Marguerite HOUDE

Born

29 October 1798 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Died

26 February 1880 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Parents & Family of Marguerite HOUDE

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Born: 29 October 1798 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Parents of Marguerite HOUDE

Father

Alexis-Clair HOUDE

Mother

Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Grandparents of Marguerite HOUDE

Paternal grandparents

Claude HOUDE Marie-Marguerite TROTTIER

Maternal grandparents

Jean-Joseph CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE Élisabeth BENOIT dite LAFOREST

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

Marguerite married Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN 18 June 1820 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 15 children.
Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN was born 18 December 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Joseph died 25 February 1872 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada . Joseph was the child of Louis-Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Josephte VANASSE PRÉCOURT.

Marguerite HOUDE died 26 February 1880 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Marguerite HOUDE

Marguerite HOUDE married

Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN
Marriage date: 18 June 1820
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN was the child of Louis-Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Josephte VANASSE PRÉCOURT

Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec

So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries

Children of Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN and Marguerite HOUDE

Marguerite CAYA

Born: 4 July 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Joseph SENNEVILLE 18 January 1859 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN

Born: 22 October 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 15 January 1899, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Marie-Emilie CAYA

Born: 10 May 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Michel COURCHESNE 29 January 1855 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Joseph CAYA

Born: 29 April 1825, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 15 January 1899, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Married: Catherine BOISVERT 28 April 1848 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East

Marie CAYA

Born: 25 October 1826, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Isaie CAYA

Born: 4 June 1827, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 25 October 1903, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Married: Tharsile COURCHESNE 9 January 1855 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Thérèse CAYA

Born: 2 August 1829, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 24 January 1897, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Married: Narcisse COURCHESNE 9 January 1855 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East

Adelaide CAYA

Born: 10 July 1831, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Marie-Louise-Edwidge CAYA

Born: 20 March 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 26 May 1896, Sorel, Québec, Canada

Philomene CAYA

Born: 25 August 1836, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 28 July 1837, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Joseph-Israel CAYA

Born: 4 June 1838, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 27 August 1908, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Married: Philomene FAUCHER 20 February 1871 Place: Saint-Zéphirin-de-Courval, Québec, Canada

Married: Aglae BIBEAU 9 February 1875 Place: Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Octave CAYA

Born: 16 July 1840, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 13 August 1840, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Pierre-Eugene CAYA

Born: 30 January 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Died: ,

Ludger CAYA

Born: 20 December 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Died: 9 February 1929, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada

Married: Marie Emma CONNOLLY 13 October 1896

Married: Alma GILL 11 May 1922 Place: Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada

Eliza (Elisa) CAYA

Born: 25 October 1844, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Died: 30 May 1865, Sorel, Canada East

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
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Birth — 1798
29 October 1798
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marguerite HOUDE - Baptism Notes: Aussi Marguerite Houde-Clair-Leclair. Naissance: 29 OCT 1798, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC Baptême: 29 OCT 1798, Baie-du-Febvre, Ya

Baptism

Notes: Aussi Marguerite Houde-Clair-Leclair.
Naissance: 29 OCT 1798, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 29 OCT 1798, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Par/ mar: Louis Chevrefils et Angélique Benoit (oncle/ cousine).
Décès: 26 FEB 1880, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Sépulture: 28 FEB 1880, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Dcd: 82a.
À sa sépulture elle est dite Marguerite Clair-Houle.
Conjoint: Joseph CAYA, (m. 12 JUN 1820, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC)

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

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

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 Marriage / Partner
Marguerite HOUDE and Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN 18 June 1820, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 21 years old.

1820 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Marguerite CAYA was born 4 July 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 22 years old.

1822 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA dit MADRAN was born 22 October 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 23 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Birth of Child
Marie-Emilie CAYA was born 10 May 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 25 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA was born 29 April 1825, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 26 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 Birth of Child
Marie CAYA was born 25 October 1826, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Birth of Child
Isaie CAYA was born 4 June 1827, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 28 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 Birth of Child
Thérèse CAYA was born 2 August 1829, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 30 years old.

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
Adelaide CAYA was born 10 July 1831, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 32 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Marie-Louise-Edwidge CAYA was born 20 March 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 35 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1836 Birth of Child
Philomene CAYA was born 25 August 1836, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 37 years old.

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Death of Child
Philomene CAYA died 28 July 1837, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 38 years old.

1838 Birth of Child
Joseph-Israel CAYA was born 4 June 1838, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 39 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1840 Birth of Child
Octave CAYA was born 16 July 1840, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 41 years old.

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Birth of Child
Pierre-Eugene CAYA was born 30 January 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 43 years old.

1842 Birth of Child
Ludger CAYA was born 20 December 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 44 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1844 Birth of Child
Eliza (Elisa) CAYA was born 25 October 1844, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marguerite was 46 years old.

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Marriage of Child
Joseph CAYA married 28 April 1848, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East to Catherine BOISVERT

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1855 Marriage of Child
Isaie CAYA married 9 January 1855, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East to Tharsile COURCHESNE

1855 Marriage of Child
Thérèse CAYA married 9 January 1855, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East to Narcisse COURCHESNE

1855 Marriage of Child
Marie-Emilie CAYA married 29 January 1855, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East to Michel COURCHESNE

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1859 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CAYA married 18 January 1859, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East to Joseph SENNEVILLE

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Death of Child
Eliza (Elisa) CAYA died 30 May 1865, Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Marguerite was 66 years old.

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.