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Roger Quessy

Richard Casey (View posts)
Posted: 19 Aug 1998 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Nov 2005 3:22PM GMT
Surnames: Casey, Quessy, Caissie
Our first ancestor in New France was Roger Casey. All of my life I had to explain to people on St Pat's day that we weren't Irish. we were Frenchmen from Quebec. Guess what, If you go back far enough, you can be surprised. We were Irish after all. And Acadian besides.

Roger, a young Irishman, was not only the first of our ancestors to come to Acadia, he is also the first known Irishman to settle in New France. It is thought that Roger left home due to unrest in his native Ireland. He arrived at Port-Royal, Acadia around 1665. We do not as yet know under what circumstances. He, his wife Marie, and first child are found on the 1671 Port Royal, census.

It seems that when the English began to deport the Acadians in 1755, Roger's grandson Jean and family took to the woods and wound up in Batiscan, P-Q. My Great Grandfather, Pierre Quessy, was raised and owned land in Ste-Genevieve de Batiscan. Many Quessy can still be found within 50 miles of where they originally settled near Trois-Rivieres. I have many of the names of their families and offspring. It turns out there are cousins all over the world, not just the in the US.

Certain members of the third generation settled in Quebec or New Brunswick. Others were deported to Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Still others migrated either to Louisiana or to France. (this means we have Cadjun cousins also)

Oh yes, I have also been in touch with a cousin in New Brunswick who has been our chief historian. Another lives in Australia and is from a branch that was deported to France and made their way to Australia by way of the Seychelles Islands. Recently I have been corresponding with a "Quesis" who lives in Uruguay. It seem his ancestors were among those exiled Acadians who opted to go there from France in the late 1700s.

I have about 3500 Quessy, Caissie and Casey in my data base. I will share with any one who would like or who has Quessy in their past.

Richard Casey (Quessy)
Las Vegas, NV

Re: Roger Quessy

Posted: 8 Sep 1999 12:00PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Nov 2005 3:23PM GMT
Surnames: Quessy
My baby is a Quessy,their grand-grand-father come from St-Narcisse near Batiscan.They come at St-Jean-des-Piles in Québec(near Batiscan).Many Quessy live here.If you have more information about the Quessy family,I like to have more information for my son.Thank you !

Re: Roger Quessy

Posted: 28 Dec 2001 11:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
Edited: 10 Nov 2005 3:23PM GMT
I have been researching my husbands family history. It to goes back to Roger Caissie from Ireland. Do you have any information about Roger in Ireland? I have also come to a standstill at Raphael Caissie, born 1808, I think he had a son Joseph born between 1841 and 1845. One of Joseph's children would be my husbands great grandfather. Any help would be appreciated.

Re: Roger Quessy

Posted: 1 Oct 2008 4:50PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am looking for Michael Casey of Kenmare Kerry Ireland. He was married to Julia Sullivan Casey in 1873 in Kenmare Ireland. Are you a relation to this. I am about ready to send off to Ireland for a marriage certificate so I can find out who his parents are. If you could please contact me thankyou.

Re: Roger Quessy

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 8:28PM GMT
Classification: Query
I am try to follow the Jaddus Casey family. In Ancestry.com, I find his WWll registration form and ihe states he was born 16 Aug 1880 in New Brunswick, Canada. Does anyone have info that can help me tract his family back into time??

Re: Roger Quessy

Posted: 20 Apr 2009 8:41PM GMT
Classification: Query
To add info: Jaddus is married to Amanda (Mandy) Richard in Maine - {from the Maine marriages at ancestry.com} The 1920 Maine census (matching known children and spouse) has him listed as Jacob. The 1930 census in Massachusetts has his first name Jacob. The obits of 2 of his children, the SSDI and the WWll registration all have Jaddus as first name. The WWll registrations and SSDI both have the same birth date. I am following his son Joseph Ernest back into time and need help to find his line.

Thank you for any help.

Re: Roger Quessy

Posted: 2 Jan 2010 5:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: casey
i am searching for relatives from kenmare who family name were CASEY. My great grandparents were called Eugene Casey and Catherine Casey (nee sullivan) - they lived in shelbourne road, Kenmare. I know that my greatgrandfathers name was Denis Casey. There may be some connection as I have visited Kenmare and its not a very big place, but the Casey name is quite common. Favourite childrens names were Denis, Eugene, Michael, Mary, John, Kate or Catherine. Is there any connection? look forward to hearing from you. ANN

Re: Roger Quessy

Posted: 19 Jan 2010 10:14PM GMT
Classification: Query
Hi Ann,
My family name comes from a grandmother Mary Casey born Sept 1875 on Kerry Irland...her father was Michael Casey born 1850 ireland and his wife is Julia Sullivan Casey born 1854....after that I have not had success with finding more info....please update me if there is any connection to you line.
thanks
Leah
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