Francis Robert (abt. 1819 - 1849)

Husband of Jane (Kilcool) Coursolle — married 2 Feb 1849 in St. Paul's Chapel

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Biography

2 Jan 1849 - Francis Robert, brother of Louis Robert married Jane Kilcool (daughter of Selkirk recruit, Michael Kilcool). Francis Robert died that same year and left a will.^[1]

From A history of the city of Saint Paul, and of the county of Ramsey, Minnesota, Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895:^[2]

FRANCIS ROBERT was a younger brother of Capt. LOUIS ROBERT, and a native of Missouri. After his arrival here, he was engaged in the fur trade for LOUIS. In I848, while descending the rapids of the Saint Croix in a birch-bark canoe, he was thrown out and badly injured on the rocks, by a blow on the chest. From this injury he never recovered, and, after months of suffering, died on September 27, I849, aged 30 years. Out of respect, the Legislature, which was then in session, adjourned for one day, to attend his funeral.

Sources

1. ↑ "Minnesota Will Records, 1849-1985," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FSPQ-368 : accessed 6 Nov 2020), Francois Robert, 1850; citing p. , volume Will Records Volume 001 1849-1855, Ramsey 10-0051 County, Historical Society, St.Paul.
2. ↑ A history of the city of Saint Paul, and of the county of Ramsey, Minnesota, Williams, J. Fletcher (John Fletcher), 1834-1895.Ful text