Monette (slave)

Monette, also known as Manette (fl. 1760s), was a Native American woman enslaved by John Askin. She gave birth to three educated children and married into prominent families of the Great Lakes regions of present-day Michigan and Ontario, Canada. Her son was John Askin Jr. Her daughter Catherine married Captain Samuel Robertson, who operated one of Askin's boats, and was married a second time to Robert Hamilton, founder of Queenston, Ontario. Her daughter Madeline was married to Dr. Robert Richardson, the surgeon of the Queen's Rangers stationed at Fort George.

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