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The life of Melina Caisse
Biography
Melina Caisse was a daughter of François Xavier Caisse and Marie Regnier. She gave St Mary, Illinois, as both her birthplace and residence when she married Hervey Caillouette there on April 2, 1893. The marriage return describes this as her first marriage and says she would be nineteen at her next birthday. Frank Case and Agnes Regnier witnessed the ceremony.
Her son Virgil was born in Beaverville on September 4, 1899. His delayed birth registration names Melina as his mother, as do its summaries of a St Mary's Church certificate and an affidavit from his sister Irene. The records preserve several spellings of Melina's name, including Malina Caise on the marriage license.
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Historical record scan from FamilySearch; DGS 005203492, item 1, image 324/592; license 5080; Kankakee register D, page 81. Preserved archive bytes; no generative alteration. Person is named in document, not depicted in a portrait.
View source ↗Historical record scan from FamilySearch; DGS 005203492, item 1, image 324/592; license 5080; Kankakee register D, page 81. Preserved archive bytes; no generative alteration. Person is named in document, not depicted in a portrait.
View source ↗Historical record scan from FamilySearch; DGS 007619765, item 5, image 46/268; volume 12, page 49; record 202284. Preserved archive bytes; no generative alteration. Person is named in document, not depicted in a portrait.
View source ↗Historical record scan from FamilySearch; DGS 007619765, item 5, image 46/268; volume 12, page 49; record 202284. Preserved archive bytes; no generative alteration. Person is named in document, not depicted in a portrait.
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A life in dates
3 events
- Birth
Reported birthplace St Mary; birth period estimated from age next birthday in the April 2, 1893 marriage return.
Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
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Gave St Mary, Illinois, as residence in the marriage return.
Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
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Marriage of Hervey Caillouette and Melina Caisse at St Mary, witnessed by Frank Case and Agnes Regnier.
Beaverville, Iroquois County, Illinois, United States
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Other names
Malina Caise