Jean Baptiste Piant/Marie Watts

Jean Baptiste PIANT was born 3 Jan 1820 in Florissant, MO.  He married Marie Watts 11 Apr 1850 at the Old Cathedral in St Louis.  He was a farmer. They had eight children.

Elizabeth – b, 1851 – our great-great grandmother

Francois (Frank) – b, 1853 – married Addie Crow

Malenzia Julia – b, 1855 – married Alexis Chapie

William – b, 1856 – married Louise Creely

George – b, 1857

Emma Mary – b, 1859 – married William Wallace

Cyrenious Oliver – b, 1860 – married Minnie Hopper

John Robert – b, 1868 – married Mary Ann Campbell

Jean died 27 Aug 1898 in Florissant.  He was buried at St Ferdinand Cemetery (Plot NW Sec 1, Lot 4nh)

Marie Louise WATTS was born abt. 1832 in Florissant, MO.  She died 29 Nov 1902 in Florissant.  She is buried at St Ferdinand Cemetery (Plot NE 09, Lot 004EH)

Michael Grace/Rose McDonnelly

Michael GRACE was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1800.  He married Rose McDonnelly and they had seven children.

James – b, 1832 – married Mary McFadden

Denis – b, 1834 – married Ann Gordon

Michael – b, 1840 – married Anastatia Franey

Andrew – b,1844 our great-great grandfather

Rosa Anna – b,1846 – married Nicholas Behm

William – b, 1848

Arthur Thomas – b, 1852 – married Anna Bell Cole

All the kids were born in Swordlestown, Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland, except for Arthur, who was born in Boston Harbor, MA.  The family came to Missouri in 1850.

Michael Grace died 15 Feb 1874 in St Louis.

Rose MCDONNELLY was born abt. 1802 in Ireland.  She died bet. 1860-1870 in St Louis. She is buried at Calvary Cemetery (Sec 013, Lot 0342)