Jean CAYA (CAILLA)

Born

9 June 1702 , Champlain, Canada, New France

Died

30 April 1792 , Batiscan, Lower Canada

Parents & Family of Jean CAYA (CAILLA)

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Born: 9 June 1702 in Champlain, Canada, New France

Parents of Jean CAYA (CAILLA)

Father

Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA)

Mother

Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE)

Grandparents of Jean CAYA (CAILLA)

Paternal grandparents

Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) Marie-Olive LANDRY

Maternal grandparents

René HOURE dit GRANDMONT (AURE) Marie-Denise DAMANÉ

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean married Marguerite MARCHAND 8 January 1739 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marguerite MARCHAND was born 14 February 1708 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Marguerite died 5 September 1743 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Marguerite was the child of Alexis MARCHAND and Jeanne TESTARD.

Jean married (2) Marie-Françoise TROTTIER 27 June 1745 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Marie-Françoise TROTTIER was born 25 May 1717 in Batiscan, Canada, New France . Marie-Françoise died 27 December 1789 in Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Françoise was the child of Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE.

Jean CAYA (CAILLA) died 30 April 1792 in Batiscan, Lower Canada .
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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Jean CAYA (CAILLA)

Jean CAYA (CAILLA) married

Marguerite MARCHAND
Marriage date: 8 January 1739
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Marguerite MARCHAND was the child of Alexis MARCHAND and Jeanne TESTARD

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Children of Jean CAYA (CAILLA) and Marguerite MARCHAND

Jean CAYA (CAILLA)

Born: 4 September 1743, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 21 January 1836, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Marguerite CARPENTIER 27 February 1775 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean CAYA (CAILLA) married

Marie-Françoise TROTTIER
Marriage date: 27 June 1745
Marriage place: Batiscan, Canada, New France
Source: Le Programme de recherche en démographie historique - Univeriste de Montreal

Marie-Françoise TROTTIER was the child of Augustin TROTTIER and Angélique-Marie LEFEBVRE

Children of Jean CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Françoise TROTTIER

Alexis CAYA (CAILLA)

Born: 7 April 1746, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 5 September 1746, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Marc-Antonine CAYA (CAILLA)

Born: 7 May 1747, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 1 June 1810, Saint-Stanislas, Lower Canada

Married: Catherine PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY 7 January 1782 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Pierre-Hyacinthe CAYA (CAILLA)

Born: 22 August 1748, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 11 April 1831, Batiscan, Lower Canada

Married: Marie-Charlotte MARTEL 3 November 1774 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Marguerite CAYA (CAILLA)

Born: 3 December 1751, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 12 November 1845, Saint-Stanislas-de-la-Rivières-des-Envies, Champlain, Canada East

Married: François-Amable MARCHAND 12 May 1777 Place: Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Françoise CAYA (CAILLA)

Born: 9 October 1753, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: 24 October 1753, Batiscan, Canada, New France

Jean-Augustin CAYA (CAILLA)

Born: 19 January 1755, Batiscan, Canada, New France
Died: ,

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1702
9 June 1702
Champlain, Canada, New France

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1739 Marriage / Partner
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) and Marguerite MARCHAND 8 January 1739, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 36 years old.

1743 Birth of Child
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) was born 4 September 1743, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean was 41 years old.

1743 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marguerite MARCHAND died 5 September 1743, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1745 Marriage / Partner
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Françoise TROTTIER 27 June 1745, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

He was 43 years old.

1746 Birth of Child
Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) was born 7 April 1746, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean was 43 years old.

1747 Birth of Child
Marc-Antonine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 7 May 1747, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean was 44 years old.

1748 Birth of Child
Pierre-Hyacinthe CAYA (CAILLA) was born 22 August 1748, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean was 46 years old.

1751 Birth of Child
Marguerite CAYA (CAILLA) was born 3 December 1751, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean was 49 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Marie-Françoise CAYA (CAILLA) was born 9 October 1753, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean was 51 years old.

1755 Birth of Child
Jean-Augustin CAYA (CAILLA) was born 19 January 1755, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

Jean was 52 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1774 Marriage of Child
Pierre-Hyacinthe CAYA (CAILLA) married 3 November 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada to Marie-Charlotte MARTEL

1775 Marriage of Child
Jean CAYA (CAILLA) married 27 February 1775, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada to Marguerite CARPENTIER

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1777 Marriage of Child
Marguerite CAYA (CAILLA) married 12 May 1777, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada to François-Amable MARCHAND

1782 Marriage of Child
Marc-Antonine CAYA (CAILLA) married 7 January 1782, Batiscan, Province of Québec, Canada to Catherine PAPILLEAU dite PÉRIGNY

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1789 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Françoise TROTTIER died 27 December 1789, Batiscan, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan) (Saint-François-Xavier)

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

Death — 1792
30 April 1792
Batiscan, Lower Canada
He died at the age of 89.

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