Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA)

Born

abt. 1722 , Québec Province, Canada

Died

8 March 1813 , La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada

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Pierre CAYA (CAILLA)Catherine NEVEU

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Born: abt. 1722 in Québec Province, Canada

Father: Pierre CAYA (CAILLA)

Mother: Catherine NEVEU

Paternal grandparents: Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) , Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)

Maternal grandparents: Adrien NEVEU DE BACQUEVILLE , Marie-Renee DANDONNEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Thérèse married Antoine-Régis VALOIS abt. 1747 in Québec Province, Canada . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Antoine-Régis VALOIS was born abt. 1729 in Québec Province, Canada. Antoine-Régis died 2 November 1754 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Antoine-Régis was the child of Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER.

Thérèse married (2) Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU) 19 November 1756 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France . Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU) was born 26 March 1724 in Saint-Sulpice, Canada, New France. Jean-Baptiste died 2 April 1788 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada . Jean-Baptiste was the child of Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) and Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON.

Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) died 8 March 1813 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Lower Canada .
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Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) married

Antoine-Régis VALOIS
Marriage date: abt. 1747
Marriage place: , Québec Province, Canada
Antoine-Régis VALOIS was the child of Jacques VALOIS dit GRANDCHAMP and Marguerite CARPENTIER

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children:

Antoine Valois

Marguerite Valois

Children of Antoine-Régis VALOIS and Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA)

Marguerite VALOIS

Born: 20 October 1747, Sorel, Canada, New France
Died: 21 May 1809, Saint-Cuthbert, Lower Canada

Married: Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE 8 April 1771 Place: Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada

Antoine VALOIS

Born: abt. 1748, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie-Catherine FORCIER 21 February 1775 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) married

Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU)
Marriage date: 19 November 1756
Marriage place: La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Canada, New France
Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU) was the child of Daniel-Louis COUTU (COTTU) and Catherine CHARPENTIER dite SANSFAÇON

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Children:

Josephte Coutu 1760-1790

Jean-Baptiste Coutu 1763-1837

Pierre Coutu 1766-1841

Children of Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU) and Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA)

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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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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1747 Birth of Child
Marguerite VALOIS was born 20 October 1747, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1754 Death of Spouse/Partner
Antoine-Régis VALOIS died 2 November 1754, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1756 Marriage / Partner
Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) and Jean-Baptiste COUTU (COTTU) 19 November 1756, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1771 Marriage of Child
Marguerite VALOIS married 8 April 1771, Berthierville, Province of Québec, Canada to Joseph-Amable SYLVESTRE

1775 Marriage of Child
Antoine VALOIS married 21 February 1775, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Catherine FORCIER

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.