Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church Records
African American Baptisms 1759-1865, Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri ©Foundation for the Restoration of Ste. Genevieve
African American Burials 1759 -1865, Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, Missouri ©Foundation for the Restoration of Ste. Genevieve
Ste. Genevieve Freedom Suits
1841 Angelique, a woman of color
1842 George, a man of color
St. Louis Freedom Suits
St. Louis Freedom Suits, Freedom Suits Memorial Foundation
Suzette (Pélagie’s sister), her husband John Merry, and their children John, Angelique, and Edmund filed freedom suits against their enslavers in St. Louis.
1826 John Merry vs. Louis Menard and Clayton Tiffin
1828 Suzette alias Judith Bequette v. John Reynolds
1828 John, a free boy of color vs. John Reynolds
1828 Angelique, a free woman of color vs. John Reynolds
1828 Edmund vs. John Reynolds
1832 John, a minor of color vs. William Campbell