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Charles Lagasse (Legacé) on the Columbia Plateau with David Thompson & the NWCo
Charles Lagasse, or Lagace (1775-?) joined the North West Company (NWC), under the leadership of McTavish and Frobisher, earlier than 1792, but we know for sure he was engaged by them on March 28, 1792.
• 1792 NWC Voyageur Contract Notes
LAGACE, CHARLES [Charles Lagasse (Mignier Lagace) 1777-1823 -- 1st cousin 6x removed]
Last Name: LAGACE
Last Name Standardized: LAGACE
Given Names: CHARLES
Contract Date: 17920328 (28 Mar 1792)
Contract Place: MONTRÉAL
Length of Contract: 1
Parish: CHICOT
Parish (Standardized): St-Cuthbert
Destinations: DANS LE NORD [translation: North past Grand Portage]
Functions: GOUVERNAIL, SECOND GOUVERNAIL
Function Notes: SECOND GOUVERNAIL ET GOUVERNAIL DANS LES TERRES
Merchant Company: MCTAVISH, FROBISHER & CO.
Notary Name: Chaboillez, Louis
Wages: 900 LIVRES
Advance at Signing: 156
Contract Notes: - DOUBLE ÉQUIPEMENT - PAYER 8 PI SUR LE GRAND PORTAGE - S’OBLIGE DE CONTRIBUER AU FOND
Archive Source: BANQ, Greffes de notaires
Microfilm Number: M620/1197
Charles Lagasse went on to become a long time NWC employee who spent much of his time in the Columbia River plateau area with David Thompson.
From: New light on the early history of the greater Northwest: the manuscript journals of Alexander Henry, fur trader of the Northwest Company and of David Thompson, official geographer of the same company 1799-1814, AND from Lives Lived West of the Divide: A Biographical Dictionary of Fur Traders. Working West of the Rockies, 1793-1858, by Bruce McIntyre Watson, we learn:
As early as April, 1800 Charles Lagasse was with David Thompson on the Upper Saskatchewan River.
From October 5th through the 23rd 1800, Charles Lagasse went with David Thompson to the Kootenay Indians. Thompson set Charles up with trade goods, so he could winter with the Kooteneys during the winter of 1800-1801. In the spring of 1801, Charles Lagasse returned to Rocky Mountain House to meet with Thompson.
From: Parkways of the Canadian Rockies: A Touring Guide to Banff, Jasper, Kootenay, and Yoho National Parks, we learn that the first white men to go up the Saskatchewan River and over Howse Pass were two North West Company voyageurs named Le Blanc and La Gassi (Lagasse), who were sent by David Thompson to winter on the west side of the Rockies with the Kootenay Indians in 1800.
On November 7, 1808, Charles Lagasse went with David Thompson on a journey from Boggy Hall to Kootenay House.
Between 1808 and 1810, Charles Lagasse was with David Thompson in the Rocky Mountains.
In the spring of 1810, in the Saleesh area, David Thompson paid Charles Lagasse for the hire of three horses, but on May 17th 1810, David Thompson attempted to force him to duty for which Charles Lagasse said he was not fit, so Thompson listed him as a deserter.
On June 22nd 1811, Charles Lagasse reappears with David Thompson at Ilthkoyape Falls (also known as Kettle Falls) on the Columbia. Thompson named the falls Ilthkoyape Falls and the Indians who fished there Ilthkoyape Indians. These are among the forebears of Indians who are today organized as the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.
On August 29th 1811, Charles Lagasse went south on the Columbia River with the David Thompson expedition as they headed up the Columbia after stopping at Astoria.
In 1812, Charles Lagasse re-engaged on a two year contract in the Columbia (to be free in Montreal in 1814).
In 1813-14, Charles Lagasse wintered at Fort George (Astoria).
On April 4th 1814, Charles Lagasse was noted as being a bowsman on John Clark’s canoe on the brigade to Fort William and Montreal.
Charles Lagasse returned to the Columbia area and continued his association with the NWC until 1821, when his contract was transferred to the Hudson’s Bay Company during its merger with the North West Company.
In 1821, he was listed as a ‘freeman’ (meaning his contract had expired).
After 1822, Charles Lagasse does not seem to have been engaged by the HBC. Had he expired? His date and place of death remain unknown.
Bruce McIntyre Watson's work suggests that Charles may have married a Flathead Indian woman: "Charles La Gasse appears to have taken as a wife, Emme, Flathead (c.1795-1855). Two of their children may have been Pierre (c.1815-1882) and Josette/Suzette (c.1812-1896) although oral tradition indicates that “Pierre”, a brother of Charles, was the father of the two children but no such “Pierre” appears in any extant records."
• Additional Sources:
The Travels of David Thompson 1784-1812, Volume II Foothills and Forests, by Sean T. Peake
Historic Hikes in Northern Yoho National Park, by Emerson Sanford, Janice Sanford Beck
The First Explorers of the Columbia and Snake Rivers, by J. Neilson Barry
The Washington Historical Quarterly, Vol. 11, No. 3, Jul., 1920, David Thompson's Journeys in Idaho (Continued), by T. C. Elliott
Lagacé Family Lineage:
GENERATION 1
André Migner (Mignier, Meunier, Migner, Meignier) dit Lagacé (Lagasse), Carignan Sallieres Regiment
Birth 11 APR 1641 • St Martin, Puy-de-Dome, Auvergne, France
Death 20 NOVEMBER 1727 • Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Quebec, Canada
8th great-grandfather
Parents:
Michel Migne (Migner) 1602–1678
Catherine Masson 1612–1669
Spouse:
Jacquette Michel 1630–1710, Filles du Roi
Children:
Andre Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace) 1669–1729
Marie Migner (Meignier) 1671–
Francoise Mignier dit Lagace 1674–1750
Marie Anne Migner (Meignier) 1677–1750
Marie Madeleine Mignier (Migné) dit Lagace 1679–1733
Michel Mignier(Lagacé) 1682–1738
Spouse (2):
Marie-Charlotte Pelletier
GENERATION 2
Andre Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace)
Birth 16 SEP 1669 • Charlesbourg, Quebec, Canada
Death 4 FEB 1729 • Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, , Quebec, Canada
7th great-grandfather
Parents:
André Migner (Mignier, Meunier, Migner, Meignier) dit Lagacé (Lagasse) 1641–1727
Jacquette Michel 1630–1710
Spouse:
Marie Francoise Ouellet 1682–1728
Children
Andre Mignier dit Lagace 1702–1773
Joseph Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace) 1706–1778
Jean Bernard Mignier (Meunier) Lagace 1714–1768
Bernard Mignier (Meunier) dit Lagacé 1714–1764
Charles Mignier dit Lagacé 1725–1793
GENERATION 3
Joseph Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace)
Birth 28 DEC 1706 • Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec, Canada
Death 24 DECEMBER 1778 • Cap-Saint-Ignace, Quebec, Canada
6th great-grandfather
Parents:
Andre Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace) 1669–1729
Marie Francoise Ouellet 1682–1728
Spouse:
Félicité Caouette (Côté, Cahouet) 1709–1783
Children:
i. Joseph-Marie Migner (Mignier) Lagacé (Lagasse) 1732–1794
ii. Louis Mignier dit Lagacé 1734–1761
iii. Andre Mignier dit Lagace 1739–1740
iv. Charles Mignier dit Lagace 1744–1819
v. Andre Mignier (Meunier) * unproven dit Lagace 1746–1803
vi. Jean-Baptiste Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace) DNA match 1749–1822
GENERATION 4
• Charles Mignier dit Lagace
Birth 28 NOV 1744 • Ignace, Quebec, Canada
Death 23 JAN 1819 • Kamouraska, , Quebec, Canada
5th great-granduncle
Parents:
Joseph Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace) 1706–1778
Félicité Caouette (Côté, Cahouet) 1709–1783
Spouse:
Marie Madeleine Aubé dit Aubert
1747–
Children:
Andre aka "Old Pierre" Lagasse (Mignier) dit Lagace, Voyageur for Thompson 1775–
Charles Lagasse (Mignier Lagace) Voyageur for Thompson 1777–1823
• +Jean-Baptiste Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace) DNA match
Birth 8 APR 1749 • Kamouraska (Ste-Anne-de-la-Pocatiere), Quebec, Canada
Death 29 JUN 1822 • Chateauguay Qc, Canada
5th great-grandfather
Parents:
Joseph Mignier (Meunier) Lagasse (Lagace) 1706–1778
Félicité Caouette (Côté, Cahouet) 1709–1783
Spouse:
Marie Judith Gravel Brindeliere DNA match 1757–1779
CHILDREN:
+ Jean-Baptiste Meunier (Mignier) DNA match dit Lagacé (Lagasse) 1777–1832
GENERATION 5
• Andre aka "Old Pierre" Lagasse (Mignier) dit Lagace, Voyageur for Thompson
Birth 19 AUG 1775 • La Pocatière, Quebec, Canada
Death Unknown
1st cousin 6x removed
Parents:
Charles Mignier dit Lagace 1744–1819
Marie Madeleine Aubé dit Aubert 1747–
Spouse:
Marthe Thiboutot 1774–1853
• Charles Lagasse (Mignier Lagace) Voyageur for Thompson
Birth ABT 1777 • Quebec, Canada
Death AFT 1823 • British Columbia, Canada
1st cousin 6x removed
Parents
Charles Mignier dit Lagace
1744–1819
Marie Madeleine Aubé dit Aubert
1747–
Spouse:
Emma Unknown (nee Legacé, Legasse) Metis/Salish (Flathead) 1795–1855
Children:
Josette Metis Aka Suzette "Little Rib" Legacé 1809–1896
Pierre (Pierish) Legacé (Lagasse) 1815–1882
GENERATION 6
• Josette Metis Aka Suzette "Little Rib" Legacé
Birth NOV 1809 • Kettle Falls, Stevens County, Washington, United States of America
Death 30 JAN 1896 • Victoria, Capital Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
2nd cousin 5x removed
Parents
Charles Lagasse (Mignier Lagace) Voyageur for Thompson 1777–1823
Emma Unknown (nee Legacé, Legasse) Metis/Salish (Flathead) 1795–1855
Spouse:
John (Wark) Work HBCo Factor 1792–1861
Children:
Jane Work (Tolmie) 1827–1880
Sarah Work (Finlayson) 1829–1906
Letitia Work 1831–1910
Margaret Work Jackson 1836–1907
Mary Work 1837–1919
John Work II 1839–1886
Catherine (Kate) Work 1842–1869
Suzette Work Prior 1843–1881
Henry Work 1844–1856
David Work 1846–1878
Cecilia Josephine Work 1849–1930
• Pierre (Pierish) Legacé (Lagasse)
Birth ABT. 1815 • "Flathead Country" Alberta, Canada
Death 27 SEP 1882 • Victoria, British Columbia
2nd cousin 5x removed
Parents:
Charles Lagasse (Mignier Lagace) Voyageur for Thompson 1777–1823
Emma Unknown (nee Legacé, Legasse) Metis/Salish (Flathead) 1795–1855
Spouse:
Lisette of Tshimsian First Nation 1815–1860
Children:
Charles Lagace (Lagasse) 1838–1879
Pierre (Peter) Lagace (Lagasse) 1840–1865
Edward Pierre Lagace (Lagasse) 1849–
Thank you to Grok xAI for finally helping me complete this family tree. -- Drifting Cowboy
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