The following roster was recorded in
Royal Spanish records in the General Archives of the Indies, Cuba.
San Luis de Ilinueses, December 22, 1780
The overwhelming majority
of militia members are of French ancestry, but since becoming Spanish
subjects after King Louis XV ceded Louisiana territory to the King of Spain
on Nov 13, 1762, their names have been "hispanicized" (translated into
Spanish). Other nationalities included are Spanish, Italian, and
American. It is not completely possible to sort out those with true Spanish
versus French ethnicity. While it is easy to differentiate those who were
born in France versus Spain, those born in "Nueva Orleans" (New Orleans)
may have been of either background. New Orleans was predominately French
but significant Spanish did settle there as well. Those listed as being
born in "Ilinueses" are from "Upper Lousiana", primarily Missouri and adjacent
western Illinois.
Louis Houck in 1909 identified many of
the individuals from Upper Louisiana. He has included genealogy information
where known. I have listed his notes following the name entry as
"LH Notes". These were taken from his book, "The Spanish
Regime in Missouri".
Information listed in the following
order:
Rank; Name; Age; Birthplace; Occupation
Officers
Capt. Don Juan Baptista Martinez
Lt. Don Agustin Chouteau
[LH Note: Auguste Chouteau]
Sub Lt. Don Pedro Monta
[LH Note: Pierre or Pedro Montardy came from Ft.
de Chartres to St. Louis. He was the son of Pierre Montardy, a native
of Montauban, France. In 1765 he married Marie Theresa Duchemin at
St. Anne de Chartres. He was a merchant and the lot he owned in St. Louis
was subsequently acquired by Auguste Chouteau. There is no record as to
where and when he died.
1st Sgt. Nicolas
Roy; 48; France; Trader [with Indians]
[LH Note: A Rene Roy was a "Chirugien major"
at Fort de Chartres in 1744 and died there in 1745. He may have been related
to this Nicolas. The name Roy and Le Roy, however, is quite common
among the early French settlers. The Ste. Genevieve Roys originally came
from Canada, but this Nicolas came from France, as probably did also the
"chirugien" with the troops, and hence they may have been related.]
2nd Sgt. Pedro
Quienel; 20; Canada; Trader
[LH Note: Pierre Quesnal, dit Lafleur, married Susan
Poupart. He had come to St. Louis from Kaskaskia and died Oct. 6, 1798.
A Quesnal or Guesnel, in 1760, married Louise Govreau at Ste. Genevieve.]
2nd Sgt. Luis
Honore; 25; Ilinueses; Tailor
[LH Note: Louis Honore, dit Tesson, came from Fort de
Chartres to St. Louis. His wife was Magdelaine Petre. From the St. Anne
Church records it appears that he was a witness to a number of marriages,
signing his name simply "Honore Tesson". His son, Louis Honore, junior,
married Marie Duchouquette in 1782 in St. Louis, and in 1788, Therese Creely.
Louis Honore-Tesson, senior, received a grant from St. Ange February 6,
1770, of the block now numbered 16 in St. Louis. His death occurred in
1807. A son, Francois Honore, married Susanne Liberge at Ste. Genevieve
in 1787.]
1st Cpl. Joseph
Labuciera [or Labusciere];24; Ilinueses; Habitant
[LH Note: Joseph Labusciere or Labuxiere. ]
1st Cpl. Pedro
Gonon; 36; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: This Pierre Gagnon in June 1780 must have
been a resident of Cahokia because the court there appointed him syndic
of the affairs of one Michel Bellau. A Gagnon lived in Ste. Genevieve in
1769 and may be a relative. Father Joseph Gagnon was parish priest at St.
Anne in 1745 and also may have been related to this Pierre. There
was also in St. Louis a Philibert Gagnon, who married Mary Claborn
(Claybourne), widow of John Newby, evidently an English woman. But this
Pierre Gagnon married Helene Mainville, dit Deehenes, in St. Louis, A Pierre
Gagnon was a "marchand" in Quebec in 1666.]
1st Cpl. Pedro
Elias; 36; France; Rower
[LH Note: The name Peter Ellis is found in the St. Louis
Archives, but not "Elias." A grant of land was afterward confirmed to Peter
Ellis by the Board of Land Commissoners.]
1st Cpl. Juan
Pedro Porsley; 36; France; Habitant
[LH Note: Jean Pierre Pourcelly, who died in St. Louis
October 15, 1789, was also known by the name of "Provencal," because a
native of that province of France. He was a trader, and married Marguerite
Barada, who after his death married Antoine Flandrin. It seems he left
two daughters, one named Mararet, who married Joseph Laferni or Lafernais,
and the other Marie Rose who married Dominique Huge.]
2nd Cpl. Alexandro
Cote; 42; Canada; Habitant
2nd Cpl. Baptista
Bibaren; 30; Ilinueses; Mason
[LH Note: This name possibly stands for "Vifvarenne".
He may have been a son of Jean Baptiste Vifvarenne, of Fort de Chartes.
The name "Bibaren" is not found in the old Archives.]
2nd Cpl. Tomas
Ubaldy; 38; Italian; Currier
[LH Note: Same as Jean Thomas Waldy. From the Archives
it appears that he gave a mortgage to I. H. Provenchere.]
2nd Cpl. Andres
Feneti; 34; Nueva Orleans; Rower
Enlisted
Men:
Nicolas Leconte;
40; Canada; Carpenter
[LH Note: A Nicolas Leconte resided afterward at St. Ferdinand
(now known as Florissant), as did also a Guillaume Leconte. They each claimed
land in the St. Ferdinand commons.]
Guillermo Leconte;
36; Canada; Rower
[see note above]
Francisco Delorier
[Deslauriers?]; 40; Canada; Blacksmith
Esteban Sumande;
40; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: This name is spelled Soumande in Sulte and in
the St. Louis Archives. From the fact that an inventory was made ot his
estate in St. Louis I infer that he died on one of his trips, although
the church records contain no entry of the fact. A Pierre Soumade was a
"Maitre Taillandier" at Quebec in 1666--no doubt the ancestor of the St.
Louis Soumandes.]
Joseph Sumande;
25; Canada; Rower
[Note: A Joseph Soumande claimed 700 arpents of land on
the north side of White River in the Arkansas district.]
Joseph Sanselie;
30; Ilinueses; Habitant
[LH Note: Joseph Chancelier, probably a descendant of
Chancelier "chirugien Major du Fort de Chartres." Joseph and Louis
Chancelier, his brother, came on the first boat with Chouteau to where
St. Louis now stands. Joseph was only 14 years old at that
time and Louis not much older. Joseph married Elizabeth Becquet,
the daughter of the miller and Louis married Marie Louise Deschamps.
Joseph died in 1784 at the age of 34 and Louis the fol lowing year.
]
Antonio Gotie;
26; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Antoine Gauthier, married Elizabeth Becquet,
widow of Joseph Chancelier. He moved to St. Charles where he was
an officer in the militia and in command of the Fort "San Juan del Misuri"
above St. Charles, presumably where the village of Charette afterward stood.]
Juan Baptista
Laflanbuesa; 23; Canada; Rower
Francisco Vigo;
35; Italian; Merchant
[LH Note: Francois Vigo, a native of Genoa, a trader,
partner of Leyba in the fur trade. He gave great aid to the
Americans during the Revolutionary War and the Virginia forces in the Illinois
country. He removed to Vincennes where he died. He was a conspicuous
character in the early annals of the West.]
Antonio Galve,
Sr; 50; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Should be Calve, senior, long a prominent person
in the Indian trade and acting as Indian agent for the English. He
was suspected of double dealing by them and was also not in favor with
the Spaniards for a time. He acted as agent or clerk for Datchurut
and Viviat at one time, and then seems to have lived at Ste. Genevieve.
He died at Florissant.]
[The above note by Louis Houck is in regard to a Joseph
Calve. It is questionable if this is the same person as Antonio Calve.
Joseph Calve at Fort de Chartres, married Therese Marchal. In 1768 he returned
to St. Louis. He was a suspect in a robbery that took place in the city,
and fled. His home and property were auctioned to pay his debts. It is
reported he was later cleared, charges dropped, and property restored.
In 1786 he removed to St. Ferdinand (Florissant) where he died 17 August
1817. He had a son, killed by indians and a daughter (Josette Marie) who
married Joseph St. Germain. Source: History of Hazelwood 1790-1974; Hazelwood
Historical Society]
Antonio Galve,
Jr.; 17; Ilinueses; Rower
[LH Note: Joseph Calve, junior, was killed by the Indian
in the attack on St.Louis.]
Luis Potie [Potier?];
50; Ilinueses; Habitant
Felizberto Ganon;
50; France; Habitant
Gabriel Serre;
45; Canada; Merchant
[LH Note: Gabriel Cerre, came to St. Louis from Kaskaskia
about this time. For a number of years he was the leading merchant
and trader in the western country, and was a very prominent man in those
early days.]
Lorenzo Derroge;
34; Canada; Storekeeper
[LH Note: A Laurent Derocher had a settlement right on
the Dardenne, and this may be the same person.]
Joseph Cale; 36;
Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Joseph Calais resided for a time in the town
of St. Louis, but removed to Florissant where he received a grant of land
in the St. Ferdinand Commons.]
Antonio Lahe;
28; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: This name may stand for La Hage.]
Juan Baptista
Hortez; 40; France; Carpenter
[LH Note: This Jean Baptiste Hortez (Hortes) should not
be confounded with Joseph Alvarez Ortiz, usually spelled Hortiz.
This Ortiz or Hortiz was a native of Spain. But Jean Baptiste Hortes came
from Bearne in France, the same place where
Laclede was born, with whom he came to America.
He arrived in St. Louis in 1768, and in 1782 married Elizabeth Barada,
who was born at Vincennes, Sept. 27, 1764. He died in 1814,
but his widow attained the age of 104 years, and died in St. Louis
in 1868.]
Joseph Teneroso;
35; Canada; Rower
Lorenzo Basedonio;
40; France; Rower
Juan Lous Lacroia;
27; Nueva Orleans; Storekeeper
[LH Note: Jean Louis la Croix came up from New Orleans,
and was declared the sole heir of Jean Baptiste Hervieux. A Louis Ia Croix
married Marie Louise Chouqette at Ste. Genevieve in 1765; in 1770, upon
the death of his first wife, he married Marguerite Tellier and in 1778
upon the death of the latter he married Francoise le Beau. But the
latter was a son of Pierre Ia Croix and Jeanne Barette, his wife, natives
of Quebec, Canada. The name of Ia Croix, it should be remembered, was common
in Canada.]
Juan Baptista
Sabua; 40; Canada; Habitant
Juan Maria Papin;
40; Canada; Mason
[LH Note: This is Jean Marie Pepin, dit Lachance, who
was a son of Jean Pepin and Marie Louise Marchand, of the parish of St.
Jean, I'isle Orleans, Quebec. In 1765 he resided in Ste. Genevieve,
where in 1779 he married Catherine Lalumandiere. He was a mason by trade.
This Pepin is very often confused with Joseph Marie Papin, a fur trader,
who came to St. Louis from Canada in 1770 and married a daughter of Madame
Chouteau. In 1790 this Jean Marie Pepin was detained in irons at Cahokia
in custody of Tom Brady "huissier" because of being "a disturber of the
public peace in this village" and instigating "a sedition against the (Cahokia)
court." He was ordered to be taken under guard to the Mississippi and commanded
to cross to the Spanish part of the Illinois country and "never to reappear
in this village." Illinois Historical Collections, vol. ii, p. 437
a seq. In St. Louis he also gave the Spanish authorities trouble.
Houck's History of Missouri, vol. I, p. 320.]
Francisco Verio;
35; Canada; Mason
Luis Laflor; 35;
Canada; Mason
[LH Note: Louis Lafleur. Probably Louis Lambect, dit Lafleur.
See Houck's History of Missouri, vol. ii, p.203.]
Ignacio Brigpohe;
42; Canada; Trader
Rene de Pre; 34;
Canada; Cooper
[LH Note: Dupre, probably related to Louis and Jean Baptiste
Dupre, whose names appear in the St. Louis Archives. A Claude Dupre was
a "maitre chirurgien" at Ste. Genevieve in 1774.]
Pablo Laderruta;
26; Ilinueses; Rower
[LH Note: Paul laderoute may have been a son or relative
of the Rollet Laderoute who died in St. Louis November 15, 1775. From the
St. Anne church records it appears that Michel Rollet, dit Laderoute, was
a "soldat" at Fort de Chartres in 1762. He was a native of Dauphine, France,
and in 1763 married Marguerite la Grain. He came to St. Louis on the boat
with young Auguste Chouteau.]
Antonio Ladusor; 38; Canada; Habitant
Luis Lasudray;
38; Ilinueses; Rower
[LH Note: A Louis Lassoudray filed a complaint against
one Demeau and Le Page in Clark's Court at Cahokia in 1779, but they were
acquitted and given the "Privalage to prosicute the said LaSoudray" and
this probably caused him to come to St. Louis. From the St. Louis Archives
it appears that he had some business with Gabriel Cerre. In 1746 a Sieur
De la Soudray Monbrun was an officer at Fort de Chartres.]
Joseph Marchoteau;
25; Ilinueses; Carpenter
[LH Note: Joseph Marcheteau dit Des Noyers, a brother
of Louis. He married Madeline Robert at Cahokia, and after her death
Elizabeth Leduc. One of his daughters, Jeanne, married Charles Routier,
a second, J. B. Becquet, and a third, Catharine, Francois Bissonette.]
Noel Brunet; 34;
Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Noel Burnet or Brunet. From the St. Louis
Archives it appears that he had some business with Joseph Calve, but no
other entry is found. A Cecille Brunet claimed a lot afterward at Florissant
before the Board of Land Commissioners. A Cecille Brunet is also
a witness at a marriage recorded in the St. Anne church records in 1726,
as was also Elizabeth Brunet. From this I infer that Noel likely came to
St. Louis from Fort de Chartres. Isaac Brunet was enumerated as a person
not married living on l'Isle d'Orleans in 1666.]
Luis Chavalie;
32; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Louis Chevalier, who came from Cahokia, was
a sub-lieutenant under Captain Pouree, afterward in the expedition against
Fort St. Joseph, and a man "well versed in the language of the Indians,"
and for his services in this expedition the governor of Louisiana was ordered
by the King to bestow on him an appropriate "gratification." He married
Helen Tayon and died in St. Louis in 1801. He owned a grant of 40 arpents
adjacent to St. Louis.]
Joseph Duchene;
40; Canada; Habitant
Antonio Sansy;
40; Canada; Mason
[LH Note: Antoine Roussel, dit Sanasouci, married Francoise
Vifvarcenne.]
Nicolas Chorret;
46; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Nicolas Choret]
Pedro Debo; 26;
Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Pierre Lebeau ?]
Pedro Pepen; 26;
Canada; Rower
[LH Note: The Pierre Papin who claimed 800 arpents vacant
land before the Board of Land Commissioners may be the Pedro Pepen of the
text.]
Juan Baptista
Lamarina; 25; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Jean Baptiste Lamirande. A Joseph Lamirande,
who had business dealings with Antoine Dejarlais, appears in the St. Louis
Archives.]
Juan Porte; 30;
Canada; Rower
Todos Santos Paran;
30; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Touisaant Parent or Parant. A Pierre Parans
in Ste. Genevieve came from Beaupre, Quebec, Canada. Charles Parant was
a resident at Fort de Chartres in 1748. His wife was Marie Barbe Le Viconte
who lived in St. Louis after his death.]
Pedro Lerru; 25;
Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Pierre Leroux or Larue. A Jean Larue lived in
Kaskaskia.]
Francisco Borrosie;
33; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Francois Bourisse or Barrasseau.]
Luis Beno; 40;
Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Louis Renaud or Renon. A Charles Renon, dit
Arnaux, dit Leveille, lived in Kaskaskia. This name is also found in the
St. Louis Archives.]
Juan Lepir; 50;
Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Jean Lapierre.]
Nicolas Guion;
40; Canada; Blacksmith
Luis Liret; 38;
Canada;Rower
[LH Note: Louis Lirette.]
Carlos Balle;
50; Canada; Hunter
[LH Note: Charles Valle, married Marguerite Cardinal at
Kaskaskia, whence he came to St. Louis.]
Pedro Vizonete;
38; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Pierre Bissonette]
Joseph Beno; 45;Canada;
Hunter
[LH Note: Joseph Renaud or Renon.]
Andres Vequet;
18; Ilinueses; Rower
Andrea Vizonete;
38; Canada; Rower
Juan Baptista
Probanche; 43; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Jean Baptiste Provenchere, married Marie Pepin,
widow of Bissette.]
Anrry Orra; 45;
American; Habitant
[LH Note: Henry 0 'Hara, from Kaskaskia, claimed 300 arpents
on Glaize a Baquette near St. Louis.]
Joseph Marichar;
26; Ilinueses; Rower
[LH Note: Joseph Marechal]
Antonio Marichar;
36; Ilinueses; Habitant
[LH Note: Antoine Marechal lived at St. Ferdinand in 1796.]
Francisco Chole;
28; Canada; Rower
Jacobo Marichar;
40; Ilinueses; Habitant
[LH Note: Jacques Marechal.]
Lorenzo Michon;
40; Canada; Hunter
[LH Note: Laurent Michon, a name found in the St. Louis
Archives.]
Joseph Ribet;
36; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Joseph Rivet claimed land extending from the
river St. Ferdinand to the Missouri. He was a son of Pierre Rivet and Marie
Demaret, and died in St. Louis in 1789.]
Amable Demarre;
35; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: This name is not found in the St. Louis Archives.
The name of Des Marest is found in lower Louisiana as land claimant.]
Pedro Cudorche;
44; France; Merchant
Joseph Par; 40;
Canada; Rower
Silvestre Labadia;
43; France; Trader
[LH Note: Sylvestre Labadie.]
Bernardo Dubal;
38; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Bernard Duval.]
Joseph Papen;
36; Canada; Merchant
[LH Note: This must be Joseph M. Papin who came to St.
Louis from Montreal with his father Joseph Papin in 1769. His father married
Marguerite Laforce there and died in St. Louis in 1772. Joseph Marie
married Marie Louise Chouteau. He died Septemeber 18, 1811.]
Carlos Simono;
40; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Charles Simoneau married Marie Picard and the
lots he owned in St. Louis afterward were claimed by Charles Gratiot.]
Francisco Vizonete;
50; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Francois Bissonette married Catharine Marcheteau,
dit Des Noyers, and came over to St. Louis from Cahokia. He died in 1787.
He was probably a son of Jean Bissonette, a native of Canada, who settled
in the Illinois country at an early day.]
Joseph Basor;
26; Ilinueses; Rower
Basilio Basor;
23; Ilinueses; Rower
Luis Vior; 40;
Canada; Hunter
Baptista Vizonete;
34; Canada; Rower
Pedro Choteau;
22; Nueva Orleans; Merchant
[LH Note: Pierre Chouteau.]
Juan Baptista
Cambas; 44; France; Carpenter
[LH Note: He constructed and completed the first Catholic
church of St. Louis. He sold his lot in St. Louis to Guillaume Herbert,
dit Lecompte.]
Joseph Caze;
20; Ilinueses; Rower
Joseph Tayon;
28; Ilinueses; Farm Laborer
[LH Note: Joseph Michel, dit Taillon or Tayon.]
Luis Chil; 25;
France; Rower
Juan Pablo Tembal;
43; France; Merchant
Luis Rover; 38;
Ilinueses; Habitant
Francisco Corno;
43; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: Francois Corneau, whose will, giving his property
to Jean Baptiste Bienvenue, dit De Lisle, was found in St. Louis.]
Baptista Cantara;
38; Canada; Hunter
Pedro Bernie;
30; Canada; Rower
Pedro Sorret;
35; Canada; Carpenter
Joseph Labrose;
43; Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Joseph labrosse. He died in 1798. ]
Joseph Verdon;
46; Canada; Carpenter
[LH Note: Joseph Verdon, who married Vistoire Richelet.]
Luis Dubroy; 38;
Canada; Habitant
[LH Note: Louis Chauvet Dubreuil, a native of Rochelle,
France, came to St. Louis in 1765, where for many years he was a leading
trader. He married Susanne Saintous in St. Louis in 1772, and died in 1794,
leaving a widow, two sons, and nine daughters. His widow died
in 1825. One of his daughters, Clarissa born in 1790. married Edward
Hempstead January 13, 1808, at Ste. Genevieve where the family then resided.]
Pedro Durbois;
28; Canada; Rower
[LH Note: This may be Pierre Dubois.]
Luis Fallar; 30;
Canada; Rower
Alexandro Balle; 33;
Canada; Hunter
[LH Note: Valle]
Juan Probo; 36;Canada;Hunter
[LH Note: Jean Prevot ?]
Alexandro Michon; 38;
Canada; Hunter
Luis Mercie; 44; Canada;
Rower
[LH Note: Louis Mercier]
Antonio Huder; 34; Canada;
Rower
Luis Chatelero; 40;
Canada; Trader
[LH Note: Collet spells the name "Chattelreau" but perhaps
it is "Chatelherault." In the American State Papers the name is spelled
"Chattlereau." The property of this Louis was sold in St. Louis by
the "huissier."]
Salomon Paty; 26; American;
Hunter
[LH Note: This name may stand for Salomon Petti or Petit,
a name found in the Archives. The name of Patty I have been unable to discover.
This Salomon claimed land in the St. Charles district.]
