Antoine Creely (1841-1917) and Julie Baptista Aubuchon (?-1874)

Antoine Creely Parents

Born: 17 March 1841 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.¹

Married: 24 October 1865 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.²

Died: 2 October 1917 in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri.¹

Buried: 5 October 1917.¹

Julie Baptista Aubuchon

Born: ? in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.³

Death: ?

Buried: 21 March 1874 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.⁴

Children

1. George Ferdinand Creely

2. Mary Anastacia Creely (born 12 June 1871;5 christened 31 July 1871 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁵

3. Melanie Creely⁶ (born 6 October 1873;⁷ christened 9 November 1873 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;⁷ buried 8 July 1874 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁸

Notes on Antoine Creely

• The marriage beteen Antoine and Julie required a dispensation, due to consanguinity; they were 1st counsins once removed.² The Aubuchons were had been in Kaskaskia since at least 1732,⁹ and both the Creelys and the Aubuchons moved to the St. Louis/Florissant area at about the same time.

Notes on Julie Baptista Aubuchon

• According to her great-granddaughter (born 1921), Julie died of complications from childbirth. However, she died 5½ months after Melanie was born. Perhaps she lingered for a few months.

Sources

1. Missouri Death Certificate #36331.

2. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (marriage record 24 October 1865).

3. Missouri Death Certificate #23327. This is the death certificate of her son, George Ferdinand Creely.

4. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 21 March 1874).

5. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 31 July 1871).

6. I am in contact with Antoine Creely and Julie Baptista Aubuchon's great-granddaughter. According to her, Melanie was known commonly as "Felicita."

7. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 9 November 1873).

8. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 8 July 1874).

9. Maduell, Charles R., Jr. The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 Through 1732. Genealogical Publishing Company: Baltimore, MD, 1972, p. 152.

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