Madeleine LACASSE

Born

11 July 1789 , Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

2 December 1861 , Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East

Age: 74

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Joseph LACASSE Marie-Apolline LACROIX

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Born: 11 July 1789 in Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph LACASSE

Mother: Marie-Apolline LACROIX

Paternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste CASSE (LACASSE) , Marie-Josephe ALLAIRE

Maternal grandparents: Joseph-Nicolas LACROIX , Marie-Josephte BLOUIN

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Madeleine married Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 20 November 1809 in Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS was born 31 March 1781 in Saint-Sulpice, Québec, Canada. Jean-Baptiste died 1 April 1872 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE.

Madeleine LACASSE died 2 December 1861 in Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Canada East .

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Lacasse Name Meaning

French: variant with fused feminine definite article la of Casse 1 ‘oak tree’ and in North America (also) an altered form of the variant Cassé. Compare Lacaze 2 Lacoss and Lacosse

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Ducasse, Case, Lagesse, Lafosse, Lagasse, Caisse, Lace, Lahaye, Laas

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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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Madeleine LACASSE married

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS
Marriage date: 20 November 1809
Marriage place: Saint-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS was the child of Benoit DESMARAIS and Marie-Agathe ST-JEAN dite LAPERCHE

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

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Children of Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS and Madeleine LACASSE

Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS

Born: 30 October 1810, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 21 August 1894, Marlborough, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Marie-Louise DION 4 October 1836 Place: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire)

Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS

Born: 1 March 1812, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 31 July 1894, Ange-Gardien, Rouville, Quebec, Canada

Married: François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE) 16 February 1835 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Michel-Hilarion DESMARAIS

Born: 20 October 1813, La Présentation, Lower Canada
Died: 3 April 1830, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada

Marie Marine DESMARAIS

Born: 13 May 1817, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 18 September 1876, Lewiston, Maine, USA

Married: Joseph Mathias AUGER 28 April 1839 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

François DESMARAIS

Born: 28 February 1819, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 20 March 1903, Waterloo, Québec, Canada

Married: Eulalie PROVOST 5 February 1839 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Joseph DESMARAIS

Born: 19 June 1820, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Euphemie (Eunice) DESMARAIS

Born: 14 September 1822, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1883, , Québec Province, Canada

Married: Clement DION 8 November 1842 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS

Born: 15 February 1824, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 13 April 1895, Bonfield, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada

Married: Pierre MARTIN 30 August 1842 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Victor DESMARAIS

Born: abt. 1826, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU 9 January 1849 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie Césarie POUDRETTE 14 November 1865 Place: Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu, Québec, Canada

Priscille DESMARAIS

Born: 4 January 1828, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 28 November 1906, Saint-Lucien, Drummond, Québec, Canada

Married: Adam GENDRON 21 May 1849 Place: Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada

Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS

Born: 8 May 1830, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 18 September 1909, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU 21 October 1851 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie-Elmire VINCENT dite JARET 25 September 1871 Place: Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada

Marc DESMARAIS

Born: 27 April 1832, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 28 June 1881, Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite CLOUTIER 15 July 1861 Place: Roxton Falls, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Roxton)

Florentine DESMARAIS

Born: 14 November 1834, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Lower Canada
Died: 26 July 1912, Webster, Massachusetts, USA

Married: François Xavier REMY April 12, 1858 Place: Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

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Birth — 1789
11 July 1789
Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Province of Québec, Canada

1789 Baptism. St-Michel, Bellechasse, Quebec

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

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

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Madeleine LACASSE and Jean-Baptiste DESMARAIS 20 November 1809, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Hyacinthe-le-Confesseur)

She was 20 years old.

Madeleine LACASSE - 1809 Marriage. La Presentation, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

1809 Marriage. La Presentation, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1810 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS was born 30 October 1810, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Madeleine was 21 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS was born 1 March 1812, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Madeleine was 22 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Michel-Hilarion DESMARAIS was born 20 October 1813, La Présentation, Québec, Canada (La Presentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge)

Madeleine was 24 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Marie Marine DESMARAIS was born 13 May 1817, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 27 years old.

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

1819 Birth of Child
François DESMARAIS was born 28 February 1819, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 29 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1820 Birth of Child
Joseph DESMARAIS was born 19 June 1820, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 30 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Euphemie (Eunice) DESMARAIS was born 14 September 1822, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 33 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS was born 15 February 1824, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 34 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Priscille DESMARAIS was born 4 January 1828, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 38 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 Death of Child
Michel-Hilarion DESMARAIS died 3 April 1830, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

1830 Birth of Child
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS was born 8 May 1830, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 40 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Birth of Child
Marc DESMARAIS was born 27 April 1832, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 42 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Florentine DESMARAIS was born 14 November 1834, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville)

Madeleine was 45 years old.

1835 Marriage of Child
Marie-Madeleine DESMARAIS married 16 February 1835, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to François JANOT dit LACHAPELLE (JEANNOTTE-LACHAPELLE)

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste DESMARAIS married 4 October 1836, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Québec, Canada (Saint-Hilaire) to Marie-Louise DION

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

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

1839 Marriage of Child
François DESMARAIS married 5 February 1839, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Eulalie PROVOST

1839 Marriage of Child
Marie Marine DESMARAIS married 28 April 1839, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Joseph Mathias AUGER

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Marriage of Child
Marie-Vitaline DESMARAIS married 30 August 1842, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Pierre MARTIN

1842 Marriage of Child
Euphemie (Eunice) DESMARAIS married 8 November 1842, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to Clement DION

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

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

1843 - Godparent
(Marie Victorine Florentine Martin) - 1843 Baptism. Notre-Dame de-Rosaire, St-Hyacinthe, PQ.
Daughter of Pierre Martin and Vitaline Desmarais
Godparents Jean Baptiste Martin and Magdeleine Lacasse
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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)

1849 Marriage of Child
Victor DESMARAIS married 9 January 1849, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada to Edwige DALPE dite PARISEAU

1849 Marriage of Child
Priscille DESMARAIS married 21 May 1849, Saint-Dominique, Québec, Canada to Adam GENDRON

1851
St. Jean Baptiste, Rouville County, Quebec. Jean Baptiste Desmarais, age 71; wife, Madeleine Desmarais, age 63; Victor, age 26; Joseph, age 1; Jean Baptiste age 3; Marc, age 20; Edwige (probably wife of Victor), age 23; Edwige, age 2; Florantine, age 11
1851 Census of Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia
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1851 Marriage of Child
Michel-Gregoire DESMARAIS married 21 October 1851, Saint-Damase, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec, Canada to Marie DALPE dite PARISEAU

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

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

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

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

1858 Marriage of Child
Florentine DESMARAIS married April 12, 1858, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville) to François Xavier REMY