Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA

Born

25 May 1837 , Sherbrooke, Lower Canada

Died

29 March 1882 , Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Joseph CAYA Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR

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Born: 25 May 1837 in Sherbrooke, Lower Canada

Father: Joseph CAYA

Mother: Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR

Paternal grandparents: Antoine-Salois CAYA , Marie-Thérèse CARTIER

Maternal grandparents: Alexis-Clair HOUDE , Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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Jean Baptiste (John) married Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860 in Montréal, Canada East . 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) (La Nativité). Apolline (Pauline) died 23 February 1861 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Apolline (Pauline) was the child of Joseph-Jacques ALEXANDRE and Apolline LEDUC.

Jean Baptiste (John) 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) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Adelaide died 5 October 1880 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Adelaide was the child of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER.

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA died 29 March 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .

Burial information: Name: Caya Jean-Baptiste Spouse: Alexandre Pauline "d" Concession number: 00183 Section: H Date of Arrival: 29-03-1882

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Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married

Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE
Marriage date: 30 April 1860
Marriage place: Montréal, Canada East
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The French In North America: 1500-1783

Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE was the child of Joseph-Jacques ALEXANDRE and Apolline LEDUC

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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

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Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE

Marie-Heloise CAYA

Born: 6 February 1861, Montréal, Canada East
Died: 28 May 1862, Montréal, Canada East

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married

Adelaide BOURDELAIS
Marriage date: 19 September 1870
Marriage place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Adelaide BOURDELAIS was the child of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER

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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 of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS

Raoul CAYA

Born: 28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 4 October 1939, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Married: Marie-Louise-Angelina HOULE 2 October 1899 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Alphonsine-Bernardette CAYA

Born: 18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 8 September 1885, Montréal, Québec, Canada

Marie Adelaide CAYA

Born: 7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA

Born: 30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Died: 16 May 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: William TREMBLAY 28 June 1898 Place: Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Henri CAYA

Born: 26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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Birth — 1837
25 May 1837
Sherbrooke, Lower Canada

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA - 1837 Baptism. Sherbrooke Cathedral St-Michel Co. Sherbrooke, P.Q.

1837 Baptism. Sherbrooke Cathedral St-Michel Co. Sherbrooke, P.Q.

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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

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)

Merrimacke, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (18 Sept 1850)
Joseph Caya, age 48, laborer, born in Canada
Elizabeth Caya, age 44, born in Canada
John Caya, age 12, born in Canada, attends school
Isaie Caya, age 6, born in Canada, attends school
Joseph Caya, age 2, born in New Hampshire
Eliza Caya, age 18, born in Canada
Hannah Caya, age 20, born in Canada
Mary Caya, age 16, born in Canada
Philomene Caya, age 4, born in Canada
1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.

1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 22 years old.

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA - 1860 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.

1860 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.

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1861 Birth of Child
Marie-Heloise CAYA was born 6 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 23 years old.

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE died 23 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1862-1863 Montreal City Directory
Page 64
Caya, J. B., shoemaker, 27 Montcalm
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1862 Death of Child
Marie-Heloise CAYA died 28 May 1862, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 25 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA - 1865-1866 Montreal City Directory Is this him? Page 455

1865-1866 Montreal City Directory
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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.

1867-1868 Montreal City Directory
Page 101
Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 450 St Mary
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1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1868-1869 Montreal City Directory
Page 114
CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 450 St Mary
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1869
Caya, Jean Baptiste
Event: Living
Year: 1869
Place: Montreal
Province of record source: Quebec
Comments: Shoe Manufacturer.

1869-1870 Montreal City Directory
Page 118
CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 469 St Mary
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1870 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS 19 September 1870, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

He was 33 years old.

1870-1871 Montreal City Directory
Page 220
CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 20 Brock
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Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA - 1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.

1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.

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1871-1872 Montreal City Directory
Page 260
Caya, J. B. & Co., wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners
Caya, Jean B. of J. B. Caya & Co., 393 St Catherine
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1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.

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1871 Birth of Child
Raoul CAYA was born 28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 34 years old.

1872-1873 Montreal City Directory
Page 287
Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 393 St Catherine
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1873-1874 Montreal City Directory
Page 280
Caya, J. B., shoe manufacturer, 393 1/ 2 St Catherine
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1873 Birth of Child
Alphonsine-Bernardette CAYA was born 18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 36 years old.

1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1874-1875 Montreal City Directory
Page 294
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
Page 313
CAYA, JEAN B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 300 St Paul, h. 167 Craig
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1875 Birth of Child
Marie Adelaide CAYA was born 7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 38 years old.

1876-1877 Montreal City Directory
Page 346
CAYA & ALLARD, boot and shoe manufacturers, 300 St Paul
Caya, Jean B., of Caya & Allard, 107 Montcalm
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1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877-1878 Montreal City Directory
Page 329
CAYA & CO, boot and shoe manufactureres, 300 St Paul
Caya, Isaie, shoemaker, 319 Visitation
Caya, Jean B., of Caya & Co., 107 Montcalm

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1877 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was born 30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 40 years old.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

SOUTHBRIDGE, WORCESTER, MA -- 1878 - 1880/81

1878 Death of Child
Marie Adelaide CAYA died 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 41 years old.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
“John B.” is living in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 40. He is a shoe maker. He is married and his parents were both born in Canada. He is living with his wife, Adelade. Adelade is 36 years old. She is a tailoress. Her parents were born in Canada. The children are: Raoul, 8 or 9, Bernette, 6, and Josephine, 2. All were born in Canada. They are living on Main Street.

name: John B. Caya
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1840
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Adelade Caya
spouse's birthplace: Canada
father's name:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 40 years
occupation: Shoe Maker
nara film number: T9-0566
page: 165
page character: C
entry number: 447
film number: 1254566
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John B. Caya M 40
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1880 Birth of Child
Joseph Henri CAYA was born 26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Jean Baptiste (John) was 43 years old.

1880 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adelaide BOURDELAIS died 5 October 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)