Elizabeth (Corse) Casse (1696 - 1766)

Born 4 Feb 1696 in Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Jean Baptiste Dumontet — married 6 Nov 1712 (to 20 May 1729) in La Prairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Wife of Pierre Monet — married 19 Jan 1730 in La Prairie, Laprairie, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 29 Jan 1766 at age 69 in La Prairie, Province de Québec

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Biography

Elizabeth is the child of James Corse and Elizabeth Catlin. ^[1]

She was baptized at the age of 9, in Montréal, far from home, and asked to become a citizen at age 10. She had an illegitimate daugher in 1712 by an unknown father, who died young. Her family died mostly in 1704, in the Deerfield massacre. Her 2nd husband is her son-in-law's older brother, making her her own step-aunt!?^[2]

Research Notes

Secondary sources show a variety of dates for Elisabeth's birth, generally all in the month of February. This is a result of the difference between the Julian calendar in use in New England at the time of her birth, and the Gregorian calendar used in New France. A good discussion of the question can be found in John P. DuLong's online article from 2001 which remains the best source for accurate dates for Elisabeth's birth and death.^[3]

There is also a Fichier Origine entry for Elisabeth^[4] with an attached dossier (in French). The dossier also addresses the differing calendar dates. However both the entry for her and the dossier are mistaken (as of 3 Nov 2023) regarding the date of Elisabeth's death which was 29 January 1766 as verified by the primary source noted and linked in this profile's Sources.

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Sources

1. ↑ First entered by Courtney Rabideau, Friday, November 21, 2014.
2. ↑ French/Indian Raid on Deerfield by James Nohl Churchyard, http://crossmyt.com/hc/gen/deerfild.html
3. ↑ John P. DuLong. The Habitant's Home Page. Elisabeth Corse, the Captive.
4. ↑ Fichier Origine entry for Elisabeth Corse/Corss/Casse.

• Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.
• PRDH: http://www.genealogie.umontreal.ca/Membership/en/PRDH/Individu/20898

Marriage

• Jean Baptiste Dumontet, November 6, 1712 in LaPrairie, Québec
• "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-F9WH-Z?cc=1321742&wc=HC5Q-BZ9%3A15056401%2C15056402%2C15056403 : 16 July 2014), La Prairie > Nativité-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1670-1755 > image 171 of 608; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
• Pierre Monet, January 19, 1730 in LaPrairie, Québec
• "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-F97P-P?cc=1321742&wc=HC5Q-BZ9%3A15056401%2C15056402%2C15056403 : 16 July 2014), La Prairie > Nativité-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1670-1755 > image 248 of 608; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
• Mariage La Prairie 1712-11-06 LAFRANCE

Burial

• Burial: "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-8993-F94B-H?cc=1321742&wc=HCK4-829%3A15056401%2C15056402%2C17974703 : 16 July 2014), La Prairie > Nativité-de-la-Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1755-1786 > image 153 of 642; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.