Jean (Cassie) Caissie (abt. 1676 - bef. 1748)

Born about 1676 in Labutte Rouge, Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Bourgeois — married 1695 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Husband of Cecile Hebert — married 1706 in Grand'Pré, Charles-les-Mines, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died before 19 Feb 1748 before about age 72 in Acadie, Nova Scotia Colony

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Biography

Jean (Cassie) Caissie was born about 1676 in Labutte Rouge, Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, son of Roger Caissie (abt. 1648–aft. 1714) and Marie Françoise Poirier (abt. 1648–aft. 1713).^[1]

In 1686, at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin, Jean, aged 10, was living with his parents, Roger QUESSY, aged 35, and Marie POIRIER, aged 35, and his four siblings: Marie, aged 16, Pierre, aged 8, Guillaume, aged 6 and Michel, aged 1 1/2. The family owned 2 guns and was living on 8 arpents of cultivable land with 18 cattle, 6 sheep, and 8 hogs.^[2]

He was a carpenter and joiner.^[1]

He was married twice, first to Anne Bourgeois, with whom he had 3 children, and then to Cecile Hebert when he was 30 and she was 17, with whom he had 13 children.^[3]

Married children of Caissie Jean and Anne Bourgeois:

1. Marguerite Quessy b1696 m Mongeant Francois
2. Anne Caissie b 1700 m Boudreau Michel, then Hebert Germain
3. Jean Caissie b1703 d 01 Jul 1789 m Bourgeois Marguerite, then Richard Marie-Anne

Married children of Caissie Jean and Cecile Hebert:

1. Marie Caissie b1707 m2 Grossin Michel, then Hebert Charles;
2. Jacques Caissie b1709 d13 Dec 1758 m Olivier Marie-Josephe;
3. Brigitte Caissie b1711 d19 Jun 1742 m L'Enfant Antoine;
4. Cecile Caissie b1714 d08 Aug 1768 m3 Bouchard Nicolas, Grossin Pierre, Hilairet Alexis;
5. Marguerite Caissie b06 Oct 1716, d 02 Jan 1787,m2 Delaunay Christophe, LePrieur Joseph;
6. Madeleine Caissie b1718 d18 Aug 1765 m2 Habel Jean-Baptiste, Lemonnier Louis;
7. Anne Caissie b18 Jan 1720 m Clemenceau Louis;
8. Michel Caissie b1721 d1791 m Henry Marguerite;
9. Francoise Caissie b1723 d 22 May 1764 m Tandau Claude;
10. Marie-Blanche Caissie b1726 d13 Dec 1758 m Pothier Charles;
11. Jeanne Caissie b1729 d1758 m Butteau Jean-Baptiste;
12. Paul Caissie b1731 d09 Oct 1763 m3 Cadieux Francoise, Cyr Marguerite, Hache Marie-Anne-Julie;
13. Rosalie Caissie b1733 d30 Jul 1808 m Leger Raymond.

He passed away before February 19, 1748, at age 72, in Canada.^[1]

Research Notes

In the original 1686 census at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin, Marie 16 was transcribed as only 16. Caissie was written as Quessy.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Birth, Parents, Census, Occupation, Marriages, Children, Death: Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire, Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes; 1636-1714; Publisher: Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; Page: 305 & 306

   He was a carpenter.Census: 1693, age 18 years.Census: 1698, age 22 years.Census: 1700, age 24 years.Census: 1714.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.

   at Chiqnitou dit Beaubassin: Roger QUESSY 35, Marie POIRIER 35; children 16, Jean 10, Pierre 8, Guillaume 6, Michel 1 1/2; 2 guns, 8 arpents, 18 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs.

3. ↑ Birth, Marriages, Children: Arsenault, H&G, p. 886 (Port Royal).
4. ↑ https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2572/54