It is most fortunate that Henry Brackenridge wrote a description of the Beauvais family and house. "He (Henry Brackenridge) was brought to Ste. Genevieve from Pittsburgh in the 1790's to learn French and lived with the Vital Beauvais family. He was six years old at the time. He described Monsieur Beauvias: " as a tall dry Old French Canadian dressed in the costume of the place; that is, with a blue cotton handkerchief on his head, one corner thereof descending behind and partially covering the eel-skin which bound his hair, a check shirt, coarse linen pantaloons and the Indian sandals or moccasins, the only covering of the feet worn by both sexes."
[Lucille Basler, "The District of Ste. Genevieve 1725 - 1980", pg 26-27]
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Joseph V. born of French parents in Ste. Genevieve County. He was a slaveholder and farmer, and also owned two large merchant mills in that county. He married his first wife in Ste. Genevieve County. Two children were born to their union, Eleanora and Peter, but she had one child from a previous marriage to Anthony Villar. After the death of his first wife, Joseph V. Beauvais married a Widow De Lassus, who was the mother of four children by a previous marriage. Two children were born to this union, Matilda and Mary. His second wife having died he moved to Perry County, where he married a Widow Struve. He died in Perry County in 1857.["History of Southeast Missouri", Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888, pg. 685, Source Media Type: Book]
Francois Aubuchon was an heir of the Ste. Genevieve Island. The following is a brief history of the island:
In 1843 it was sold for $355.00, and described as "An island in the Mississippi River opposite the mouth of Gabouri Creek supposed to be in Ste. Genevieve County, Mo., but now in Randolph County, Illinois and known as Isle des Rivard or Ste. Genevieve Island or Isle des Sauvages, is same granted to Francois Rivard under the French Government 9th July 1756 and by him conveyed to Francois Regis LaSource 28th October." (n.2) The heirs of Fancois Regis LaSource and Cecile Duchouquette (1768) were Louis LaSource and Francois Obuchon, one of the heirs of Cecile LaSource Obuchon.
[(n.2) Ste. Genevieve County Deed Records]
[The District of Ste. Genevieve 1725 - 1980, by Lucille Basler]
Louis Obuchon, farmer and stock raiser, was born in St. Franois County, Mo., May 2, 1835, and the son of Francis and Judith (Calloit) Obuchon.
Louis Obuchon attended schools at Ste. Genevieve County, and remain with his parents until eighteen years of age, when he started for California in 1853, driving cattle for La Grove & Bogy. He arrived at the terminus in October of the same year and remained there three years, mining most of the time. In 1856 he was attacked with the rheumatism and came home by the way of the Isthmus. He reached home September 25, and in 1858 married Lucinda Perry, of Ste. Genevieve County, located on a farm in Scott County. In 1861 he returned to Ste. Genevieve County and again engaged in farming. In 1867 he moved to his father's farm, his parents making their home with him. His wife was born April 10, 1841, and by her marriage became the mother of eight children: Frank, Louisa (wife of G. W. Kelly), Charles, John Edmund, Ella, Louis, Jr., and Eliza. Mr. Obuchon has an excellent farm of 280 acres, and he and family are members of the Catholic Church.
[History of Southeast Missouri, Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888, pg. 608, Source Media Type: Book]
Lucinda was born April 10, 1841, and by her marriage to Louis Aubuchon became the mother of eight children: Frank, Louisa (wife of G. W. Kelly), Charles, John Edmund, Ella, Louis, Jr., and Eliza.
[History of Southeast Missouri, Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1888, pg. 608, Source Media Type: Book]
Born 16 November 1873. Baptized at St. Philip & James Catholic Church, River Aux Vases, MO, 15 August 1875 to Louis Obuchon and Lucy Perry. Sponsored by Joseph and Mary Heberlie.
705. Elisabeth Johanna Aubuchon
Born 28 January 1879. Baptized at St. Philip & James Catholic Church, River Aux Vases, MO, 27 October 1879 to Louis Obershon and Lucy Perry. Sponsored by Francis Obershon and Mary Thomure.