Bernard Fortin (1816-1888) and Cecilia Creely (1820-?)

Bernard Fortin

Born: 19 June 1816 in Florrisant, St. Louis, Missouri to Michael Fortin.¹

Married: Cecilia Creely, 24 April 1838 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.²

Died: 9 September 1888.³

Buried: 11 September 1888 in Florrisant, St. Louis, Missouri.³

Cecilia Creely Parents

Born: about 1822 in Missouri.⁶

Christening: 16 August 1820 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.⁴

Died: ?

Children

1. Adeline Fortin (born about 1838 in Missouri;⁶ christened 24 March 1839 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁵

2. Adolphe Fortin (buried 15 October 1842 or 24 October 1842 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri)⁷

3. Fortin (buried 15 October 1842 or 24 October 1842 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri)⁷

4. George Fortin (born about 1845 in Missouri)⁶

5. Michael Fortin (born about 1848 in Missouri)⁶

6. Philomine Fortin (born about 1857 in Missouri)⁸

7. Cecile Fortin (born about 1860; buried 29 March 1873 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri)⁹

Notes on Bernard Fortin

- In the 1850 census, he was 34 years old and a farmer in District 82, St. Louis, Missouri.⁶
- In the 1880 census, he was 64 years old and making cradles for a living in Saint Ferdinand [Florissant], St. Louis, Missouri. The family's last name is spelled "Fortine" in this census.⁸

Notes on Cecilia Creely

- No notes.

Sources

1. Will of Michael Fortin (recorded 21 January 1851), St. Louis Record of Wills, Volume D, pp. 191-193.

2. Earl Fischer Database of St. Louisans.

3. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 11 September 1888).

4. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 16 August 1820).

5. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 24 March 1839).

6. 1850 U.S. Federal Census of District 82, St. Louis, Missouri.

7. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial records 15 October 1842 and 24 October 1842). Both records merely say "enfant" of Bernard Fortin. Neither record record's the child's first name.

8. 1880 U.S. Federal Census of Saint Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri.

9. Register of St. Ferdnand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 29 March 1873). The record lists her as 13 years old.