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==Online Records==


==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 countries 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 countries 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==
==Resources==
Because of French colonization and missions, some parish registers for colonial Illinois are available. These can be found at the following 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, Paris.
*[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].
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/195782?availability=Family%20History%20Library Illinois and Wabash Land Company Minutes, 1778-1812]. Originals are at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/52481?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''George Rogers Clark and His Men, Military Records, 1778-1784''] by Margery Heberling Harding, (Frankfort: The Kentucky Historical Society, 1981, film 6050443).
 
==Additional Reading==
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/290762?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''The Illinois Country, 1673-1818''] by Clarence Walworth Alvord. (Springfield, Virginia: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1920).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/290762?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''The Illinois Country, 1673-1818''] by Clarence Walworth Alvord. (Springfield, Virginia: Illinois Centennial Commission, 1920).
*''Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois'' by Newton Bateman, (1906, reprint, Wooster, OH: Micro Photo Division, Bell and Howell Co., n.d., film 0825561).
*''Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois'' by Newton Bateman, (1906, reprint, Wooster, OH: Micro Photo Division, Bell and Howell Co., n.d., film 0825561).
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*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/264086?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''A Complete History of Illinois from 1673-1884: Embracing the Physical Features of the County, Its Early Explorations, Aboriginal Inhabitants''] by Alexander Davidson. (Springfield, IL: H.W. Rokker, 1884, fiche 6051133).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/264086?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''A Complete History of Illinois from 1673-1884: Embracing the Physical Features of the County, Its Early Explorations, Aboriginal Inhabitants''] by Alexander Davidson. (Springfield, IL: H.W. Rokker, 1884, fiche 6051133).
*[https://archive.org/details/guidetodepositor00illi ''Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in Illinois''] by Historical Records Survey. (Chicago: The Survey, 1940).
*[https://archive.org/details/guidetodepositor00illi ''Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in Illinois''] by Historical Records Survey. (Chicago: The Survey, 1940).
*[https://archive.org/details/illinoisoneveofs29peas ''Illinois on the Eve of the Seven Years' War, 1747-1755''] by Theodore Calvin Pease. (Springfield: Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1940).
*[https://archive.org/details/illinoisoneveofs29peas ''Illinois on the Eve of the Seven Years' War, 1747-1755''] by Theodore Calvin Pease. (Springfield: Trustees of the Illinois State Historical Library, 1940)
 
===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 for Illinois land transaction records, these records are available on film [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bfilm_number%3A1543598 1543598].
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/195782?availability=Family%20History%20Library Illinois and Wabash Land Company Minutes, 1778-1812]. Originals are at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/52481?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''George Rogers Clark and His Men, Military Records, 1778-1784''] by Margery Heberling Harding, (Frankfort: The Kentucky Historical Society, 1981, film 6050443).
 
===Ecclesiastical Records===
Because of French colonization and missions, some parish registers for colonial Illinois are available. These can be found at the following 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, Paris.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/473063?availability=Family%20History%20Library Diocese of Vincennes]. This Diocese covered both Illinois and Indiana.
*Kaskaskia Parish Registers


== References ==
== References ==


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