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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 | 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. | *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:// | *[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). | ||
* | *''The French and the Spanish in the Old Northwest'' by Henry Putney Beers, (Detroit: Wayne State University, 1964). | ||
*[https://archive.org/details/illinoisoneveofs29peas ''Illinois on the Eve of the Seven Years' War, 1747-1755''] by Theodore Calvin Pease | *[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/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). | |||
==References== | == References == | ||
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Sources[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
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.[1]
Ecclesiastical Records and Sources[edit | edit source]
Because of French colonization, some parish registers for colonial Illinois are available, however, they are scattered in different locations.
- 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.
- Diocese of Vincennes. This Diocese covered both Illinois and Indiana.
- Kaskaskia Parish Registers
Civil Records and Sources[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- 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 Cahokia land records, 1790-1797, entries made regarding Illinois villages, 1790-1795; Kaskaskia land records, 1804-1814; Randolph county land records, 1768-1815; Cahokia land records, 1800-20; Historical material, 1671-1819; Illinois land transaction typescripts/printouts, 1720-1866; Miscellaneous land records. Except the Illinois land transaction records, these records are available on film 1543598.
- Illinois and Wabash Land Company Minutes, 1778-1812. Originals are at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
- George Rogers Clark and His Men, Military Records, 1778-1784 by Margery Heberling Harding, (Frankfort: The Kentucky Historical Society, 1981, film 6050443).
Additional Reading[edit | edit source]
- 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).
- The French and the Spanish in the Old Northwest by Henry Putney Beers, (Detroit: Wayne State University, 1964).
- Great Britain and the Illinois Country, 1763-1774 by Clarence Edwin Carter, (Washington, DC: The American Historical Society and Association, 1910, film 1597561).
- The Conquest of the Illinois by George Rogers Clark, (n.p.: R.R. Donnelly and Sons, 1920, film 1597594).
- 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).
- Guide to Depositories of Manuscript Collections in Illinois by Historical Records Survey, (Chicago: The Survey, 1940).
- Illinois on the Eve of the Seven Years' War, 1747-1755 by Theodore Calvin Pease, (Springfield: Trustees of the illinois State Historical library, 1940).
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998