Marie-Élisabeth CAYA

Born

18 March 1769 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

18 February 1794 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Born: 18 March 1769 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Father: Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)

Mother: Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Paternal grandparents: Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) , Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN

Maternal grandparents: Jean BOUDREAU (BOUDROT) , Marguerite COMEAU

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Marie-Élisabeth married Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE 11 February 1793 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE was born 6 July 1768 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Jean-Baptiste died 19 February 1802 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Jean-Baptiste was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Marie-Élisabeth CAYA died 18 February 1794 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Marie-Élisabeth CAYA married

Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE
Marriage date: 11 February 1793
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Source: Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE was the child of Louis-Jean-Baptiste FOUCAULT dit COURCHESNE and Marie-Anne CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Birth — 1769
18 March 1769
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Biography
CAYA, Elisabeth
Naissance: 18 MAR 1769, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 20 MAR 1769, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Par/ mar: Gabriel Martel et Catherine Cailla.
À son baptême sa mère est dite Elisabeth Boneau.
Décès: 18 FEB 1794, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Sépulture: 19 FEB 1794, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Dcd: 24 ans.
Conjoint: Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE, (m. 11 FEB 1793, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC)

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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

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

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Marie-Élisabeth CAYA and Jean-Baptiste COURCHESNE 11 February 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 23 years old.