Category Archives: Nancy McClure Faribault Huggan

Three Dakota Daughters – Nancy McClure, Julia LaFramboise and Helen Sibley

Posted on October 2, 2019 by lois

Throughout the story of Minnesota’s territorial past we often encounter individual stories of women whose mothers were Dakota and whose fathers were white traders, soldiers or adventurers. These women share many things in common, including a sense that they did … Continue reading →

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Fearless Fanny – The Story of Fanny Huggins Pettijohn – Part II

Posted on November 16, 2013 by lois

Fanny and Jonas had been at Lac qui Parle a little over a year when major changes came to the mission. The Williamsons left to open a new mission at Kaposia on the Mississippi River just four miles south of … Continue reading →

Posted in Dakota Mission, Fanny Huggins Pettijohn, Hazlewood Mission, Nancy McClure Faribault Huggan, Women in Minnesota | 2 Comments