Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE

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13 May 1783 , Oka, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

28 July 1814 , Oka, Lower Canada

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Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE Catherine KAIONWINETHA

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Born: 13 May 1783 in Oka, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph-Kerenhatase DICAIRE

Mother: Catherine KAIONWINETHA

Félix (Kaiewatha) was a Native American/First Nation.
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Félix (Kaiewatha) married Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES 16 August 1802 in Oka, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES was born 10 February 1786 in Oka, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 28 August 1851 in Oka, Canada East . Marie-Anne was the child of Joseph SKAIONWIIO and Cecile KAWENNOTIE.

Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE died 28 July 1814 in Oka, Lower Canada .
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The Sharing Circle: Stories about First Nations Culture by Theresa Meuse

We Were Not The Savages, First Nations History, 4th ed.: Collision Between European and Native American Civilizations by Daniel N. Paul

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz

Native Americans in Harmony with Nature: Current Teachings from a Wise Ancient People by Kevin Kuzgan

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Spouse & Children of Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE

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Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE married

Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES
Marriage date: 16 August 1802
Marriage place: Oka, Lower Canada
Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES was the child of Joseph SKAIONWIIO and Cecile KAWENNOTIE

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Children of Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE and Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES

Francois-Sosawetise DICAIRE

Born: 26 September 1802, Oka, Lower Canada
Died: 24 December 1855, Oka, Canada East

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Québec Place Names Through History

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1783
13 May 1783
Oka, 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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

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

1802 Marriage / Partner
Félix (Kaiewatha) DICAIRE and Marie-Anne SKANIEHA NICHOLAS-MOSES 16 August 1802, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

He was 19 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Francois-Sosawetise DICAIRE was born 26 September 1802, Oka, Québec, Canada (Mission du Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes)

Félix (Kaiewatha) was 19 years old.