Antoine
CAYA (CAILLA)
Born
24 February 1742
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Died
21 August 1822
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Parents & Family of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)
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Born: 24 February 1742 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):
Antoine married Catherine-Josephte PROULX 2 March 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine-Josephte PROULX was born 1 October 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine-Josephte died 28 September 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE.
Antoine married (2) Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT 3 February 1777 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 26 November 1753 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Catherine-Antoinette died 23 February 1841 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine-Antoinette was the child of Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU.
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) died 21 August 1822 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
Details of the family tree of Antoine 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 Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) married 
Catherine-Josephte PROULX
Marriage date: 2 March 1767
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine-Josephte PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE
Catherine-Josephte PROULXMarriage date: 2 March 1767
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine-Josephte PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE
Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX
Antoine CAYABorn: 24 March 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 December 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Louis CAYABorn: 25 January 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,
Died: ,
Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYABorn: 24 July 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 March 1851, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Died: 6 March 1851, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Married: Joseph COURCHESNE 14 February 1792 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Joseph CAYABorn: 3 May 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 24 July 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 24 July 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Angelique COTE 27 February 1797 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine CAYABorn: 4 March 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 23 May 1859, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Canada East
Died: 23 May 1859, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Canada East
Married: Elisabeth BOISVERT 11 August 1801 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Elisabeth-Marie CAYABorn: 10 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 6 December 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) married Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
Marriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was the child of Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURTMarriage date: 3 February 1777
Marriage place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was the child of Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
Elisabeth CAYABorn: 6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Michel HOUDE 22 October 1799 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
François CAYABorn: 19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 7 December 1865, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 7 December 1865, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
Married: Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Josephte CAYABorn: 9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: abt. 1850,
Died: abt. 1850,
Married: Joseph LEFEBVRE 1 October 1821 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Thérèse CAYABorn: 18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 9 September 1859, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
Died: 9 September 1859, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East
Married: Michel BERGERON 1 March 1813 Place: Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
Married: Antoine BEAUDET 5 March 1821 Place: Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
Marie-Louise CAYABorn: 8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Married: Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 18 September 1809 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Louis-Marie CAYABorn: 22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 August 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 17 August 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel CAYABorn: 6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 1 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Died: 1 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
Marie-Catherine CAYABorn: 2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: 22 December 1861, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
Died: 22 December 1861, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East
Married: Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne CAYA Louis-Joseph CAYABorn: 5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: 27 April 1877, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Died: 27 April 1877, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Married: Dorothee PELISSIER 8 November 1819 Place: Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Genevieve CAYABorn: 24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Died: abt. 1843,
Died: abt. 1843,
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Birth — 174224 February 1742
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
 - Baptism
Naissance: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Par/mar: François Didier et Madelaine Provancher.){kind=small}
Baptism
Naissance: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Par/ mar: François Didier et Madelaine Provancher.
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.
1767 Marriage / PartnerAntoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX 2 March 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 25 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildAntoine CAYA was born 24 March 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 26 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildLouis CAYA was born 25 January 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 26 years old.
1769 Death of ChildAntoine CAYA died 23 December 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 27 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was born 24 July 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 28 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildJoseph CAYA was born 3 May 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 30 years old.
1774 Birth of ChildAntoine CAYA was born 4 March 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 32 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 Birth of ChildElisabeth-Marie CAYA was born 10 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 33 years old.
1776 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine-Josephte PROULX died 28 September 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1777 Marriage / PartnerAntoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT 3 February 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 34 years old.
1778 Birth of ChildElisabeth CAYA was born 6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 36 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildFrançois CAYA was born 19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 38 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte CAYA was born 9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 39 years old.
1783 Birth of ChildThérèse CAYA was born 18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 40 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise CAYA was born 8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 42 years old.
1785 Birth of ChildLouis-Marie CAYA was born 22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 43 years old.
1786 Birth of ChildMichel CAYA was born 6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Antoine was 44 years old.
1790 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine CAYA was born 2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 47 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA married 14 February 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph COURCHESNE
1793 Birth of ChildLouis-Joseph CAYA was born 5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 51 years old.
1795 Birth of ChildGenevieve CAYA was born 24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 53 years old.
1797 Marriage of ChildJoseph CAYA married 27 February 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Angelique COTE
1799 Marriage of ChildElisabeth CAYA married 22 October 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel HOUDE
1801 Marriage of ChildAntoine CAYA married 11 August 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Elisabeth BOISVERT
1804 Marriage of ChildFrançois CAYA married 7 February 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Luce CHASSE
1809 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise CAYA married 18 September 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE
1813 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine CAYA married 1 February 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine JANELLE
1813 Marriage of ChildThérèse CAYA married 1 March 1813, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Michel BERGERON
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildLouis-Joseph CAYA married 8 November 1819, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Dorothee PELISSIER
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1821 Marriage of ChildThérèse CAYA married 5 March 1821, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Antoine BEAUDET
1821 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte CAYA married 1 October 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph LEFEBVRE
Death
Décès: 21 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Sépulture: 22 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Dcd: 80 ans.
Décès: 21 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Sépulture: 22 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Dcd: 80 ans.
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