The following is taken from Mary MARTEL's book "Our People - The Indians". February, 1747 - I recalled mutual mariage consented Pierre PELLITIER, son of Pierre and Charlitte CARNAUND PELLITIER, of the parish of Montriel, Francis PARENT, daughter of Pierre PARENT and Ann CHABOILLER, residents of this post, after dispensation from publications of banns. (Noyelle FILS, Denys PARENT, Antonie LaGIER. Wis. Hist. Col's St. Mary's) March 17, 1748 - I supposed the ceremony of Holy Baptism to Angilique, legitimate daughter of Pierre PELLITIER and of Marie PARENT, his wife, residing at the post, this child was born January 18 last, on the other side, where they spent the winter and was privately baptized shortly afterwards through fear of unforseen acidents, the godfather was Reme PROVANCHER and the godmother Charlotte PARENT, her aunt. Prairie du Chien. (Wis. HIst.Coll's vol. 19, p. 24.) Pieree ANTAYA dit PELLITIER has long been recognized in Wisconsin history as one of the founders of the village of Prairie du Chien, but little has been known of his personality, these letters addressed to him by Pierre GRIGNON of Green Bay makes it possible to estimate ANTAYA's standing as a trader. He was, no doubt, a native of Canada, but removed early to Illinois country where the family is known to have settled as early as 1751. The register at St. Genevieves frequently contains this name, and a granddaughter of ANTAYA's who died in 1902 at Prairie du Chien asserted that her mother was born in St. Louis in 1775, the tradition is that the ANTAYAs came to Prairie in 1781, possably with the desire to be under British rather than Spanish or American protection. The following letters indicated ANTAYA's close connection with the traders at Mackinac, he appears to have relations with the Fox Indians, his wife was a member of that tribe. He probably died before the Pikes visit in 1805 and his immediate descendents were daughters who married into the LaPOINTE and FRASERS families. (Vol. XIX, page 267, St. Mary's.) [email protected]