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The St. Joseph Baptismal Register

(Due to length divided here into five parts)

Paré, Rev. George and Quaife, Milo M., eds. in:
The Mississippi Valley Historical Review,
vol. 18, pp. 201-239.

pp.  236, 237, 238, 239.

(page 236) and sixty five of the lawful marriage of Joseph normand and Of agatte amelin his wife The godfather was Louis amelin and the godmother marie( ) St Germain. The godfather and the father present signed with us. The godmother and the mother declared that they could not sign

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The Nineteenth of august one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight by us the undersigned Vicar general of the Illinois was baptized conditionally marie anne born The fifth of September one thousand seven hundred and sixty six of the Lawful marriage Of Joseph normand and Of agatte hamelin his wife. The godfather was Louis paschal Chevallier and the godmother felicite Chavignon wife of pierre St Germain; The godfather and the father signed with us The godmother and the mother declared they could not sign

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The Nineteenth of august one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight by us the undersigned Vicar general of the Illinois was baptized conditionally Charlotte born the twenty ninth of november one thousand seven hundred and sixty seven of the lawful marriage Of Joseph normand and of agatte hamelin his wife The godfather was Sieur thimotte Boucher De monbrun Esquire⁵¹ and the godmother Louise Gibault The godfather and the father signed with us The godmother and the mother declared they could not sign

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The seventh of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy three by us priest Vicar Gl.of the Illinois country and surrounding territory was baptized conditionally amable born the nineteenth of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy of the lawful marriage of Sieur pascal Chevalier and of Magdeleine Larcheveque his wife. The godfather was (page 237) Sieur Jean Bte nolin and the godmother marie magdeleine Reaume wife of Sieur Louis Chevallier who signed as did the father present

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The Seventh of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy three by us missionary priest was baptized conditionally Charles patate born the twenty fourth of november one thousand seven hundred and seventy of an infidel mother and of a father The mother and Child slaves of Sieur Joseph Caron The godfather Jean Bte Nolin and the godmother Catherine wife of Nicolas LeCompte

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The twenty first of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy three by us missionary priest were supplied the ceremonies of Holy Baptism to three children of Nicolas LeCompte Living at the post of St Joseph and of Marie Catherine St Francois his wife, The said children were legitimized by the marriage of the said father and mother who were living together as husband and wife in the absence of any priest to marry them sacramentally. The first child was named Marie born the seventeenth of september one thousand seven hundred and sixty eight. The godfather and godmother the undersigned Louis Chevallier and Marie magdeleine Reaume his wife. The second was named Nicolas born the third of January one thousand seven hundred and seventy. The godfather Louis paschal Chevallier and the godmother Catherine Larcheveque wife of Joutras. The third Louis born the thirtieth of august one thousand seven hundred and seventy two. The godfather Louis Chevallier junior The godmother magdeleine Larcheveque. Of these some signed with me and others declared they could not sign.

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The twenty first of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy-three by us missionary priest were baptized pierre born The Twenty eighth Of october one thousand seven hundred and sixty nine and francois born The third of august one thousand seven hundred and seventy two (sons of) Jean Roc morin and of therese of the potawatami nation who by marrying legitimized the aforesaid children. The godfather of Pierre was paschal Chevallier and the godmother magdeleine Larcheveque. The godfather of francois (was) Louis Chevallier and the godmother Cath- (page 238) erine St francois wife of Nicolas LeCompte. of these some signed with me and others declared they could not sign

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The Twenty first Of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy three by us missionary priest was baptized therese a potawatami indian About forty years old. The godfather was Sieur Louis Chevallier merchant in this post of St Joseph and the godmother Marie madeleine Reaume his wife They signed with me

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The twenty Second of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy three after having dispensed from the three marriage banns and the forbidden time of Lent in favor of Nicolas Le Compte native of the parish of the Angel Guardian, Government and diocese of Quebec son of nicolas Le Compte and of

and in favor of marie Catherine St francois of this parish of St Joseph, no canonical impediment having been discovered we missionary priest and Vicar General of his lordship the Bishop of Quebec for the Illinois and surrounding country have received their mutual marriage consent and have Given The Nuptial Blessing according to the form prescribed by our Holy mother the church Catholic apostolic and Roman and this in the presence of Sieur Jean Joutras, Louis and paschal Chevallier Jean morin, Claude Le Blond and adhemar St martin⁵² undersigned with us. The said couple having lived for four years as husband and wife in the absence of a priest have legitimized three children as appears from their Baptism

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The twenty Second of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy three after having dispensed from the three marriage banns and the (page 239) forbidden time of Lent in favor of Jean Roc Morin native of St Roc government and diocese of Quebec son of Jean Bte morin and of Marie Pelletier his father and mother and in favor of therese a potawatami by nation, no canonical or civil impediment having been discovered (a thing for which we diligently enquired) we the undersigned missionary priest and Vicar general of his lordship the Bishop of quebec in the Illinois and surrounding country, have received their mutual marriage consent and have Given Them the nuptial Blessing according to the form prescribed by our Holy mother the church apostolic and Roman and this in the presence of Sieurs Louis Chevallier and Claude Le Blond for the groom and of Sieurs paschal Chevallier and adhemard St martin for the bride. They signed with us. The bride and groom declared after hearing (the entry) read that they could neither write nor sign

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The Twenty first of march one thousand seven hundred and seventy three by us the undersigned missionary priest to the Illinois and surrounding country was buried in the cemetary of St Joseph the Sieur Charles Chevallier merchant Lhuilier who died the Nineteenth of the same month about the age of sixty four years. he was native of the city of montreal in Canada Diocese of Quebec. There were present at his funeral the Sieurs Louis and paschal Chevallier, Claude Le Blond adhemar St martin and many others undersigned with us

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⁵¹ Timothe Boucher, Sieur de Montbrun was a grandson of Pierre Boucher, governor of Three Rivers, who was ennobled in 1660 for his services. The grandson was born about the year 1746 and came west in early manhood, the present being the first notice we have found of him in the western country. At the time of the Revolution he was at Vincennes, where on Clark's appearance he sided with the Americans, and was serving as lieutenant of militia when Governor Hamilton recaptured the place. He later joined the Illinois battalion and served as lieutenant until 1782. From 1782 to 1786 he was county lieutenant of Illinois. See Ill. Hist. Colls., II, pp. XIX, CXXIV, et passim.

⁵² Toussaint Anthony Adhemar dit St. Martin was the son of Jean Baptiste Adhemar and Catherine Moreau and the grandson of Pierre Moreau, a noted fur trader of the early French period in the Northwest. The grandson was born at Montreal, Sept. 10, 1740. He married Genevieve Blondeau about the year 1771 and settled in Detroit prior to 1772. For a quarter of a century thereafter, Detroit continued to be the center of his activities, although he was absent for long periods on trading expeditions. He was at Miamitown (modern Fort Wayne) in 1789, and from 179l until his death in 1804 he resided at Mackinac. He served as justice both at Detroit and Mackinac, and at Detroit as member of the land board. Although his trading operations met but moderate success, St. Martin was a man of probity, who enjoyed the respect of his contemporaries. See Mss. in Burton Hist. Coll., and Mich Pio. Colls., passim.

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