Thomas Cassin (1848 - 1927)

Born 8 Nov 1848 in Valcartier, Canada East

Ancestors

Husband of Ellen (McDermott) Whitty — married 24 Apr 1882 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Died 13 Oct 1927 at age 78 in Pembina, Manitoba, Canada

Biography

This profile is part of the Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Québec One Place Study.

Thomas Cassin was born on 8 Nov 1848 and baptized on 19 Nov 1848 in the parish of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, the son of Thomas Cassin and Bridget O'Neill.^[1]

In the 1861 census Thos. (age 13) lived in Valcartier (St. Gabriel), Québec, Canada East (Quebec).^[2]

Thomas married Ellen McDermot on 24 Apr 1882 in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[3] Their children were:

1. Francis Dennis Cassin (1884 - 1937)
2. Thomas James Cassin (1886 - 1959)
3. Kathryn Ellen Cassin (1888 - 1902)
4. Mary (Cassin) O'Donnell (1891 - 1977)
5. Morgan Charles Cassin (1893 - 1970)
6. Margaret Josephine (Cassin) Fraser (1895 - 1965)

Thomas came to Manitoba in 1871 or 1873 and worked on the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway for about fifteen years. He came to Manitou in 1890 and managed the Stewart House hotel, which he later purchased and renamed the Cassin House hotel. Around 1891, a fire burned the hotel and it had to be rebuilt. While it was being rebuilt Thomas purchased land in Kaleida to farm on. In 1913 Thomas's son Frank ran the hotel business for a few years before it was sold in 1916.^[4][5][6]

In the 1891 census Thomas (age 39) lived in Dufferin South, Selkirk, Manitoba.^[7] He worked as a hotel keeper and lived with his wife Ellen and children Frank, Thomas, and Catherine.

In the 1901 census Thomas (age 48) lived with his wife and six children in Pembina, Manitou (Village), Lisgar, Manitoba.^[8]

In the 1911 census Thomas (age 62), hotel keeper, lived in Manitou, Lisgar, Manitoba.^[9]

He died on 13 Oct 1927 in Pembina, Manitoba.^[10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979", FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-899Q-3GP6; citing Catalog: Registres paroissiaux, 1843-1876 Registres paroissiaux, 1843-1876; Image path: Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 > Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier > Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1843-1876 > image 53 of 223, Thomas Cassin baptism on 19 Nov 1848.
2. ↑ "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 3 Feb 2023). Item ID Number: 44583604, entry for Thos. Cassin, Age: 13, Marital Status: Single, Province: Canada East (Quebec), District Name: Québec, District Number: 44, Sub-District Name: Valcartier (St. Gabriel), Sub-District Number: 21, Page Number: 401, Line Number: 20, Microfilm: C-1308-1309, Image Number: 4108812_00141.
3. ↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records Marriage," online database. Entry for Thomas Cassin and Ellen McDermot; Registration Number: 1882-001060, Winnipeg, 24/04/1882. Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php : accessed 3 Feb 2023).
4. ↑ Cassin, Thomas – obituary (2016), This is an obituary for Thomas Cassin, 1847 to 1928, Pembina Manitou Archive (https://pembinamanitouarchive.ca/documents/view/36384 : accessed 4 Feb 2023); the newspaper name and date is not cited.
5. ↑ "Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Cassin (1847-1927)", Manitoba Historical Society (http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/cassin_t.shtml : accessed 3 Feb 2023); citing "Pioneers and Prominent People of Manitoba", Winnipeg: Canadian Publicity Company, 1925.
6. ↑ Balkcom, Patricia, "Genealogy of Families of Valcartier, Quebec", Thomas Cassin (1848-1927). Accessed 3 Feb 2023; citing "Kaleidoscope 1878 - 1986", Kaleida Historical Society, 1986.
7. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1891," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 3 Feb 2023). Item ID Number: 24090475, entry for Thomas Cassin, Age: 39, Marital Status: Married, Province: Manitoba, District Name: Selkirk, District Number: 9, Sub-District Name: Dufferin South, Sub-District Number: L, Page Number: 14-15, Family Number: 80, Microfilm: T-6295, Image Number: 30953_148097-00410.
8. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1901," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 3 Feb 2023). Item ID Number: 33669637, entry for Thomas Cassin, Age: 48, Marital Status: Married, Relationship: Head, Province: Manitoba, District Name: Lisgar, District Number: 7, Sub-District Name: Pembina, Manitou (Village), Sub-District Number: E, Page Number: 5, Family Number: 44, Microfilm: T-6432, Image Number: z000015541.
9. ↑ "Census of Canada, 1911," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 3 Feb 2023). Item ID Number: 7113918, entry for Thomas Caosin, Age: 62, Marital Status: Married, Relationship: Head, Province: Manitoba, District Name: Lisgar, District Number: 17, Sub-District Name: Manitou, Sub-District Number: 12, Page Number: 13, Family Number: 132, Microfilm: T-20342, Image Number: e001947007.
10. ↑ "Genealogy Searches for Unrestricted Records Death," online database. Entry for Thomas Cassin; Registration Number: 1927-050140, Pembina, 13/10/1927, Date of Birth: 08/11/1847, Age: 79. Manitoba Vital Statistics Agency (https://vitalstats.gov.mb.ca/Query.php : accessed 3 Feb 2023).
11. ↑ Find a Grave (has image), Find A Grave: Memorial #207506226, Memorial page for Thomas Cassin (1847-1928), citing Manitou Cemetery, Manitou, Pilot Mound Census Division, Manitoba, Canada (plot: Map F Lot 5 Row 2 Plot A); Maintained by Tracy Anne (contributor 47809886).