Alexis CAYER (CAILLE)

Born

22 March 1774 , Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*

Died

10 June 1833 , Québec Province, Canada

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Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (CAYER)Marie-Anne DUVAL

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Born: 22 March 1774 in Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada*

Father: Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (CAYER)

Mother: Marie-Anne DUVAL

Maternal grandparents: Etienne DUVAL , Marie-Anne DUPONT

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Alexis married Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS 1 May 1797 in Yamachiche, Lower Canada . Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS was born 31 July 1760 in Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche). Louise died 21 October 1806 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Louise was the child of Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Louise GELINAS.

Alexis married (2) Catherine LANOUGARENE dite VALLIERES 27 July 1807 in Montréal, Lower Canada . Catherine LANOUGARENE dite VALLIERES was born 28 July 1783 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine died 18 September 1827 in Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City). Catherine was the child of Pierre CORNELLIER and Marie-Agathe LECLERC.

Alexis CAYER (CAILLE) died 10 June 1833 in Québec Province, Canada.
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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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Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS
Marriage date: 1 May 1797
Marriage place: Yamachiche, Lower Canada
Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS was the child of Jacques GÉLINAS dit BELLEMARE and Marie-Louise GELINAS

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Catherine LANOUGARENE dite VALLIERES
Marriage date: 27 July 1807
Marriage place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Catherine LANOUGARENE dite VALLIERES was the child of Pierre CORNELLIER and Marie-Agathe LECLERC

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Birth — 1774
22 March 1774
Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, 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.

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)

1797 Marriage / Partner
Alexis CAYER (CAILLE) and Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS 1 May 1797, Yamachiche, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Anne-d'Yamachiche)

He was 23 years old.

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

1806 Death of Spouse/Partner
Louise BELLEMARE dite GELINAS died 21 October 1806, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1807 Marriage / Partner
Alexis CAYER (CAILLE) and Catherine LANOUGARENE dite VALLIERES 27 July 1807, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 33 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