Rockford Register Republic Jan. 2,1953 Sect. B1
Myott
Catherine Myott – first land sale
Catherine Myott
Originally received her land by a treaty at Prairie du Chien
The treaty was between the US government and the Winnebago Indians
Eventually, the first land sale in Winnebago County was from Catherine Myott to Nicholas Boilvin, 637 acres
Source: Pioneers of Winnebago and Boone Counties 929.377331 R883p, page iii
Catherine Myott
Catherine Myott
Married to a Frenchman, Mr. Myott
Land granted by the US to the Winnebago Nation of Indians
Land secured by Blackhawk
Land extended to Huffman Boulevard on the West Side, to Parkview Avenue on the East Side, and lying along Auburn Street / Spring Creek
Source: Rockford Morning Star, 12/21/1952
Also in Rockfordiana Files: Country Clubs
Catherine Myott
Catherine Myott
Of Indian ancestry
Conveyed land to Nicholas Boilvin, 1829
Source: Nuggets of History, Autumn 1983
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