About Kaskaskia
Kaskaskia was in southern Illinois in the 18th century. The Kaskaskia River is a tributary of the Mississippi, and the settlement of Kaskaskia was at the mouth of the river in Illinois. Right across the Mississippi was Ste Genevieve.
Did you know that the Kaskaskia settlement was part of Illinois until 1881, when there was a major flood and the Mississippi changed its channel and moved east? “Old Kaskaskia” is now in Missouri, and can be reached on the Missouri side of the river. How did that happen? Read all about it by clicking the image below.
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Notary records from Kaskaskia
These are transcriptions of notary records (civil records) of Kaskaskia.
1725:9:28:1
Contract for repairs to her mill between Marie Françoise Rivard, widow Lamy, and Francois Blot dit Charon, who receives 2 arpents of land, 150 livres in merchandise, a heifer and a Dauphinois hat in payment. Delaloere St. Gilles; Vien; Rev. J. Le Boullenger; Perillau. (lp. Com. I, 171)
1727:2:16:1
Contract of marriage between Francois Belot (Blot), son of Estienne Belot and of Marguerite Seguien of Quebec, and Thérèse Boisseau. Executed at Kaskaskia. Followed; by acknowledgement of debt by Antoine Boisseau to Francois Blot. Rev. J. B. Le Boullenger; Potier; Lalande; Louis Turpin; Delaunay. (2pp. Com. I, 151; Priv. VI, 2/K420)
1740:1:9:1
Election of Theireise Boiseau as guardian and Gabriel Metotte as deputy guardian of the minor children of the late Francois Blot dit Charron and Theireise Boiseau: Francois, Thereize, Cecille, Agnes and Madeleine. The guardians formally accept their duties. Executed at St. Philippe du Grand Marais. Louis Auguste Delaloere Flaucour; Philipe Renaut; Roch Pinguenet; Jean Chauvin; Jean Gouin dit Champagne; Augustin Perrein dit Capucin; Pierre Butteau, Sr. (2pp. Priv. Ill, 28)
1740:1:30:1
Inventory of the estate of deceased Francois Blot dit Charron of St. Philippe du Grand Marais, executed at the request of his widow Thérèse Boiseau, done in the presence of Gabriel Metotte, deputy guardian of Blot’s children, Francois, Thereise, Cécile and Agnes. Jerome Roussilliet; Joseph Buchet; St. Roche Pinguenet; Augustin Perrein dit Capucin; Jean Chauvin; Jean Gouin dit Champagne; Pierre Butteau, Sr.; Germain (heirs); La Croix; Antoine Loise; Heneaux; La Forme; Petit Jean. (4pp. Priv. III, 36)