The Lague Gazette

The Lague Name

Annette started by asking the questions, and Marilyn began the discussion.

Marilyn ~ 1/2/2000:

"Very interesting Annette's questions re: the name Lageaux, Lague, etc. thru' the generations. From what you have explained re: the pronunciation, am I correct with it being La goo with the emphasis on the last letter? The "a" naturally sounded as "ah." And in my humble opinion the spelling of Claude's last name in France was the appropriate way in the beginning; having changed with the emigration to the New World where it was simpler to spell as it sounded phonetically. In your case, Martin, someone heard the sound Lahue and it stuck, is my determination. Any comments are appreciated and I will stand corrected if someone has a viable solution.

And I should add that like you Ken, I am most interested in finding more information on Claude Legeaux's life and ancestry in France; perhaps going back a generation or more. I have perused the sites as well with no further information. Of interest, I fell into my Perkins lineage through a wonderful cousin who researched back to the 1300's in England. It would be excellent if we could do the same re: Lageaux, LaGue, Lague, Lahue, etc."

Martin ~ 1/18/2000:

"I have copies of the records from Saint-Cajetan de Mansonville (1866-1992) for baptemes, marriages and sepultures. Mansonville was, and is, an important location for the Lague family, at least my branch of it. I can clearly see my immediate relatives listed as Lague, although even the Church spelled the name Lahue on occasion.

My great grandfather Leon Lague is listed, as is my grandfather, Narcisse Lague. However, when they moved to Northern Vermont (Newport), the federal census lists them as Leon Lahue and Nelson Lahue.

My uncle, Ernest Lahue, says he remembers hearing that his grandfather's name was Leon Lague in French and Leonard Lahue in English.

I can also see a couple of other families in this branch where some of the children were Lague and some were Lahue.

Cousins Update!

FUI, 2011: If you are researching your family, the email addresses below are probably out of date.

From Shaynee comes an update of cousins. Here are all the cousins with their descent in parentheses.

Our Online Cousins:

**[email protected] ~ Annette Lague Blair
(Claude>Michel>Nicolas>Joseph>Louis>Louis>Louis>Adolfe>Anatole>Annette)

**[email protected] ~ Albert Dauphin

(Claude>Michel>Nicolas>Joseph>Jean Baptiste>Leon>Denise>Albert Dauphin)

**[email protected] ~ ????

**[email protected] ~ Andrée Routl in Florida
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Edouard>Marie-Julienne>Charles-Adolphe> Belec>Eduard-Charles Belec>
Andrée Belec)

**[email protected] ~ Marilyn Hobusch in California
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Catherine>Noel Ponton>Mary Ponton>Floyd> Fortin>Marilyn Fortin)

**[email protected] @ Robbie-Lynn Blair
(Claude>Michel>Nicolas>Joseph>Louis>Louis>Louis>Adolfe>Anatole>Annette>Robbie)

**[email protected] ~ Beth Shields
(Claude>Michel>Nicholas>Marie>Sophie Sensac>Mathilda Breault>Arthur Racette>Isabelle Racette>Joanne Sheehan>
Beth Shields)

**[email protected] ~ Ila Zeek
(Claude> Michel> Charles> Charles> Catherine> Noel Ponton>Roseanna Ponton>Emma Francoeur-Hart>Ila Mannie)

**[email protected] ~ Jean LaGue in Ohio
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Jean>Baptiste>Jean Baptiste>Louis Luke>Harry Charles>David Jerome>Jean)

**[email protected] ~ Ken LaGue

**[email protected] ~ Fran (Deschamps) LaChance in Ontario
....a "cousin" through the Hunault=Deschamps connection.

**[email protected] ~ Lenny and Sally LaGue
(Claude> Michel> Nicholas >Joseph>Louis> Louis> Louis> Adolfe> Eugene> Leonard [and Sally] Lenny and Sally's son is Michael Paul and his son is Tyler Daniel)

**[email protected] ~ Linda Price -
(Claude>Michel> Charles> Charles>Catherine> Noel Ponton>Ezilda Ponton>Mabel Dupois Wells>Marie McGinley>
Sarah Brost> Linda Krenz)

**[email protected] ~ Martin LaHue
(Claude>Michel>Nicolas>Joseph>Jean>Baptiste>Leon>Narcisse>Maurice>Martin)

**[email protected] ~ Nancy Weinberger in Illinois
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Jean Baptiste>Jean Baptiste>Jean Baptiste Frederick>Jeanette Josephine>
Nancy Weinberger)

**[email protected] ~ Janice Johnson in Minnesota
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Jean Baptiste>Jean Baptiste>Joseph>Laura>Donna Root>Janice Estad)

**[email protected] ~ Suzy Black
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Jean Baptiste>Jean Baptiste>George Grant >Paul>Jehanne>Susan Rock)

**[email protected] ~ Shaynee Stevens in California
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Jean Baptiste>Jean Baptiste>George Grant >Paul>Jehanne>Susan Rock [[email protected] ~ see below]>Shanee Black)

**[email protected] ~ ?????

**[email protected] ~ Victoria (Vicki) Lague
(Claude>Michel>Nicholas>Joseph>Louis>Louis>Louis>Adolfe>Bernard>Vicki)

**[email protected] ~ Alberta Shook in California
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Jean Baptiste>Dominique Stanislas>Maire Julie Melanese>Eva Melanese Chevalier>
Cleo Tobin>Alberta Wennhold>Dianne Shook>Alberta [Wennhold] Shook)

Off-line cousins:

**Jim LaGue - Oroville, CA ~ Alberta - [email protected] - can pass messages to him
(Claude>Michel>Charles>Charles>Jean Baptiste>Dominique **Stanislas> James Harrison>James Harrison LaGue Jr.)

Margaret LaGue in Ohio - is Jean's Aunt ([email protected])...see above

Andrée ~ 1/20/2000:

"Just adding my observations on the family name.

As you know I was educated and reared in the French language so quite familiar with pronunciation in French.

Lague was spelled with two dots on the u (called a trema) [Lagüe] which simply meant the letter u was pronounced and the e dropped. When I say Lague out loud it sounds like Laghhhhhu, a definite h sound in there, so its easy to see how when our ancestors crossed the border their English speaking neighbors would say Lahue.

As far as the "original" name it was Lague dit Sanscartier. I have done lots of research in official documents and sent for many copies; each family and generation chose different versions, Lague alone, Lague dit Sanscartier, even just Sanscartier. Most marriage documents show Lague dit Sanscartier. My line which went to NY used Lague and Sanscartier - can find them listed in church repertoires under both versions."

Andrée ~ 1/30/2000:

"I have sent for copies of many official original documents from les Archives du Quebec. At first the name shows up as Lague (with 2 dots over the u) dit Sanscartier until the end of the 1790's.
Then each group seems to have chosen their version - Lague only for some - or retaining the Sanscartier for others. It was never written as LaGue in Quebec, nor as Lahue. It changed to Lahue when the ancestors went to US. My NY line used all the variations, Lague, Sanscartier alone, Lahue, Layhew, Lahaie."

A note from Vicki:

As I was working on this section of the newsletter, I remembered a trip my cousin Jeanne Grandchamp (related on my mother's side) and I took to Montreal, Québec, a few years ago. It was a bus trip (from Rhode Island), and as we were heading for Montreal, riding through a rural area, I spotted a huge white silo with the name Lagüe emblazoned across it! Looks like the old spelling is still used there.

Ken ~ 1/31/2000: Hi everyone, On the ancestral spelling issue I thought I would send out these screen shots which I took from the Tanguay Dictionary, available online at the Quebec Government National Archive. It's parsed into several volumes. Click on "Auteur" then "Tanguay" to find the volumes, http://www2.biblinat.gouv.qc.ca/numtextes/ accueil.htm I would tend to rely on Tanguay as the authority although he compiled his research in the 1800's so I suppose it's possible some of his research was secondhand. Since these are big files (sorry for any long dowloads) and many of you are subscribed to Lague site at http://www.myfamily.com I will try to post the rest of these attachments at that site so they are available to everyone. Ken ~ 2/1/2000: "Of course the Tanguay dictionary is online for all names, not just ours. This is the homepage for special publications at the national archive…."     When St. Patrick's Day gets here, can Spring be far behind?

[Left] From Andrée: "The top one is a contract for the construction of a barn and a house by Michel Lagu dit Sanscartier and Nicolas Lagu dit Sanscartier, brothers, to Clement de Sabrevois de Bleury, squire, of Chambly. The middle and bottom ones are marriage contracts."     Spring arrives March 20 7:35 a.m. GMT

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