HELP! flag male ancestor  Jean  CAYA (CAILLA)

  (b. 26 December 1805 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada   d. 3 March 1891 Tingwick, Québec, Canada )  

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

Jean 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  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 died abt. 1834 Scholastique was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Jean 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.

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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 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 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 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 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 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: 2/4/2025 6:49:07 PM

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