Joseph
CAYA (CAILLA)
Born
4 July 1740
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died
10 January 1810
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)
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Born: 4 July 1740 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Father:
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)
Paternal grandparents:
Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA)
, Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)
Maternal grandparents:
Michel-Louis TROTTIER dit BEAUBIEN
, Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC 30 January 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC was born 19 June 1741 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Thérèse died 29 April 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Thérèse was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BEAULAC and Catherine MESSIER.
Joseph married (2) Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 3 November 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was born abt. 1747 in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada (Pisiquit, Acadia). Elisabeth Isabelle died 8 April 1832 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth Isabelle was the child of Jean BOUDREAU (BOUDROT) and Marguerite COMEAU.
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) died 10 January 1810 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Joseph appear below.
WORK & OCCUPATION
Occupation
Recorded occupation: Cultivateur
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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 Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) married 
Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC
Marriage date: 30 January 1764
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BEAULAC and Catherine MESSIER
Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULACMarriage date: 30 January 1764
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC was the child of Joseph LEFEBVRE dit BEAULAC and Catherine MESSIER
Children of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC
Joseph CAYABorn: 5 November 1764 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 3 November 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 3 November 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT 27 February 1786 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Thérèse CAYABorn: 1 November 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Antoine CAYABorn: abt. 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 September 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 27 September 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) married 
Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)
Marriage date: 3 November 1767
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was the child of Jean BOUDREAU (BOUDROT) and Marguerite COMEAU
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)Marriage date: 3 November 1767
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Source: Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) was the child of Jean BOUDREAU (BOUDROT) and Marguerite COMEAU
Marriage notes:
Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)
Marie-Élisabeth CAYABorn: 18 March 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 18 February 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 18 February 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE 11 February 1793 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Josette-Pélagie CAYABorn: 8 December 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 28 September 1868, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada
Died: 28 September 1868, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada
Married: Gabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX 19 February 1798 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine-Salois CAYABorn: 14 October 1773, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 February 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 7 February 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Thérèse CARTIER 26 May 1795 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Married: Marie-Susanne CHOUINARD 1 May 1821 Place: Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Alexis CAYABorn: 13 June 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 8 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
François-Alexis CAYABorn: 17 August 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 January 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 30 January 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph-Louis CAYABorn: 11 May 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 March 1839, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
Died: 21 March 1839, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
Married: Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite ST-CYR 28 October 1800 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYABorn: 21 February 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 26 July 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Died: 26 July 1854, Sorel, Canada East
Married: Anne CARTIER 9 August 1808 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Michel CAYABorn: 1 May 1784, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 March 1858, Sherbrooke, Canada East
Died: 22 March 1858, Sherbrooke, Canada East
Married: Marie-Angélique HOUDE 6 February 1809 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
David CAYABorn: 11 February 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 July 1847, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East
Died: 21 July 1847, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East
Married: Françoise BÉLAND 8 June 1812 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne CAYABorn: 25 June 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 March 1840, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
Died: 22 March 1840, Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
Married: Etienne BEAUCHESNE 15 February 1813 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Married: Francois LEFEBVRE dit LEMERISE 18 September 1815 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
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Birth — 17404 July 1740
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
 - Naissance: 4 JUL 1740, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 4 JUL 1740, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
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Naissance: 4 JUL 1740, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 4 JUL 1740, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Par/ mar: René Guay et Gabriel Foucault.
 - 1740 Baptism. St-Antoine-de-Padoue, Baie Du Febvre, Yamaska, Quebec.){kind=small}
1740 Baptism. St-Antoine-de-Padoue, Baie Du Febvre, Yamaska, Quebec.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.
1764 Marriage / PartnerJoseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC 30 January 1764, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 23 years old.
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1764 marriage
 - 1764 Marriage. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.){kind=small}
1764 Marriage. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1764 Birth of ChildJoseph CAYA was born 5 November 1764 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 24 years old.
1766 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse CAYA was born 1 November 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 26 years old.
1767 Marriage / PartnerJoseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 3 November 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 27 years old.
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1767 marriage
 - 1767 Marriage. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.){kind=small}
1767 Marriage. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1767 Death of Spouse/PartnerThérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC died 29 April 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1767 Death of ChildAntoine CAYA died 27 September 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 27 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildMarie-Élisabeth CAYA was born 18 March 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 28 years old.
1771 Birth of ChildMarie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA was born 8 December 1771, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 31 years old.
1773 Birth of ChildAntoine-Salois CAYA was born 14 October 1773, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 33 years old.
1775 Birth of ChildAlexis CAYA was born 13 June 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 34 years old.
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.1776 Death of ChildAlexis CAYA died 8 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 35 years old.
1777 Birth of ChildFrançois-Alexis CAYA was born 17 August 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 37 years old.
1779 Death of ChildFrançois-Alexis CAYA died 30 January 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 38 years old.
1779 Birth of ChildJoseph-Louis CAYA was born 11 May 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 38 years old.
1782 Birth of ChildJean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA was born 21 February 1782, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 41 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMichel CAYA was born 1 May 1784, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Joseph was 43 years old.
1786 Marriage of ChildJoseph CAYA married 27 February 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT
1788 Birth of ChildDavid CAYA was born 11 February 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 47 years old.
1790 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne CAYA was born 25 June 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 50 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1793 Marriage of ChildMarie-Élisabeth CAYA married 11 February 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE
1794 Death of ChildMarie-Élisabeth CAYA died 18 February 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 53 years old.
1795 Marriage of ChildAntoine-Salois CAYA married 26 May 1795, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada to Marie-Thérèse CARTIER
1798 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josette-Pélagie CAYA married 19 February 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Gabriel LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX
1800 Marriage of ChildJoseph-Louis CAYA married 28 October 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite ST-CYR
1807 Death of ChildJoseph CAYA died 3 November 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph was 67 years old.
1808 Marriage of ChildJean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA married 9 August 1808, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Anne CARTIER
1809 Marriage of ChildMichel CAYA married 6 February 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Angélique HOUDE
 - 1810 Death. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.){kind=small}
1810 Death. La-Baie-Du-Febvre, Saint-Antoine-De-Padoue, Yamaska, PQ.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
Death — 181010 January 1810
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 69.
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