Andre Migner dit Lagace

Andre Migner dit Lagace (b. 1640 in St. Martin, Île de Ré, La Rochelle, Aunis, France d: November 20, 1727 in La Pocatière, Quebec) was a soldier in the French and Indian Wars and the principal ancestor of the Lagace/Legacy/Lagasse families, as well as many others.

Early life

He was born to Michel Migner and Catherine Masson in Saint-Martin-de-Ré on Île de Ré, an island near La Rochelle, France.

Sent to fight

He was a French soldier attached to the Berthier (L'Allier) regiment of the Carignan-Salières Regiment, a private army which was sent to Quebec, arriving on June 30, 1665, to protect settlers from marauding Iroquois.

When the fighting ended in 1667, part of the regiment decided to stay behind and settle on land granted by Louis XIV.

Settling down

He married the widow Jacquette Michaud on October 23, 1668 in Notre-Dame de Québec Cathedral. He was 17 and she was 31. His land was located in Charlesbourg, Quebec City, Quebec. In 1672, he purchased 15 additional acres for the price of a chicken and a rent of 15 sol en argent and 3 deniers to be paid once a year on St. Martin's Day.

In 1685, he and his family moved to Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec.

They had six children, all of whom married and produced offspring. The first and last were male. His first son sired 13 children, his second son ten.

Death

He died on 1727 in La Pocatière, Quebec.

Name Confusion

His first son (born October 04, 1669 in St. Joseph de Charlesbourg) was given the same name.

ource of name

The name Lagace is likely related to the french word "", meaning trigger or sharpshooter. [ [http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/dictionaryresults.aspx?lextype=1&refid=561731275 Encarta French-English dictionary entry] ] It was likely a military sobriquet. [ [http://www.slahs.org/dit.htm Canadian Dit Names] ]

ources

* [http://www.genealogysource.com/lagace.htm Mignier dit Lagacé Genealogy Page]
* [http://www.genealogysource.com/mignierdesc.htm Descendants of Michel Mignier]
* [http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx%3Fgenealogie%3DAndre_Migner%26pid%3D12388%26lng%3Dfr&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DAndre%2BMigner%2Bdit%2BLagace%26start%3D30%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26sa%3DN Pedigree family: Migner (Google Translated page)]

Resources

*cite book|others=Ancestry.com|title=The Lagasse Name in History|publisher=Ancestry.com|date=June 13, 2007|pages=86 pages|aisn=B000W13ADG|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000W13ADG/?tag=ounainhi03-20

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