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, which 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 Adelia Bayard--one of nine children and whose father, John Francis Bayard, was an officer in Napoleon Bonaparte's army--on November 21, 1853 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Vincennes, Indiana. They had four children: John D., Anna, Adel R., and Helen Henriette. LaCroix died December 4, 1876 and is buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Helen Henriette Lacroix." Indiana, Select Births and Christenings, 1773-1933. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "M. D. Lacroix." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marsel Lacroix. " 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marcel Dominic Lacroix." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.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 Dominic LaCroix." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 24, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113194363/marcelle-dominic-lacroix.
Greene, George E. and Marcelle D. LaCroix. In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes, 478, 521. Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911.
Smith, Hubbard Madison. "John Francis Bayard." In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes, 203-206. Vincennes, IN: Wm. B. Burford, 1903.
Wikipedia. "St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library. Wikipedia.org. Accessed June 24, 2015. https://en.wilipedia.org/wiki.St._Francis_Xavier_Cathedral_and_Library.
LaCroix married Adelia Bayard--one of nine children and whose father, John Francis Bayard, was an officer in Napoleon Bonaparte's army--on November 21, 1853 at St. Francis Xavier Cathedral in Vincennes, Indiana. They had four children: John D., Anna, Adel R., and Helen Henriette. LaCroix died December 4, 1876 and is buried in the Mount Calvary Cemetery in Vincennes, Indiana.
Sources:
Items in the collection.
Ancestry.com. "Helen Henriette Lacroix." Indiana, Select Births and Christenings, 1773-1933. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "M. D. Lacroix." 1860 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marsel Lacroix. " 1870 United States Federal Census. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.ancestrylibrary.com.
Ancestry.com. "Marcel Dominic Lacroix." Indiana, Select Marriages, 1780-1992. Accessed June 24, 2015. http://www.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 Dominic LaCroix." Find a Grave Memorial. Accessed June 24, 2015. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113194363/marcelle-dominic-lacroix.
Greene, George E. and Marcelle D. LaCroix. In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes, 478, 521. Chicago, IL: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1911.
Smith, Hubbard Madison. "John Francis Bayard." In Historical Sketches of Old Vincennes, 203-206. Vincennes, IN: Wm. B. Burford, 1903.
Wikipedia. "St. Francis Xavier Cathedral and Library. Wikipedia.org. Accessed June 24, 2015. https://en.wilipedia.org/wiki.St._Francis_Xavier_Cathedral_and_Library.
Extent
1 Cubic Feet (3 manuscript 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. Collection reprocessed 2024/05/10 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2024/05/10 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- LaCroix, Marcelle D., 1824-1876 (Person)
- Title
- Marcelle D. LaCroix papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
