Petosegay or Biidassige (Ottawa: Light that is Coming) (c. 1787 – June 15, 1885) was a 19th-century Odawa merchant and fur trader. Both present-day Petoskey...
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According to legend, Petosegay was a descendant of French nobleman and fur trader Antoine Carre and an Ottawa daughter of a chief. Petosegay, meaning "rising...
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Opchanacanough Oratam Chief Oshkosh Ozhaguscodaywayquay Papakeecha Passaconaway Petosegay Plausawa Pocahontas Powhatan Senachewine Senachwine Shabbona Shick Shack...
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Petoskey, Michigan, a city in Emmet County, in the Northern Lower Peninsula. Petosegay, an Odawa chief. Petoskey Downtown Historic District Petoskey Grocery...
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Michigan County Emmet Incorporated 1879 (village) 1895 (city) Named for Petosegay Government • Type Mayor–council • Mayor John Murphy • Manager Shane...
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(1919–2016), Woodlands style painter and member of the Indian Group of Seven Petosegay (1787–1885), merchant and fur trader Pontiac (ca. 1720–1769), chief. Leader...
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was known in Odawa as Neaatooshing (or Nee-i-too-shing). His son Chief Petosegay and grandson Ignatius Petoskey were prominent Ottawa leaders throughout...
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(So Big, Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant), in Kalamazoo, Michigan June 15 - Petosegay, merchant and fur trader and namesake of Petoskey, Michigan and the Petoskey...
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