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President ....................................................... Karen Burden
Vice-President & Program Chairman ............................ Wilfred Mateer
Secretary ....................................................... Marcia Stang
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Editor .......................................................... Marcia Stang
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Cemetery Chairpersons ........................Leona Shreffler & Toni Betourne
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THE-A-KI-KI
"Beautiful Land"
QUARTERLY PUBLICATION
Kankakee Valley Genealogical Society
c/o Kankakee Public Library
304 S. Indiana Ave.
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
May_ 1988 V01. 18 No. 2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Bourbonnais; or the Early French Settlements in Kankakee
County, Illinois ............................................ 2 - 5
Longtin-Marcotte Family Reunion ...................................5
Henry Rice ....................................................... 6
Worthington Descendants ...........................................6
Mercer County, Pennsylvania, Publications .........................6
County Court - February Term 1875 ............................. 7 - 8
Otto Hits and Misses .......................................... . 8 - 9
Manteno Happenings ...............................................10
Real Estate Transactions - March, 1875 ........................ 11-12
Synopsis of Meetings ............................................ 12
1860 Kankakee County Census Corrections ....................... . 12-13
1917 Prairie Farmer's Directory ............................... 14-19
Ancestor Charts ............................................... 20-27
Surname Index .................................................. 28-30
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BOURBONNAIS: OR THE EARLY FRENCH SETTLEMENTS IN KANKAKEE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
Continued From Vol. 18, No. 1.
He was born at St. Michel de Yanaska, Province of Quebec, Canada in 1799.
The exact date of his birth Is preserved in his name, for Noel is the French
word for Christmas, and he was born on Christmas night. His family was
poor. Theirs was a log cabin home, and it is probable that very early the
boy Noel became inured to hardship and developed the traits of character and
powers of endurance that were to serve him in this new country. Before he
had completed his eighteenth year he went west with eighty men, under one
Rocheblave, to engage in trade with the Indians. He left Montreal May 15,
1817, and was in Mackinac during the succeeding summer. Here Rocheblave
sold his project to the American Fur Company.
It seems that LeVasseur must have abandoned the service of the fur company
here, for it is said that he and a companion, together with an Indian,
during the year 1817 embarked in a frail canoe on a hazardous trip through the
country now embraced within the boundaries of Wisconsin. Following the west
shore of Lake Michigan to Green Bay, and thence going by way of the Fox river
and the portage to the Wisconsin, they paddled down the latter to the place
where is now Prairie du Chien. Here they found favor with a band of Chippewa
Indians, and remained with them until the following spring. LeVasseur's
adaptability is evidenced by the fact that he so ingratiated himself with
the Indians that when he desired to leave them the chief informed him
that he had been made a member of the tribe, and they would not consent to his
departure; and he and his companion were compelled to plan a secret escape,
which they successfully carried out. But it involved much privation. They made
their way on foot to Green Bay. They were ragged and weakened from
insufficient food when they found succor at a temporary camp of the
American Fur Company on Green Bay. They were then sent on to Mackinac,
and there re-engaged in the service of the fur company.
But LeVasseur's experience with the Indians on this adventure proved of
great value to him. He had learned their tongue, and from this time forward he
was sent to various distant points to barter with the Indians, until the fur
company finally deputed to him the important mission into the Illinois Country
to open trade relations with the Potawatomies, who were reported very
successful in capturing furs. It is said that LeVasseur's dealings with
the Indians were very successful and were likewise always satisfactory to the
Indians. In those early days in all of his transactions with his red brethren,
as well as in his relations to others, he exemplified the spirit of what our
President has popularly characterized the 'square deal".
One of his methods of bookkeeping, particularly, is of Interest, especially in
view of the fact that he could not read or write. His entries were
pictorial. At the head of the account with any particular Indians he would
draw a picture of that which the Indian's name would ordinarily suggest.
For instance, if he had opened an account with an Indian by the name of
Beaver, at the top of the page he would draw the picture of a beaver. And if
Beaver had bought powder on time, there would have been numerous black specks
placed on the page, with the picture of a round moon for each month of time
that credit was given. Or if Beaver had bought a gun or knife an
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appropriate picture would be the entry. And when Beaver would come with his
pelts and furs to pay his bill he himself could read and understand this
account in LeVasseur's ledger, and would be entirely satisfied with its
correctness.
In 1818, at Mackinac, LeVasseur had become acquainted with Gurdon S.
Hubbard, and it is said that some years later he and Hubbard both left the
service of the fur company and formed a partnership and engaged in the fur
business themselves. It may be that this was about the time of the establishment
of the post on the Iroquois, and that this post was established in
the interest of their partnership and not for the fur company. It is,
however, certain that for many years LeVasseur maintained this post, himself
making trips Into the tributary country, and frequently coming to Bulbona's
Grove to trade with Burbonnais and his potawatomie kinsmen. And it is not
to be doubted that he was much impressed by the beauty and fertility of the
region.
I understand that Gurdon S. Hubbard was authority for the statement that
LeVasseur settled at Bourbonnais Grove in March, 1832, and that he was
Bourbonnais' first actual white settler. In the fall of this year, by the
treaty of Tippecanoe, the Potawatomies ceded to the United State Government a
large area of land, including that along the Kankakee, except certain
reservations made therein. Most of these reservations were contiguous to
Bourbonnais Grove, and LeVasseur bought much of this reserved land from the
Indians.
About 1836 and 1837, under the supervison of the Government, the Indians
were moved westward, and Mr. LeVasseur was the Government agent in charge of
their removal. At this time his wife, an Indian woman, went with her own
people, her husband, LeVasser continuing his residence at Bourbonnais Grove.
In passing, it may be stated that her name was Watseka, and that it was
after her that the county seat of Iroquois County was named. An issue of
his marriage with Watseka, Mr. LeVasseur had three children, but they all
afterwards died without descendants.
The opening of the Indian lands to the whites in consequence of the treaty
of 1832, attracted not a few settlers to the vicinity of Bourbonnais Grove. A
postoffice was established in the locality as early as 1836, which, by the
way, for nearly two years was officially designated as "Kankakee' but on
March 15, 1838, Its designation was changed by the postal authorities to
"Bull-bonas Grove".
Catholicism made its advent in 1837, when In June Father Lalumlere said the
first mass; and it was at this mass that the first baptism occurred, that of a
child named Andre Bray. But not for several years did French settlers
come, and as the theme assigned me pertains to the French settlement, I will
not appropriate any of my time to the worthy pioneers who preceded the
French immigration.
In 1840, LeVasseur built his first house near the place where St. Viateur's
College now stands In the village of Bourbonnais. And then he went to
Canada in quest of a wife and also to induce Canadian immigration to the
Bourbonnais country, which it is said he portrayed as the second promised
land. He came back the following year without a companion, however, but the
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stories he had told to his Canadian countrymen, of how fortune smiled on the
frugal and industrious in his adopted home, Illustrated and corroborated by
his own success in the accumulation of landed wealth, kindled their
imaginations. His reports were published far and wide. One who was induced
by them to try his fortune on the Kankakee, makes the following statement:
"They read like interesting romance. They caused a great sensation. In
some localities people became greatly excited and prepared to sell their
farms and holdings forthwith in order to go at once to the new country."
But it Is said that the immigration to Bourbonnais did not commence until
1844. That year there came the Rivards, St. Plerres, Flageoles, Legris,
Delunais, Lapolice, Martins, Savoies, Belgards, Lafluers, Coriveaux and
other families no less prominent.
LeVasseur interested himself actively in the welfare of all the new
accessions to the colony. He located their land at the government land
office; sold them land, and helped them to build their homes. In 1846 the
early reports of LeVasseur, concerning this splendid county, were revived;
and that year witnessed perhaps the largest number of French Canadian
Immigrants to Bourbonnais. In 1847 three men came on behalf of Canadian
friends and relatives to investigate conditions and report thereon. They
were John B. Letourneau, Captain Fortin and Alexander Boucher. They all
returned to Canada, carrying back most encouraging reports of the general
prosperity enjoyed by the Bourbonnais settlers. But with them had came
George R. Letourneau and Godfrey Mathieu, who remained and became permanent
and substantial factors in building up this prosperous community. The next
year, others came, moved by the favorable reports of John B. Letourneau and
his associates of the preceding year.
Among those who came in the years 1846, 1847 and 1849 were Peter Spink, the
four Fortin brothers and families, the two Langlois brothers and their
families, the Dellibacks, David Granger, the Brosseaus, Joseph E. Labrie,
the Bissettes, Rossettes, Lesages, and Alexis Carrom. The French
immigration practically ceased with the years 1850, 1851 and 1852. Among
the last immigrants were the families of the Grandpre brothers, of
Constantin, of the two Berard borothers, the Lesages and Brais.
For years all immigrants from Canada, whatever their ultimate objective,
came primarily to Bourbonnais and made this the base of their first plans
and operations in the new country. Many of them settled afterwards in other
portions of the county or in neighboring counties. Our appreciation of the
Importance of the French settlement here and our interst in it must be
greatly increased when we pause to think that from it went forth the people
who established every other French town in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties.
Kankakee is a large measure, St. Anne, LeErable, St. Mary, Papineau, all
must acknowledge Bourbonnais as the mother; and, more than that, from old
Bourbonnais and these, her nearby children, sprang all that French Canadian
colonies of Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas.
This is the story of Bourbonnais and the early French settlement thereof;
but we must not leave the account of LeVasseur so incomplete. He was united
in marriage with Miss Ruth Bull, of Danville. As the issue of this marriage
there were eight children, four boys and four girls; all of whom are now
deceased, except one, Mrs. Dr. Monast, of Chicago. Mrs. LeVasseur was a
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protestant, but she reared all of her children in the Catholic faith of her
husband. She died in 1860. Mr. LeVasseur was again married in 1861.
On March 15, 1875, there was held an election of the Bourbonnais citizens
for the purpose of voting on the proposition to incorporate the Village of
Bourbonnais under the general law. The order in which the citizens cast
their votes at this election, was probably not prearranged, but it seems
appropriate that the fact is that a list of names of voters who participated
in that election as It appears among the files of the County Court of
Kankakee County, is headed by the name of Noel LeVasseur. It seems that
another election was held on the 13th of April of that year, for the same
purpose, which resulted in the incorporation of the Village of Bourbonnais;
and Noel LeVasseur appears as a voter at that election also.
He died in 1879, full of years and honor. His mortal remains rest in the
cemetery near the old town and in the locality wherein through his influence
thousands of his Canadian countrymen found and made contented, prosperous
homes.
It is not improbable that there are still extant in Canada, old newspapers
or other prints, containing the accounts which LeVasseur gave to his people
sixty-six years ago, - and his glowing prophesies of the future greatness of
the country to which he then urged them to come. They would be interesting
at this time. Events have confirmed and fulfilled them all. Those people
who acted upon his representation have been benefited and they have
benefited others. Their material prosperity has been great. They have made
their little city a seat of learning. St. Viateur's college attracts the
ambitious youth of many states and prepares them for the best in life. They
have supported that other pillar of good government, religion. And
Catholicism in the Kankakee country, there seems to be a double significance
in the appellation of her great religious congregation and institution,
"The Church of the Maternity". Her people have been sober, industrious,
energetic and progressive. They have proven themselves useful and worthy
citizens of the country they have adopted as their own. From among them
have been chosen men who have honorably filled positions of public trust;
and there is not a legitimate industry or business, there is not a learned
profession, whether it be of music or medicine or law or theology, that Is
not today graced by descendants of the early French settlers of Bourbonnais.
THE END
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LONGTIN-MARCOTTE FAMILY REUNION
The second Lontin-Marcotte family reunion will be held June 18 and 19, 1988,
In Marshall, Minnesota. Registration will be at 10 a.m., June 18, at Toni's
Family Restaurant, 1411 E. College Drive, Marshall. Persons to contact:
Janet Knofczynski, 106 James, Marshall, MN 56258 (507/532-2774) or JoAnn
Baum, 1301 N. Western Ave. *334, Lake Forest, IL 60045 (315/234-1791).
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HENRY RICE
HENRY RICE (1717-18188), THE PIONEER TENNESSEE GRISTMILLER, AND HIS TWELVE
CHILDREN, featuring the surnames Bailey, Brim, Miller, Morrow, Smith,
Spence, Tuttle, Watson, Wilson and others. Copies are available and can be
ordered directly from the author, Melvin Weaver Little, for $12.95 postpaid.
This book contains 312 pages, illustrations, soft cover, printed on acidfree
Archival Bond. There are about 30 illustrations consisting of charts,
deeds, plots, early and recent maps of South Carolina and Tennessee.
Persons and place names are fully indexed. If interested, write the author
at 924 20th St., S., Arlington, VA 22202.
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WORTHINGTON DESCENDANTS
A family newsletter known as °Worthington Descendants° concerning all
branches of the Worthington surname and its allied lineages is published
quarterly at a cost of $15.00/yearly. If interested, please contact Francis
Brengle, 6619 Pheasant Rd., Baltimore, MD 20220.
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Cemetery Books:
MERCER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA. PUBLICATIONS
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Vol. 6 Pine (part), Sandy Creek (part), Deer Creek, Coolspring, Sugar
Grove
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Vol. 8 Perry, New Vernon, Otter Creek, Jackson, Fairview Townships
Vol. 9 Shenango Valley Cemetery, Greenville, PA
Vol. 10 Hempfield, Greene, Salem, Pymatuning Townships
Vol. 11 Clarksville, Deleware, Shenango, South Pymatuning Townships
Vol. 12 Sharpsville, Hermitage (formerly Hickory) (part) Townships
Vol. 13 Farrell, Hermitage (formerly Hickory) Townships
Vol. 14 Hermitage (formerly Hickory) Township (part); Mercer Dispatch
Obituaries, New Castle Journal Obituaries
Vol. 15 Hermitage (formerly Hickory) Township (part); Oakwood Cemetery
Volumes 1-7 $9.00 plus postage and handling $2.00. Volumes 8-14 $12.00 plus
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Volume 15 $12.00 plus postage and handling
$2.50. Make check payable to: Mercer County Cemetery Inscriptions, 337
Jefferson Ave., Sharon, PA 16146.
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1908 History of Mercer County, PA, available at $59.50 mailed (2 volumes
with surname index). Order from Mercer Co. Genealogy Society, 407 W. Main
St., Middlesex, PA 16159.
31 page surname index for “A 20th Century History of Mercer Co. PA”
available for $5.00 plus $1.00 postage and handling. Order from Myrna
Davis, 407 Main St., West Middlesec, PA 16159.
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COUNTY COURT - FEBRUARY TERM
COMMON LAW
Taken from The Kankakee Gazette, February 18, 1875
Elishla Lewis vs. Markle E. Harkin; assumpsit.
prosecution.
Dismissed for want of
A. S. White vs. Wm. A. Ott; appeal. Judgement for plaintiff; appeal
granted.
C. Ackaross vs. Simon Hay; appeal. Verdict: the property in defendant and
defendant not guilty; writ de returno awarded; appeal granted.
Dennis O'Brien vs. J. E. Langiols; replevin. Verdict: property In
plaintiff; defendant guilty and plaintiff's damages assessed at 5 cents;
Judgement.
In the matter of a petition of Christian Straveler and J. H. Derkin; notice
for ditch. Proofs made, and commissioners' report approved; ordered that a
Jury be impaneled before a Justice of the peace for the assessment of
damages and benefit.
PROBATE
Estate of Eusebe Fife.
approved.
Report of administrator, with will annexed,
Guardianship of Ellsworth Ellingwood, a minor. Inventory approved.
Estate of Peter Colberg. Elizabeth Calberg appointed administratrix, in
bond of $1,400. Inventory approved and appraisers appointed.
Estate of Lewis Kutemeyer. Report approved; petition to sell real estate to
pay debts; continued for service.
Estate of Hannah Michner.
ordered published.
Inventory approved; final report filed and
Estate of Harriet Smith. Claim of Thomas Houghton for $51.68 allowed and
Judgment rendered.
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Estate of John Baum. Proofs made; proceedings continued until next term to
allow the filings of objections to administrator's report.
Guardianship of John Baum and Mary Baum. Continued until next term.
Estate of Alexis Blanchette. Claim of Martin Biglow for $66.72 allowed.
Estate of Medard Martin.
administrator discharged.
Proofs made; final report approved and
Estate of Edwin Keeney. Claims allowed, C. A. Jeffrey, $371.15; J. T.
Rexford, $3.
Estate of Frank Enos. Claim of James Cooper for $30 allowed.
Estate of Zeno C. Brayton. B. F. Holly appointed administrator in bond of
$20,000 with Phoebe J. Holly, M. A. Atheston and J. P. Stratton as
sureties.
Guardianship of John H. Lane, a minor, B. F. Holly appointed guardian in
bond of $16,000 sureties as above.
Claim of the estate of Catharine Hawker vs. estate of Wm. Hyer.
continued to first day of next term.
Hearing
Estate of Horatio P. Havens. Proof of death of Sarah N. Havens, widow of H.
P. Havens, and petiton of Reuben Havens to sell personal property that by
her death reverts to the estate of H. P. Havens at private sale. Petition
granted.
Estate of Mary A. Sibley. Report of C. W. Knott, executor, approved and he
discharged. John Durham appointed administrator in bond of $8,000, Wm.
Durham surety. All moneys and effects heretofore paid into court by C. W.
Knott to be turned over to his successor and receipt taken therefore.
Estate of Elisha Havens. Mrs. Julia Havens and Reuben Havens administrators
in bond of $4,000; appraisers appointed.
Estate of Henry Pfingston. Proofs made; administrator's report of sale and
marking of deed filed and approved.
Petlton of J. Vining, guardian of Hiram Smith and Edgar Smith, to sell the
interest of said minors in certain real estate. Decree for sale.
Estate of Alexander Bacon. Sale bill approved.
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OTTO HITS AND MISSES
Taken from The Kankakee Gazette, March 11, 1875
Mr. Sherman will start for Indiana soon.
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Mr. Gannon purchased eighty acres of Mrs. Pruett last week - the price we
did not learn.
Simon Sammous rented his farm for a term of three years and started out to
seek his fortune elsewhere.
Mr. John Dennis has sold out too, for the consideration of $50 per acre, and
will accompany Mr. Denham.
Mr. John White and wife are expected back this week to set up housekeeping
near the home of former years.
March came storming in for certain this year, and still continues to howl
and rave in a very unbecoming manner.
Mrs. Havens has Just become settled in her old home which she left two years
ago. Many are glad to welcome her back.
Mr. A. Sieman traded his farm of eighty acres to Mr. P. V. Lowe in part
payment for two hundred and twenty east of Waldron.
Mr. Robert Denham recently sold his farm of eighty acres to Mr. Phillip
Bacon for the sum of $1,800. He Intends to start for California soon.
Many of the citizens hereabouts are becoming dissatisfied, with this part of
the country, and quite a number of places are accordingly changing hands.
L. P. Dewitt, of Wilmington, stole a march in the neighborhood recently and
took Miss Sarah Gray home with him as Mrs. Dewitt. We wish them much Joy.
Miss Lizzie Havens returned to her home in Champaign last week, after a
short visit among her friends in this vicinity. Miss Ida Smith returned
with her.
Monday was a grand day for those who were obliged to vacate rented houses
and seek new homes. We saw one sorry-looking family toiling along on their
wagon toward shelter on that day.
We do wish people would awaken to a sense of the great Importance of
building a bridge across the Iroquois somewhere between Sugar Island and
Putnam's ford. We really wanted to attend the Teacher's Convention at
Waldron last Friday, but couldn't - just because that bridge is not yet a
tangible affair.
"Plumes from the captured eagle!" Plumes, forsooth! You mean pin feathers,
don't you?
"Birdie, wait a little longer,
Till your little wings grow stronger'
before you venture out far on the strengh of your plumes! 'Chunk' of sour
grape sugar, wasn't it"?
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MANTENO HAPPENINGS
Taken from The Kankakee Gazette, March 11, 1875
W. J. Mann rejoices in the possession of twin boys, one week old last
Monday.
The friends of Sammy Lee will be glad to learn that he is slowly recovering
and he Is expected to be out again in a few weeks.
It is with sadness that we report the death of Edwin C. Wright, oldest son
of E. Wright, of this place. Thus in one short week one of our most
promising young men is taken from perfect health to the grave.
L. B. Merrick has traded his store, goods and buildings with L. Milk for a
farm of 510 acres near Clifton, where he expects to remove with his family
in a short time. We understand the business will be carried on here, but by
whom we not know.
Mr. Alfred Deslauries, one of the oldest inhabitants of this place, died
Saturday last. Mr. Deslauries has kept his store here in one place for over 20
years, always the same quite, gentlemanly business man, making friends with
everybody and respected by all.
The last heavy snow storm had rather a damaging effect on sane of our
shippers. J. F. Campbell had a number of carloads ready to ship to Albany,
Tuesday night when the storm commenced. Fearing a blockade he drove them
back to his yard except three or four cars which he had loaded before the
storm had reached its height. They were blocked in near Mattison for 40
hours and had to be sent into Chicago and sold in a much reduced condition.
The long talked of cheese factory is to be built at last. The building
committee, S. Williams, Peter Brosseau and E. Wright, have given out
specifications for the carpenter work which Is to be done by the first of
May. The building is to be 26 x 56 and two stories high, one of stone and
one of wood and furnished with all the conveniences for handling and working
up milk.
The building will be built just south of the residence of Mr.
Wright where he has a well filled Ice house ready for next summer.
Our high school promises us their annual exhibition some time near the last of
March. They gave a fine exhibition last spring. The Principal, Mr. C. H.
Pleasants, promises us that with their experience they will give a better
one this Spring.
They number about fifty scholars and are under the
especial care of the Principal. The Intermediate and Primary departments
are taught by lady teachers, Miss M. Hazelton, In the former and Miss
Rovilla Myers, of Kankakee, in the latter department.
The two schools
number about 123 scholars, though they are crowded for want of roam. These
schools will average well with any school In the county. One of the
Directors says they have the best discipline they have ever had in those
departments.
There will be a donation party held at the M. E. church Thursday evening
March 18, for the benefit of the Rev. J. Wardle.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS - MARCH, 1875
Taken from The Kankakee Gazette March 25, 1875. The
following were recorded last week:
Jane Miller to James Downing - lot 6, block 9, in Chatfield's add. to Kankakee,
$100.
H. C. Kelsey to John A. Kelsey - und half n fri seq sec 22, and the und half seq neq
sec 22, Ganeer; 138 acres; $3,500
Geo. V. Huling to L. B. Bratton - nh neq sec 33; 80 acres; $600.
Jerome W. Rogers to Silas P. Wright - sh swq sec 3, Norton; $2,000.
C. C. Campbell to Lorenzo Streeter - lot 5, block 23, Grant; $100.
John B. Blain to Archibald Bell - wh seq and part of the seq sec 10, Manteno;
85 acres; $34.
Cyrus Stoven to Dellof Engelland - 5 acres off w side of the 10 acres from the e
side of lot 5, of the wh nwq sec 36, Yellowhead; $80.
John B. Welch to John Michael - wh neq sec 31, Otto; 80 acres; $1,840.
Michael Dandurand to Julian Trombly - sh wh nwq fri q sec 6, Bourbonnais; 36.75
acres; $1,837.30.
Leonard Morey to Chauncy Brockway - ny sh lot 34, Shawaunassee reservation; 5 acres;
$200.
Michael Dandurand to Elle Lesage - wh sh wh swq sec 6, Bourbonnais; 18 acres;
$900.
John B. Loiselle to John Loiselle - wh wh neq sec 32 St. Anne; 40 acres; $1,500.
Basile Montle to Emery Montle - swq sec 14, Rockville; 40 acres; $1,500.
Abram Snyder to John C. James C. and William Burke - swq nwq and nwq swq sec 28,
Pilot; 80 acres; $3,000.
Martha C. Kendall to Wm. C. Kendall - a tract in Manteno; $600.
Wm. Smith to Thos. H. Dyer - sh swq sec 31, Yellowhead; 80 acres; $2,800.
Gideon Martin to Alfred Roy and Eusebe Roy - part of lots 9 and 10, block 92,
Associate add, Kankakee; $300.
Ann Alden to Helen H. Alden - 106 feet off east end lots 1, 4 and 5, block 22,
Kankakee; $1,800.
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James H. Baum to Charles S. Wiltse - blocks 83 and 84, Momence; $2,500.
Wm. Backhaus to Fritz Martins - eh neq sec 2. Yellowhead; 93 acres; $3,650.
L. B. Merrick to Lemuel Milk - lots 7, block 6, sh lot 3, block 8,
Comstock's add. to Manteno; also lots 4 and 5, block 1, James F. Merrick's
add. to Manteno; $4,400.
Sylvester Fancher to Isaiah Bourgois - seq seq sec 6, St. Anne; 40 acres;
$950.
Horatio Worcester to Hamilton Kent - neq swq sec 2, Aroma; 40 acres; $1,400.
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SYNOPSIS OF_MEETINGS
February 6, 1988. Meeting
We currently have 30 paid members. Gerald Legan will start working on the
surname index for the 1900/1915 Atlas.
The program was a tape on “Little Known Resources of Genealogical Interest
in the National Archives".
March 5, 1988. Meeting
We currently have 43 paid members. The Society will have a table at the
Maternity Spring Sale on March 26 at the Maternity School.
The Heritage Quest Road Show is scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, at 6:30 p.m.
The program will be held at Asbury Church with an admission charge of $1.00
per person.
The St. Joseph Church death records will be published separately from the
cemetery book. The spring project will be to finish walking the cemeteries
and publish the remaining books.
The program was a video on Irish Americans.
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1860 KANKAKEE COUNTY CENSUS CORRECTIONS
Family No. Township Surname
1547 Norton Glass, James (not Glap)
1548 Norton Glass, Adam
1559 Norton Glass
1560 Norton Glass, John & Betsy
1566 Norton Campbell, Matthew
1568 Norton Smedley
1569 Norton Hawe
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1578 Norton Coals (Coles)
1581 Norton Nanson
1583 Norton Meyer
1578 Essex Law, W.
1590 Essex Lucretia
1591 Essex Managold
1597 Essex Charter
1601 Essex Sergant
1603 Essex Huston
1604 Essex Hustin
1608 Essex Keeney
1614 Essex Mosier
1622 Essex Asa
1628 Essex Keepers
1632 Essex Hork, Jas.
1639 Essex Uronso
1640 Essex Kranbuhl
1642 Essex Schippman
1645 Essex Craber
1646 Essex Shosser
1651 Essex Add Ralph
1675 Essex Boswell
1676 Essex Vanalt
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Bossert instead of Bazzart
Besse Instead of Bepe
Breault (2508) instead of Brean
Emling see Amling
Gaiger should be Geiger
Gubtoie should be Gubtall
Hertz see Hurtz
Hurtin should be Hustin
Imazuzon should be Muzuzan
Kieney should be Keeney
Reikner should be Kirchner
Lillis (1577) add Bridget
Masier should be Mosier
Mayer should be Meyer
Nanser should be Nansen
1581 is Hanson
Sengant should be Sergant
Shoper should be Shosser
Stouits should be Stowitts
Truedley should be Smedley
Vanalt see Vorault
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SURNAME INDEX
Ackaross 7 Clouet 27
Adam 24 Coals/Coles 13
Alden 11 Colberg 7
Arbel 24 Cooper 8
Atheston 8 Coriveaux 4
Aupry 23 Couturier 26
Babin 26 Craber 13
Backhaus 12 Dandurand 11, 27
Bacon 8, 9 Dasilva-Portugais 26
Bailey 6 Delliback 4
Baril 24 Deneau 24
Barnes 22 Denham 9
Barre 25 Deniger 23
Baum 5, 8, 12 Dennis 9
Beaudet 27 Derkin 7
Beauvais 24 Deslauries 10
Belgard 4 Desmarais 24
Bell 11 Dewitt 9
Benoist 24 Downing 11
Bertrand 26 Drapeau 23
Besse 13 Dubois 24
Besset 25 Dubuc 25
Besset 27 Duiunais 4
Biglow is Dumets 23
Blain 11 Dumouchel 26
Blanchette 8 Durham 8
Boileau 25 Dyer 11
Bossert 13 Ellingwood 7
Boswell 13 Emling/Amling 13
Boucher 4 Engelland 11
Bourassa 24 Enos 8
Bourgois 12 Fancher 12
Bowman 20 Fife 7
Brais 4 Fiset 23
Bratton 11 Flageoles 4
Bray 3 Fortin 4
Brayton 8 Galger 13
Breault 13 Gannon 9
Brim 6 Glass 12
Brockway 11 Granger 4
Brossard 26 Harkin 7
Brosseau 10 Havens 8, 9
Bruner 21 Hawker 8
Bull 4 Hay 7
Burke 11 Hazelton 10
Calberg 7 Herbecq 24
Campbell 10, 11, 12 Herebecq 24
Carlock 20 Hertz 13
Cerat-Coquillard 26 Holly 8
Chartier 23 Houghton 7
Chartier 23 Howe 12
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Surname Index - Continued
Hubbard 3 Martins 12
Huling 11 Masser 13
Hurtin/Hustin 13 Masson 25
Hustin 13 Mathieu 4
Huston 13 Maufet 23
Hyer 8 Menard 26, 27
Jeffrey 8 Merrick 10, 12
Jolivet 23 Mesny 23
Keeney 8, 13 Meyer 13
Keepers 13 Michael 11
Keller 20 Michner 7
Kelsey 11 Milk 12
Kendall 11 Miller 6, 11
Kent 12 Mini 23
Kirchner 13 Monast 4
Kline 21 Montle 11
Knofczynski 5 Monty 24, 25
Knott 8 Morey 11
Kranbuhl 13 Morrow 6
Kutemeyer 7 Mosler 13
Labombarde 23 Myers 10
Labrle 4 Nanser/Nansen 13
Lafluer 4 Nanson 13
Lamarre 23 O'Brien 7
Lanctot 25 Ott 7
Lane 8 Page 25
Langlols 7 Paquet 26
Lapolice 4 Paquet 27
Law 13 Patenaude 25
Lecerf 23 Pfingston 8
Lee 10 Piedalue 24
Legan 12 Plamondon 27
Legris 4 Pleasants 10
Lesage 4 Foyer 24
Lesage 11 Prou 27
Lescuyer 24 Proulx 27
Letourneau 4 Pruett 9
LeVasseur 2, 3, 4, 5 Quentin 23
Lewis 7 Raymond 26
Lillis 13 Reson 20
Linebaugh 20 Rice 6
Loiselle 11 Rioux 23
Longtin 5 Rivard 4
Lowe 9 Robert 25
Managold 13 Rogers 11
Mann 10 Rossette 4
Marcotte 5 Rousseau 27
Marcoux 27 RUSA 21
Marcoux-Clouet 27 Sammous 9
Marsh] 25 Savoie 4
Martin 4, 8 Schlppman 13
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Surname Index - Continued
Sergant 13
Shepard 22
Sherman 8
Shosser 13
Shosser 13
Sibley 8
Sieman 9
Smedley 12, 13
Smith 6, 7, 11
Snyder 11
Spence 6
St. Pierre 4
Starnes 20
Starnes 21
Ste. Marie 25
Stoven 11
Stowitts 13
Stratton 8
Straveler 7
Streeter 11
Strum 21
Surprenant 25
Taylor 22
Trombly 11
Trudeau 25
Tuttle 6
Vanalt 13
Veriel 27
Vincelet 25
Vining 8
Vorault 13
Wardle 10
Watson 6
Welch 11
White 7, 9
Wilkinson 22
Williams 10
Wilson 6
Wiltse 12
Wooley 22
Worcester 12
Worthington 6
Wright 10, 11
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