Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA

Born

16 April 1779 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

5 November 1859 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

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Born: 16 April 1779 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Parents of Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA

Father

Joseph SALOIS dit CAYA

Mother

Catherine COUC dite FOUCAULT

Grandparents of Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA

Paternal grandparents

Ignace SALOIS Louise-Marguerite JOYAL (JOYEL)

Maternal grandparents

Maternal grandfather not yet recorded Maternal grandmother not yet recorded

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Pierre married Marguerite COUTURIER 6 July 1801 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite COUTURIER was born 1 February 1773 in Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada . Marguerite died 31 October 1859 in Saint-David, Canada East . Marguerite was the child of Joseph COUTURIER and Marie LEBRUN.

Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA died 5 November 1859 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East.
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA

Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA married

Marguerite COUTURIER
Marriage date: 6 July 1801
Marriage place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Marguerite COUTURIER was the child of Joseph COUTURIER and Marie LEBRUN

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

Children of Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA and Marguerite COUTURIER

Joseph SALOIS dit CAYA

Born: abt. 1815, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Thérèse COUTURIER 26 November 1839 Place: Saint-David, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

Québec has been described by several names during different periods of its history. Knowing the period name can make older records easier to recognize.

Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

What is a "dit/dite" Name?

When the first settlers came to Québec from France, it was a custom to add a "dit" nickname to the surname. The English translation of "dit" is "said." Colonists of Nouvelle France used dit names as distinguishers. A settler might use one to differentiate a branch of the family from siblings, sometimes choosing a name connected with the place to which the family had relocated.

A dit name could also result from a casual adoption or from honoring the family that had raised someone. In other cases it identified the town or village in France from which the person originated. The custom ended around 1900, when people increasingly used only one name, either the dit nickname or the original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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Birth — 1779
16 April 1779
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 Marriage / Partner
Pierre SALOIS dit CAYA and Marguerite COUTURIER 6 July 1801, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 22 years old.