Simon (Simeon) LACASSE

(b. 3 September 1835 , Québec, Lower Canada d. 05/11/1913 , Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
Age: 77

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Simon (Simeon) LACASSE was born 3 September 1835 in Québec, Lower Canada

Simon (Simeon) LACASSE was the child of Charles LACASSE and Louise LEDUC and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph LACASSE and Marie-Apolline LACROIX (maternal) Jean LEDUC and Angélique MEUNIER

Simon (Simeon) was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1860.

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

Simon (Simeon) married Caroline FAVREAU 5 November 1866 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Caroline FAVREAU was born 07/1849 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Caroline died 22 March 1922 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls). Caroline was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAVREAU and Henriette THOMAS dite WILLIAM.

Simon (Simeon) LACASSE died 05/11/1913 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA .
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Occupation

Simon (Simeon) LACASSE was a Blacksmith.
A forgeron, or blacksmith, was primarily a craftsman of wrought iron on the anvil. Protecting himself with a thick leather apron, he used a bellows (first made of leather, then wood and finally metal) to push the air that fuelled the coal fire of the forge, a type of cast iron table where the iron was reddened... Using pliers of various sizes to hold the hot iron, the blacksmith would then give it a specific shape with the help of different hammers. The blacksmith made farm instruments, vehicle accessories and even schooners, cemetery crosses, steel bandages, hooks for hay bales, etc.
Source: tfcq.ca

Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts

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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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Family and Children of Simon (Simeon) LACASSE

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Simon (Simeon) LACASSE married

Caroline FAVREAU-- Date: 5 November 1866 Place: Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA
Caroline FAVREAU was the child of Jean-Baptiste FAVREAU and Henriette THOMAS dite WILLIAM

Children of Simon (Simeon) LACASSE and Caroline FAVREAU:

Napoleon LACASSE (b.14 January 1857, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Arthur LACOSSE (b.28 August 1867, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Delia LACOSSE (b.abt. 1869, , Massachusetts, USA d. abt. 1955, )

Emma LACASSE (b.abt. 1873, , Connecticut, USA d. , )

Simoeon LACASSE (b.23 January 1877, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA d. 10 December 1897, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )

Georgiana LACOSSE (b.26 October 1880, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Leona LACOSSE (b.8 September 1882, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Alfred Joseph (Fredrick) LACASSE (b.05/26/1884, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. 12/28/1960, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Lena Louise BARNISH 17 June 1919 in Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Frank LACASSE (b.14 June 1888, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. 14 February 1980, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA )

Joseph L LACASSE (b.14 August 1890, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

Louis LACASSE (b.abt. 1891, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA d. 13 February 1894, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA )

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1835 Birth
3 September 1835
Québec, Lower Canada

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 Birth of Child
Napoleon LACASSE was born 14 January 1857, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 21 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Simon Lacasse
age: 29 years
estimated birth year: 1836
gender: Male
race:
birthplace: Canada
marital status: Single
residence: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
family number: 396
line number: 40
film number: 0954564
digital folder number: 4286772
image number: 00124
Household Gender Age
Charles Jewett M 55y
Matilda Jewett F 49y
Willie Jewett M 13y
Hattie Jewett F 10y
Selest Jewett F 4y
Flora Jewett F 3y
Cordelia Jewett F 18y
Angeline Jewett F 16y
Robert Reed M 47y
Sarah Reed F 34y
Rosanna Tenny F 23y
Mary H Wiggins F 43y
Emma Wiggins F 23y
Mary Taylor F 19y
Margaret Mccarty F 21y
Margaret Connor F 20y
Sarah Beach F 18y
Esther Beach F 16y
Mary Curty F 30y
Jesse Griffin F 22y
Laura Palmer F 23y
Louise Larvice F 18y
Siloma Larvice F 23y
Simon Lacasse M 29y
Emma Lacasse F 16y
Betsy Lemaz F 16y
Josephene Larvice F 17y

1865 Massachusetts Census
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1866 Marriage / Partner
Simon (Simeon) LACASSE and Caroline FAVREAU 5 November 1866, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

He was 31 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Arthur LACOSSE was born 28 August 1867, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Simon (Simeon) was 32 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 Birth of Child
Simoeon LACASSE was born 23 January 1877, Springfield, Massachusetts, USA (Indian Orchard)

Simon (Simeon) was 41 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Simon Lacosse
residence: Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1835
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Caroline Lacosse
spouse's birthplace: Canada
father's name:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 45 years
occupation: Blacksmith
nara film number: T9-0534
page: 278
page character: B
entry number: 2791
film number: 1254534
Household Gender Age
Simon Lacosse M 45
spouse Caroline Lacosse F 30
child Delia Lacosse F 11
child Malvina Lacosse F 7
child Napoleon Lacosse M 5
child Simon Lacosse M 3

1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1880 Birth of Child
Georgiana LACOSSE was born 26 October 1880, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 45 years old.

1882 Birth of Child
Leona LACOSSE was born 8 September 1882, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 47 years old.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1884 Birth of Child
Alfred Joseph (Fredrick) LACASSE was born 05/26/1884, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 48 years old.

1888 Birth of Child
Frank LACASSE was born 14 June 1888, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 52 years old.

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Joseph L LACASSE was born 14 August 1890, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 54 years old.

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1894 Death of Child
Louis LACASSE died 13 February 1894, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 58 years old.

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Death of Child
Simoeon LACASSE died 10 December 1897, Chicopee, Massachusetts, USA (Aldenville) (Chicopee Falls)

Simon (Simeon) was 62 years old.

1900 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts
name: Simas Lacosse
titles:
residence: Chicopee city, Hampden, Massachusetts
birth date: Oct 1836
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head-of-household: Self
spouse name: Caroline Lacosse
spouse titles:
spouse birth place: Canada
father name:
father titles:
father birthplace: Canada
mother name:
mother titles:
mother birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
head-of-household name:
gender: Male
marital status: Married
years married: 34
estimated marriage year: 1866
mother how many children:
number living children:
immigration year: 1860
enumeration district: 0515
sheet number and letter: 1B
household id: 25
reference number: 85
gsu film number: 1240650
image number: 00000084
Household Gender Age
Simas Lacosse M
spouse Caroline Lacosse F
child Delia Lacosse F
child Frederick Lacosse M
child Frank Lacosse M
Adolphe Faorcav M

1900 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

Death
Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915
name: Simeon Lacasse
titles & terms:
event: Death
event date: 11 May 1913
event place: Chicopee Falls,,Massachusetts
residence:
street address:
gender: Male
age: 77
marital status: Married
occupation:
birth date: 03 Sep 1835
birthplace: Canada
estimated birth year:
burial date:
burial place:
cemetery:
father: Charles Lacasse
father's titles & terms:
father's birthplace:
mother: Louise Leduc
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additional relatives:
spouse:
volume/ page/ certificate number: 321
film number: 2400764
frame number:
digital folder number: 4284135
image number: 00334
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