Caissie History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Caissie family

Early History of the Caissie family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Caissie research. Another 95 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1265, 1708, 1714, 1840, 1877, 1879 and 1926 are included under the topic Early Caissie History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Caissie Spelling Variations

History has changed the spelling of most surnames. During the early development of the French language in the Middle Ages, a person gave his version of his name, phonetically, to a scribe, a priest, or a recorder. Some variables were adopted by different branches of the family name. Hence, there spelling variations of the name Caissie, some of which include Caisse, Cais, Caise, Caisez, Caissant, Caix and others.

Early Notables of the Caissie family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was a Caissant from Luc (near Brignoles) who was a prominent surgeon in the town. Born in 1708, his biography was written by Joseph Bonnet in 1714 with the title "The History of the Great and Veritable Cavalier Caissant." Louis-Albert Caise was a publicist born in 1840 in Oyonnax, a town near the lake of Geneva at the Swiss border. Commander of a battalion of the Seine, he took part, during the Franco-German...
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Migration of the Caissie family

Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In the treaty of Utrecht, the Acadians were ceded by France to Britain in 1713. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported. They found refuge in Louisiana. In 1793, the remaining French in these provinces came under British rule. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many of this distinguished family name Caissie were prominent in social, cultural, religious and political affairs in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Caissie were 100 settlers of the lineage who arrived from France onto Canadian shores between 1600 and 1900. Among early immigrants was Marie Caisse, who married in 1754 in Quebec.