Jean Creely/Angelique LaSonde

Jean Baptiste CREELY was born 8 Jan 1733 at New Roads, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana. New Roads was established in the 1720’s by French traders.  It is one of the oldest communities in the Mississippi River Valley.

He married Angelique LaSonde 2 Sep 1755 at Immaculate Conception Church in Kaskaskia, IL.  Kaskaskia, IL is across the Mississippi River from Ste. Genevieve, MO.

They had five kids:

Jean Baptistse – b, 1757 (Our 5GG)

Antione – b, 1759

Gerome – b, 1761

Francoise – b, 1762

Joseph – b, 1763

Jean Baptiste died 9 Oct 1776 in Kaskaskia, IL.

Angelique Pilet LASONDE was born in 1733 in Kaskaskia.  She died 31 Jul 1776 in Kaskaskia, IL.

This is the last of our 6-great grandparents.

Charles DeLisle/Elizabeth LaLand

Charles Bienvenu DELISLE was born 2 Jun 1735 in Quebec. He married Elizabeth LaLand in 2 Jun 1760 in Kaskaskia, IL.  They had five kids:

Elizabeth – b, 1756 (our 5GG)

Charlotte – b, 1763

Angelique – b, 1780

Catherine – b, 1786

Therese – b, 1789

Charles died in 1803 in St Louis.

Elizabeth Guillemont LALAND was born in 1739 in Kaskaskia, IL.  She died after 1789 in Kaskaskia.

Pierre Lerige/Marie Hubert

Pierre LERIGER DIT LAPLANTE was born 25 Oct 1704 in LaPrairie, Quebec, Canada.  He married Marie Hubert 15 Jul 1728 in LaPrairie.  They had ten kids:

Marie Louise – b, 1729

Marie Angelique – b, 1731

Marie Elisabeth – b, 1732

Rene – b, 1733

Marie Anne – b, 1735

Catherine Marie Francoise – b, 1736 (Our 5GG)

Marie Antoinette – b, 1738

Pierre Louis – b, 1741

Joseph Nicolas – b, 1743

Andre – b, 1748

Pierre died 7 Jan 1754 in LaPrairie. He was 49 years old.

Marie Louise HUBERT DIT LACROIX was born 2 Jan 1702 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  She died 13 Feb 1772 in LaPrairie.  She was 70 years old.

Joseph Payant/Marie Legris

Joseph Jacques PAYANT was born 19 Feb 1700 in Quebec, Canada.  He married Marie Legris on 2 Nov 1721 at Notre Dame Church.

Notre Dame Church

They lived in a house on Rue St Flavien, near the St Lawrence River, in Quebec City. He was a blacksmith.

Rue de Falvien, Quebec City, Quebec

They had ten children:

Louis-Joseph – b, 1722

Dominique – b, 1724

Jean-Baptiste – b, 1726 (Our 5GG)

Pierre-Francois – b, 1729

Jean-Marie – b, 1730

Marie-Angelique – b, 1732

Nicolas – b, 1733

Marie-Jeanne – b, 1735

Louis – b, 1737

Marie-Josephe – b, 1740

In the 1740’s, the Payant family moved to the Richelieu valley.  The Richelieu River runs from Lake Champlain to the St Lawrence River.

Joseph Payant owned a ship and some smaller boats. He captained the ship, which was used to transport troops and military provisions on the Richelieu River and Lake Champlain during the French and Indian Wars, between 1756 and 1760. Due to his superior skills on the water he was nicknamed the “Admiral of Lake Champlain“.  In August 1760, Payant’s ship was involved in a military defeat at the hands of the British.  At 60 years old, Payant decided to retire from navigating the Lake Champlain.

Another 6GG, William Woodford, fought for the State of Connecticut, in the French-Indian War.  Interesting we had relatives on both sides.

Joseph died in 1777, in LaPrairie, Quebec. He was 74 years old.

Marie Jeanne Genevieve LEGRIS was born 18 Mar 1699 in Quebec.  She died 2 Mar 1753 in Quebec.  She was 53 years old.

 

Conrad Seevers/Cheretraait Busenburger

Conrad SEEVERS was born abt. 1722 in Germany.  He married Cheretraait Busenburger abt. 1745 in Hunterdon, New Jersey.  They had four kids:

Casper – b, 1744

John – b, 1746

Sarah – b, 1746

Abraham – b, 1748 (Our 5GG)

Conrad died in 1755 at Hunterdon, NJ.

Cheretraait BUSENBURGER was born in 1714 in Amwell, Hunterdon, NJ.  Her name is German for Gertrude.  She died in 1810 in Amwell.

William Woodford/Susannah Garrett

William WOODFORD was born 13 Nov 1722 in Farmington, CT.  He married Susannah Garrett 31 Oct 1745 in Farmington.  They had 13 kids in a span of 23 years:

Susannah – b, 1746

William – b, 1747

Esther – b. 1749

Elijah – b, 1751

Samuel – b, 1751

Dudley – b, 1753

Lydia – b, 1754

Lucy – b, 1756

Anna – b, 1758 (Our 5GG)

Samuel – b, 1760

Charlotte – b, 1762

Selah – b, 1764

Apphiah – b, 1767

William fought in the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.  He was a Captain.

William died 26 Mar 1803 in Avon, CT. He was 80 years old. He is buried at Cider Brook Cemetery in Avon.

Susannah GARRETT was born 2 Oct 1725 in Simsbury, CT.  She died 21 May 1805 in Avon, CT. She was 79 years old.

Thomas Woodruff/Rebecca Loomis

Thomas WOODRUFF was born 6 Jun 1725 in Farmington, Hartford, CT.  He married Rebecca Loomis 26 Jun 1748 in Farmington. They had six kids:

Joseph – b, 1749

Medad – b, 1751

Moses – b, 1753 (Our 5GG)

Esther – b, 1757

Martha – b, 1760

David – b, 1765

Thomas died 14 Nov 1800 in Farmington.  He was 75 years old.

Rebecca LOOMIS was born 4 Jun 1726 in E. Windsor, CT.  She died 6 Dec 1790 in Farmington.  She was 64 years old.

Abraham Humphrey/Lois Merrill

Abraham HUMPHREY was born 6 Jun 1740 in Simsbury, Hartford, CT.  He married Lois Merrill in 1760 in Simsbury.  They had five kids:

Sophia – b, 1761

Abraham – b, 1762

Lot – b, 1764

Ralph – b, 1766

Lois – b, 1767 (Our 5GG)

Abraham died 6 Jun 1767 in Simsbury.  He was 27 years old.

Lois MERRILL was born 4 May 1740 in Hartford, CT.  She died in 1794 in Burlington, CT.  She was 53 years old.

John Woodford/Mary Riley

This is the first of the 6-great-grandparents on the Dougherty side of the family.

John WOODFORD was born in 1744 in Avon, Hartford, CT.  He married Mary Riley 27 Sep 1763 in Avon.  They had seven kids:

Josiah – b, 1766 (Our 5GG)

Rebecca – b, 1768

John III – b, 1771

George – b, 1774

Giles – b, 1776

Chloe – b, 1779

Phebe – b, 1781

John died 3 May 1802 in Bristol, Hartford, CT.  He was 57 years old.  He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Avon.

Mary RILEY was born 4 May 1743. She died 18 Oct 1802 in Avon. She was 59 years old.

Phillip Bixler/Barbara Hormingsett

Phillip Abraham BIXLER was born 28 Aug 1755 in Brecknock, Berks, PA.  He married Barbara Hormingstreet in 1781 Berks County, PA. They had 10 kids.

Abraham – b, 1782

Christian – b, 1783

Catherine – b, 1785

Balthasar – b, 1786 (Our 6 GG)

Elizabeth – b, 1787

Daniel – b, 1791

Maria – b, 1793

Emanual – b, 1794

Susanna – b, 1795

John – b, 1798

Phillip died 11 Jun 1828 in Brecknock. He was 72 years old.

Barbara HORMINGSETT was born 17 Aug 1750 in Brecknock.  She died 27 Apr 1828 in Brecknock.  She was 77 years old.

This is the last of our 6 great grandparents on the Fitzgerald side.  Many more on the Dougherty side.