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Perry County

Perry County: Albert, Allard, Bel(l), Belva, Bigonville, Bodart, Boly, Claise/clesse, Collignon, Collin, Damin, Dauby, Delaisse, Deom, Devillez, Ducat, Duparque, Dupont, Etienne, Evrard, Fanard, Fays, Flamion, Foury, Francois, Genet, Genlain, Georges, Gillardin, Goffinet, Grave, Gringoire, Guillaume, Hanouille, Harbaville, Houlmont, Hubert, Jacob, Jacques, Kergen, Lagrange, Lambert, Lamquin(lampkin), Lanotte, Laurent, Leclere, Lemaire, Marchal, Masson, Marciliat, Massut, Meunier, Morse, Naviaux, Nicolay, Pierrard, Pierre, Ponsard, Remy, Richard, Rogier, Spirlet, Tassin, Thi(e)ry, Tibessart

COLLIN

COLLIN Jean
Leopold, Perry County, Indiana, 1860 census Attala, from Le Havre to New Orleans Dec. 10, 1851
Elizabeth Collin 57 F Farming Belgium Collin J Joseph 40 France
Celestine Collin 18 M F. laborer Belgium Collin Marie 44 France
Augustine Collin 10 M   Belgium Collin Marie 11 France
            Collin Celestine 9 France
            Collin M. August 1 1/2 France

 
Joseph Remy Collin born August 22, 1811 in Châtel, Doubs, France; married Marie ?; death November 1854, burial Nov 5, 1854 for "John Colin" age 45
Marie (Elizabeth) … born 1807; married Alexis Sounard, November 28, 1860; death ?
Children:

Mary Francoise born 1841 in Belgium (or Paris, France); married Charles Goffinet, January 14, 1858; death February 11, 1892, Perry Co.
Celestin Joseph born August 2, 1844 in Belgium (or Audun-Le-Tiche, Moselle, France); married Zoe Meunier on August 13, 1867; death November 20, 1920, LeSueur, Minnesota
Maurice Augustin born 1849 in Belgium (or Saint-Die, Vosges, France); death 1920, Nelson, British Columbia
 
Note: Ducat list them as coming from Belgium and they are so listed in the 1860 census