La Famille Chartier de Lotbinière fut anoblie en France au début du XVième siècle et maria dans plusieurs autres familles nobles de France. La famille vint probablement au Canada en 1651. Ses deux plus importants membres furent Michel, Marquis de Lotbinière, un ingénieur à Fort Carillon (Ticonderoga) et son fils, Michel Eugène Gaspard Alain, qui fut député à l'Assemblée Législative du Bas-Canada de 1792 to 1796 et Président de l'Assemblée à partir de 1794.

Mariné Josephine Chase was born on March 21, 1832, in Hartford, Connecticut, a daughter of Hiram Bundy (1802-1870).

Mrs. Chase was very active in organizing the Women's Christian Association of Hartford, whose interests she served with marked ability and devotion for several years. She was instrumental in the formation of the American McAll Association, whose president she was for several years. Her work in connection with the McAll Mission in France was an important and effective part of her life service. In later years, she resided near London, England with the widow of Reverend McAll. She had great executive ability and grace of character, which enabled her to advocate causes close to her heart.

In 1851, she married William H. Chase (1822–1883). She died on May 3, 1901, in DeKalb, Illinois.

French composer Henri Chatau, born in Paris, is famed for his song “Frou-frou.” The music was originally composed for piano in 1890, then put to words by Lucien Delormel as “La fête du Souffleur.” At a time when the Viennese Waltz was popular, Hector Monreal and Henri Blondeau provided new lyrics, and it was a great success when first sung as “Frou-frou” in Paris by Juliette Méaly at the Théâtre des Variétés in 1897. Since then it has been sung by many artists: the Bibliothèque National de France has 107 entries for various versions, the latest recorded in 2017. It has been used in the soundtracks of nine films and TV series. Chatau wrote over 400 works during the late 19th and early 20th century, including “Le Brebis Perdue,” Les Trois Fauvettes,” Les Crêpes,” and “Les 28 Jours d’un Pinson.”