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Names, where are names from?

Some names change completely.

Nicolas MASS, born Feb 12, 1844 son of John and Margaret, baptized March 3, 1844; "at Jasper" sponsor Nicholas Becker and Margaret Ferry (Frey?)

** Priest's note: "Curiosity: In 1904 Father Hass, gr. son of John, showed me John's emigration papers and therein John's full name is written "John Harzden Tempel."

 

Adyeville was first known as Bridge-port, because of the old covered bridge across Anderson River, on the highroad leading from Clark Twp into Harrison TWP, Spencer County.  It thus appears on early state maps, but in 1861 when a post office was established the name Adyeville was conferred.

 

 

Places you may not know.

Newton in Orange Co. 3 miles from W. line and 1/2 mile from S. line of Orange Co. Newton steward, a village situated 2/3 part of Sec 27 and 1/3 on sec. 28, R2, T1S on west bank of Patoka Creek"

"Taylorsville, Warrick Co - village situated in SW corner of Sec 32, R6W, T3S." (Father Bessonies memoirs) Present day Selvin, Indiana

Emil RAVENAND and wife Adela Petit, At Saint Croix or head of Oil Creek" An attempt was made to start a town by name of Plaque Mine, never got over one house and one near by farm house. That house was a store for some time, about one mile south of new St. Croix John DUPAQUIER, was the storekeeper in Plaque Mine (old Saint Croix) also called Sodom by the Yanks. Dupaquier now called Dupark.

 

Do you remember

Joseph and Mary Meunier “Storekeeper" had a store on SE corner of Leopold public square

“William Drumb was a M.D. bought a lot and built a house in the new town of Leopold”

"John Goffinet entered his address as 40A west of stone church (Leopold, In.) and his house stood on NE corner about 30-40 yards from the church."

"Joseph Greenberry LYNCH lived between Mt Pleasant and Chestnut City”

John Thomas POWERS baptized "Sept 22, 1850 Mass was for the first time celebrated in St. Patrick's Church (Cannelton, In.)"

"Nov 17, 1850 St. Mary's Church (Derby) was blessed by Rev. Kundek"

Laura Ann EVANS, born April 13, 1825, nee Edey, wife of Nathaniel, baptized Sept 25, 1851, Sister of Mr. Adye (called Ady) founder of Adieville Perry Co.

John Lahnstein lived on old Sweat Place, house over the bridge of Oil Creek on Mt Pleasant Hill.

John Jacque is the old settler of 1832, all along named John James.

Jacob TIBESSARD owner of water mill on Snake branch about 4 miles W of Leopold, called Tipsaw.

"Fire, Jan 19,1856, St. Joseph's Church, Crawford co. was maliciously burnt down. John Sennenth was the man."

Charles and Ann M. Petitemash Lived 1/2 mile N of Leopold, ran a small distillery, also continued it after tax imposed, because poor, the revenue officers only destroyed the "Machine" and told him to quite.

John Fran Allard long year’s notary public and early days a wool carding machine driven by 2 horse power, north end of town.

John Joseph Meunier was a schoolteacher in Belgium, had good education. Had a small store 1/4 mile W of Leopold, thrifty and prosperous.

Purchases of John B. Lamkin.

1858 - 2 lots in Leopold #21&#40 from Mr Bessonies from Indianapolis

1858 - 4 acres [sec. 1 twp 2 range 2] from Joe James

1859 - 2 lots In Leopold #22&#39 from Mat George

1864 - 40 acres[sec. 3,twp 5, range 2]

1867 - south E. qt and south W. qt of [sec. 34,twp 4 Range 2]

1876 - sec 29-32 /twp 4m range 2---204 acres from Adam Lawrence

1886 - Lawrence and Anne (Cassidy) Shireliffe, owner of store in Mt. Pleasant, now a farm in that vicinity. Father Brassart.

1881 - Martin Sweat was "Districts Index" justice of the peace

 

Name Changes

Will Ho Ao (Sic) PIERRARD, born July 8, 1889, son of Victor and Anna Dankine, baptized July 21, 1889; sponsors Adolph and Nora Meunier

** Priest's Note: Dankine, every letter clearly and nicely written, but the name is VanDyke

 
Robert Kirvin Quinlin

** Priest's Note: Robert Kirvin Quinlin (the early entries are full of such additions to the alpabet as the above K.L.

K/Luiran (sic) Quinlan

Kyram= Robert(formerly called Keren) Quinlin

 
John ZIEGLER and Mary F. Hollinger said to have come from PA, intend to reform farming methods here, make cheese, etc. live a few years (south) near Chestnut City.
"St Mary's Congregation Records (Derby) Baptisms, Marriages, Burials" (Father Bessonies at first prob resided at Derby, but later resided in Leopold) was started by Father Benoit (Julia --) and his last, baptized entry is No.71 (Silas Taylor). No.72 (John Cassidy) is the first by Father August Bessonies, recently (Feb. 22, 1840) ordained at Vincennes. Bessonies and all subsequent priests resided at Leopold and recorded Bapts of Perry, Crawford, and part of Harrison and Spencer counties in this record of St Mary’s.
 

 

 

Parts of the following list have been taken form Perry County, IN; St. Augustine's Church Baptismal Records 1837-1896. Book by Kris Manley and other sources.

Priest's Notes from Baptismal Records

  • Peter or Peters

This name as also James were translated by Father Augustus Bessonies from Pierre and Jacque, Belgium French."

  • "The name 'Louisa' sometimes stands for 'Eliza=Elisabeth'. Lizie Jane was a very popular name in early years."

  • "Worth was born in Switzerland and his name was Werth Americans called him Worth and wrote it so. The families, his children, now write their name Ward (Mr. John George saw his name written in letters from Switzerland which he read for him because Werth could not read and his wife was Eng. American. Werth had a smith shop in Leopold."

  • Graves they write their name now, and is same family which before were recorded "Gravet"

  • Main - Maine - Mayne

  •    Foukle = Vogel

  • John = Jean (French)

  • Lamquin - Lamkin (Belgium)

  •  ETTER - Aders (Switzerland)

  • Girardin - Gilardin - Gelarden

  • Ephiseline is known as Euphemia, Effie and Celina

  • Kline (German)means Little

  • Tribby/Fibby (Phoebie)

  • Sala (Sallie=Sarah)

  •  Easter (Esther)

  • Belvard - Belva (Belgium)

  •  Weruntin (Valentin) and Ann Gergues (Juergin?)

  •  Armand (Herman)

  • MIRRY - Murry

  •  Megloking (McLaughlin)

  • MOGAIN - Mogan

  • Louis Jinkins (Jenkins)

  • Jacque = James

  • Jeneta = Jane

  • Schooler (Schuler)

  • GILARDIN – Gelarden

  • CISEL (Kisel)

  • "Wing-Right" = Wainwright

  •  Thornberry "originally Thornberger or Dornberger either would Americanize into Thornberry."

  • FERRE? (Fevre, Feriz)

  • Faye (Feith?)

  • RHOADES, RHOADS

  • Shireliffe - Churchcliff

  • GRAMESPAR - The correct name is Gramelspacher

  •  HOULMONT – Holman

  • Linch – Lynch

  • Lopp (Lupp), Loupe, Lope, Lupe, Loup

  • "Leclerc" now changed to Leclere

  • Julienne = Julia

  •  Manae "Mandy" is Amanda a very prevalent early Yankee name.

  • Hewhee - Hawhee- Haughee

  • Pieral – Pierrard - Pierard

  • DUPARQUIER = Ponsart

  •  DVPARQVE = Pauporte

  • BEL – BELVA - Belvard

  •  Hippolilus – Hypolite

  •  Yaggi – YAEGER

  • Emma in Latin is called Smmanuel

  •  MARECHAL -

  •  GASPARD – Casper – Kasper

  • Swet – Sweat – Sweet – SWEIT - SOWET

  •  TERUK = Joerg, from Nassau Germany, now called George.

  • STRAEL – STRAHL – STREILH – "Strehl" is original name, now (1904) Strahl

  • TIBESSARD – Tipsaw

  • Solbrick, Solbridge, Solbrige, originally Zollbrueck.

  • BOOLEN – Bowlin - Bowling

  • Lanotte - Lanatte

  • Meginee – McGinnis

  • Felley – Feeley

  • filium = Latin 1) First Born 2)Blood line 3) main part of a tree

  • Jacke = (Yaggi)

  • (Fourier) Foury

  • Itta – Ida (German)

  • Roggier or Rogier (Belgians)

  • DOGS – DOGGS - Doogs

  • Witmarsh =

  • Lucia - Lucy

  • VanHoosier - VanHooser -  VanHoozer - VanHoesen -  VanHoozier or VanHusum

  • Ethie and Ethen = Editha

  •  Schroeder, Shrader, Schrieber

  • Henrietta = Henry for woman

  • WILBUR – Wilber - Wilbert

  • Leclaire formerly Leclerc

  • Dardennes = Darden

  • Jacke = (Yaggi)

  • Fourier= Foury

  • SHNYDER = Snyder

  • BRUNGHBER = Brandenburg

  • Churchcliff = Shireliff

  • French pronountiation "Marcillia" written Marcillat, now they sign Marcilliat

  • Sozelman = Zogelmann

  • Biddie = Brigit

  • SHEINEYDER = Snyder

Anything that ends in "ber" Dion or any, Frenchman is apt to ad a "t" Kloebert = Kloiber, as they called and wrote themselves, correctly perhaps Kluber. Kloiber is on gravestone.

 

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