Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

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26 November 1753 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Died

23 February 1841 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

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Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

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Born: 26 November 1753 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

Father: Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT

Mother: Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

Paternal grandparents: François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT , Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY

Maternal grandparents: Gabriel ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU , Marie-Madeleine BENOIT

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Catherine-Antoinette married Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) 3 February 1777 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 24 February 1742 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Antoine died 21 August 1822 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Antoine was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN.

Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT died 23 February 1841 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - 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'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

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

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Spouse & Children of Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

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Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT married

Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN

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Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

Elisabeth CAYA

Born: 6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Michel HOUDE 22 October 1799 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

François CAYA

Born: 19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 December 1865, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Josephte CAYA

Born: 9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1850,

Married: Joseph LEFEBVRE 1 October 1821 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Thérèse CAYA

Born: 18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 September 1859, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East

Married: Michel BERGERON 1 March 1813 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)

Married: Antoine BEAUDET 5 March 1821 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*

Marie-Louise CAYA

Born: 8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Married: Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 18 September 1809 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Louis-Marie CAYA

Born: 22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 August 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Michel CAYA

Born: 6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Marie-Catherine CAYA

Born: 2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 December 1861, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East

Married: Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Anne CAYA

Born: abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: 14 August 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Louis-Joseph CAYA

Born: 5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 27 April 1877, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Married: Dorothee PELISSIER 8 November 1819 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Genevieve CAYA

Born: 24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1843,

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Birth — 1753
26 November 1753
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Marriage / Partner
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT and Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) 3 February 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 23 years old.

1778 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CAYA was born 6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 24 years old.

1780 Birth of Child
François CAYA was born 19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 26 years old.

1781 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CAYA was born 9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 27 years old.

1783 Birth of Child
Thérèse CAYA was born 18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 29 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise CAYA was born 8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 30 years old.

1785 Birth of Child
Louis-Marie CAYA was born 22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 31 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Michel CAYA was born 6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Catherine-Antoinette was 32 years old.

1790 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine CAYA was born 2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 36 years old.

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

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

1793 Birth of Child
Louis-Joseph CAYA was born 5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 39 years old.

1795 Birth of Child
Genevieve CAYA was born 24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 41 years old.

1799 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CAYA married 22 October 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel HOUDE

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

1804 Marriage of Child
François CAYA married 7 February 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Luce CHASSE

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Louise CAYA married 18 September 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE

1813 Marriage of Child
Marie-Catherine CAYA married 1 February 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine JANELLE

1813 Marriage of Child
Thérèse CAYA married 1 March 1813, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Michel BERGERON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1819 Marriage of Child
Louis-Joseph CAYA married 8 November 1819, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Dorothee PELISSIER

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Marriage of Child
Thérèse CAYA married 5 March 1821, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Antoine BEAUDET

1821 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CAYA married 1 October 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph LEFEBVRE

1822 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) died 21 August 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1832 Death of Child
Marie-Louise CAYA died 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 78 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Death of Child
Elisabeth CAYA died 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Antoinette was 85 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

Death — 1841
23 February 1841
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
She died at the age of 87.

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