HELP! flag female ancestor  Marie Josephe (Josette)  CAYA (CAILLA)

  (b. 8 April 1746 ,  Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France   d. 11 February 1797 ,  Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )  

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Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA) was born 8 April 1746 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA)   and   Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) (maternal)  Michel-Louis TROTTIER dit BEAUBIEN and Thérèse MOUET DE MORAS

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

Marie Josephe (Josette)  married  Michel MARTEL 10 November 1766 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .  The couple had (at least) 16 children. Michel MARTEL  was born 25 July 1744 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Michel died 28 May 1796 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre).  Michel was the child of Michel-Gabriel MARTEL and Geneviève-Catherine SENNEVILLE dite LEFEBVRE.

Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA) died 11 February 1797 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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Family and Children of Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA)

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Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA) married flag male ancestor Michel MARTEL-- Date: 10 November 1766 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Michel MARTEL was the child of Michel-Gabriel MARTEL and Geneviève-Catherine SENNEVILLE dite LEFEBVRE




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Children of Michel MARTEL and Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA):

flag baby boy ancestor Michel-Gabriel MARTEL (b.11 September 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 4 October 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag baby boy ancestor Pierre-Joseph MARTEL (b.8 February 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 23 July 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Joseph MARTEL (b.30 July 1770, Yamaska, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 3 April 1858, Drummondville, Lower Canada )
m. Josette MANSEAU 20 September 1796 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
m. Josephte HOUDE (HOULE) 18 January 1808 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag male ancestor Joseph-Joachim MARTEL (b.7 September 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Marie-Josephe MARTEL (b.3 February 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag boy ancestor Joseph-Joachim MARTEL (b.18 November 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 31 October 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Antoine MARTEL (b.18 March 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Marie-Rosalie MARTEL (b.15 April 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 28 September 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. François CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE 26 November 1795 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag male ancestor Alexandre MARTEL (b.20 April 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag baby boy ancestor Michel MARTEL (b.16 April 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 8 August 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Joseph-Alexis MARTEL (b.21 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. , )

flag female ancestor Marie-Euphrosine MARTEL (b.28 June 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 25 June 1870, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )

flag male ancestor Joseph-Joachim MARTEL (b.23 December 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 13 June 1867, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie-Louise BENOIT 21 August 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag male ancestor Jean-Baptiste MARTEL (b.25 March 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 16 September 1863, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Marie PROULX 5 November 1810 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

flag male ancestor Francois-Chanel MARTEL (b.abt. 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 2 December 1829, Pointe-du-Lac, Trois-Rivières, Lower Canada* )

flag female ancestor Josephte MARTEL (b.9 March 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada   d. 13 December 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste DEMERS 1 March 1813 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)



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birth1746 Birth
8 April 1746
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Baptism
Naissance: 8 APR 1746, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 8 APR 1746, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Nom au baptême: Marie-Josephe CAILLA
Par/ mar: Louis Beaubien et Marie-Joseph Montplaisir.
Invention 1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)
Kings and Queens1763 - 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.
marriage1766 Marriage / Partner
Marie Josephe (Josette) CAYA (CAILLA) and Michel MARTEL 10 November 1766, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 20 years old.
1767 Birth of Child
Michel-Gabriel MARTEL was born 11 September 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 21 years old.
1769 Birth of Child
Pierre-Joseph MARTEL was born 8 February 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 22 years old.
1770 Birth of Child
Joseph MARTEL was born 30 July 1770, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 24 years old.
1772 Birth of Child
Joseph-Joachim MARTEL was born 7 September 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 26 years old.
1774 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe MARTEL was born 3 February 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 27 years old.
1775 Birth of Child
Joseph-Joachim MARTEL was born 18 November 1775, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 29 years old.
News1775 - 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.
1777 Birth of Child
Antoine MARTEL was born 18 March 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 30 years old.
1778 Birth of Child
Marie-Rosalie MARTEL was born 15 April 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 32 years old.
1779 Birth of Child
Alexandre MARTEL was born 20 April 1779, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 33 years old.
1780 Birth of Child
Michel MARTEL was born 16 April 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 34 years old.
1781 Birth of Child
Joseph-Alexis MARTEL was born 21 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 35 years old.
1783 Birth of Child
Marie-Euphrosine MARTEL was born 28 June 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 37 years old.
1783 Death of Child
Joseph-Joachim MARTEL died 31 October 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 37 years old.
Invention 1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1785 Birth of Child
Joseph-Joachim MARTEL was born 23 December 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 39 years old.
1787 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste MARTEL was born 25 March 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 40 years old.
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
1792 Birth of Child
Josephte MARTEL was born 9 March 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie Josephe (Josette) was 45 years old.
Invention 1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)
marriage1795 Marriage of Child
Marie-Rosalie MARTEL married 26 November 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to François CHEVREFILS dit BELISLE
1796 Death of Spouse/Partner
Michel MARTEL died 28 May 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
marriage1796 Marriage of Child
Joseph MARTEL married 20 September 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Josette MANSEAU
Death
Décès: 11 FEB 1797, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Sépulture: 13 FEB 1797, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Dcd: 52a.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/10/2025 5:12:03 PM
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