Charles LACASSE

Born

2 February 1743 , Beaumont, Canada, New France

Died

8 May 1798 , Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada

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Charles CASSE (LACASSE)Geneviève GONTHIER

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Born: 2 February 1743 in Beaumont, Canada, New France

Father: Charles CASSE (LACASSE)

Mother: Geneviève GONTHIER

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CASSE (LACASSE) , Marie-Françoise BAZIN

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste GONTHIER , Geneviève ROY

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Charles married Marie-Angélique PENIN dite LAFONTAINE 25 November 1765 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Angélique PENIN dite LAFONTAINE was born 23 February 1736 in Beaumont, Canada, New France . Marie-Angélique died 16 March 1816 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada . Marie-Angélique was the child of Jean-Baptiste PENIN dit LAFONTAINE and Angélique GUENETTE.

Charles LACASSE died 8 May 1798 in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Lower Canada .

m. Penin Marie-Angelique

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Marie-Angélique PENIN dite LAFONTAINE
Marriage date: 25 November 1765
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Angélique PENIN dite LAFONTAINE was the child of Jean-Baptiste PENIN dit LAFONTAINE and Angélique GUENETTE

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1743
2 February 1743
Beaumont, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1765 Marriage / Partner
Charles LACASSE and Marie-Angélique PENIN dite LAFONTAINE 25 November 1765, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Québec, Canada

He was 22 years old.

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.