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Petition to assign dower and for partition by Isaac D. Beauchamp, son of Joshua Beauchamp, deceased, late of St. Charles County. At time of his death, Joshua was possessed of a tract of 225 arpents. Recites how Joshua acquired the property. At time of his death, Joshua was survived by a widow, one daughter, two sons, and four grandchildren. Joshua’s estate has been settled. Petitioner requests that commissioners be appointed to assign and admeasure her dower to Joshua’s widow and that the remainder of the property be divided among the heirs in fourths for Joshua’s three children and for the grandchildren. (2 pages), 1829 Oct 7

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Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection consists of materials related to the history of St. Charles, Missouri, and spans the lives of three generations of the Benjamin Emmons family. Persons involved in the early transactions include Edward Bates, Frederick Bates, Charles Dehault Delassus, John C. Edwards, Archibald Gamble, Hamilton Gamble, J. Mackay, William G. Pettus, Amos Stoddard, and Zenon Trudeau. Manuscripts include St. Charles land documents from the French and Spanish periods, including Zenon Trudeau's...
Dates: 1829 Oct 7