Roger dit Jean Caissie was born Abt. 1648 in Ireland, and died Aft. 1714.
Wife Marie Francoise Poirier was born Abt. 1648, and died Aft. 1714. They were married Abt. 1668 at Port Royal, Acadia.
Their children were:
1- Marie Caissie b: Abt. 1669 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Aft. 1714
+Toussaint dit Francois Doucet b: Abt. 1663 Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1690 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 11 August 1733
Notes for Marie Caissie:
- 1693 Beaubassin: Toussant Doucet 28, wife Marie Karsy 22, Francois 2; 14 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs, 10 arpents, 1 gun.
- 1698 Beaubassin: Tousst. Doucet 36, wife Mie. Guercy 28, Francois 10, Marie 6, Michel 4, Anne 4 months; 26 cattle, 5 sheep, 10 hogs, 13 arpents, 2 guns.
- 1700 Beaubassin: Toussaint Doucet 35, wife Marie Guessi 28, Francois 10, Michel 8, Marie 5, Anne 3; 20 cattle, 5 sheep, 10 hogs, 14 arpents, 1 gun.
- 1701 Beaubassin: Tousain Doucet, wife, 1 boy (sic), 4 girls (sic); 14 cattle, 12 sheep, 9 hogs, 8 arpents, 1 gun.
- 1703 Beaubassin: Toussant Doucet, wife, 3 boys, 3 girls.
- 1707 Beaubassin: Toussant Doucet, Marie Roger, 2 boys 14 or older, 4 younger boys, 1 girl 12 or older, 1 younger girl; 21 cattle, 22 sheep, 15 hogs, 8 arpents.
- 1714 Beaubassin: Francois Doucet, wife Marie Kessis, Francois, Michel, Anne, Pierre, Marguerite, Madeleine.
2- Jean Caissie b: Abt. 1676 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 19 February 1748
+Anne Bourgeois b: Abt. 1678 Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1695 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bet. 1703 - 1706 Acadia
*2nd Wife of Jean Caissie:
+Cecile Hebert b: Abt. 1689 Mines, Acadia; m: Abt. 1706 Beaubassin, Acadia; d: Bef. 6 March 1764
3- Pierre Caissie b: Abt. 1678 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 25 February 1741 Beaubassin, Acadia; burial: 26 February 1741 Beaubassin
+Marie Therese Mirande b: 28 November 1683 Beaubassin, Acadia; m: Abt. 1704 Beaubassin, Acadia; d: Aft. 24 October 1760
Notes for Pierre Caissie:
- 1707 Beaubassin: Pierre Queney, Tereze Miraude, 1 boy <14, 1 girl <12; 15 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs, 2 arpents
- 1714 Beaubassin: Pierre Kessis, wife Therese Mirande, Michel, Cecile, Joseph, Anne.
4- Guillaume Caissie b: Abt. 1680 Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 1712 Beaubassin, Acadia
+Jeanne Pellerin b: Abt. 1676 Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1703 Beaubassin, Acadia; d: 5 April 1744 St. Pierre du Sud, Quebec
Notes for Guillaume Caissie:
- 1707 Beaubassin: Guillaume Queney, Jeanne Pellerin, 2 girls <12; 10 cattle, 2 sheep, 3 hogs, 4 arpents.
5- Michel Caissie b: Abt. July 1684 Beaubassin, Acadia; d: 1 December 1733 Beaubassin, Acadia; burial: 1 December 1733 Beaubassin
+Madeleine Gaudet b: Abt. 1682 Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1706 Beaubassin, Acadia; d: 25 November 1757 Quebec
Notes for Michel Caissie:
- 1707 Beaubassin: Michel Queney, Madne. Godet, 1 girl <12; 7 cattle, 12 sheep, 4 hogs, 2 arpents.
- 1713 Beaubassin: Michel Kessis, wife Magdelaine Godet, Joseph, Anne Marie, Magdelaine.
6- Madeleine Caissie b: Abt. 1688 Port Royal, Acadia
7- Marie Caissie b: Abt. 1697 Port Royal, Acadia; d: 1758 at sea during the crossing to France
+Pierre Deveau b: Abt. 1694 Beaubassin, Acadia; m: 26 February 1715 Beaubassin, Acadia; d: Bef. 1752
Notes for Roger Caissie:
- Roger Caissie was the first to introduce fruit trees to the region. He settled in the fertile area around Beausejour (Butte a Roger, New Brunswick).
- 1671 Port Royal: Roger Kriessy 25, Marie Poirier 22, Marie 2, no cultivated land, 3 cattle, 2 sheep.
- 1686 Beaubassin: Roger Quessy 35, Marie Poirier 35, Marie 16, Jean 10, Pierre 8, Guillaume 6, Michel 1 1/2, 2 guns, 8 arpents, 18 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs.
- 1693 Beaubassin: Roger Karsy 40, Marie Poirier 40, Jean 18, Pierre 15, Guillaume 14, Michel 8, Madeleine 5; 26 cattle, 32 sheep, 34 hogs, 16 arpents, 3 guns.
- 1698 Beaubassin: Roger Guercy 50, Marie Poirier 50, Pierre 21, Guillaume 18, Michel 13, Magdeleine 10, Marie 1; 17 cattle, 20 sheep, 12 hogs, 4 arpents, 30 fruit trees, 2 guns.
- 1700 Beaubassin: Roger Guessi 52, Francoise Poirier 52, Piere 23, Guillaume 20, Michel 15, Madelaine 13, Marie 3; 18 cattle, 17 sheep, 5 hogs, 24 arpents, 2 guns.
- 1701 Beaubassin: Roger Chessy, wife, 3 boys, 2 girls; 8 arpents, 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 10 hogs, 1 gun.
- 28 August 1714 census (Beaubassin): Jean Kessis, Marie Poirier, Marie.
- 1703 Beaubassin: Jean Roger, wife, 3 boys, 2 girls
- 1707 Beaubassin: Jean Kency, Marie Poirier, 1 girl; 20 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 hogs, 6 arpents.
- 1714 Beaubassin: Jean Kessis father, wife Marie Poirier, Marie.
- The Caissie family is of Irish origin. Its first ancestor in Acadia was Roger Caissie, born around 1646. He married Marie Poirier at Port Royal around 1668. He was part of the group of families who colonized Beaubassin under the leadership of Jacques Bourgeois. His name is spelled Kriessy (1671), Kessy or Quessy (1685) and Caissy. Caissie became the fixed spelling of the surname. Several of his descendants in Louisiana adopted the surname "Roger" as a family name. Roger Caissie was one of the inhabitants of Beaubassin who, in 1685, accused Jean Campagna of sorcery. Campagna had asked for the hand of Roger Caissie's daughter and, having been refused, cast a spell which caused all of Caissie's cattle to become sick. Roger Caissie's property was at pointe-de-Beauséjour (New Brunswick) and was known as Bute-à-Roger. The couple had nine children including four sons: Jean, Pierre, Guillaume and Michel. Their descendants are to be found chiefly in Quebec City, Batiscan, in the Gaspé, in New Brunswick and in Louisiana. [Telegraph-Journal, Saturday, July 30, 1994; p. A5; Fidele Theriault of Fredericton, New Brunswick]
Parents of Roger Caissie - unknown
Parents of Marie Francoise Poirier
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