[or-roots] Re: Oregon Sur names

[Leslie Chapman]

I believe Robideaux is a historical name in Oregon history, unfortunately I
am unable to locate him online;
Oregon archives list only one;

Name 				Year 		Record Type 	County 	Source 	Number
Robideaux, Lloyd E 	07-31-1901 Delayed Birth 	Deschutes 	Health 	154/8168


from; http://robidou.org/new_page_2.htm
In summary, the Robidoux clan played a very important and colorful role in
westward migration history, and Joseph III, the founder of Saint Joseph, was
the dynamo behind their far-flung enterprise.  Scenes at famous Robidoux
Pass which enlivened the pages of countless overland diaries, and the
caravans heading east with buffalo hides - sometimes accompanied by Indian
travois columns, the whole gypsy-like circus panicking the emigrant oxen -
are vivid images of a unique family of frontiersmen, based in Saint Joseph.
They bridged the eras of fur trade and exploration and the great migrations
which completed the conquest of a continent.

from;
http://www.lewismicropublishing.com/Publications/Robidoux/RobidouxPierreIsad
ore.htm
That he was involved in this nexus of trade during the 1840's is evidenced
by the fact that his grand-daughter of his son Franklin, Mary J. Robidoux,
married the son of James Beauvais, and they managed the old California
Crossing Ranch in Nebraska.

I also ran into a Robideaux in a genealogy site written in French, imagine
that!

For all it seems an unusual name, it has been in the news a bit there is one
involved in Native American rights activities, also specifically a Robideaux
who came to Oregon involved in some kind of crimianl activity that
apparently was fairly notorious a few years back and lots of Law firms, car
dealerships, athletes etc by that surname. 3800 hits altogether on Google.

Les C

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But why does that Robideaux name sound so familiar, and why can't I
place it?

Bill Strickland
Oregon City, OR
KUHS '65
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