Angeline COLLINS
Obituary

Eau Claire Weekly Leader June 25, 1893

The Oldest Woman in Wisconsin is Dead--She came to Chippewa Falls two years before the Black Hawk War.

Mrs. Angeline Demarrie, mother of Mrs. Joseph Trepanier, M. Baptiste Demarrie, and Mrs. H. S. Allen of this city, died last evening at her home of the latter and will be buried on Saturday morning at 8:30 o'clock, the funeral to take place from St. Mary's Church. Deceased was supposed to be 107 years old and Thomas Randall, in his history of the Chippewa Valley, claims she was 121. She was married to Louis Demarrie who was born in 1774 and who is buried in the town of LaFayette. She came to Chippewa Falls in 1830, two years before the Black Hawk War, coming up the Chippewa River. At that time Northern Wisconsin was a wilderness. There were but three log houses here. She was a natural physician and prescribed for and healed many people. For the last seven months she has been confined to her bed and became very childish. Up to the time of her last illness she never used spectacles. A year ago she was very lively and danced for her relatives, on what she claimed, was her 107th birthday. It is known from records in her possession that she was at her death 107. Her son Baptiste is 54 years of age. But little is known of Mrs. Demarrie's early life but her birthplace is supposed to have been Grand Portage, this state.

Milwaukee Weekly Wisconsin July 1, 1893
Long Past a Century
Mrs. Angelina Demarrie Dies at Chippewa Falls at the age of 121 Years.

Chippewa Falls, WI, June 23--Mrs. Angelina Demarrie died a the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.S. Allen, last night. She was born at Detroit about 1772. Her father was French and her mother a Chippewa. From there she went to the Red River of the North. She was married to Louis Demmarrie, a Canadian of French extraction. They went from the Red River to Prairie du Chien, this state. They had five sons and three daughters while at Prairie du Chien. In 1832 they left that place, coming up the Chippewa River and remaining at what is now West Eau Claire during the winter and trading with the Indians. Near the mouth of the Chippewa River they were stopped by the Sious who exacted $300 worth of goods to allow them to continue their journey and secure their safety after forming a station. The following two winters were spent at what are now the Blue Mills. During 1836-1837 they resided at this place, running a trading post. Mrs. Demarrie was a woman of uncommon natural abilities, and with education and culture would have gained a high position in any community. She was a born physician, and for many years was the only one in the valley. In making a diagnosis of disease and her knowledge of healing properties and proper application of many of the remedies used int he materia medica she exhibited extraordinary insight and skill in her practice. Her work in this direction was always gratuitous. She spoke French and "Odjiboa" as she called the Chippewa and was an interesting link between the past and present, as she has lived while civilization has marked from Lake Huron to the Pacific. Mrs. Demarrie lived in this city with her daughter, Mrs. H. S. Allen, her husband being buried in the town of LaFayette, this country. He was born in 1774. Mrs. H.S. Allen and Mrs. Joseph Trepanier, her daughters, are still alive.

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