François
CAYA
Born
19 February 1780
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
7 December 1865
,
Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
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Born: 19 February 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)
, Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN
Maternal grandparents:
Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT
, Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
François married Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Luce CHASSE was born 8 August 1781 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre). Marie-Luce died 13 July 1852 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Marie-Luce was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHASSE and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR.
François CAYA died 7 December 1865 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of François CAYA
François CAYA married 
Marie-Luce CHASSE
Marriage date: 7 February 1804
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Marie-Luce CHASSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHASSE and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Marie-Luce CHASSEMarriage date: 7 February 1804
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Marie-Luce CHASSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHASSE and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of François CAYA and Marie-Luce CHASSE
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Birth — 178019 February 1780
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1804 Marriage / PartnerFrançois CAYA and Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 23 years old.
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Spouse/PartnerMarie-Luce CHASSE died 13 July 1852, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.Death — 18657 December 1865
Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
He died at the age of 85.
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