Marie Josephe Marechal was likely born on or before her baptismal date 28 Sep 1745 to Nicolas Marechal and Marie Jeanne Illeret[1], a founding family of what is now St. Louis, MIssouri, United States of America[2]. She was likely baptized at Cahokia, Pays des Illinois, La Louisiane française.[1]
She likely married Joseph Calvé[3] in the early 1760s at Fort de Chartres, Pays des Ilinois, Canada, Nouvelle-France[4].
About 1765 she moved with her husband Joseph and their family at the time to San Luis, Luisiana, Nueva España, where Joseph received a concession of the east 1/2 of Lot 61 on 30 Apr 1766.[5]
Marie Josephe Marechal died on 1 Jul 1791 at San Luis.[3] She was buried at Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (Old Cathedral) Cemetery on 2 Jul 1791.[3]
Research Notes
She is referred to as "Theresa" on page 3 of "A History of Missouri, from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the union, Volume 2," but the author Houck doesn't cite any sources for that information.[4] All of the contemporary baptismal, marriage, and burial record sources found to date identify her name as variations of Marie Josephe Marechal.[8][10][13][14][15][17][7][19][9][11][3][6][16][18][12]
Her Find A Grave memorial lists Hyacinth Calvet, died 1799, as one of their children, but no sources are cited for that information.[2] No source for this information has been found to date.
Antoine, bap. 1754, mar. Catherine Tabeau 7 Jan 1777, St-Louis, Mo.
Joseph, bap. 13 Oct 1755, Cahokia
Marie-Elisabeth, bap. 1 Nov 1757, Cahokia, mar. 1st Antoine Martin 19 Jan 1774, St-Louis, Mo., 2nd Jean-Baptiste Primeau 20 Feb 1791, St-Louis, Mo.
1908 History of Missouri Vol 2 Husband Joseph Calvé[4]
p 2:
April, 1765, Joseph Calve, as a clerk for Jean Datchurut and Louis Viviat, was in charge of a boat-load of merchandise on the Missouri river when it was seized by French government officials, at Pierre Laclede Liguest's request, who claimed that his firm, Maxent, Laclede & Company, had exclusive trade rights with the Indians on the Missouri River - Datchurut and Viviat contested the action bringing the case before the Supreme Council in New Orleans which decided against Maxent, Laclede & Company, and ordered them to pay for the goods seized and associated costs
footnote, p 2-3:
Joseph Calve was a fur trader
Came to St. Louis in 1765
Married Theresa [?], Nicholas Marechal's daughter, at Fort de Chartres
In 1768, "on account of an offence", he "absconded from St. Louis" - his house/lot were then sold there on 26 Sep 1768
Returned to St. Louis in 1769
Later sold his property to Ignace Pinconneau dit Rigauche
May have been employed by the English prior to the attack on St. Louis, but returned to St. Louis
Moved to St. Ferdinand in 1786
Children:
Joseph, Jr. married Eulalia Dubreuil
Antoine Pierre married Cecile de Jarlais
Marie Therese married Joseph Rapieaux
Victoria married Jean B. LaChance
Josette married Joseph St. Germain
Francoise married Jean B. Presse
Joseph Calve, Sr. died 17 Aug 1817 at St. Ferdinand
1948 Kaskaskia under the French regime Father Nicolas Marechal[20]
Nicolas Marechal
Parents: Jean Marechal and Dame Meunier
Native of bishopric of Verdun
Marriage contract date: 20 Aug 1735
Wife: Marie Jeanne Illeret
Parents: Claude Illeret and Marie Martin
Native of Fort de Chartres (Kaskaskia Mss., Private Papers, II)
Children:
Marie Joseph, bap. 28 Sep 1745, Cahokia
Marie Catherine, bap. 19 Oct 1747, mar. François Moreau 6 Sep 1767, St. Louis
Jean Baptiste, bap. 29 Aug 1749
François, bap. 31 Mar 1751, mar. Marie Thérèse Riviere 1775
Marie Susanne, bap. 23 Jul 1753, d. 20 Aug 1754
Jacques, mar. Genevieve Cardinal 1784
Antoine, bap. 1754, mar. Catherine Tabeau 7 Jan 1777, St. Louis
Joseph, bap. 13 Oct 1755
Marie Elisabeth, bap. 1 Nov 1757, mar. 1st Antoine Martin 19 Jan 1774, St. Louis, 2nd Jean Baptiste Primeau 20 Feb 1791, St. Louis (Tanguay, V, 507)
Find A Grave Marie Josephe Therese Marechal Calvet[2]
Sourced information - her Old Cathedral, St. Louis burial record image (original source[3]):
Burial place: Old Cathedral Cemetery (Defunct), Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Death date: 1 Jul 1791
Death place: Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA
Burial date: 2 Jul 1791
Husband: Joseph Calvé
Unsourced information:
Birth date: 28 Sep 1745
Birth place: Cahokia, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Parents:
Father: Nicolas Marechal-dit-St-Vinent, b. 1709, d. 1770
Arrival: 1735, Fort Des Chartres, Illinois Territory
Occupation: marine soldier with French army
Mother: Marie Jeanne Islereat/Illeret Marechal, b. 1722, d. 1784
Founding family of St. Louis, MIssouri
Siblings:
Marie Catherine Marechal Moreau, b. 1747
Jean Baptiste Marechal, b. 1749, d. 1796
Antoine Marechal, b. 1750, d. 1827
Francois Noel Marechal, b. 1751, d. 1827
Marie Suzanne Marechal, b. 1753, d. 1754
Joseph Marechal, b. 1755, d. 1808
Marie Elizabeth Marechal Primeau, b. 1757, d. 1802
Jacques Jacob Marechal, b. 1759
Marriage: 1767, Fort De Chartres
Moved to St. Louis about 1765, her parents moved same time
Received verbal concession from LaClede for east half of Lot 61, where they built small house
Children:
Marie Therese Calve Rapieux-dit-LaMaire, b. 1768, d. 1828
Victoire Calvet LaChasse, b. 1772, d. 1818
Marie Josette Calvet, b. 1774
Marie Jeanne Calvet, b. 1776
Marie Angelique Calvet, b. 1778
Marie Reine Calvet, b. 1780, d. 1835
Marie Francoise Calvet Presse, b. 1783, d. 1850
Hyacinth Calvet, d. 1799
Antoine Pierre Calvet, b. 1786
Joseph Calvet, b. 1788, killed in Indian attack on St. Louis
Sources
↑ 1.01.11.2 Tanguay, Cyprien. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes [microforme] : depuis la fondation de la colonie jusqu'à nos jours, Montréal: E. Senécal, 1888. p 507, image 534 of 641, Father Nicholas Maréchal via Internet Archive (image : accessed 30 December 2020).
↑ 2.02.12.2 Find A Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #154680972 : accessed 31 December 2020), memorial page for Marie Josephe Therese Marechal Calvet (28 Sep 1745–1 Jul 1791), Find A Grave Memorial no. 154680972, citing Old Cathedral Cemetery (Defunct), Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by BarbU262 (contributor 46874430).
↑ 3.03.13.23.33.43.5 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 23 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Burial Marie Marechal, 2 Jul 1791, image 818 of 1135, p 32; Film 1902833, DGS 7856507, Item 8: Burials, 1781-1847.
↑ 4.04.14.24.34.44.54.64.74.8 Houck, Louis. A history of Missouri from the earliest explorations and settlements until the admission of the state into the union, Volume 2, Chicago: R. R. Donnelley, 1908. pp 2-3, Husband Joseph Calvé via Internet Archive (image : accessed 17 December 2020).
↑ 5.05.1 Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Saint Louis City and County, From the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men. Vol. I, Philadelphia: Louis H. Everts and Co., 1883. p 142, Husband Joseph Calvé via Google Books (link : accessed 3 January 2021).
↑ 6.06.16.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 21 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Marriage Son Joseph Calvet and Eulalie Dubreuil, 29 Aug 1798, image 786 of 1028, p 77, Film 8119509, Item 5: Marriages, 1781-1828.
↑ 7.07.17.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 21 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Marriage Joseph Lamer and Daughter Marie Theresa Calvet, 8 Feb 1785, image 751 of 1028, p 13, Film 8119509, Item 5: Marriages, 1781-1828.
↑ 8.08.18.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 17 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Baptism Daughter Victoire Calvé, 6 May 1772, image 473 of 1100, p 14, Baptism #103; Film 7856505, Item 8: Baptisms, marriages, burials 1766-1781.
↑ 9.09.19.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 22 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Marriage Jean B. Lachasse and Daughter Victoire Calvet, 18 Aug 1788, image 755 of 1028, p 20, Film 8119509, Item 5: Marriages, 1781-1828.
↑ 10.010.110.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 18 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Baptism Daughter Marie Josephe Calvé, 3 Mar 1774, image 480 of 1100, p 21, Baptism #161; Film 7856505, Item 8: Baptisms, marriages, burials 1766-1781.
↑ 11.011.111.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 22 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Marriage Joseph S. Germain and Daughter Marie Josephe Calvet, 26 Oct 1789, image 756 of 1028, p 23, Film 8119509, Item 5: Marriages, 1781-1828.
↑ 12.012.112.2 "Church records, 1790-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 22 December 2020), St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri, Marriage Alexis Loaise and Daughter Marie Josette Calvé, 21 Apr 1812, image 446 of 934, Film 7769315, Item 6: Marriages, 1794-1812.
↑ 13.013.113.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 18 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Baptism Daughter Marie Jeanne Calvét, 13 Oct 1776, image 491 of 1100, p 32, Baptism #270; Film 7856505, Item 8: Baptisms, marriages, burials 1766-1781.
↑ 14.014.114.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 18 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Baptism Daughter Marie Angélique Calvet, 30 Oct 1778, image 500 of 1100, p 32, Baptism #338; Film 7856505, Item 8: Baptisms, marriages, burials 1766-1781.
↑ 15.015.115.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 18 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Baptism Daughter Reine Calvet, 6 Nov 1780, image 836 of 1100, p 5, Film 7856505, Item 11: Baptisms, 1769-1814.
↑ 16.016.116.2 "Church records, 1790-1993," images, FamilySearch (image 1, image 2 : accessed 21 December 2020), St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri, Marriage Toussaint Tourville and Daughter Marie Reine Calvé, 4 Feb 1799, images 424-425 of 934, p 5-6, Film 7769315, Item 6: Marriages, 1794-1812.
↑ 17.017.117.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 19 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Baptism Daughter Marie Francoise Calvet, 2 Feb 1783, image 843 of 1100, p 13, Film 7856505, Item 11: Baptisms, 1769-1814.
↑ 18.018.118.2 "Church records, 1790-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 23 December 2020), St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri, Marriage Jean Baptiste Pressé and Daughter Françoise Calvé, 1 Mar 1802, image 431 of 934, p 18-19, Film 7769315, Item 6: Marriages, 1794-1812.
↑ 19.019.119.2 "Church records, 1766-1993," images, FamilySearch (image : accessed 19 December 2020), St. Louis, Missouri: Catholic Church, Basilica of St. Louis, King of France (A.D. 1770) (Old Cathedral), Baptism Son Antoine Calvet, 15 Jun 1786, image 857 of 1100, p 27, Film 7856505, Item 11: Baptisms, 1769-1814.
↑ Belting, Natalia Maree. Kaskaskia under the French regime, Urbana: Univ. of Illinois Press, 1948. pp 118-119, Father Nicolas Marechal via Internet Archive (image : accessed 29 December 2020).
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I'm planning to remove the name "Therese" from the Middle Name field of Marie Josephe's profile. It's my understanding that it's unlikely that there was a concept of "middle name" in that area at that time, and while Houck in his 1908 History of Missouri Vol 2 referred to her as "Theresa", it appears that there are no contemporary sources that support that she was ever referred to as "Therese" or "Theresa" in her time. It's possible that Houck confused Marie Josephe with her daughter Marie Therese. I plan to leave the associated existing Research Note in the profile for future reference. Please let me know if you disagree.
I'll be adding the citations and abstracts for the sources that I've found to date which provide evidence of the relationships between Marie Josephe Marechal/Joseph Calvé and their children. Also it appears that much of the content of the biography section of this profile has been copied verbatim from the text on her Find A Grave memorial. I had originally copied/pasted content from other sites into some of the profiles that I've created/edited, and have been updating such content as I run across it, since it conflicts with WikiTree's policy on Copying Text. So I'm also working to abstract the memorial info and to write an original bio for this profile which I'll use to replace the current bio in the profile.
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I'm planning to remove the name "Therese" from the Middle Name field of Marie Josephe's profile. It's my understanding that it's unlikely that there was a concept of "middle name" in that area at that time, and while Houck in his 1908 History of Missouri Vol 2 referred to her as "Theresa", it appears that there are no contemporary sources that support that she was ever referred to as "Therese" or "Theresa" in her time. It's possible that Houck confused Marie Josephe with her daughter Marie Therese. I plan to leave the associated existing Research Note in the profile for future reference. Please let me know if you disagree.