Marie-Louise Catherine Langlois (abt. 1720 - abt. 1741)

Born about 1720 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Pierre Nicolas Messager — married 21 Apr 1740 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died about 1741 at about age 21 in Nouvelle-Orléans, La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France

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Marie-Louise Langlois has French origins.

Biographie

Marie-Louise Langlois est née vers 1720.

Elle était la fille de Étienne Langlois et de Marie-Catherine Baudereau.

Elle est décédée vers 1741.

Premiers ancêtres en Nouvelle-France:

Germain Langlois (~1650-1709) et Jeanne Chalifour (1659-1743).

Biography

Marie-Louise Langlois was born about 1720.

She was the daughter of Étienne Langlois and Marie-Catherine Baudereau.

She passed away about 1741.

Research Notes

Note: French women generally kept their given surname upon marriage during this period of time. Their children kept their father's surname. ^[1][2]

Note: During this period of time French women often had a combined first name. Baraboo-1 21:43, 27 December 2018 (UTC)

Note: Marie Louise Catherine Langlois was born in Prairie Du Rocher on 1709. Marie Louise married Pierre Nicolas Messager (1713-1741) and had a child, Marie Louise Messanger (1739-1804). ^{[citation needed]} She passed away on 1741 in New Orleans, Louisiana.^[3]

Note: " Langlois family from the first member to whom Prairie Du Rocher was granted by the French commandant Boisbriant. From other sources it is learned that Etienne had two brothers, Auguste, who lived at Kaskaskia, and Louis. What relation the notary Pierre Langlois was to these is not apparent. He was married to Catherine Normand Labriere, and had two children, Pierre and Marie Louise. (Note: Further present day info from a researcher indicates that there were four more children born) The latter signed a marriage contract with Pierre Lefebvre of Vincennes, October 9, 1785.

The life of Pierre Langlois is told in the documents published in this volume. He died in 1789, and his widow took oath to the inventory of the property December 14, of that year. K.MSS. - Court Record"

" Note From Researcher Camille Davis: I have listed from the Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records as well as court documents from Plaquemine, Iberville parish four more children born to Pierre Langlois and Catherine Normand dit LaBriere: Elizabeth, Caterine, Andre and Antoine. These children all ended up in Iberville Parish, Louisiana. They lived around the Plaquemine and St. Gabriel areas of Iberville Parish. I know Antoine had a small plantation on the Plaquemine river. From DIOCESE OF BATON ROUGE CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS Vol. 2, 1770-1803:"^[4]

Pedigree Family Reference:

Etienne /Langlois/ (Father Killed by Indians while defending Fort at Kaskaskai, Illinois)

birth: 1 June 1686 Charlesbourg, P.Q.

death: 1736 Kaskaskai, IL

marriage: 1718 LA. Territory spouse:

Marie Catherine /Baudreau Dit Graveline/

children: Marie-Antoinette /Langlois/, Marie-Jeanne /Langlois/, Marie-Louise(2) /Langlois/, Gerard /Langlois/, Marie-Louise(1) /Langlois/, Antoine-Francois /Langlois/, Louis /Langlois/, Perrine /Langlois/, Louis-Augustin /Langlois/

Marie-Louise /Langlois/

Female Birth about 1720 Prairie du Rocher, IL

Death before 1820

PARENTS Father Etienne /Langlois/

Mother Marie Catherine /Baudreau Dit Graveline/ MARRIAGES (1)

Spouse Pierre /Messanger/

Marriage 21 April 1740 ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Historical Research:

JEAN ST. THERESA LANGLOIS:— It has been diiScult to trace the line of descendants of this founder of Prairie du Rocher.

In a document of December 30, 1740, we learn that the late

Etienne Langlois married Catherine Beaudrau, a widow, (Father and Mother)

and had the following children:

Marie Louise, who married Pierre Messenger;

Marie Josefine, m. Louis Populus sieur de St. Photes;

Toinette, m. Pierre Boucher de Monbrun sieur de Soudray;

Francois, Louis, Girard, Perine and Auguste. These last five were minors. ^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ [( https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coutume_de_Paris)]
2. ↑ [( http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/en/NomsEtPrenoms)]
3. ↑ [(http://www.ancestry.com/genealogy/records/marie-louise-langlois_125090389)]
4. ↑ [(http://genealogytrails.com/ill/1787kaskcensus.html)]
5. ↑ Kaskaskia Manuscripts:
   40:4:21:1 Marriage contract between Pierre Nicolas Messager of Fort de Chartres, son of Pierre Messager and of Marie Baudouin of Versailles, and Marie Louise Langlois of Prairie du Rocher, daughter of Marie Caterine Baudrau, the widow Gervais, and the late Estienne Langlois. Witnesses for the bride-to-be include her paternal uncle Augustin Langlois, her brother-in-law Pierre Bouche De La Soudrais, and her cousin Jean Baptiste Lavigne. Executed at Prairie du Rocher. Marginal notations of a copy made by Barrois Nov. 16, 1750 for Perrine Fortier (?) and 2 copies made by Carbonneaux, one on Aug. 28, 1779 for Mme. Racine and the other on Nov. 19, 1789 for Marie Messager, widow in her second marriage of Athenase Racine. Francois Hennet dit Sanschagrin; Michel Lejeunne; Jean Pare; Jerome. (3pp. Priv. Ill, 49)
6. ↑ [("Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:STTD-S9N : accessed 31 December 2018), entry for Marie-Louise /Langlois/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MM7S-F64), submitted 13 May 2011.)]
7. ↑ [("Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:S1DC-VVJ : accessed 31 December 2018), entry for Etienne /Langlois/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MMWP-ZPG), submitted 15 May 2011.)]
8. ↑ [(https://archive.org/stream/glimpsesofprairi00sues/glimpsesofprairi00sues_djvu.txt)]

• Langlois Family reference including Etienne Langlois: Memoirs of a French Village Ð Chronicles of Prairie du Rocher, Kaskaskia and ...

By Dr. Theodore P. and Susanne Fadler

• Reference to Catherine Beaudrau:

Lives of Fort de Chartres: Commandants, Soldiers, and Civilians in French ... By David MacDonald page 207

GL C-42