Theresa Sophia Rankin
1788 - 1836 (~ 48 years)-
Name Theresa Sophia Rankin Born cir 1788 Peshtigo, Marinette Co, Wisconsin 
Gender Female Died 1836 Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin Buried Woodlawn Cemetery, Green Bay, Wisconsin Person ID I432910 Little Chute Genealogy Last Modified 12 Nov 2017
Family 1 Louis Charles Grignon, b. 21 Sep 1783, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin , d. 13 Aug 1839, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 55 years) Married cir 1802 Divorced cir 1910 Children 1. Charlotte Grignon, b. 11 Dec 1804, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin , d. 22 Feb 1887, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin (Age 82 years)2. Christine Grignon, b. cir 1805 3. Agatha Grignon, b. 10 May 1806, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin , d. 06 Aug 1881, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 75 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F77859 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 John Lawe, b. 1780, York, Yorkshire, England , d. 11 Feb 1846, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin (Age 66 years) Married cir 1807 Fort Howard, Brown Co, Wisconsin Children 1. Rachel L Lawe, b. 17 May 1808, d. 21 Feb 1876, Brown County, Wisconsin (Age 67 years)2. George William Lawe, b. 13 Sep 1810, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin , d. 24 Oct 1895, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 85 years)3. David Rankin Lawe, b. 20 Oct 1812, d. 04 Oct 1842, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin (Age 29 years)4. Rebecca Rosalie Lawe, b. 11 Mar 1815, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin , d. 01 Feb 1896, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin (Age 80 years)5. Mary Frances Lawe, b. 09 Mar 1821, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin , d. 05 Jul 1885, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Age 64 years)6. Maria M Lawe, b. 1825, Wisconsin , d. 1879, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin (Age 54 years)7. Appolonia Elizabeth Lawe, b. 09 Sep 1827, d. 19 Nov 1878 (Age 51 years) 8. Sarah Jane Lawe, b. 02 Feb 1828, Wisconsin , d. 22 Aug 1902, Green Bay, Brown, Wisconsin (Age 74 years)Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 Family ID F77882 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Born NE-KIK-O-QUA to fur-trapper David Rankin and Chippewa mother WE-AW-WE-NING. Likely born about 1788 in a village on the Peshtigo River in the area of present day Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin.
She must have been a young teenager when she became the common law wife of Louis Charles Grignon about 1801 with whom she had two daughters. Theresa left Grignon about 1807 and married John Lawe that year. Theresa had 6 daughters and 2 sons with Lawe.
Daughter of David Rankin: "David Rankin was a fur-trader operating out of Mackinac. The records show that he had a 1778 license from Quebec for two canoes of trade-goods. When he wintered on the Peshtigo River, he had a daughter, Theresa, whose Indian name is NE KIK O QUA, with a Chippewa Indian woman named WE AW WE NING. Theresa had children with Louis Grignon, then became the wife of John Lawe. Her children drew payments as Menominee mixed-bloods and it is said that she was the niece of Margurite Roy{Roiux} and the grand-daughter of WAU BE NO KIEW and ACH A BA ME (ASH WAU BO MAY]. She was born around 1788 and was unique in that she preserved the Indian customs, wearing Chippewa dress and spoke the language whenever possible. John Lawe put in claims, in 1838, for Chippewa mixed-blood payments for her children."
- Born NE-KIK-O-QUA to fur-trapper David Rankin and Chippewa mother WE-AW-WE-NING. Likely born about 1788 in a village on the Peshtigo River in the area of present day Peshtigo, Marinette County, Wisconsin.