Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA

(b. 24 July 1770 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 March 1851 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )

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Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was born 24 July 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was the child of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN (maternal) Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE

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Marie-Catherine-Antoinette married Joseph COURCHESNE 14 February 1792 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Joseph COURCHESNE was born 21 September 1770 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph died 1 April 1846 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA died 6 March 1851 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
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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
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Family and Children of Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA

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Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA married

Joseph COURCHESNE-- Date: 14 February 1792 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Joseph COURCHESNE was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

Children of Joseph COURCHESNE and Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA:

Marie-Anne COURCHESNE (b.2 July 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 24 April 1868, Pierreville, Yamaska, Québec, Canada )

Catherine COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT (b.4 December 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )

Michel COURCHESNE (b.18 July 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 3 June 1870, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

Hyacinthe COURCHESNE (b.4 December 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 20 May 1896, Drummondville, Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite LEFEBVRE 14 February 1831 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Antoine COURCHESNE (b.20 February 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )

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1770 Birth
24 July 1770
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA - Baptism

Baptism

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

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.

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

1792 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA and Joseph COURCHESNE 14 February 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 21 years old.

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA - 1792 marriage

1792 marriage

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

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne COURCHESNE was born 2 July 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette was 23 years old.

1797 Birth of Child
Catherine COURCHESNE dite FOURCAULT was born 4 December 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette was 27 years old.

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

1803 Birth of Child
Michel COURCHESNE was born 18 July 1803, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette was 33 years old.

1808 Birth of Child
Hyacinthe COURCHESNE was born 4 December 1808, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette was 38 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Antoine COURCHESNE was born 20 February 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette 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.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England