Residence Location of Cornelius Bom c.1684 Philadelphia

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1684 map showing the layout of a portion of Philadelphia that includes the residence of our ancestor, Cornelius Bom, whose daughter, Christian, married Edmund Du Chastel. Edmund and Christian then resided on Front St. next to Anthony Morris, who became her step-father after Cornelius died in 1689.

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1720 Marriage Record of Christian Casteel of Christ Church, Philadelphia

Seen on pg 43 of the publication is Christian Castill (sic), daughter of Edmund DuCastel and Christian Bom:

The complete alphabetized index to the Christ Church marriage records as published by the Pennsylvania Archives can be viewed on Google Books HERE

Captured in a Ledger

In "The American Historical Register"  Charles Henry Browning created the Philadelphia Business Directory of 1703.  Using the ledger entries of William Trent, he compiled a list of parties with whom Trent had opened accounts. Included below in the compilation is our ancestor, Edmund DuCasteel, who had three recorded transactions in Trent's ledger.

Published in 1895, "The American Historical Register" can be read online at openlibrary.org

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Capt. Edmund Du Casteel at Sea in 1702

From the letters of William Penn and James Logan, Secretary of the Province of Pennsylvania, is a reference to our 7th Great-Grandfather, Edmund Du Casteel:
  

Source: Correspondence between William Penn and James Logan, secretary of the province of Pennsylvania, and others, 1700-1750: From the original letters in possession of the Logan family, Volume 9; p.132; William Penn, James Logan.

Published by The Historical society of Pennsylvania, 1870
(available on Google eBooks)

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Guillaume du Chastel

Guillaume du Chastel (1441)

Panetier to Charles VII - buried in the Cathedral Basilica of St-Denis

The body is constructed of stone; the face finished marble.

Surname Saturday - du Chastel / Casteel

     
From the July 1958 New England Historical and Genealogical Register:

A Roll of Arms