Caskanette Family History & Genealogy

Marguerite Caskanette was born on September 15, 1823 in St. Hyacinth, Huntingdon, Quebec. Her parents were Joseph Edmond Caskanette, Jr. and Josephte Dupuis. Marguerite was the 10th child of 14 children born to this couple. Marguerites' parents and ancestors were Catholic, and immigrated from St. Pierre de Lendemain, France to Quebec. There are various spellings of the name Caskanette. On June 11, 1844, Marguerite married Luc Chartrand in St. Anicet, Huntingdon Co, Quebec. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Druin Collection) 1621-1967 Name: Luc Chartrand Spouse: Marguerite Castagnet [Margte Castagnet] Event Year: 1844 Event: Mariage (Marriage) Religion: Catholique Place of Worship or Institution: St-Anicet Province: Québec Original shows names spelled: Luc Chartrand & Margte Castagnet; written in French The history of the county of Bruce and of the minor municipalities therein, Province of Ontario, Canada BY NORMAN ROBERTSON Treasurer of the County of Bruce Secretary Bruce County Historical Society 1906: "The price at which these lands were offered by the Crown was 7s. 6d. per acre. In the year 1849 lands were also taken up in Greenock, where the village of Riversdale now stands, by two French-Canadians, Joseph Chartrand and John Caskanette. These men were in the employ of A. P. Brough, P.L.S., during the survey of the Durham Road, the township of Brant and the Elora Eoad. The exact date of their settling on the lots they selected is uncertain. The author has conversed with them on the subject, but found their recollections lacking in definiteness. Goderich was their base of supplies, a point more than fifty miles distant." The 1851 Canadian, ED #1, handwritten page #55; Personal Census of Greenock Township, Bruce Co., Ontario, lines 20-21: Luc and Margaret Chartrand and their first 3 children along with Luc's sister Hester Chartrand (age 15) living together in a log shanty, 20'X18'. It is located on Range 1, Lot 27, and is as follows: 50 acres, 10 acres in crops, 40 acres in woods. On Lots 25/26, is a Raphael Chartrand, 100 acres, and 195 acres of wood. Lot 27 is Paulette Villaud (Valade), Luc's sister, with 50 acres. Lot 28 is Baptiste Castanette (spelled Castanah) with 50 acres. Name: Luke Chartrand Gender: Male Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1822 Birthplace: Canada Born of Canadian Parents: Yes Province: Canada West (Ontario) DISTRICT: Bruce County "Public Archives of Canada Microfilmed 1954) 1861 Personal Census; of the Township of Greenock, in the county of Bruce Page stamped # 6, Line #1: Name: Sue Chartreau (name mistake, reads "Luc Chartreau in census) Age: 37 Birth Year: 1824 Birthplace: Lower Canada Marital Status: Married Religion: Roman Catholic living in a 1 story log home Household Members: Name Age Luc Chartreau 37 Emma 36 Marguerite 15 Josette 13 Hariette 9 Angel 7 * Judith 5 Esther 1 In 1861 Peter & Paulette Chartrand live in their own house, Raphael on one side, Luc Chartrand on another, along with B. Caskagnet on the other side. In the 1871 census from Greenock Township, Raphael Chartrand is the only one of the original people still listed. Pierre is deceased, Hypolite (Paulette) is in St. Genevieve, Ile de Montreal. Luc is moving between Riversdale, Bruce Co., and Manitoulin Island. Raphael is a hotel keeper in Riversdale. Luc is listed as a farmer and lumberman, supplying much of the wood for the steamers from Sault St. Marie. Handwritten page 7; Line # 4, Dwelling # 24 Name: Luke Chartrain Gender: Male Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1823 Birth Place: Quebec Marital Status: Married Religion: Roman Catholic Origin: French Province: Ontario District: Manitoulin District Number: 87 Subdistrict: Manitoulin Centre Household Members: Name Age Luke Chartrain 48 Margaret Chartrain 48 Margaret Chartrain 26 Josephine Chartrain 24 Harriet Chartrain 21 Angeline Chartrain 18 ** Jeanette Chartrain 15 Hester Chartrain 13 Elizabeth Chartrain 11 Peter Chartrain 9 Joseph Chartrain 5 Mary Chartrain 8 months From page 8 of Manitoulin's Past: "The first white settler in the Kagawong, Ice Lake area of Manitoulin Island was a French-Canadian named "Chatreau", and his wife. Luc came as a trapper and a prospector about 1866, and built a shanty on the west side of Kagawong Lake. Luc built a cedar plank house around 1868 or 1869 on lot 8, Concession 4. Joseph "Crutch" (Kroetsch family) is listed as an earlier settler. He lived in Little Current a few years and had a sail boat, and brought some of the early settlers from Little Current to Mudge Bay and Gore Bay, as the steamers they came on only went as far as Little Current. Luc was a friend of the Henrys and worked at their mill for a few years." Marguerite's husband, Luc, died in June 1880. According to the Manitoulin Expositor he was buried June 12, 1880 on a Saturday. From the Manitoulin Expositor: June 12, 1880: "Luke Chautreau, the first settler on Kagawong Lake, was buried at West Bay on Saturday last..." Luc died at the age of 57 at Gorebay, on Manitoulin Island, but is buried at Westbay. Marguerite passed away 4 years later in February 1884. She was buried alongside her husband in the Mission Cemetery, Manitoulin Island, West Bay, an Indian Reservation Mission. They say the rest of the family left the Island in 1886 for Kansas.