Marcelle D. LaCroix papers
Collection
Identifier: L087
Scope and Contents
This collection includes account books, daybooks and ledgers from Marcelle D. LaCroix; autographed, signed letters from many business people in the United States; bills, invoices, receipts; and letters from lawyers ranging from 1847 to 1886 regarding business and legal matters.
Dates
- 1847-1886; undated
Creator
- LaCroix, Marcelle D., 1824-1876 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Marcelle Dominic LaCroix was born to Dominic and Henrietta Lalumiere LaCroix on August 12, 1824. He was a partner in LaCroix and Bayard. They sold dry goods, groceries, shoes and boots. LaCroix also sold wheat. He was a shareholder in the German Banking Company, organized in 1870, with his brother-in-law, Joseph L. Bayard. He also helped organize the Citizens Gas Light Company on January 20, 1876.
LaCroix married Mary Ann Adele Bayard, one of nine children and whose father, John Francis Bayard, was an officer in Napoleon Bonaparte's army, on November 21, 1853 in the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Vincennes, Indiana. They had four children: John D. [B.]., Anna, Adel R. and Helen Henriette. LaCroix died December 4, 1876 and is buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana.
His son, John D. LaCroix continued the business after LaCroix's death.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Helen Henriette Lacroix." Indiana, Select Births and Christenings, 1773-1933. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "M. D. Lacroix." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marsel [L.] Lacroix. " 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marcel Dominic Lacroix." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Basilica of St. Francis Xavier (Old Cathedral)." Accessed June 24, 2015. http://parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/Org.asp?ID=5638.
Findagrave.com. "Marcelle D.LaCroix." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.findagrave.com.
Greene, George E. (1911). Marcelle D. LaCroix. In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes (pp. 478, 521). Chicago,IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company.
"St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library. Wikipedia. Accessed June 24, 2015. https://en.wilipedia.org/wiki.St._Francis_Xavier_Cathedral_and_Library.
Smith, Hubbard Madison. "John Francis Bayard." In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes, 203-206. Vincennes, IN: Wm. B. Burford, 1903.
LaCroix married Mary Ann Adele Bayard, one of nine children and whose father, John Francis Bayard, was an officer in Napoleon Bonaparte's army, on November 21, 1853 in the St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Vincennes, Indiana. They had four children: John D. [B.]., Anna, Adel R. and Helen Henriette. LaCroix died December 4, 1876 and is buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana.
His son, John D. LaCroix continued the business after LaCroix's death.
Sources:
Information found within the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Helen Henriette Lacroix." Indiana, Select Births and Christenings, 1773-1933. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "M. D. Lacroix." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marsel [L.] Lacroix. " 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marcel Dominic Lacroix." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://search.ancestrylibrary.com.
"Basilica of St. Francis Xavier (Old Cathedral)." Accessed June 24, 2015. http://parishesonline.com/scripts/HostedSites/Org.asp?ID=5638.
Findagrave.com. "Marcelle D.LaCroix." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.findagrave.com.
Greene, George E. (1911). Marcelle D. LaCroix. In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes (pp. 478, 521). Chicago,IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company.
"St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library. Wikipedia. Accessed June 24, 2015. https://en.wilipedia.org/wiki.St._Francis_Xavier_Cathedral_and_Library.
Smith, Hubbard Madison. "John Francis Bayard." In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes, 203-206. Vincennes, IN: Wm. B. Burford, 1903.
Extent
1.3 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 2 small oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged crhonologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation. The account books and day book were purchased from Chester McClure on 1932/09/16.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2015/06/24 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2015/06/24 by Edythe Huffman.
Creator
- LaCroix, Marcelle D., 1824-1876 (Person)
- Title
- Marcelle D. LaCroix papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
