Antoine
CAYA
Born
4 March 1774
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died
23 May 1859
,
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Canada East
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Born: 4 March 1774 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Father:
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)
Mother:
Catherine-Josephte PROULX
Paternal grandparents:
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)
, Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN
Maternal grandparents:
Jean-Baptiste PROULX
, Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Elisabeth BOISVERT 11 August 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Elisabeth BOISVERT was born 11 November 1782 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth was the child of Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT and Elisabeth PROULX.
Antoine CAYA died 23 May 1859 in Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Canada East .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changesFrom 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.
Spouse & Children of Antoine CAYA
Antoine CAYA married 
Elisabeth BOISVERT
Marriage date: 11 August 1801
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Elisabeth BOISVERT was the child of Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT and Elisabeth PROULX
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Elisabeth BOISVERTMarriage date: 11 August 1801
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Elisabeth BOISVERT was the child of Joseph-Ambroise BOISVERT and Elisabeth PROULX
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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Birth — 17744 March 1774
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
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
1801 Marriage / PartnerAntoine CAYA and Elisabeth BOISVERT 11 August 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 27 years old.
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 England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, 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.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
Death — 185923 May 1859
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Canada East
He died at the age of 85.
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