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===Civil Records and Sources===
===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/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/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).
*[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/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).
*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/392832?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Servant and slave records of St. Clair County and Colonial French Illinois, 1720-1863 : an index and quantitative study'''] by David E. Richards. (Springfield, Illinois : Illinois State Archives, 1991).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/392832?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Servant and slave records of St. Clair County and Colonial French Illinois, 1720-1863 : an index and quantitative study'''] by David E. Richards. (Springfield, Illinois : Illinois State Archives, 1991).


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Because of French colonization and missions, some parish registers for colonial Illinois are available. These can be found at the following locations:
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.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/473063?availability=Family%20History%20Library Diocese of Vincennes]. This Diocese covered both Illinois and Indiana.
*Kaskaskia Parish Registers
*Kaskaskia Parish Registers
*[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.


==== Other ====
====Other====


* [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/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).
*''Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois'' by Newton Bateman, (1906, reprint, Wooster, OH: Micro Photo Division, Bell and Howell Co., n.d., film 0825561).
*[https://archive.org/details/conquestofillino00clar/page/n8 ''The Conquest of the Illinois''] by George Rogers Clark. (n.p.: R.R. Donnelly and Sons, 1920, film 1597594).
*''The French and the Spanish in the Old Northwest'' by Henry Putney Beers. (Detroit: Wayne State University, 1964).
*''The French and the Spanish in the Old Northwest'' by Henry Putney Beers. (Detroit: Wayne State University, 1964).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/480366?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Great Britain and the Illinois Country, 1763-1774''] by Clarence Edwin Carter. (Washington, DC: The American Historical Society and Association, 1910, film 1597561).
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/480366?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Great Britain and the Illinois Country, 1763-1774''] by Clarence Edwin Carter. (Washington, DC: The American Historical Society and Association, 1910, film 1597561).
*[https://archive.org/details/conquestofillino00clar/page/n8 ''The Conquest of the Illinois''] by George Rogers Clark. (n.p.: R.R. Donnelly and Sons, 1920, film 1597594).
*[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).
*''Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois'' by Newton Bateman, (1906, reprint, Wooster, OH: Micro Photo Division, Bell and Howell Co., n.d., film 0825561).
*[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://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)


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