Michel Creely (1803-1854) and Mary Mercier (1820-?)

Michel Creely Parents

Born: ?

Christening: 30 January 1803 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri.¹

Married: Mary Mercier, 4 January 1849 in Florrisant, St. Louis, Missouri.² First marriage

Died: ?

Buried: 12 September 1854.³

Mary Mercier

Born: about 1820 in Missouri.⁴ Second marriage

Died: ?

Children

1. Louise Creely (born 20 November 1849;⁵ christened 28 March 1850 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁵

2. Virginie Creely (born 6 March 1852;⁶ christened 17 October 1852 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri).⁶

3. George Francois Creely (born 15 March 1854;⁷ christened 2 July 1854 in Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri;⁷ died before 30 December 1857.)⁸

Notes on Michel Creely

• Listed in the 1830 census living next door to Francois Creely.⁹
• Probate proceedings started on 21 September 1854.⁸

Notes on Mary Mercier

• Was the daughter of Charles Mercier and Celeste Dejarlais.²
• Also called Marie Mercier.⁵
• She later married her stepson, John Creely.¹⁰

Sources

1. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 30 January 1803).

2. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (marriage record 20 August 1821).

3. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (burial record 12 September 1844).

4. 1850 Federal Census of District 82, St. Louis, Missouri.

5. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 28 March 1850).

6. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 17 October 1852). The record is somewhat illegible; Virginie's birthdate may be 8 March 1852.

7. Register of St. Ferdinand parish, Florissant, St. Louis, Missouri (christening record 2 July 1854). The record says that the mother was "Marie Crély," but this is clearly Michel Creely and Mary Mercier's son because he is listed as such in Michel's probate proceedings.

8. St. Louis probate record #04342.

9. 1830 Federal Census of St. Ferdinand, St. Louis, Missouri.

10. Missouri Marriages, 1805-2002, available at ancestry.com (marriage record 3 October 1857). They were married by a justice of the peace for St. Ferdinand [Florissant] Township.