Cyndi - I'll keep an eye out for him in the future - I'd like to find out what the *rewards* were for these men to enlist. It would make sense to me that the last listing could be your guy. If his wife and child had died, he would not have had a family to worry about, and if he were a farmer or farm worker, he may have owned a horse to enable him to join the cavalry? If you want to send for his records, you can do that on line now at NARA [link should be all on one line] http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html I did find a William and George St. John in the pension index, but they don't seem to fit. William W. had a widow Sarah E. and George W. had a widow Louise Sarah and Louise were in Illinois when they filed for the pension, but it looked like William served in Indiana George in NY? If you want these, let me know. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cyndi Sweet" <Mama.CAS@comcast.net> To: <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 6:04 PM Subject: RE: [ILSTANNE] Civil War - Kankakee residents - Company E 53rd Regiment > Thank you so much. I am curious about that last one. > > St. John is hard to look up on those indexes. It may be spelled so many > ways. > St. John > StJohn > St.John > St John > SaintJohn > Saint John > St. Jean.... > > All of these dates do not add up. I am suspecting that maybe he did not > serve? He seemed to have been quite busy during the 1860's. When did he have > time to go to war? Though he could have been injured early on and sent back. > Maybe his injuries did not keep him from marrying or having children. > > 1838 (May 20) Antoine was born in St. Leon le Grande, Maskinonge, Quebec, > Canada > > 1851 Listed in the 1851 census in St. Paulin, Quebec, Canada age 14. > > 1860 (June 18)Antoine St. John is listed in the 1860 census in Aroma > township age 21. He is farm labor for the Beebe family and born in Canada. > > 1860 (July 25) Antoine St. Jean is listed in the 1860 census in St. Anne at > age 22. He is Farm Laborer for Pierre Drolet, his uncle, and they live next > door to Antoine's parents, Lewis and Louise (Drolet) St. John. > > --(A Farm Laborer may have more than one employer within a year and be > listed in the census twice.)-- > > 1862 (March 4) Antoine marries Marie Marite Patnaude > > 1862 (End of April?) (January 15) Daughter is born January 15, 1863, and > wife dies two weeks later. Daughter dies in February. > > 1863 (October 3) Antoine marries Marie-Anne Exilda Barsaloux > > 1864 (about January) Son, Antoine, is born October 22, 1864. > > 1865 (about May) Son, Phillias Aloysis, is born February 3, 1866. > > 1866 (about December) Daughter, Artemise, is born August 29, 1867. > > 1867 Antoine is buried October 23, 1867 in St. Anne, Kankakee, IL. > > -Cyndi Sweet > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lisa Lepore [mailto:llepore@comcast.net] > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 3:07 PM > To: ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [ILSTANNE] Civil War - Kankakee residents - Company E 53rd > Regiment > > Hi Cyndi - > > I've been looking, but can't find anything. The only St. Jean I found > was this guy from Minnesota. > > Name: Andrie St. Jean , > Enlistment Date: 27 December 1861 > Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE > Side Served: Union > State Served: Minnesota > Unit Numbers: 1154 1154 > Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 27 December 1861 at the > age of 45 > Enlisted in Company D, 5th Infantry Regiment Minnesota on 27 December > 1861. > Received a disability discharge Company D, 5th Infantry Regiment > Minnesota on 16 March 1863 > > and one from Vermont > > Name: Amedie St Jean , > Residence: Brookline, Vermont > Occupation: Musician > Enlistment Date: 07 February 1865 > Distinguished Service: DISTINGUISHED SERVICE > Side Served: Union > State Served: Vermont > Unit Numbers: 3031 3031 > Service Record: Enlisted as a Private on 07 February 1865 > Enlisted in Company I, 3rd Infantry Regiment Vermont on 07 February > 1865. > Mustered out Company I, 3rd Infantry Regiment Vermont on 11 July 1865 > in Burlington, VT > > Also a possibility - this St. John with no first name - > http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/index.html > > St. John (First_Last) > Regiment Name 5 Illinois Cavalry > Side Union > Company L > Soldier's Rank_In Private > Soldier's Rank_Out > Alternate Name > Notes > Film Number M539 roll 87 > > Sorry I couldn't find anything more promising. > > Lisa > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Cyndi Sweet" <Mama.CAS@comcast.net> > To: <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 2:50 PM > Subject: RE: [ILSTANNE] Civil War - Kankakee residents - Company E > 53rd Regiment > > > > > > While you are at it could you all keep your eyes open for an Antoine > St. > > John or St. Jean? I have been looking but have not found record of > his > > service. He was supposed to have been injured and died soon after of > those > > injuries. He was buried 23 Oct. 1867 in St. Anne, Kankakee county, > IL. > > He is my great great grandfather. > > > > -Cyndi Sweet > > > > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > You can search or browse through 8.6 million posts on combined Ancestry.com > and RootsWeb MESSAGE BOARDS at: > http:boards.ancestry.com/ > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== ILSTANNE Mailing List ==== > You can search or browse the ARCHIVES of any RootsWeb list at: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. 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