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==Ecclesiastical Records and Sources== | ==Ecclesiastical Records and Sources== | ||
The first Catholic parish in Indiana was Saint Francis Xavier in 1734, established by Jesuit missionaries. The Diocese of Vincennes covered both Indiana and Illinois.<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), 583. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | The first Catholic parish in Indiana was Saint Francis Xavier in 1734, established by Jesuit missionaries. The Diocese of Vincennes covered both Indiana and Illinois.<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), 583. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39622039 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|822639|item|disp=FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998}}</ref> | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/302769?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Parish registers, 1749-1786'' of Catholic Church. St. François Xavier de Ouabache (Vincennes, Indiana) | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/302769?availability=Family%20History%20Library ''Parish registers, 1749-1786''] of Catholic Church. St. François Xavier de Ouabache (Vincennes, Indiana), film 1026606 Item 2. Digital images only. | ||
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/473063?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish registers, 1780-1960] of Catholic Church. St. Francis Xavier (Vincennes, Indiana), film 1433361-1433365. Digital images (most are indexed). | *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/473063?availability=Family%20History%20Library Parish registers, 1780-1960] of Catholic Church. St. Francis Xavier (Vincennes, Indiana), film 1433361-1433365. Digital images (most are indexed). | ||
==Civil Records and Sources== | ==Civil Records and Sources== | ||
==Additional Reading== | ==Additional Reading== | ||
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History[edit | edit source]
During the early to mid 1700s, France established several trading posts in Indiana. At the end of the French and Indian War, in 1763, France ceded Indiana to the British. In 1784 indiana became part of the Northwest Territory, and then its own territory in 1800. Indiana became a state in 1816.[1]
Ecclesiastical Records and Sources[edit | edit source]
The first Catholic parish in Indiana was Saint Francis Xavier in 1734, established by Jesuit missionaries. The Diocese of Vincennes covered both Indiana and Illinois.[2]
- Parish registers, 1749-1786 of Catholic Church. St. François Xavier de Ouabache (Vincennes, Indiana), film 1026606 Item 2. Digital images only.
- Parish registers, 1780-1960 of Catholic Church. St. Francis Xavier (Vincennes, Indiana), film 1433361-1433365. Digital images (most are indexed).
Civil Records and Sources[edit | edit source]
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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), 583. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998
- ↑ 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), 583. WorldCat (Other Libraries); FHL book 929.11812 D26 1998