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flag male ancestor  Jean-Evangeliste  CAYA (CAILLA)

Born
26 December 1805 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died
3 March 1891 Tingwick, Québec, Canada

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Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA) was born 26 December 1805 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Louis-Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)   and   Josephte VANASSE PRÉCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN (maternal)  Gabriel VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marguerite AUBRY

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Jean-Evangeliste  married  Scholastique HOUDE 18 August 1834 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Scholastique HOUDE  was born 3 December 1811 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Scholastique was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA) died 3 March 1891 in Tingwick, Québec, Canada .
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Did You Know? 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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Family and Children of Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA)

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Children of Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA) and Scholastique HOUDE

flag baby girl ancestor Scholastique CAYA (b.9 June 1835, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada   d. 10 June 1835, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

flag male ancestor Jean-Alphonse CAYA (b.25 July 1836, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Albert CAYA (b.4 June 1838, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor Didace CAYA (b.25 January 1840, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada   d. , )

flag male ancestor William CAYA (b.abt. 1851, , Québec Province, Canada   d. , )
m. Marie LAMBERT 6 September 1886



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birth1805 Birth
26 December 1805
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
marriage1834 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Evangeliste CAYA (CAILLA) and Scholastique HOUDE 18 August 1834, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 28 years old.
1835 Birth of Child
Scholastique CAYA was born 9 June 1835, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Evangeliste was 29 years old.
1836 Birth of Child
Jean-Alphonse CAYA was born 25 July 1836, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Evangeliste was 30 years old.
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1838 Birth of Child
Albert CAYA was born 4 June 1838, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Evangeliste was 32 years old.
1840 Birth of Child
Didace CAYA was born 25 January 1840, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Evangeliste was 34 years old.
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
News1867 - 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.
Prime Minister of Canada1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada
Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada
News1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)
News1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.
death1891 Death
3 March 1891
Tingwick, Québec, Canada

He died at the age of 85.
Added: 3/24/2015 5:30:09 PM - Updated: 4/10/2025 5:20:00 PM

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