Pierre
CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA)
(b.
19 February 1665
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
d.
14 September 1744
,
Champlain, Canada, New France
)
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Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) was born 19 February 1665 in Champlain, Canada, New France
Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) was the child of Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Olive LANDRYSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Pierre married Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) 31 January 1690 in Champlain, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 12 children.
Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) was born abt. 1669 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie-Thérèse died 24 July 1724 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). Marie-Thérèse was the child of René HOURE dit GRANDMONT (AURE) and Marie-Denise DAMANÉ.
Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) died 14 September 1744 in Champlain, Canada, New France .
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Title Our French-Canadian ancestors, Volume XXIX
Our French-Canadian Ancestors, Gérard Lebel, ISBN 0914163000, 9780914163008
Authors Gérard Lebel, Thomas J. Laforest
Translated by Thomas J. Laforest
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From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
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Family and Children of Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA)
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Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)-- Date: 31 January 1690 Place: Champlain, Canada, New France
Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) was the child of René HOURE dit GRANDMONT (AURE) and Marie-Denise DAMANÉ
Ct Normandin
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE):
Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) (b.20 February 1691, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 9 August 1691, Champlain, Canada, New France )
Pierre CAYA (CAILLA) (b.15 June 1692, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 14 October 1766, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Catherine NEVEU 12 January 1722 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marguerite BRISSET 4 February 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) (b.8 March 1694, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 30 October 1779, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Joseph-Louis MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE 13 January 1715 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY 27 August 1724 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Marie-Anne CAYA (CAILLA) (b.20 October 1696, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 22 November 1774, La-Pérade, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE 4 June 1721 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) (b.4 January 1700, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 6 December 1762, Batiscan, Canada )
m. Antoine RIVARD dit LANOUETTE 30 April 1736 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) (b.9 June 1702, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 30 April 1792, Batiscan, Lower Canada )
m. Marguerite MARCHAND 8 January 1739 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
m. Marie-Françoise TROTTIER 27 June 1745 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (b.3 March 1704, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 11 April 1772, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )
Anne-Madeleine CAYA (CAILLA) (b.4 September 1706, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Joseph TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 5 February 1731 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) (b.20 September 1708, Champlain, Canada, New France d. abt. 1759, , Québec Province, Canada )
m. Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN 16 August 1739 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
François CAYA (CAILLA) (b.4 November 1711, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 4 September 1723, Champlain, Canada, New France )
Marc-Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) (b.25 April 1714, Champlain, Canada, New France d. , )
m. Louise-Charlotte CHEVREFILS 17 November 1749 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Geneviève CAYA (CAILLA) (b.8 April 1716, Champlain, Canada, New France d. 25 December 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France )
Société de Généalogie Les Patriotes Inc. Index des mariages de la région de Sorel, Québec, Canada
A People's History of Quebec
Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) was the child of René HOURE dit GRANDMONT (AURE) and Marie-Denise DAMANÉ
Ct Normandin
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE):
m. Catherine NEVEU 12 January 1722 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marguerite BRISSET 4 February 1743 in La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas)
m. Joseph-Louis MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE 13 January 1715 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY 27 August 1724 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE 4 June 1721 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Antoine RIVARD dit LANOUETTE 30 April 1736 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marguerite MARCHAND 8 January 1739 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
m. Marie-Françoise TROTTIER 27 June 1745 in Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)
m. Joseph TURCOT (TURCOTTE) 5 February 1731 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
m. Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN 16 August 1739 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
m. Louise-Charlotte CHEVREFILS 17 November 1749 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
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From The Ancestral Home Newsletter www.acadian-home.org/ newsletter-issue-3.html
'An interesting thing occurred...the spelling of the name changed to Cailla. It is not known the exact reason the spelling was changed but it is most likely due to the fact that most people in that time did not write. When they were married or had a child christened the priest would record the names based on his phonetic spelling of the name as it was pronounced. It is because of this there are many variants of the spelling of the family name including Cayo, Cayer, Cayeaux, Caillat, Cailler and others. Pierre married Therese Houray on January 31, 1690. Miss Houray is believed to have been the daughter of the second seigneur (landlord) of Champlain making her part of a family of great social standing. This marriage is significant because it indicates Pierre Cailla was in very good social standing with the politically connected of the time. At this time, marriage was very important as the most...Read MORE...
From The Ancestral Home Newsletter www.acadian-home.org/ newsletter-issue-3.html
'An interesting thing occurred...the spelling of the name changed to Cailla. It is not known the exact reason the spelling was changed but it is most likely due to the fact that most people in that time did not write. When they were married or had a child christened the priest would record the names based on his phonetic spelling of the name as it was pronounced. It is because of this there are many variants of the spelling of the family name including Cayo, Cayer, Cayeaux, Caillat, Cailler and others. Pierre married Therese Houray on January 31, 1690. Miss Houray is believed to have been the daughter of the second seigneur (landlord) of Champlain making her part of a family of great social standing. This marriage is significant because it indicates Pierre Cailla was in very good social standing with the politically connected of the time. At this time, marriage was very important as the most...Read MORE...

Title Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie
Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie, Cyprien Tanguay
Author Cyprien Tanguay
Published 1871
Original from Oxford University
Digitized Jun 9, 2006
Page 99
19 February 1665
Champlain, Canada, New France
1681 Canadian Census Champlain
Pierre Caillas (Cailleteau ou Cailleau ou Cayas), 50
Marie-(Olive) Landry (veuve du Pierre Poupot), sa femme, 50
Pierre, leur fils, 17
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Pierre Caillas (Cailleteau ou Cailleau ou Cayas), 50
Marie-(Olive) Landry (veuve du Pierre Poupot), sa femme, 50
Pierre, leur fils, 17
Source: Histoire des Canadiens-Francais 1608-1880 by Benjamin Sulte, Montreal, 1882
Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) 31 January 1690, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
He was 24 years old.

Marriage - Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
1691 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) was born 20 February 1691, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 26 years old.
1692 Birth of ChildPierre CAYA (CAILLA) was born 15 June 1692, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 27 years old.
1694 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) was born 8 March 1694, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 29 years old.
1696 Birth of ChildMarie-Anne CAYA (CAILLA) was born 20 October 1696, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 31 years old.
1700 Birth of ChildMarie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 January 1700, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 34 years old.
1702 Birth of ChildJean CAYA (CAILLA) was born 9 June 1702, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 37 years old.
1704 Birth of ChildAlexis CAYA (CAILLA) was born 3 March 1704, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 39 years old.
1706 Birth of ChildAnne-Madeleine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 September 1706, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 41 years old.
1708 Birth of ChildJoseph CAYA (CAILLA) was born 20 September 1708, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 43 years old.
1711 Birth of ChildFrançois CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 November 1711, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 46 years old.
1714 Birth of ChildMarc-Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 25 April 1714, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 49 years old.
Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) married 13 January 1715, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Joseph-Louis MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE
1716 Birth of ChildGeneviève CAYA (CAILLA) was born 8 April 1716, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 51 years old.
Marie-Anne CAYA (CAILLA) married 4 June 1721, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE
Pierre CAYA (CAILLA) married 12 January 1722, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Catherine NEVEU
François CAYA (CAILLA) died 4 September 1723, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Pierre was 58 years old.
Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) died 24 July 1724, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) married 27 August 1724, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY
Anne-Madeleine CAYA (CAILLA) married 5 February 1731, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Joseph TURCOT (TURCOTTE)
Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) married 30 April 1736, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Antoine RIVARD dit LANOUETTE
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) married 8 January 1739, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marguerite MARCHAND
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) married 16 August 1739, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN
Pierre CAYA (CAILLA) married 4 February 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marguerite BRISSET

Death - Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, Champlain, QC, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
14 September 1744
Champlain, Canada, New France
He died at the age of 79.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM
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