Gros Jean Awasos Type: Person Identifier: 201388 Title: Gros Jean Awasos Unique ID: Gros Jean Awasos Standard Name: Awasos Gros Jean Manuscript Name: Clasien (?) Classien Clausion, Deacon Clauson Councillor, Deacon Closean Crosseon Wasses Crosseon Wosses Crosson Wassos Decon Glission Deklassian Glaicean Glasseon, Deacon Glaucian Glisten Glocian Awasoos Glocian, Councillor Glocian, counselor Gloncon Wassoas Gloncon Wassoas, Capt. Glosseon Councillor, Deacon Grand John Gros Jean Gros Jean, Councillor Gros Jean, Dea[con] Gros Jean, Dea[con]. Gros Jean, Deacon Grossleal or Glaseal Guilean Klusan Klusian Kolosier Solian Ethnicity: Maliseet Penobscot Place Vital: Bangor, MECasco Bay, MEMachias, MEOld Town, ME Date: 1726-07-16 1780-07-28 1811-02-04 1815 1816-09-19 1818-10-15 1819-01-12 1820-08-17 1823 1823-01-01 1828-06-22 1829-06-19 1831-12-25 1832-12-28 1834-04-08 1834-05-17 1834-07-17 1834-12-31 1836-05-28 1838-05-22 1838-07-29 1839-06-13 1839-10-14 1840-12-29 1841-01-04 1841-01-20 1841-12-29 1842-01-15 1843-02-04 1843-09-21 1843-12-22 1844 1844-01-01 1844-01-24 1844-05-04 1844-05-15 1846-01-24 Warnings: Lifespan is 121 years Events that this Person attendedItem 128288 At a meeting re: land dealings.Item 128310 Signed a treaty with the State of Maine.Item 128399 Signed a petition by John Neptune faction re: distribution of public money.Item 128479 Head of families 7 persons.Item 128491 Captain on the list of Penobscot leaders.Item 128492 On list of Penobscot leaders.Item 129018 On Gen. Blake's "Indian Roster for the Fall 1815", 6 souls, 1 hunter.Item 132456 Attended a conference between Penobscots and governments of Massachusetts, New Hampshier and Nova Scotia.Item 100975 Petitioned for $200 to help Joseph Petit Paul replace his house.Item 101050 Petitioned in Penobscot.Item 132998 Agent paid medical expense.Item 133214 Agent paid him.Item 133458 Penobscot Governor and Council appointed Joseph Petit Paul agent to legislature.Item 133476 On agent's 1836 list for provisions. Ten in family.Item 100977 Penobscots petition for no money for delegates to travel to tribes in New York and New Brunswick, etc.Item 133500 Penobscots petition for money to send leaders to Caughnawaga (Canawaga); want a priest instead of a school master. (Different from the letter with identical text dated 01/30/1844 in MSAECR 54.)Item 133589 Penobscot Governor and Council request no change in agent.Item 133592 Agent paid to have land plowed.Item 133743 Names are hard to read. Ten not attempted; signed petition to keep Henry Richardson as their agent.Item 133744 Petitioned to remove agent Richardson; some unreadable names on attached signature list.Item 127678 Petitioned to reject troublesome elections and to return to the old custom.Item 133779 Signed a petition as among those agrieved by sale of the four Indian townships.Item 133786 Wrote to announce Pierre Petit Paul as the sole representative of the Penobscots. Requested extra payment for John Atean and John Neptune.Item 134014 Sponsored Jean Baptiste at baptism.Item 134017 Son Sacelexis was baptized.Item 134018 Son Jean Saul was baptized.Item 134019 Son Joseph was baptized.Item 134020 Witnessed marriage of Patrick Obrien and Ann Brown.Show 22 moreMentions of this PersonItem 13574 In council; deacon; probably Gros Jean.Item 13576 At a meeting re: land dealings.Item 13571 Signed a treaty with the State of Maine.Item 13570 Signed a petition by John Neptune faction re: distribution of public money.Item 13598 Head of families 7 persons.Item 13568 Captain on the list of Penobscot leaders.Item 13569 On list of Penobscot leaders.Item 13566 On Gen. Blake's "Indian Roster for the Fall 1815", 6 souls, 1 hunter.Item 13567 Blake roster of the Penobscot tribe, undated but Attean and Neptune are at the head of the list indicating their ascention to office; 8 souls; 2 hunters.Item 13600 Fisher bought a basket from him.Item 13596 Allan's list of "Names of Heads of Families and Men Able to Bear Arms" Unnamed son also listed.Item 24689 Attended a conference between Penobscots and governments of Massachusetts, New Hampshier and Nova Scotia.Item 13603 Petitioned for $200 to help Joseph Petit Paul replace his house.Item 13605 Petitioned in Penobscot.Item 13595 Agent's vouchers for 1846; old man. Multiple entries follow.Item 13590 Agent paid medical expense. Multiple entries that month.Item 13592 Agent paid medical expense.Item 13593 Agent paid medical expense.Item 13594 Agent paid medical expense for his wife.Item 13583 Agent paid him.Item 13589 Agent purchased medicine. Multiple entries follow.Item 13587 Penobscot Governor and Council appointed Joseph Petit Paul agent to legislature.Item 13581 On agent's 1836 list for provisions. Ten in family.Item 13606 Penobscots petition for no money for delegates to travel to tribes in New York and New Brunswick, etc.Item 13591 Penobscots petition for money to send leaders to Caughnawaga (Canawaga); want a priest instead of a school master. (Different from the letter with identical text dated 01/30/1844 in MSAECR 54.)Item 13588 Penobscot Governor and Council request no change in agent.Item 13585 Agent paid to have land plowed.Item 13582 Names are hard to read. Ten not attempted; signed petition to keep Henry Richardson as their agent.Item 13601 Petitioned to remove agent Richardson; some unreadable names on attached signature list.Item 13604 Petitioned to reject troublesome elections and to return to the old custom.Item 13580 Signed a petition as among those agrieved by sale of the four Indian townships.Item 13586 Wrote to announce Pierre Petit Paul as the sole representative of the Penobscots. Requested extra payment for John Atean and John Neptune.Item 13602 Item 13573 Son Sacelexis was baptized.Item 13575 Son Jean Saul was baptized.Item 13577 Son Joseph was baptized.Item 13578 Witnessed marriage of Patrick Obrien and Ann Brown.Item 13579 Sponsored Marie at baptism.Item 13584 Sponsored Jean Baptiste at baptism.Item 13572 Census of Penobscot Indians, 8 souls, 2 hunters, 3 children under 10, 2 persons under 10.Show 34 moreSource Manuscripts for this PersonItem 300031 BaPL Penob. Recs. Bangor Public Library ...Item 300056 Blake 1815a John Blake papers, Bangor Historical ...Item 300077 Brewer 1823 Brewer, Josiah 1823 Journal ...Item 300030 BWR Bangor Weekly RegisterItem 300160 Eckstorm 1917 Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy 1917 ...Item 300206 Fisher 1808 Fisher, Jonathan 1808 Records ...Item 300284 Kidder 1867 Kidder, Frederick 1867 Military ...Item 300315 MA Massachusetts Archives, Boston. Most ...Item 300365 MSAECR Maine State Archives Executive Council ...Item 300370 MSALGY Maine State Legislature Graveyard ...Item 300371 MSALI Maine State Archives Legislative Index ...Item 300434 OTR Old Town Register, Portland ChanceryItem 300369 Penobscot Census 1823 https://digitalmaine.com/native_tribal_docs/26/ ... Relationships Enlarge Citation “Gros Jean Awasos,” Historical Documents of Indians of the Far Northeast, accessed April 25, 2025, https://hrifne.avantlogic.net/digitalarchive/items/show/58025.Item201388 Save this item as a PDF file
