) McMurray (1806-1878), an Irish-Ojibwe woman who lived in Dundas in the mid-1800s.
She was the daughter of Irish fur trader John Johnstonh and Ozhaguscodaywayquay, an Ojibwe leader from Sault Saint Marie, daughter of Chief Waubojeeg. Charlotte's mother and grandfather were both renowned storytellers, and the children were raised with this tradition, with Christian teachings from their Irish father, and shaped by time spent at school in Montreal.
In her youth, she served as an interpreter for missionaries and translated sermons to Anishinaabemowin, later assisting her husband similarly. Although he is credited with writing the first Ojibwe catechism of the Church of England, published by Robert Stanton in 1834, his extant letters indicate he never truly mastered the language. Likely, credit should be given to, or at least shared with, Charlotte.
Charlotte and Reverend William McMurray moved to Dundas in 1838. They fundraised for and oversaw construction of St. James Church, built on Hatt St in 1843, following William's promotion to deacon of Dundas and Ancaster. They served Dundas for 20 years before moving to Niagara-on-the-Lake when William became the rector there in 1857. Charlotte was instrumental both to her husband's work in Dundas, as well as in providing Anishinaabemowin Church services to Indigenous communities in and around Sault St. Marie.
Notebook image courtesy of the Chippewa County Historical Society, written by Charlotte in 1828. Find a transcription and recording of the prayer here: ojibwe.net/projects/prayers-teachings/namewin-prayer
Portrait Courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx...
Contributor: A. Wilsdon (48127282)
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Dundas Museum & Archives: Charlotte (Ogenebugoquay Johnston) McMurray (1806-1878), an Irish-Ojibwe woman who lived in Dundas in the mid-1800s.
She was the daughter of Irish fur trader John Johnstonh and Ozhaguscodaywayquay, an Ojibwe leader from Sault Saint Marie, daughter of Chief Waubojeeg. Charlotte's mother and grandfather were both renowned storytellers, and the children were raised with this tradition, with Christian teachings from their Irish father, and shaped by time spent at school in Montreal.
In her youth, she served as an interpreter for missionaries and translated sermons to Anishinaabemowin, later assisting her husband similarly. Although he is credited with writing the first Ojibwe catechism of the Church of England, published by Robert Stanton in 1834, his extant letters indicate he never truly mastered the language. Likely, credit should be given to, or at least shared with, Charlotte.
Charlotte and Reverend William McMurray moved to Dundas in 1838. They fundraised for and oversaw construction of St. James Church, built on Hatt St in 1843, following William's promotion to deacon of Dundas and Ancaster. They served Dundas for 20 years before moving to Niagara-on-the-Lake when William became the rector there in 1857. Charlotte was instrumental both to her husband's work in Dundas, as well as in providing Anishinaabemowin Church services to Indigenous communities in and around Sault St. Marie.
Notebook image courtesy of the Chippewa County Historical Society, written by Charlotte in 1828. Find a transcription and recording of the prayer here: ojibwe.net/projects/prayers-teachings/namewin-prayer
Portrait Courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx...
Contributor: A. Wilsdon (48127282)
Aged 71 yrs; wife of Rev. William McMurray, sister of Mrs. Schoolcraft and daughter of Chief Johnston, an Irish gentleman of Sault Ste Marie, referred to by Mrs. Jameson in her "Summer Rambles and Winter Studies," as marrying an Indian Maiden, Ogeneboquah.
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Dundas Museum & Archives: Charlotte (Ogenebugoquay Johnston) McMurray (1806-1878), an Irish-Ojibwe woman who lived in Dundas in the mid-1800s.
She was the daughter of Irish fur trader John Johnstonh and Ozhaguscodaywayquay, an Ojibwe leader from Sault Saint Marie, daughter of Chief Waubojeeg. Charlotte's mother and grandfather were both renowned storytellers, and the children were raised with this tradition, with Christian teachings from their Irish father, and shaped by time spent at school in Montreal.
In her youth, she served as an interpreter for missionaries and translated sermons to Anishinaabemowin, later assisting her husband similarly. Although he is credited with writing the first Ojibwe catechism of the Church of England, published by Robert Stanton in 1834, his extant letters indicate he never truly mastered the language. Likely, credit should be given to, or at least shared with, Charlotte.
Charlotte and Reverend William McMurray moved to Dundas in 1838. They fundraised for and oversaw construction of St. James Church, built on Hatt St in 1843, following William's promotion to deacon of Dundas and Ancaster. They served Dundas for 20 years before moving to Niagara-on-the-Lake when William became the rector there in 1857. Charlotte was instrumental both to her husband's work in Dundas, as well as in providing Anishinaabemowin Church services to Indigenous communities in and around Sault St. Marie.
Notebook image courtesy of the Chippewa County Historical Society, written by Charlotte in 1828. Find a transcription and recording of the prayer here: ojibwe.net/projects/prayers-teachings/namewin-prayer
Portrait Courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx...
Contributor: A. Wilsdon (48127282)
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Dundas Museum & Archives: Charlotte (Ogenebugoquay Johnston) McMurray (1806-1878), an Irish-Ojibwe woman who lived in Dundas in the mid-1800s.
She was the daughter of Irish fur trader John Johnstonh and Ozhaguscodaywayquay, an Ojibwe leader from Sault Saint Marie, daughter of Chief Waubojeeg. Charlotte's mother and grandfather were both renowned storytellers, and the children were raised with this tradition, with Christian teachings from their Irish father, and shaped by time spent at school in Montreal.
In her youth, she served as an interpreter for missionaries and translated sermons to Anishinaabemowin, later assisting her husband similarly. Although he is credited with writing the first Ojibwe catechism of the Church of England, published by Robert Stanton in 1834, his extant letters indicate he never truly mastered the language. Likely, credit should be given to, or at least shared with, Charlotte.
Charlotte and Reverend William McMurray moved to Dundas in 1838. They fundraised for and oversaw construction of St. James Church, built on Hatt St in 1843, following William's promotion to deacon of Dundas and Ancaster. They served Dundas for 20 years before moving to Niagara-on-the-Lake when William became the rector there in 1857. Charlotte was instrumental both to her husband's work in Dundas, as well as in providing Anishinaabemowin Church services to Indigenous communities in and around Sault St. Marie.
Notebook image courtesy of the Chippewa County Historical Society, written by Charlotte in 1828. Find a transcription and recording of the prayer here: ojibwe.net/projects/prayers-teachings/namewin-prayer
Portrait Courtesy of the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library: http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx...
Contributor: A. Wilsdon (48127282)
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Sacred To The Memory Of Charlotte Johnston, Wife Of William McMurray D.D.D.C.L. Archdeacon Of Niagara And Rector Of This Parish Who Died On The 17th of January 1878. Aged 71 Years Asleep In Jesus, Blessed Sleep.
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