LOUIS ANNANCE Sprague's Journal of Maine History. Vol. VIII AUG., SEPT., OCT. 1920 No. 2 page 90 LOUIS ANNANCE Louis Annance was for more than thirty years a famous charac- ter around Moosehead Lake in Piscataquis County, Maine. At one period of his life he was chief of the once powerful St. Francis tribe of Indians. He was born August 25, 1794, where is now the town of St. Francis, county of Yamaska, in the Province of Quebec. He received Catholic tuition from the Jesuits in his neighborhood, who subsequently procured his admission to a school in Hanover, New Hampshire, where he was prepared for a college course; but as he was about to enter college, the war of 1812 was declared, and he was summoned to his home in Canada to serve with his tribe under the British government. He was engaged in that war three years. His brother Noel had command of all the Indian forces during that war and both were noted for their bravery and daring in battle. He died at is home in Greenville, Maine, December 15, 1875. (c) 1998 Courtesy of the Androscoggin Historical Society ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. Any other use, including copying files to other sites requires permission from the submitters PRIOR to uploading to any other sites. We encourage links to the state and county table of contents. * * * * The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification.