Philomene
CAYA
(b.
25 October 1846
,
Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
d.
6 December 1924
,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
)
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Philomene CAYA was born
25 October 1846
in Sherbrooke, Lower Canada.
Philomene CAYA
was the child of
Joseph CAYA
and
Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Antoine-Salois CAYA and
Marie-Thérèse CARTIER
(maternal)
Alexis-Clair HOUDE and
Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
Marriage(s) and Child(ren):
She married Joseph MARTEL 28 February 1870 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA . Joseph MARTEL was born abt. 1849
Philomene CAYA died 6 December 1924 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
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Over time, Quebec 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 Quebec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Quebec, Canada.
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Marriage / Partner(s) and Child(ren) of Philomene CAYA
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Philomene CAYA married
Joseph MARTEL-- Date: 28 February 1870 Place: Stoneham, Massachusetts, USAfamilysearch.org
Massachusetts, Marriages, 1841-1915
Name: Joseph Martel
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 28 Feb 1870
Event Place: Stoneham, Massachusetts
Gender: Male
Age: 21
Birth Year (Estimated): 1849
Father's Name: Jerry
Mother's Name: Mary
Spouse's Name: Philemon Caya
Spouse's Father's Name: Joseph
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Certificate Number: 482 GS Film number: 1433028 , Digital Folder Number: 4332358 , Image Number: 00953
Children:
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Philomene CAYA
Baptism
(CANADA) - Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967
Philomene CAYA
Death
(CANADA) - Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1967
Birth 25 October 1846
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
1849 - The boundary of the 49th Parallel is extended to the Pacific Ocean. An Act of Amnesty provides for W.L. Mackenzie's return from exile in the U.S. Despite diversification of the rural economy, more than 80% of French Canadians were employed in farming in 1850.Merrimacke, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (18 Sept 1850)
Joseph Caya, age 48, laborer, born in CanadaElizabeth Caya, age 44, born in Canada
John Caya, age 12, born in Canada, attends school
Isaie Caya, age 6, born in Canada, attends school
Joseph Caya, age 2, born in New Hampshire
Eliza Caya, age 18, born in Canada
Hannah Caya, age 20, born in Canada
Mary Caya, age 16, born in Canada
Philomene Caya, age 4, born in Canada
1850 U.S. Census
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 1858 - The Halifax-Truro line begins rail service. Chinese immigrants from California arrive in British Columbia, attracted by the Fraser River Gold Rush. 1864 - Quebec Conference of 1864 held to discuss Canadian Confederation which will lead to the creation of the Dominion of Canada. 1865 - No Draft 1866 - The Fenians, a group of radical Irish-Americans organized in New York in 1859 to oppose British presence in Ireland, begin a series of raids on Canadian territory 1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald becomes the first prime minister Canada blunders catastrophically in seeking to take over the west without the consent of its inhabitants, especially the Métis of Red River and their leader, the charismatic, troubled Louis Riel. The 1870s and 1880s are a time of trial for the young Dominion of Canada. 
1870 - France declares war on Prussia and Emperor Napoleon III is overthrown 1870 - A cable dispatch on the 28th says the Pope has issued a special elimination against the Fenians, both in America and Ireland. 1870 to 1871 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire 1880-84 - The Canadian Pacific Railway recruits thousands of underpaid Chinese Labourers. 1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver) 1886 - January 29 – Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile, the Benz Patent Motorwagen (built in 1885). 1889 - The first Canadian troops sent overseas participate in the Boer War in South Africa (Oct. 30). 1890 - Free land for large families 1893 - May 1 - World's Columbian Exposition Massive waves of immigration, a headlong economic boom with the growth of prairie agriculture and urban industry transform Canada between 1896 and 1915. 1896 - Gold discovered in the Yukon's Klondike 1901 - January 22 - Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom dies at age 81, after more than 63 years on the throne, and her son the Prince of Wales formally succeeds her as King Edward VII. 1903 - Marconi sends and receives the first wireless transatlantic communication 1903 - Canada loses the Alaska boundary dispute when British tribunal representative Lord Alverstone sides with the U.S. (Oct. 20). 1906 - April 7 – Mount Vesuvius erupts and devastates Naples. 1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic 1914 - August 1 - World War I begins: Germany declares war on Russia and France and invades Belgium Canada's heavy military role in World War I (60,000 dead in a population of 8 million) transforms its society, its politics and its place in the world. 1915 - May 7 – WWI: Sinking of the RMS Lusitania: British ocean liner RMS Lusitania is sunk by Imperial German Navy U-boat U-20 off the south-west coast of Ireland, killing 1,198 civilians en route from New York to Liverpool. 1917 - Income tax is introduced in Canada as a temporary wartime measure. 1917 - Canadian Government enforced conscription, rioting occurred 1917 - December 6 - Halifax Explosion: Two freighters collide in Halifax Harbour at Halifax, Nova Scotia and cause a huge explosion that kills at least 1,963 people, injures 9,000 and destroys part of the city 1918 - Women win the right to vote in Canadian federal elections. All provinces follow suit by 1922 except Quebec, which does not give women the right to vote in provincial elections until 1940. 1918 - October 31 – The Hungarian government terminates the personal union with Austria, officially dissolving the Austro-Hungarian empire. 1919 - June 28 - The Treaty of Versailles is signed, blaming Germany for World War I and creating a League of Nations 1920 - Canada joins the League of Nations at its inception. 
1870 Marriage / PartnerPhilomene CAYA and Joseph MARTEL 28 February 1870, Stoneham, Massachusetts, USA
Death 6 December 1924Montréal, Québec, Canada
Philomene is buried at: Cimetiere Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
4601 Côte-des-Neiges Road
Montréal, Québec, Canada
http://www.cimetierenddn.org/
Défunt(e)
Caya Pilomene
Conjoint
Martel "d"
Réception du corps
06-12-1924
Cimetière
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
Concession 1397
Section M
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