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Jean Baptiste (John)
CAYA
(b.
25 May 1837
,
Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
d.
29 March 1882
,
Montréal, Québec, Canada
)
Summary:
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA was born
25 May 1837
in Sherbrooke, Lower Canada.
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA
was the child of
Joseph CAYA and
Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR
and the grandchild of:
(paternal)
Antoine-Salois CAYA and
Marie-Thérèse CARTIER
(maternal)
Alexis-Clair HOUDE and
Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE
He married Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE was born 22 December 1839 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis). She died 23 February 1861 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . She was the daughter of Joseph-Jacques ALEXANDRE and Apolline LEDUC.
He married (2) Adelaide BOURDELAIS 19 September 1870 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Adelaide BOURDELAIS was born 12 March 1844 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny). She died 5 October 1880 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER.
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA died 29 March 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
Details of the life of Jean appear below.
He married Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE was born 22 December 1839 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis). She died 23 February 1861 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . She was the daughter of Joseph-Jacques ALEXANDRE and Apolline LEDUC.
He married (2) Adelaide BOURDELAIS 19 September 1870 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Adelaide BOURDELAIS was born 12 March 1844 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny). She died 5 October 1880 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA. She was the daughter of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER.
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA died 29 March 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .
Details of the life of Jean appear below.
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Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married
Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE-- Date: 30 April 1860 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE was the daughter of Joseph-Jacques ALEXANDRE and Apolline LEDUC
Marriage: On April 30, 1860 in Notre-Dame
Town/ District: Montreal/ Communaute-Urbaine-De-Montreal
Between Jean-Baptiste Caya and Appolline Alexandre
His parents: Francois Caya and Elisabeth Leclaire
Her parents: Jacques Alexandre and Appolline Leduc
Children:
Marie-Heloise CAYA (b.6 February 1861, Montréal, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1862, Montréal, Lower Canada )Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married
Adelaide BOURDELAIS-- Date: 19 September 1870 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
Adelaide BOURDELAIS was the daughter of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER
Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900
name: Jean Baptiste Caya
event: MARRIAGE
event date: 19 Sep 1870
event place: Notre-Dame-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
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previous spouse: Marie Alexandre
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spouse: Adélaïde Bourdelais
spouse's previous husband: Charles Bouthillier
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reference number: 504
film number: 1031676
digital folder number: 4270700
image number: 00120
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Children:
Raoul CAYA (b.28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1939, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)m. Marie-Louise-Angelina HOULE 2 October 1899
Alphonsine-Bernardette CAYA (b.18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 8 September 1885, Montréal, Québec, Canada ) Marie Adelaide CAYA (b.7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA) 
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA (b.30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 16 May 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA)m. William TREMBLAY 28 June 1898
Joseph Henri CAYA (b.26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. February 1976, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA)Events, Pictures and Documents Related to the Lifetime of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA
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1860 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
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1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
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1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA
Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada - postcard dated 1919
Birth 25 May 1837
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
1838 - Levels of illiteracy among the French-speaking people were about 73% in 1838 but reached 88% in the countryside. This reflected not only inconsistencies in the provision of schooling in Lower Canada and a lack of ...Read MORE...
1839 - January 2 – First photograph of the Moon taken by photographer Louis Daguerre.www.wikipedia.org - January 2, 1839
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada.www.wikipedia.org -
1842 - August 9 – The Webster–Ashburton Treaty is signed, establishing the United States–Canada border east of the Rocky Mountains. (Wikipedia)Webster–Ashburton Treaty, (1842), treaty between the U.S. and Great Britain establishing the...Read MORE...
1842 - EARTHQUAKEFrom the Quebec Mercury of Nov. 10 -
The Canadien of last evening gives the following account...Read MORE...
1849 - The boundary of the 49th Parallel is extended to the Pacific Ocean. An Act of Amnesty provides for W.L. Mackenzie's return from exile in the U.S.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1800-to-1867.html -
Merrimacke, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (18 Sept 1850)
Joseph Caya, age 48, laborer, born in Canada
Elizabeth Caya, age 44, born in Canada
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Joseph Caya, age 48, laborer, born in Canada
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Despite diversification of the rural economy, more than 80% of French Canadians were employed in farming in 1850.richardjohnbr.blogspot.com/ 2010/ 10/ seigneurial-system-and-settlement.html -
1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East 1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada 1858 - The Halifax-Truro line begins rail service. Chinese immigrants from California arrive in British Columbia, attracted by the Fraser River Gold Rush.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1800-to-1867.html -
1860 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1861 Birth of ChildMarie-Heloise CAYA was born 6 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerApolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE died 23 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1862-1863 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. B., shoemaker, 27 Montcalm
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Caya, J. B., shoemaker, 27 Montcalm
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1862 Death of ChildMarie-Heloise CAYA died 28 May 1862, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1864 - Quebec Conference of 1864 held to discuss Canadian Confederation which will lead to the creation of the Dominion of Canada. www.wikipedia.org -
1865 - No DraftThe Canadians do not appear to like drafting for military service on the border. The Quebec News of ...Read MORE...
1866 - The Fenians, a group of radical Irish-Americans organized in New York in 1859 to oppose British presence in Ireland, begin a series of raids on Canadian territoryin the hopes of diverting British troops from the homeland. The most serious of these was the...Read MORE...
1867-1868 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 450 St Mary
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 450 St Mary
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1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada. Sir John A. Macdonald becomes the first prime minister 1868-1869 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 450 St Mary
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 450 St Mary
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1869-1870 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397...Read MORE...
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Canada blunders catastrophically in seeking to take over the west without the consent of its inhabitants, especially the Métis of Red River and their leader, the charismatic, troubled Louis Riel.The resistance of 1869-70 lays the groundwork for Manitoba to join Canada, but it also sets the...Read MORE...
1870 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS 19 September 1870, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1870-1871 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397...Read MORE...
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The 1870s and 1880s are a time of trial for the young Dominion of Canada. The country's first Prime Minister, John A. Macdonald, faces economic depression in the...Read MORE...
1870 - France declares war on Prussia and Emperor Napoleon III is overthrown 1870 - A cable dispatch on the 28th says the Pope has issued a special elimination against the Fenians, both in America and Ireland.St Joseph Herald - Saint Joseph, Michigan - February 5, 1870
1871-1872 Montreal City Directory
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1870 to 1871 - Franco-Prussian War, ending in French defeat, loss of Alsace-Lorraine and end of the Second Empire1871 Birth of ChildRaoul CAYA was born 28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1872-1873 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 393 St Catherine
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 393 St Catherine
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1873-1874 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. B., shoe manufacturer, 393 1/ 2 St Catherine
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Caya, J. B., shoe manufacturer, 393 1/ 2 St Catherine
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1873 Birth of ChildAlphonsine-Bernardette CAYA was born 18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1874-1875 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, J. B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 108 and 110 McGill, 2nd flat, h. 265 Amherst
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CAYA, J. B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 108 and 110 McGill, 2nd flat, h. 265 Amherst
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1875-1876 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, JEAN B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 300 St Paul, h. 167 Craig
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CAYA, JEAN B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 300 St Paul, h. 167 Craig
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1875 Birth of ChildMarie Adelaide CAYA was born 7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada
1876-1877 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA & ALLARD, boot and shoe manufacturers, 300 St Paul
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CAYA & ALLARD, boot and shoe manufacturers, 300 St Paul
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1877-1878 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA & CO, boot and shoe manufactureres, 300 St Paul
Caya, Isaie, shoemaker, 319...Read MORE...
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CAYA & CO, boot and shoe manufactureres, 300 St Paul
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1877 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was born 30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada
SOUTHBRIDGE, WORCESTER, MA -- 1878 - 1880/81
1878 Death of ChildMarie Adelaide CAYA died 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
“John B.” is living in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 40. He is a shoe maker. He is married and ...Read MORE...
“John B.” is living in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 40. He is a shoe maker. He is married and ...Read MORE...
1880-84 - The Canadian Pacific Railway recruits thousands of underpaid Chinese Labourers.fccs.ok.ubc.ca/ about/ links/ resources/ canadian-history/ 1868-to-1918.html -
1880 Birth of ChildJoseph Henri CAYA was born 26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
1880 Death of Spouse/PartnerAdelaide BOURDELAIS died 5 October 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Death 29 March 1882Montréal, Québec, Canada
Jean is buried at: Cimetiere Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
4601 Côte-des-Neiges Road
Montréal, Québec, Canada
http://www.cimetierenddn.org/
Name: Caya Jean-Baptiste Spouse: Alexandre Pauline "d" Concession number: 00183 Section: H Date of Arrival: 29/03/1882
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