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Juan Baptista Christianne -Francisca Fayard
B.	Juan Jose Cuevas, Jr.	M	Eugenia Christianne
(married 11/12/1818 - SLC Act 818)
*1. Josephine Antoinette 6/13/1820 - 2/5/1885
II.	0Eugenia	M	John Farete
III.	Silvin
IV.	Simon
V.	Roman
VI.	John
Above names (except I) found in 1830, 1840 and 1850 census records. Variation of Cuevas spelling in official records - de Cuevas, Coueve, Quave, Quaver, Quaves and Quavas. Research to continue (OMD).
It is believed Pass Christian was named for Nicholas Christian after the deep pass already named for him between Cat Island and the mainland. The other deep pass was supposedly named for his wife, Mariana (nee Marie Anne Magdeline Paquet). When Nicholas registered his claim to the island with the English at Mobile in 1764, he registered his name as Christian L'Adnier.
Land Claims in Mississippi page 321. Juan de Cuevas' claim to Cat Island (2,978 acres) was recognized in Report No. 2 based upon claim of "continued inhabitation and cultivation from 1768 - 1828." Original claimant was Nicholas Christian (Louisiana State Museum Archives).
The Hancock County Court House burned destroying almost all records in April 1853. Harrison County was formed (mostly from Hancock County) in 1841. The church established the Biloxi Parish in 1842 and Our Lady of the Gulf in 1847. Prior to these dates missionary priests at Mobile and New Orleans tended the spiritual needs of the faithful.
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