Joseph LACASSE

(b. 15 October 1757 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France d. 26 October 1820 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
Age: 63

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Joseph LACASSE was born 15 October 1757 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph LACASSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) and Marie-Françoise BAZIN (maternal) Jean-François ALLAIRE and Anne LABBE

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Joseph married Marie-Apolline LACROIX 6 November 1780 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marie-Apolline LACROIX was born 8 February 1761 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada. Marie-Apolline died 19 December 1829 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Marie-Apolline was the child of Joseph-Nicolas LACROIX and Marie-Josephte BLOUIN.

Joseph LACASSE died 26 October 1820 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Joseph LACASSE married

Marie-Apolline LACROIX-- Date: 6 November 1780 Place: Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marie-Apolline LACROIX was the child of Joseph-Nicolas LACROIX and Marie-Josephte BLOUIN

Children of Joseph LACASSE and Marie-Apolline LACROIX:

Joseph LACASSE (b.9 September 1781, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 September 1832, Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Lower Canada )
m. Marie Elisabeth CHICOINE 17 February 1806 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Louis LACASSE (b.abt. 1785, , Québec Province, Canada d. abt. 1825, )
m. Marie-Josephte TALON dite LESPERANCE 8 August 1815 in La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Apolline (Pauline) LACASSE (b.27 February 1785, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 August 1834, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada )
m. Julien BERNIER 8 February 1806 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marguerite LACASSE (b.21 February 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 14 October 1817, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada )
m. Louis ROCH 29 January 1805 in Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Madeleine LACASSE (b.11 July 1789, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada d. 2 December 1861, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East )
m. Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 20 November 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

Marie-Louise LACASSE (b.22 March 1795, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. 25 May 1848, La Présentation, Canada East )

Charles LACASSE (b.17 October 1796, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Louise LEDUC 10 October 1820 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Marie-Angelique LACASSE (b.16 February 1801, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada d. 5 May 1872, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada )
m. Charles PLANTE 24 November 1818 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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1757 Birth
15 October 1757
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada, New France

Joseph LACASSE - 1757 Baptism. St-Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec

1757 Baptism. St-Charles, Bellechasse, Quebec

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1780 Marriage / Partner
Joseph LACASSE and Marie-Apolline LACROIX 6 November 1780, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 23 years old.

Joseph LACASSE - 1780 Marriage Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, QC, Canada

1780 Marriage Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, QC, Canada

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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1781 Birth of Child
Joseph LACASSE was born 9 September 1781, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 23 years old.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Birth of Child
Apolline (Pauline) LACASSE was born 27 February 1785, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 27 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marguerite LACASSE was born 21 February 1787, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 29 years old.

1789 Birth of Child
Madeleine LACASSE was born 11 July 1789, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 31 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1795 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise LACASSE was born 22 March 1795, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 37 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Charles LACASSE was born 17 October 1796, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 39 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Birth of Child
Marie-Angelique LACASSE was born 16 February 1801, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

Joseph was 43 years old.

1805 Marriage of Child
Marguerite LACASSE married 29 January 1805, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada to Louis ROCH

1806 Marriage of Child
Apolline (Pauline) LACASSE married 8 February 1806, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Julien BERNIER

1806 Marriage of Child
Joseph LACASSE married 17 February 1806, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Marie Elisabeth CHICOINE

1809 Marriage of Child
Madeleine LACASSE married 20 November 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur) to Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS

1815 Marriage of Child
Louis LACASSE married 8 August 1815, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge) to Marie-Josephte TALON dite LESPERANCE

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 Death of Child
Marguerite LACASSE died 14 October 1817, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph was 60 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angelique LACASSE married 24 November 1818, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Charles PLANTE