St. Louis?

[Rankin, Robert L]

> Is there any possibility that the 't' in court would have
been pronounced back then?

No, I don't think so, although, in Provencal dialects or others,
anything is possible.  Catalans in Rousillon might pronounce it even
today.  It is maintained in the feminine, of course.  Someone may have
cataloged the parts of France represented in the various expeditions,
but I'd expect there were quite a few voyageurs whose origins are
unknown.

Bob