Marie-Thérèse CARTIER

Born

2 January 1776 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

24 October 1820 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

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François-De-Sales CARTIER Louise-Marie PETIT dite BRUNEAU

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Born: 2 January 1776 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: François-De-Sales CARTIER

Mother: Louise-Marie PETIT dite BRUNEAU

Paternal grandparents: Guillaume-Louis CARTIER , Marie-Claude GAMELIN

Maternal grandparents: Joseph PETIT dit BRUNEAU (BRUNO) , Agathe SICARD dite CARUFEL

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Marie-Thérèse married Antoine-Salois CAYA 26 May 1795 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Antoine-Salois CAYA was born 14 October 1773 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Antoine-Salois died 7 February 1824 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Antoine-Salois was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU).

Marie-Thérèse CARTIER died 24 October 1820 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada.

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Cartier Name Meaning

French and Walloon:: shortened form of carretier a regional variant of charretier ‘carter’ (compare Chartier and English Carter ). topographic name from a regional variant of quartier ‘fourth part quarter’ or a habitational name from a place called (Le) Cartier. Compare Kirkey 1 and Carter

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Carlier, Barnier, Lantier, Garnier, Fortier, Charrier, Carver, Carter

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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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Spouse & Children of Marie-Thérèse CARTIER

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Marie-Thérèse CARTIER married

Antoine-Salois CAYA
Marriage date: 26 May 1795
Marriage place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Antoine-Salois CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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

Children of Antoine-Salois CAYA and Marie-Thérèse CARTIER

Thérèse CAYA

Born: 18 April 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 25 April 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Antoine CAYA

Born: 31 January 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 5 April 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Elisabeth CAYA

Born: 22 February 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 14 July 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marguerite CAYA

Born: 7 October 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 4 November 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Joseph CAYA

Born: 24 May 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 9 November 1866, Montréal, Canada East

Married: Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR 7 July 1824 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte CAYA

Born: 7 October 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pascal CHOUINARD 1 March 1824 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Théophile CAYA

Born: 19 May 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Stanislas Dennis C CAYA (CAYAN)

Born: 29 January 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 6 January 1893, Duck Creek, Brown, Wisconsin, USA

Married: Eleonore MANDEVILLE 10 August 1830 Place: Sorel, Québec, Canada (Saint-Pierre)

Angèle CAYA

Born: 23 August 1808, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PÉTRIN 20 June 1826 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

François-Antoine CAYA

Born: 6 December 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 31 March 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Moise-Alexandre CAYA

Born: 10 January 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 28 June 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Marie-Emmelie CAYA

Born: 1 March 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Charles-Isaie CAYA

Born: 12 March 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

François-Antoine CAYA

Born: 6 December 1819, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1776
2 January 1776
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse CARTIER - 1776 Baptism. St-Francois Du Lac, Yamaska, Quebec. Naissance: 2 JAN 1776, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC Baptême: 2 JAN 1776, St-Francois-du-Lac,

1776 Baptism. St-Francois Du Lac, Yamaska, Quebec.

Naissance: 2 JAN 1776, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 2 JAN 1776, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC
Nom au baptême: Marie-Therese CARTIER
Par/ mar: François Cartier (frère) et Thérèse Labonté.

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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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)

1795 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Thérèse CARTIER and Antoine-Salois CAYA 26 May 1795, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

She was 19 years old.

Marie-Thérèse CARTIER - 1795 Marriage. St-Francois Du Lac, Yamaska, Quebec.

1795 Marriage. St-Francois Du Lac, Yamaska, Quebec.

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

1796 Birth of Child
Thérèse CAYA was born 18 April 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 20 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Antoine CAYA was born 31 January 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 22 years old.

1798 Death of Child
Thérèse CAYA died 25 April 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 22 years old.

1799 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CAYA was born 22 February 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 23 years old.

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

1800 Birth of Child
Marguerite CAYA was born 7 October 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 24 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA was born 24 May 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 26 years old.

1802 Death of Child
Marguerite CAYA died 4 November 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 26 years old.

1803 Birth of Child
Josephte CAYA was born 7 October 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 27 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Théophile CAYA was born 19 May 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 29 years old.

1807 Birth of Child
Stanislas Dennis C CAYA (CAYAN) was born 29 January 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 31 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Angèle CAYA was born 23 August 1808, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Thérèse was 32 years old.

1809 Birth of Child
François-Antoine CAYA was born 6 December 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 33 years old.

1811 Death of Child
François-Antoine CAYA died 31 March 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 35 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Moise-Alexandre CAYA was born 10 January 1812, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 36 years old.

1813 Death of Child
Moise-Alexandre CAYA died 28 June 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 37 years old.

1813 Death of Child
Elisabeth CAYA died 14 July 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 37 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Marie-Emmelie CAYA was born 1 March 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 38 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Charles-Isaie CAYA was born 12 March 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 40 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.

1819 Birth of Child
François-Antoine CAYA was born 6 December 1819, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Thérèse was 43 years old.