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Son parrain fut Thomas Godefroy, et sa marraine Madame Marguerite Nicolet."
x.
"Anno Domini 1639 die 16 Julii, Ego Claudius Pijart vices agens parochi ecclesise B. V. Concept* ad Tria Flumina baptizavit cum ceremoniis, Ognatem, 4 circiter menses, natem patre 8kar8st8, de la Petite-Nation, et matre 8sasamit8n8k8e8. Partrinus fait D. Jaunes Mcolets Interp."
XI.
«1639. Anno Domini 1639, di 20 julii Ego Clau-* dius Pijart vices agens parochi ecclesise Beatae Virginia Conceptse ad Tria Flumina baptizavit cum ceremoniis Marinum, filium patria insularibus; patrinus idem qui supra Joannes Nieolet. Infant natus 2 menses.   II est decede."
XII.
" Anno Domini 1639, die 30. Julii, Ego Jacobus Buteux vices agens parochi ecclesise B. V. C. at Tria Flumina, baptizavit Algonquinensen natum 40 circiter annos nomine Abdom Chibanagouch, patria insular em, quem nominavit Dominus Joannes Nicolet nunc Joseph 8masatick8e." [1639. 9th October. Nic-olet was present at the wedding of Je#n Joliet and Marie d'Abancour, at Quebec. Louis Joliet, son of the above, was the discoverer of the Upper Mississippi-]_____________________________________
burned by the Iroquois. Louis, son of Jean, became King's Attorney. Jean was raised to the rank of nobleman by Louis XIV. His descendants are still in the district of 3-Rivers.