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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Enumeration of the Male Inhabitants, French and Americans, of Forte Vincennes & the Illinois: Part 2

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  1. Translation of the above:

    Denombrement Général des Males du [goresent?] vivant dans Le District du Forte Vincennes

    General Enumeration of the Males [presently?] Living in the District of Fort Vincennes

    French terms:

    ans. = years
    fils = son = junior
    pere = lit., father = senior
    J. Bte. = Jean Baptiste = John Baptist

    The columns are set up as follows:

    Noms [Names]; Ages; females.

    J. M. L. Legras 48 ans. 3 [females]
    Louis Devignies 40
    J. Bte. Devignies 7
    J. Bte. Godefroye 30
    J. Bte. Seaysbon [?] 24
    Pierre Rossette 30
    Louis Broulliet 35 2 [females]
    Antoine Broulliet 12
    Michel Broulliet 9
    Gabriel Legrand 66 4 [females]
    Gabriel Legrand fils 20
    Jean-Marie Legrand 21
    Joseph Legrand 14
    J. Bte. Legrand 10
    Antoine Legrand 6
    Dominique Legrand 3
    Paul Gamelin 30 4 [females]
    Paul Gamelin fils 4
    J. Bte. Gamelin 2
    Amboise Dagenet 15
    Francois Bosseron 40 5 [females]
    Charle Bosseron 6
    Antoine Gamelin 39 4 [females]
    Antoine Gamelin fils12
    Ignace Gamelin 8
    Joseph Gamelin 6
    Antoine Dugade 45
    Michel Broulliet 45 2 [females]
    Pierre Broulliet 45
    Michel Broulliet fils [son] 13
    Pierre Broulliet 5
    Nicolas Perrot 48 4 [females]
    Maurice Perrot 41
    J. Bte. Laffont pere 48 4 [females]
    Bernard Laffont 16
    Louis Laffont 14
    Antoine Laffont 7
    Laurent Basadonne 40
    Joseph Maisonville 42 2 [females]
    Joseph Maisonville fils 20
    Francois Maisonville 12
    J. Bte. Maisonville 9
    Jean Coulon 40
    Jean Darguilleur 36
    Bertrand -----
    Alexis Cournoyer pere 40 5 [females]
    Alexis Cournoyer 15
    Amboise Cournoyer 9
    Antoine Cournoyer 1
    Pierre Latour 30
    Pierre Latour fils 1
    Francois Froysie 50
    Jean Ditarre 51 2 [females]
    Louis Ditarre 15
    Jean Ditarre 1
    J. Bte. Fougas 33 5 [females]
    J. Bte. Fougas fils 9
    Louis Cremeau 32
    Eugene Alvarez 40
    Francois Baroye 57
    J. Bte. Baroye 27
    Léon Baroye 25
    Alexis Baroye 22
    Lambert Baroye 20
    Jean-Marie 15
    Joseph Ste. Marie 45 4 [females]
    Joseph Ste. Marie fils 15
    Joseph Andrez 50 5 [females]
    Pierre Andrez 15
    Joseph Andrez 10
    Jacque Andrez 4
    Jean-Marie Andrez 4
    Antoine Merlotte 25 3 [females]
    Antoine Merlotte fils 10
    J. Bte. Merlotte 5
    Antoine Poyceau 32

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