Marie-Catherine CAYA

Born

2 January 1790 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 December 1861 , Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East

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Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

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Born: 2 January 1790 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)

Mother: Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) , Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN

Maternal grandparents: Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT , Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

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Marie-Catherine married Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoine JANELLE was born 14 June 1790 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Antoine was the child of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Agathe PERRON.

Marie-Catherine CAYA died 22 December 1861 in Pierreville, Yamaska, 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.

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Marie-Catherine CAYA married

Antoine JANELLE
Marriage date: 1 February 1813
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Antoine JANELLE was the child of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Agathe PERRON

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Children of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Catherine CAYA

Judith JANELLE

Born: 6 January 1815, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 29 January 1894, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Flore JANELLE (JANEL)

Born: 15 March 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 13 April 1884, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Antoine JANELLE

Born: 28 December 1823, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 17 March 1908, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1790
2 January 1790
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1813 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine CAYA and Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 23 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Judith JANELLE was born 6 January 1815, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 25 years old.

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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Flore JANELLE (JANEL) was born 15 March 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Antoine JANELLE was born 28 December 1823, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.

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

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)

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

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada