Pre-Statehood Era - Society and Culture

Pre-Statehood Era: 1700-1818

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Civil War Era: 1861-1865

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Late 19th Century: 1866-1900

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Early 20th Century: 1900-1914

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World War I: 1914-1918

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Roaring Twenties: 1918-1929

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Great Depression: 1930-1941

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World War II: 1941-1945

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Cold War Era: 1946-1991

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Millennium: 1991-Present

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Population

Illinois Territory Census, 1810

• This is a partial transcript of the 1810 census of Illinois, which was taken one year after Illinois became a separate territory. It was found in the files of the Illinois State Historical Survey. The following towns and townships are included in it: Kaskaskia, Springfield Township, Horse Creek, Marys River, Grand Tower, U.S. Saline, Shawnee Town, Grampear, Big Bay, Fort Massac, Wilkensonville, Clear Creek, and Coffee Island.

• Citation: Transcript of excerpt from "Third Census of the United States Illinois Territory" from the United States Census Bureau, accessed 09/11/2016. www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/1801a-01.pdf

Religion and Morality

Letter of Father Sebastien Louis Meurin to Monseigneur Briand, Bishop of Quebec, 1768

• This letter was sent from Kaskaskia to inform the bishop about the state of the mission in that area. It requests a replacement for Father Sebastien, as he was growing older and was no longer capable of handling his duties under the new jurisdiction of the British. 

• Citation: Thwaites, Gold. The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents: Travels and Explorations of Jesuit Missionaries in New France, 1610-1791. R. ed. Cleveland, OH: The Burrows Co., 1901. Vol 71. 33-45.

Law Concerning Fornication and Adultery, 1809

• This law requires judges to bring couples engaged in fornication and adultery to trial. It also establishes fines for this offense.

• Citation: Philbrick, Francis S. The Laws of Illinois Territory 1809-1818. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1950. 22-23. Used by permission of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.

Women and Gender

Letter from Richard McCarty to Wife, 1779

• Captain Richard McCarty asks for his wife and daughter to join him at his Illinois post in the spring.

• Citation: Walworth Alvord, Clarence, ed. Cahokia Records 1778-1790. Vol. II. Collections of the Illinois State Historical LIbrary. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1907. 529.

An Act to divorce Elizabeth A. Sprigg from the banns of matrimony, 1817

• This act bypasses the usual divorce proceeding and time requirements to give a woman with an unfaithful husband a quick divorce. The Northwest Territory passed its first divorce law in 1795.

• Citation: Philbrick, Francis S. The Laws of Illinois Territory 1809-1818. Springfield: Illinois State Historical Library, 1950. 309-310. Used by permission of the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.