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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.
p. 218.
(page 218) daughter of gabriel bolon and of Susanne mainard his wife, born the nineteenth day of the month of january of the same year her godfather was gabriel bolon her brother and her godmother marie louise bolon her sister. in testimony thereof I have signed jan baptiste Lamorinie32 of the society of jesus missionary at the river St. joseph. the godparents not knowing how to sign made a cross
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In the year one thousand seven hundred and forty the 25th of april I the undersigned jan baptiste Lamorinie priest of the society of jesus and missionary at the mission of the River St joseph supplied the ceremonies of Holy baptism to the daughter of Mr. augustin larchevesque and of marie magdelaine reaume married, aged 21 months and 8 days to whom was given the name of marie anne, her godfather was Monsieur nicolas Coulon de Villiers commander of the post and the godmother Marie Josephte Esther Larchevesque33 in testimony thereof I signed jan Baptiste Lamorinie Missionary of the society of jesus at the mission of the river St joseph
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In the year one thousand seven hundred and forty the twenty eighth of april I the undersigned jan Baptiste Lamorinie priest of the society of jesus and missionary at the present time at the mission of the river St joseph baptized the slave girl of Monsieur Larche of the panise nation ( ) 13 years old and named marie jeanne. she had for godfather Jean Le faivre voyageur and for godmother marie magdelaine Reaume married to Sieur Larche and they signed with me
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32 Jean Baptiste de la Morinie was born at Perigueux, France, Oct. 24, 1704, and entered the Jesuit order in October, 1725. In 1738 he came to Canada and was soon sent to Detroit. He ministered at St. Joseph during most of the years from 1740 to 1760, and during a portion of the same period was also at St. Ignace. About the year 1761 he went to the Illinois and served for a time at Ste. Genevieve. On the expulsion of the Jesuits in 1764 he returned to France.
33 The godmother was seven years old, having been baptized at Mackinac, Jan. 1, 1734, at the age of one year. She married at Mackinac, Aug. 2, 1748, Jacques Bariso de la Marche. See entries in Wis. Hist. Colls., XVIII, 476 and XIX, 4.
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