My family were French and lived there in the {at least} 1770s,80s,until about 1797? then to New Madrid co,Mo.where these French families come from before Vincennes?the only records I have of them there are the baptisims that took place there,I`ve read a lot about Clark andthat period.also the same priests,Guilbalt and Payet performed baptisims at both places{Ind and Mo} --- Patricia Hall <reaghgeny@home.com> wrote: > From the Handy Book for Genealogists, > Indiana Territory was organized in 1800. Between > 1700 and 1735 the French > built Fort Miami, near Fort Wayne; Fort Ouiatenon, > on the Wabash River; and > Vincennes, on the lower Wabash to protect their > trading interests. Only > Vincennes became a permanent settlement. In 1763, > the area became British, > but Indian uprisings made settlement difficult. > During the Rev. War Gen. > George Rogers Clark, captured Vincennes from the > British and helped end the > Indian Troubles. With the end of the war, > Clarksville, opposite Louisville, > Ky. ws settled in 1784. Following establishment of > the Northwest Territory. > > So what are you looking for and what time period. > Illinois terr, and Michigan Terr were taken from > Indiana Terr. > > Knox County was created in 20 June 1790 from the > Northwest Terr. Co. Clerk > has m rec from 1807, div rec, prorec from 1806 and > ct records from 1790; Co > rcdr has land rec; co hlth dept has b & d rec > Vincennes, IN 47591 Knox county courthouse, 101 N. > 7th. > > Pat H > reaghgeny@home.com > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of > family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions.yahoo.com/

Have you ever heard of the name LaForge. A Jacob Wheat married Addeline LaForge in Madrid Co. Mo. Pat H reaghgeny@home.com