Ancestor is complete! flag male ancestor  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 LANDRY

Spouse(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 .





For more information on this family, try
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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Did You Know? Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From 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.

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Family and Children of Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA)

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Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) married flag female ancestor 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


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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):

flag baby girl ancestor Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) (b.20 February 1691, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 9 August 1691, Champlain, Canada, New France )

flag male ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor 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)

flag male ancestor 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)

flag male ancestor Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (b.3 March 1704, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 11 April 1772, Champlain, Province of Québec, Canada )

flag female ancestor 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)

flag male ancestor 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)

flag boy ancestor François CAYA (CAILLA) (b.4 November 1711, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 4 September 1723, Champlain, Canada, New France )

flag male ancestor 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)

flag female ancestor Geneviève CAYA (CAILLA) (b.8 April 1716, Champlain, Canada, New France   d. 25 December 1749, Montréal, Canada, New France )



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'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...


Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) - Title	Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis la fondation de la colonie Dictionnaire généalogique des familles canadiennes depuis
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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

birth1665 Birth
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
marriage1690 Marriage / Partner
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.
1691 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) was born 20 February 1691, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 26 years old.
1692 Birth of Child
Pierre CAYA (CAILLA) was born 15 June 1692, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 27 years old.
1694 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) was born 8 March 1694, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 29 years old.
1696 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CAYA (CAILLA) was born 20 October 1696, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 31 years old.
1700 Birth of Child
Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 January 1700, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 34 years old.
1702 Birth of Child
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) was born 9 June 1702, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 37 years old.
1704 Birth of Child
Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) was born 3 March 1704, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 39 years old.
1706 Birth of Child
Anne-Madeleine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 September 1706, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 41 years old.
1708 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) was born 20 September 1708, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 43 years old.
1711 Birth of Child
François CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 November 1711, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 46 years old.
1714 Birth of Child
Marc-Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 25 April 1714, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 49 years old.
marriage1715 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) married 13 January 1715, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Joseph-Louis MERCEREAU dit LASAVANE
Kings and Queens1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France
1716 Birth of Child
Geneviève CAYA (CAILLA) was born 8 April 1716, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 51 years old.
marriage1721 Marriage of Child
Marie-Anne CAYA (CAILLA) married 4 June 1721, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Pierre RIVARD dit LANOUETTE
marriage1722 Marriage of Child
Pierre CAYA (CAILLA) married 12 January 1722, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Catherine NEVEU
1723 Death of Child
François CAYA (CAILLA) died 4 September 1723, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)

Pierre was 58 years old.
1724 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) died 24 July 1724, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
marriage1724 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephte CAYA (CAILLA) married 27 August 1724, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to François LUCAS dit DONTIGNY
marriage1731 Marriage of Child
Anne-Madeleine CAYA (CAILLA) married 5 February 1731, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Joseph TURCOT (TURCOTTE)
marriage1736 Marriage of Child
Marie-Thérèse CAYA (CAILLA) married 30 April 1736, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation) to Antoine RIVARD dit LANOUETTE
marriage1739 Marriage of Child
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) married 8 January 1739, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier) to Marguerite MARCHAND
marriage1739 Marriage of Child
Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) married 16 August 1739, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN
marriage1743 Marriage of Child
Pierre CAYA (CAILLA) married 4 February 1743, La Visitation-de-l'Île-Dupas, Québec, Canada (Isle Dupas) to Marguerite BRISSET
death1744 Death
14 September 1744
Champlain, Canada, New France

He died at the age of 79.
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/22/2025 5:14:06 PM

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