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25 June 1797 - BAPTISM of LOUIS b. 6 June 1797, legitimate child of Baptiste Sans Cartier of the Padot Nation, present, and Marie of the Delaware nation, also present. GDF: Louis Pertuis "garcon" GDM: Marie Jeanne Himbeau, all of this parish /s/ DUCHASSIN (p 42) 3 July 1797 - BAPTISM of JEAN BTE b. 24 May 1797, legitimate child Antoine Pineau and Catherine Pertuy. GDF: Jean Bte desruisseaux GDM: Genevieve des Ruisseau, wife of Soumande. /s/ GENEVIEVE DES RUISSEAUX SOUMANDE J BTE DES RUISSEAUX (p 42) 3 July 1797 - BAPTISM of MARIE, 25 years old, child of Deleware (Abenaquis) Indians GDF: Sieur Duchassin GDM: Mariane /s/ DUCHASSIN (p 42) 4 July 1797 - MARRIAGE - JEAN BTE SAN CARTIER, of legal age, son of Padot Indians, to MARIE, of legal age, daugher of Delaware Indians. Wit: Jean Bte Duchassin, Michel Bone, Jean Bte _____. /s/ DUCHASSIN (p 43) 6 July 1797 - BAPTISM of SOPHIE b. last year, child of Arkansas Indians. GDF: Francois Ambroise GDM: [name circled] Eugenie Valois, all of this parish. (p 43) [handwritten note] >Probably [manuscript illegible]< 10 July 1797 - BAPTISM of HELENE b. 10 May 1797, legitimate child of Pierre Himbeau and Helene Faillasse. GDF: Jean Bte. Himbeau, paternal uncle GDM: Marie Paillasse, maternal aunt of child, all of this parish. (p 43) 17 July 1797 - BAPTISM of SELESTE b. 11 July 1797, legitimate child of Francois Coussot and Genevieve Bartelemy. GDF: Michel Bone GDM: Francoise Bartelemy, aunt of the child, all of this parish. (p 43) 24 July 1797 - BAPTISM of EULALIE and ADHELAIDE, children of Francoise, slave of Mr. Victor LeVasseur, father unknown. GDF of Eulalie; Joseph of Mr. Menard GDM: Marie, slave of Mrs. Jardelas. GDF of Adhelaide; Appollon, slave of Mr. de Vilemont GDM: Marie slave of Mr. Lajeunesse, all of this parish. (p 43) 6 Aug 1797 - BAPTISM of NICOLAS b. 6 June 1794, legitimate child of SALEM PELAY and Marie KAILE (?) GDF: Christiane Pringle GDM: Madeleine Kiemelay, all of this parish. (p 44) 18 Aug 1797 - BAPTISM of ETIENNETTE b. 10 July, daughter of Francois Vaugine, Captian of the Militia, and Marie de Valiere. GDF: Etienne Vaugine, brother of the child; GDM: Augustin de Valiere, maternal aunt of the child, /s/ FRANCOIS VAUGINE (p 44) 19 Aug 1797 - BURIAL in the cemetery of this place, SOPHIE, 18 months old, of the Arkansas Nation. Present: Santiago Galiegos, Michel Bone, Louis Souligney. (p 44) 27 Aug 1797 - BURIAL in the parish cemetery of ANTOINE SAMSON, native of the vicinity of Montreal, about 30 years old. Present: Louis Menard, Jacques des Ruisseaux, Francois LeVasseur. (p 44) 1 Sept 1797 - BURIAL of the slaves EULALIE and ADHELAIDE, 2 months old, slaves of Mr. Victor LeVasseur, who died yesterday. Present: Louis Jardelas, Rene Coussot and others. (p 44