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==History== | ==History== | ||
French missions were founded in Illinois during the late 17th century; Fort Crevecoeur (Peoria) in 1680, Cahokia in 1699, and Kaskaskia in 1703. Illinois was controlled by the French until 1763 when it was ceded to England. Illinois was a county of Virginia from 1778-1784, and became part of the Northwest Territory in 1787. It became the Illinois Territory in 1809 before becoming a state in 1818.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the counties of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 579. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | French missions were founded in Illinois during the late 17th century; Fort Crevecoeur (Peoria) in 1680, Cahokia in 1699, and Kaskaskia in 1703. Illinois was controlled by the French until 1763 when it was ceded to England. Illinois was a county of Virginia from 1778-1784, and became part of the Northwest Territory in 1787. It became the Illinois Territory in 1809 before becoming a state in 1818.<ref>Christina K. Schaefer, ''Genealogical encyclopedia of the colonial Americas : a complete digest of the records of all the counties of the Western Hemisphere'' (Baltimore, Maryland : Genealogical Publishing Company, c1998), 579. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
==Ecclesiastical Records and Sources== | |||
Because of French colonization, some parish registers for colonial Illinois are available, however, they are scattered in different locations. | |||
*[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/vital-statistics-births-marriages-deaths/Pages/church-records-indexes.aspx National Archives of Canada] in Ottawa, Ontario. Copies of Illinois Mission parish registers are available at the archives, originals are located at the French National Archives in Section Outre-Mer, Parish. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/473063?availability=Family%20History%20Library Diocese of Vincennes]. This Diocese covered both Illinois and Indiana. | |||
*Kaskaskia Parish Registers | |||
==Civil Records and Sources== | |||
*Private Land Claims related to Kaskaskia, 1723-1809. These are in the Bureau of Land Management Records (RG 49.12) at the National Archives in Washington, DC. | |||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/515654?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Consolidated index for the Raymond H. Hammes Collection at the Illinois State Genealogical Society, land records, 1678-1814''] by Raymond H. Hammes, film 1543598). This collection includes [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/533019?availability=Family%20History%20Library Cahokia land records, 1790-1797], entries made regarding Illinois villages, 1790-1795; [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/533342?availability=Family%20History%20Library Kaskaskia land records, 1804-1814]; Randolph county land records, 1768-1815; [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/533302?availability=Family%20History%20Library Cahokia land records, 1800-20; Historical material, 1671-1819]; [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/540681?availability=Family%20History%20Library Illinois land transaction typescripts/printouts, 1720-1866]; [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/534081?availability=Family%20History%20Library Miscellaneous land records]. Except the Illinois land transaction records, these records are available on film[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bfilm_number%3A1543598 1543598]. | |||
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==Additional Reading== | ==Additional Reading== | ||