French Owners of Land in Kaskaskia and the Common Fields in the 1790's



Archambeau Aubuchion Allary
Autire Bienvenue Blouin
Beauvais Buchet Bougie
Buquett Buyatt Brazeau
Barrutelle Beauvet Chamberland
Charleville Cottineau Chinie
Curvois Cerre Danie
Doza Delisle Derousse
Duprain Dubord Duplace
Devigne Dugay Danis
Degagne Faggot Godebert
Gendron Gomes Gaudelert
Janis Joyouse Lamall
Leplant Laderoute Lasource
Lafatigue Lafont Lavassieur
Lachapelle Lachance Lasond
Louval Lachcange Longlois
Menard Morin Moreau
Mieure Montrieul Philip
Peltier Page Picard
Provost Prieur Place
Rochblave Ravel Racine
Richard Sequin St Pierre
Turpin Turcourt Torrengeau
Valle    

In 1766 the richest man in Kaskaskia was Jean Baptiste St Gerome Beauvais, who held 80 slaves.

Other early French settlers.



Gendron, Jean Baptiste--claim 1007--8 miles north of Kaskaskia

Beauvais, Antoine--claim 283--8 miles north of Kaskaskia

Longvalle, Louis--claim 2007--8 miles north of Kaskaskia

Buyatt, Antoine--claim 295--8 miles north of Kaskaskia

Lachance, Nicholas Cailotte--claim 999 for 3000 arces--about 10 miles north of Kaskaskia

Beauvais, Jean Baptiste--claim 241-- where Diamond Cross was located.

Bienvenue, Antoine--claim 292--2 miles from Chester on Kaskaskia Road

Colchont, Joseph--clain 291-- mouth of Mary's River

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