Marie-Josephte CAYER

Born

25 August 1763 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

14 December 1843 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada East*

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Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (CAYER)Marie-Suzanne LEGENDRE

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Born: 25 August 1763 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (CAYER)

Mother: Marie-Suzanne LEGENDRE

Maternal grandparents: Jean-Baptiste LEGENDRE , Marie-Anne LEMAY

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Marie-Josephte married Pierre GIRARDEAU 31 May 1783 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Pierre GIRARDEAU was born 9 November 1744 in Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers). Pierre died 17 April 1836 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac). Pierre was the child of Laurent GIRARDEAU and Anne TROTOCHAUD.

Marie-Josephte CAYER died 14 December 1843 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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-Josephte CAYER married

Pierre GIRARDEAU
Marriage date: 31 May 1783
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Pierre GIRARDEAU was the child of Laurent GIRARDEAU and Anne TROTOCHAUD

Children of Pierre GIRARDEAU and Marie-Josephte CAYER

Ludivine GIRARDEAU

Born: 14 October 1790, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*
Died: ,

Married: Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS 21 November 1814 Place: Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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Birth — 1763
25 August 1763
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

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.

1783 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Josephte CAYER and Pierre GIRARDEAU 31 May 1783, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

She was 19 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Ludivine GIRARDEAU was born 14 October 1790, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

Marie-Josephte was 27 years old.

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)

1814 Marriage of Child
Ludivine GIRARDEAU married 21 November 1814, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac) to Jean-Baptiste ROBIDAS

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

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 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pierre GIRARDEAU died 17 April 1836, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada* (Tonnancour) (La Visitation-de-la-Pointe-du-Lac)

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

Death — 1843
14 December 1843
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Canada East*
She died at the age of 80.

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