Watseka

For the city, see Watseka, Illinois. For the US Navy harbor tug, see USS Watseka (YT-387).
Watseka
Photograph of Watseka Bergeron (also known as Watchekee)
Born
Watch-e-kee
Wa-che-ke
Waatchki

c. 1810
Buncombe, Illinois
Died1878
Council Bluffs
NationalityPotawatomi, Native American
Other namesWatseka Hubbard, Watseka LaVasseur, Watseka Bergeron, Josette Bergeron

Watseka or Watchekee (c. 1810–1878) was a Potawatomi Native American woman, born in Illinois, and named for the heroine of a Potawatomi legend. Her uncle was Tamin, the chief of the Kankakee Potawatomi Indians.[1]

She was also known by the name of Josette (or Zozette) Bergeron.[2][3]

  1. ^ "History". Village of Bourbonnais. Archived from the original on 2012-10-30. Retrieved 2012-12-10.
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