Michel CAYA

Born

1 May 1784 , Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Died

22 March 1858 , Sherbrooke, Canada East

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Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

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Born: 1 May 1784 in Saint-François-du-Lac, 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

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Michel married Marie-Angélique HOUDE 6 February 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Marie-Angélique HOUDE was born 25 April 1791 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Marie-Angélique died 29 January 1867 in Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada. Marie-Angélique was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.

Michel CAYA died 22 March 1858 in Sherbrooke, 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
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

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Marie-Angélique HOUDE
Marriage date: 6 February 1809
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

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Marie-Angélique HOUDE was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Children of Michel CAYA and Marie-Angélique HOUDE

Michel CAYA

Born: 23 December 1809, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 12 July 1811, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Marie-Julie CAYA

Born: 23 May 1811, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: September 1812, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Michel CAYA

Born: 14 July 1812, , Québec Province, Canada
Died: ,

Monique CAYA

Born: 16 March 1813, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Scholastique CAYA

Born: 2 September 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Flavien HOULE 15 June 1832 Place: Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Elisabeth CAYA

Born: 2 September 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Michel (Mitchell) CAYA

Born: 2 August 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 24 February 1890, Port Wine, Plumas, California, USA

Married: Sophie CHAMBERLAND 1850

Marie-Josephte CAYA

Born: 10 August 1818, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Elisabeth-Isabelle CAYA

Born: 28 January 1821, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 18 June 1907, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Married: Andre HOULE 11 April 1842 Place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Louis CAYA

Born: 28 February 1823, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: 30 January 1824, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada

Louis CAYA

Born: 8 June 1825, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Married: Angele DROWSE 16 April 1849 Place: Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

Moise (Moyse) CAYA

Born: 24 July 1828, Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Died: ,

William CAYA

Born: 3 April 1831, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: ,

Louise-Adelina CAYA

Born: 30 March 1834, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada
Died: ,

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Birth — 1784
1 May 1784
Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada

Baptism

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

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

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

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

1809 Marriage / Partner
Michel CAYA and Marie-Angélique HOUDE 6 February 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 24 years old.

1809 marriage

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

1809 Birth of Child
Michel CAYA was born 23 December 1809, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 25 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Marie-Julie CAYA was born 23 May 1811, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 27 years old.

1811 Death of Child
Michel CAYA died 12 July 1811, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 27 years old.

1812 Birth of Child
Michel CAYA was born 14 July 1812, , Québec Province, Canada (Quebec)

Michel was 28 years old.

1812 Death of Child
Marie-Julie CAYA died September 1812, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 28 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Monique CAYA was born 16 March 1813, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 28 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CAYA was born 2 September 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Michel was 30 years old.

1814 Birth of Child
Scholastique CAYA was born 2 September 1814, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Michel was 30 years old.

1816 Birth of Child
Michel (Mitchell) CAYA was born 2 August 1816, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Michel was 32 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.

1818 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CAYA was born 10 August 1818, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Michel was 34 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle CAYA was born 28 January 1821, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 36 years old.

1823 Birth of Child
Louis CAYA was born 28 February 1823, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 38 years old.

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Death of Child
Louis CAYA died 30 January 1824, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 39 years old.

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 Birth of Child
Louis CAYA was born 8 June 1825, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 41 years old.

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
Moise (Moyse) CAYA was born 24 July 1828, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Michel was 44 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1831 Birth of Child
William CAYA was born 3 April 1831, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Michel was 46 years old.

1832 Marriage of Child
Scholastique CAYA married 15 June 1832, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers) to Flavien HOULE

1834 Baptism of Child
Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900
name: Marie Louise Délima
event: BAPTISM
event date: 31 Mar 1834
event place: Notre-Dame-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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father: Michel Caya
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mother: Marie Angélique Clere Houle
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parents' residence: De Cette Ville
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film number: 1298977
digital folder number: 4108977
image number: 00254

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1834 Birth of Child
Louise-Adelina CAYA was born 30 March 1834, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)

Michel was 49 years old.

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada

1842 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth-Isabelle CAYA married 11 April 1842, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Andre HOULE

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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Marriage of Child
Louis CAYA married 16 April 1849, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada to Angele DROWSE

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.