Joseph
CAYA
(b.
24 May 1802
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
d.
9 November 1866
,
Montréal, Canada East
)
Age: 64
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Joseph CAYA was born 24 May 1802 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Joseph CAYA was the child of Antoine-Salois CAYA and Marie-Thérèse CARTIER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) (maternal) François-De-Sales CARTIER and Louise-Marie PETIT dite BRUNEAUSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Joseph married Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR 7 July 1824 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR was born 31 August 1805 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Elisabeth died 21 November 1885 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Elisabeth was the child of Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE.
Joseph CAYA died 9 November 1866 in Montréal, Canada East .
In Jean Baptiste Caya's marriage of 1860 in Montreal, it appears to state that his parents are from Manchester, NH. If I could read French, it might help!
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Occupation
Joseph CAYA was a 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
Joseph CAYA was a 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.
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