Francoeur in Arkansas

              				21 May 1977

FRANCOEUR in Arkansas....Chronology of Notes


	The earliest indication of residency in Arkansas located to date is 1742 as
	per this record shared by Alice Forsyth from Cathedral records (Funeral Register 
	1772-1790 - page 8)... "In this year of seventeen hundred and seventy-two and this
1742	third day of October, I the undersigned interred in the cemetery of the Parish, 
	the remains of CATHERINE FRANCOEUR, a native of Arkansas, of the age of thirty
	years, and wife of PIERRE PERTHUIS, called la Geneury, she received the sacraments
	before her death, and in faith I have signed  /s/ F. Ferdinand, Vicar"	



	The 1749 Census by Arkansas Post Commandant from Vaudreuil Papers (LO 200) held
1749	by the Huntington Library, San Marcos, Calif.....On the White River, Bourgeois
	Francoeur with four engages (employees)

	(NOTE: Many of the following taken from ARKANSAS POST INVESTIGATIONS - Selective 
	translations from Archives of the Indies, Seville, Spain, Cuban papers, Legajo
	107, shared with me by the Supt. of the Arkansas Post National Memorial. Items
	from this source will be indicated Ibid. followed by page number.)

	1768   Census of Inhabitants of Ark. Post on 2 Dec 1768 by Alexander DeClouet, Commd't...

	Among others....

	WIDOW FRANCOEUR with 3 sons, 6 daughters and 2 negro boys

1768	Monxharvoux, interpreter (included as he later married one of the daughters)

	LaJanvry - his wife (Note: no doubt the FRANCOEUR lady above whose name
	is found in all other references as MARIE JEANNE or MARIA JUANA
	or JUANA rather than Catherine);  children - 4 boys, 1 girl;
	3 negro men, 1 negro woman, 1 negritte.
	(NOTE:   Not being versed in French, I mentally refer to this gentlemen as "Mr.
	January".. .the variant spellings of this "dit" for this PIERRE PERTHUIS are many
	and I have no idea of the correct pronunciation so I made up my own.)


	16 Jan 1770 (Ibid: p 214) FRANCOEUR to Demazellieres, Commd't. at Ark. Post....
	Statement that Tounoir, merchant owes him 954# for salted meat bought at
	Point Coupee,   The Chevalier Clouet can witness this, since he had the promissory
	note since he wanted to do what was possible to get paid.   Demazallieres adds
	X for signature.   Since the note is in the hand of Clouet he has sent this papers
1770	to Gen. Gov. of La.


	(Ibid: p 215-216) The beginning of this ltr. is missing hence no date...
	Demazellieres, probably to General. States that JANOT FRANCOEUR will pay Monsieur
	Larrigne (probably LaVigne who was storekeeper at Post per 1768 census...
	an aside by DJC) only if ordered by justice for the merchandise purchased in 1766.
	These people the FRANCOEUR are good people who are easily cheated.


	16 Feb 1770 - Marriage Contract - Louis Chauvin, son of Louis Chauvin and
	Angelique Perthuys, and MARIANNE FRANCOEUR, native of Arkansas, daughter of JOSEPH
	FRANCOEUR, mother's name unknown.   (LAHQ Vol 6, p 313; Belting "Kaskaskia Unde
	the French Regime", p 87)


	20 May 1770 - (Ibid: p 130) - Demazillieres from Arkansas - Permission granted to
	M. Marsero to marry one of the girls of Mrs. Francoeur at Punda Contada.


	No Date (Ibid: p 135 - The River Hunters have been ordered to return to the fort.....



	26 May 1770 (Ibid: 1 189.... .given permission to M. Monsaveau to go down to Cut
	Point in order to get married to one of the daughters of Mde FRANCOEUR. This
	will keep that boy at the Post....."

	(Note:  the translator apparently was unfamiliar with the names and had trouble
	deciphering.)