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Speaker recounts Mary Louise’s claim as first white child born in what became Montana
Summary
A speaker read a first-person account attributed to Mary Louise saying she was born Aug. 7, 1862, in Gold Creek and that her family arrived in Hellgate (near present-day Missoula) in September 1861; the transcript notes the claim has been debated and acknowledges Indigenous presence on the land.
Mary Louise, a speaker at the meeting, said she was “the first female child born to white parents in what would become this great state.” The speaker read a first-person account stating a birthdate of Aug. 7, 1862, in Gold Creek and describing her family’s arrival in Hellgate (near present-day Missoula) in September 1861.
The reading noted the claim has been debated: “Several others have claimed to be the first white child born in Montana,” the transcript records, and it cites births in…
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