1802 Elizabeth
JACKSON Paris both letters TRANSLATION v4
This first letter - #498 - is a clerk’s copy of Elizabeth Jackson’s original letter. Those words which I could not decode are in [brackets].
This 2nd letter - #501 - is a clerk’s copy of a response to Elizabeth Jackson’s original letter. Those words which I could not decode are in [brackets].
[1] The 25 Fructidor Year 10 corresponds to 12 September 1802. It is the month of fruit: the 12th month of the French revolutionary Calendar, extending from Aug 19 to Sept 22 [2] Elizabeth JACKSON. It was alleged that his second wife, Elizabeth, most likely served him his arsenic-tainted tea when she joined him in his prison cell at breakfast on the day of his death. He drank it in the hope that his suicide, by pre-empting a state execution, could protect the few assets he had for their children. · The wives of Rev. William Jackson (1737-1795) This post relies on a lot of conjecture, some of which – as I learn more - may prove to be misleading.[3] Rev. William JACKSON (abt 1737-1795). He was prominent United Irishman who died after being convicted of treason but before sentence could be pronounced.. I have written several blog posts in the hopes of learning more about him, and also in the hopes nailing down the ancestry of his father and the lives of his wives and children. My hope has been that this may also shed light on what led him to become a member of the United Irishmen. Some of my relevant Blog Posts: · Richard Jackson father of Rev. William JACKSON (1737-1795)· Documents relating to the ancestry of Rev. William JACKSON.· Rev. William Jackson & his Gore ancestry· Hyde’s Coffee Shop· Dr. Richard JACKSON (abt 1720-abt1768) and the SALEs.· Rev. William JACKSON - Dead Ends Blog #1[4] William JACKSON (abt 1789 – aft 1839) · What became of the widow of Jackson I have never been able to learn, but in 1839 Dr. M'Neven informed me that there was a son of his then residing in Rome. SOURCE: The United Irishmen, their lives and times. Richard Robert. Madden p188 [5] Louisa Mary JACKSON (1795-?0 · BIRTH CERT: Louisa Mary, dau of Reverend William & Eliza Jackson of Dublin chr 27 Jul 1795 St Nicholas, Fyfield, England. [6] The 28 Fructidor Year 10 corresponds to 15 Sept 1802 [7] The 25 Fructidor Year 10 corresponds to 12 September 1802. It is the month of fruit: the 12th month of the French revolutionary Calendar, extending from Aug 19 to Sept 22 [8] This would indicate a birth date of 1789. I am still nailing down the timelines of when Rev. William was in Paris or England, but it seems likely that he was mostly in England at this time. [9] Thanks to Sylvie Kleinman, I learned that the Prytanée de Paris become known as the Lycée Louis le Grand. It was on the Boulevard St. Michel in the heart of Paris. It was a prestigious school with high educational standards and had been run by former Jesuits. It changed names several times. It had been named after the Prytaneum of Athens where the sons of worthy patriots would be educated, expenses and sometimes board paid by the state … Late 1790s, and Napoleonic era, many boys were educated at the Paris Prytanée on a state scholarship to reward their father’s service (military, or as administrators in government, patriots, etc). … When people referred to the Prytanée, full stop, it usually meant the national one, at La Flèche, which was the prime military academy. That Eliza Jackson specifies Prytanée de Paris is therefore welcome [because it narrows down which one it is]. NOTE: There may be school records. [10] The Bienfacteur would have been the Citizen Consul [11] The age of Elizabeth Jackson’s daughter is not clear [7?] In the subsequent letter, she is referred to as age six. Again, Sylvie Kleinman helped me here: … in the 2nd letter, Decrès refers to a 6 year old daughter. Did he misread what she had written, or did he have a verbal interview with her, or ask an underling to check birth certs and residence permits etc? One would assume so. This documentation would have been necessary if indeed state aid was granted. If the little girl was 6, she could have been conceived as late as April ’95, prison visits permitting, and turned 6 ca January 1802. And if Eliza was pregnant with a 3rd child at the time of the trial, she either lost the baby, or had it and left if with relatives in Ireland. NOTE: I suspect that Elizabeth Jackson’s daughter was Louisa Mary Jackson. and that her birth was in 27 July 1795. Assuming a full-term birth, this would indicate a conception in November; therefore likely at the prison where Rev. William was being held and visits were permitted. Louisa Mary was christened at Fyfield, St Nicholas, Essex, England. Fyfield is about 70 miles north east of London. I have no idea what may have taken her mother there. In the christening record, William JACKSON is recorded as her father, her mother as Eliza JACKSON. Their abode was recorded as Dublin. SOURCE: Free Reg. NOTE: This makes the age of the daughter to be 6 or 7 a good fit with this birth record. [12] The name of this street was changed to the rue de la Loi during the French Revolution; its name was restored to Richelieu in 1806. [13] The 25 Fructidor Year 3 corresponds to 11 September 1795. Rev William JACKSON died April 30, 1795. The given age of her son William is consistent with the letter being written in 1802. NOTE: The date of 11 September1795 is included may refer to earlier correspondence. The gap between April 1795 and September 1795 a fit with Elizabeth being unable to get to France for five months. [14] The 28 Fructidor Year 10 corresponds to 15 Sept 1802
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