Moses Muskrat Marsden

Moses Muskrat Marsden
Occupation	Chief

Moses Muskrat Marsden was the grandfather of Maurice Switzer.^[1]

In Anishinabek News

Home community: Alderville First Nation^[2]
November 2018: He served as the leader of Alderville First Nation from 1905 to 1909. He attended the 1923 meeting with the Williams Treaties commission where community leaders were assured their harvesting rights would be protected. Despite leaving the reserve to work as a carpenter, he continued to advocate for Indigenous rights by dictating letters to politicians and newspapers.^[2]
May 2020: He was the father of 13 children, including Ruby Marsden Hicks, and built a fieldstone home in Lakefield after leaving the reserve. During World War I, he organized a band that played military music to support the war effort. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).^[3]
May 2024: He campaigned for the recognition of Treaty 20 during his leadership. He passed away before the government settled the debts related to the Williams Treaties. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).^[4]
October 2026: He ran away from a training school in Alderville First Nation when he was eight years old. He taught himself to read and write and had over 70 grandchildren who contributed to various professions in Canada. The article refers to this person as deceased (no date of death is given).^[1]