Jean Lucas Schmid (abt. 1726 - 1797)

Born about 1726 in Karlsruhe, Markgrafschaft Baden-Durlach, Heiliges Römisches Reich

Husband of Marie Élisabeth (Desrosier) Desrosiers — married 30 Apr 1753 in Yamaska, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1797 at about age 71 in Yamaska, Bas-Canada

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Biography

On his marriage record, Jean Lucas Ouf Schmid is listed as the son of Jean Georges Ouf Schmid and Anne Marie Chaaupine, from Cobecroux, Pincipauté de Tourlac. ^[1] According to PRDH,

JEAN LUC OUF SMITH Status : Immigrant

Birth : Vers 1726 v. Karlsruhe, principaute de Bade-Durlach, ev. Fribourg, St-Empire romain germanique (Bade-Wurtemberg, Allemagne)^[2]

Jean Luc Ouf Schmid married Marie Élisabeth Desrosiers on 30 Apr 1753 in Yamaska (she was listed as Deguire on this record). ^[1]

Jena Luc had 2 known children:

1. Louis Ouf Schmit, bapt 24 Jan 1754 Yamaska; (Schimid on marriage) married Marie Anne Pelissier 2 Feb 1777 Yamaska
2. Luc Schmit, bapt 20 Nov 1755 Yamaska; died at 2 months funeral 16 Jan 1756 Yamaska

Jean Luc Schimit (sic), sieur, died 21 Apr 1797, funeral the next day in Yamaska^[3], his age is gven as 71 on this record.

On the marriage record of his son Louis, Jean Luc is listed as "Officier du Roy",^[4] meaning Officer of the King.

In the book, "Histoire de la seigneurie Massue et de la paroisse de Saint-Aimé", there is a biography of Jean Luc Schmid and his son Louis:^[5]

"Jean-Luc Schmid, habitant d’Yamaska, se fit concéder en 1763 (Not. Dielle), par l’agent des frères de Thiersant “ l’Isle Flatte”. C’est la première en bas de la traverse du village. Luc Ouf Schmid, officier du roi, natif de Karlsruhe, principauté de Dourlac, Allemagne, fils de George Ouf Schmid et de Marie Chaaupine, arriva au pays avant la cession ; se maria à Yamaska en 1753 à Elisabeth Desrosiers, fille de Joseph Desrosiers, capitaine de milice et seigneur de Guire et d’Angélique Pepin ; prit une part active à la guerre de l’invasion américaine. A la prise du fort St-Jean par les Bastonnais le 2 novembre 1775, et après la capitulation du Major Anglais Preston devant le général américain Montgomery, Schmid fut amené prisonnier aux Etats-Unis avec vingt officiers et gentilshommes, quatre volontaires particuliers comme lui, et soixante-deux officiers le milice et miliciens. L’assemblée législative de 1795, accorda à Luc Schmid cinquante louis comme pension et allouance pour services rendus au pays, quand il fut lieutenant dans le corps canadien de milice en 1764. Luc Schmid mourut a Yamaska le 22 avril 1797, à l’âge de 71 ans...
Luc Schmidé changea plusieurs correspondances (en langue française) avec le Général Haldimand, gouverneur du Canada, concernant son bataillion, lors de l’invasion et de l’indépendance américaines ; et aussi concernant la construction et la tenure d’un poste de garnison (blockaus) à Yamaska.
On trouve, sur une ancienne carte géographique L’Isle Schmid”, vis- à-vis la terre de Delphis Schmid, père du notaire J.-A. Schmid, de St-Aimé, en bas du village d’Yamaska. Cette île n’existe plus aujourd’hui, ayant été absorbée par l’écluse." ^[5]

(English translation) "Jean-Luc Schmid, resident of Yamaska, was granted "Isle Flatte" in 1763 by the agent of the Thiersant brothers (Notaire Dielle). This is the first at the bottom of the village crossing. Luc Ouf Schmid, king's officer, native of Karlsruhe, principality of Dourlac, Germany, son of George Ouf Schmid and Marie Chaaupine, arrived in the country before the cession [1763]; married in Yamaska in 1753 to Elisabeth Desrosiers, daughter of Joseph Desrosiers, captain of the militia and Lord of Guire, and Angélique Pepin; took an active part in the American Revolutionary War. At the capture of Fort St-Jean by the Bastonnais on November 2, 1775, and after the capitulation of the English major Preston to the American General Montgomery, Schmid was taken prisoner to the United States with twenty officers and gentlemen, four private volunteers like him, and sixty-two officers "the militia and militia. The legislative assembly of 1795, granted Luc Schmid fifty louis as a pension and allowance for services rendered to the country, when he was Lieutenant in the Canadian militia corps in 1764. Luc Schmid died in Yamaska on April 22, 1797, at the age of 71 years old...
Luc Schmid exchanged several correspondences (in French) with General Haldimand, Governor of Canada concerning his battalion, during the American invasion and independence; and also concerning the construction and tenure of a garrison post (blockaus) in Yamaska.
We find, on an old map, ”Isle Schmid ”, opposite the land of Delphis Schmid, father of the notary J.-A. Schmid, of St-Aimé, below the village of Yamaska. This island no longer exists today, having been absorbed by the lock." ^[5]

Research Notes

There was another Luc Schmid who lived in Quebec City and was a trader. He died in 1756 in Quebec City at the age of 29, putting his birth year in 1727. HIs origin has been listed as Swiss. There does not appear to be any connection between these men.Patterson-15268

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Marriage:"Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G993-Z9N7?cc=1321742&wc=9RLD-DPG%3A21947601%2C21947602%2C21947603 : 16 July 2014), Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska > Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska > image 127 of 368; nos paroisses de Église Catholique, Quebec (Catholic Church parishes, Quebec).
2. ↑ PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (free): Pionnier: 149350 Pionniers PRDH
3. ↑ Burial: "Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979"
   Catalog: Registres paroissiaux Registres, 11 mars 1775 - 20 déc. 1809
   Image path: Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 > Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska > Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1775-1809 > image 370 of 710
   FamilySearch Image (accessed 10 November 2021)
4. ↑ Marriage of son:"Canada, Quebec Catholic P...rish Registers, 1621-1979" Catalog: Registres paroissiaux Registres, 11 mars 1775 - 20 déc. 1809, Image path: Canada, Quebec Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1979 > Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska > Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1775-1809 > image 36 of 710, FamilySearch Image (accessed 10 November 2021)
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} H.-Lapalice, Ovide M., Histoire de la seigneurie Massue et de la paroisse de Saint-Aimé /, Québec (Province), s.n., 1930, 1 ressource en ligne, p. 90, paragraph on Jean Luc Schmid, Collections de BAnQ.(https://numerique.banq.qc.ca/patrimoine/details/52327/3254850?docref=gdnjHj1ZqYAVWk6UN52zcQ)