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The St. Joseph
Baptismal Register
Par, Rev. George and Quaife, Milo M.,
eds. in:
The Mississippi Valley Historical Review,
vol. 18, pp. 201-239.
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 potawatomi 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 a 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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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 1791 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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