Jean Jonas Parker (bef. 1776 - aft. 1821)

Born before 1776 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Husband of Appoline Catin — married 30 Jan 1797 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA

Descendants

Died after 1821 after age 45 in Amherstburg, (St-Jean), Essex, Ontario

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Biography

GFFDRR ^[1]

Jonas Park, son of deceased Mathew Park and Rachel Park, married Appolinia Catin dit Deplaine, minor daughter of Anthony and Mary Ann Martin (born 21 Jul 1779 in Detroit).

They had the following children all born Assumption except i:

i.: Elizabeth born 13 Dec 1797, baptized the next day at Detroit, buried 16 Apr 1801 Assumption, Sandwich. ^[2]

ii.: Catherine born 6 Dec 1799 ^[3]

iii.: Jane born 6 Dec 1802 ^[4]

iv.: Mary Ann born 3 Apr 1805 ^[5]

v.: John Baptist born 13 Aug 1807 ^[6]

vi.: Julia born 25 Jul 1810 ^[7]

vii.: Isabella born 4 Jun 1813 ^[8]

viii.: Teresa born in Jan 1816, buried Assumption 16 Apr 1825 ^[9]

ix.: William born 1 Feb 1820 ^[10]

Marriage

This record was transcribed from the original register of Ste Anne Detroit by Sharon A. Kelley:

Jean Spark, son of deceased Mathieu Spark and Rachel ___ , married Appoline Catin, minor daughter of deceased Antoine and Marie Anne Martin. Bride and groom of this parish. ^[11]

This was extracted from the original register of Ste Anne Detroit by Rev Christian Denissen. He may have read Jean Spark in marriage record but changed it to Jonas Park after reading children's baptism records.:

Jonas Park, son of Mathew Park and Rachel Park, married Appolinia Catin, minor daughter of Anthony and Mary Ann Martin. ^[12]

This record transcription by Richard Van Wasshnova of the Family Search manuscript copy of the original register. The person who transcribed this manuscript copy from the original is known to have made transcription errors, fille majeur in this record is certainly one.:

30 Jan 1797

Jean Spark, fils majeur of deceased Mathieu Spark and Rachel ___ , married Appoline Catin, fille majeur (sic.), of deceased Antoine and Marianne Martin. Bride and groom of this parish. ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Rev Christian Denissen, Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region (GFFDRR), 1987, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, page 936, 937.
2. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich. (burial record says age 3 years and 4 months)
3. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich.
4. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich.
5. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich.
6. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich.
7. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich.
8. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich.
9. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich. (age 9 years and 3 months at death)
10. ↑ parish register of Assumption, Sandwich.
11. ↑ transcribed by Sharon A. Kelley, Marriage Records Ste. Anne Church Detroit 1701-1850, DSGR, FCHSM and Detroit300 Tricentennial Grant Program, page 45, #518.
12. ↑ Rev Christian Denissen, Genealogy of the French Families of the Detroit River Region (GFFDRR), 1987, Detroit Society for Genealogical Research, page 230 #4.viii.
13. ↑ transcribed manuscript of original Church register of Ste-Anne-du-Detroit.

• Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968