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SUZANNE ORELIA MICHAUD was my great grandmother.  She was born 2 November 1857 in Cahokia, St. Clair County, Illinois.   She was the sixth of eight children.  Orelia was the daughter of   Francoise Pensoneau & Joseph Michaud. Her birth was recorded in the Church of the Holy Family in Cahokia.   Her father was from South Canada & her mother was a native of St. Clair County, Illinois.   After Joseph Michaud's death 1870 - 1875 in East St. Louis, Illinois Francoise & Orelia moved across the Mississippi River to St. Louis where they resided in a boarding house.  Here Orelia met Samuel Horrocks, a native of England, who also resided at the boarding house.  On 27 June  1876 Samuel & Orelia married in St. Louis.  

 

They eventually became the parents of seven children:  Ann, Lawrence, Esther, Richard, Joseph, Lily, Fanny.  Orelia died 21 November 1917 in St. Louis & is buried in New St. Marcus Cemetery.  At left is a picture of Orelia Michaud Horrocks feeding her chickens at her house on Heidelberg Ave., south St. Louis, Mo. 
 

JOSEPH MICHAUD
b: 1810 - 1814 in S. Canada
d: 1871 - 1874 in East St. Louis, Illinois.
m: November 3, 1840 Francoise Pensoneau in St. Clair County, Illinois.   Francoise was the daughter of Susan DeLorne (DeLorme) & Francois Pensoneau.  Francoise died 1 March 1898 St. Louis, Missouri & is buried in Sts. Peter & Paul Cemetery although the cemetery has no record of her burial.  However there are other Michauds buried there.

 

Children:  

Joseph

Julie

F. A. - b: 1851St. Clair Co., Ill.

Mary E. - b: 1853 St. Clair Co., Ill.

Edmond Samuel. - b: 1855 St. Clair Co., Ill.

Suzanne Orelia- 1857 Cahokia, St. Clair Co., Ill. - d: 1917 St. Louis, Mo. , New St. Marcus Cemetery - m: Samuel Horrocks

Francoise Esther - b: 1862 St. Clair Co., Ill.

Alexander

 

1850 Census - St. Clair County - Dist. 6 - American Bottoms

DUCHENAU,  Narcisse               62               Farmer             Canada
         "           ,  Susan                    52                Wife                 St. Clair Co.
MESHON     ,  Joseph                  34               Farmer              Canada
         "            ,  Francis                 26                Wife                  St. Clair Co.
         "            ,  Natte                      2                                          St. Clair Co.
DELORNE    ,  Joseph                  13                                          St. Clair Co.

 

 

1860 Census - St. Clair County, Ill.

MICHOW, Joseph              50        Can
         "       , Francois           36         Ill.
         "       , F.A.                    9m      Ill.
         "       , M.E.                   7f       Ill.
         "       , Edmond S.          5        Ill.
         "       , Orelia                 3        Ill.
BINETTE, Louis                   22      Ill.

 

1870 Census - East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill.

MICHU,  Joseph                56       Farmer       Personal Prop. $600           Canada
       "     ,  Fransiska           46       KH                                                           Ill.
       "     ,  Samuel                17       At Home                                                  Ill.
       "     ,  Horellia               12         "                                                             Ill.
        "    ,  Ester                     8          "                                                             Ill.

 

 

St. Clair County, Ill. Deeds:

MICHAND, Joseph  et al   1846...............................Bk Q          Pg. 285
Claim #1113 Sur. #54 - Cahokia Commonfields

MICHEAU,  Joseph            1856...............................Bk. P-2       Pg. 138
Joseph & Frances sold for $400 to John Barclay NW end of Survey #54, Claim #1113 of the Commonfields of Cahokia

Nov. 1864 - Purchased lots 7 & 16 .............................Bk. F         Pg. 405

MICHAND,  Jospeh et al & wf.  Aug. 1865......................Bk. D-4      Pg. 584 & 604
Purchased lot #17 - Also lots 7 & 16 of blk. 79


MICHAND,  Joseph & wf.    1870.............................Bk. E-5      Pg. 207
E. St. Louis - Joseph &  Frances sold for $4100 - Lot #17 of blk. #79 on 6th St. parallel w/ Illinois Ave.

MICHAND,  Joseph & wf.    1871.............................Bk. I-5       Pg. 134

Sept. 1874 - Frances Michaud - widow - Bk. ?25?   Pg. 193

MICHAND,  Francis by Tr. -Horrocks, Samuel  1878................Bk. 147     Pg. 57

MICHAND,  Francis - Horrocks, Samuel  Nov. 1883.......Bk. 172       Pg. 319
Frances Michaud (widow) (Grantor) of St. Louis, Mo. for $100 sold to Samuel HOrrocks of St. Louis - NW 1/2 lot #4 in blk. #78 in E. St. Louis.
 

 

1875 St. Louis City Directory:
 MICHAUD, Frances, wid. Joseph, boarding, 2413 DeKalb


1895 St. Louis City Directory:
MICHAUD, Frances, wid. Joseph, r. rear 1424 Menard

 

1896 St. Louis City Directory:
MICHAUD, Frances, wid. Joseph, r rear 1426 Menard
MICHAUD, Edward, lab. r. 708 Lafayette av.


 

Francoise Pensonneau died  1 March 1898 at 4620 Michigan Ave. of senile debility, St. Louis, Mo., buried St. Peter & Paul Cemetery although the cemetery has no record of her burial.  However, there are other Michaud's buried there.


1903 St. Louis City Directory:
MICHAUD, Edward S., helper, r 1502 Menard

 

Survey for Francois Michaux - 1804 - 1200 arpents - Mississippi River Sangre - Lesieux 75m NW St. Louis 2m below Calum(et) River