HELP! immigrant flag male ancestor  Pierre  CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA)

  (b. abt. 1631 Bourg-Sous-La-Roche, Poitou, Vendee, France   d. abt. 1690 Champlain, Canada, New France )  

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Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) was born abt. 1631 in Bourg-Sous-La-Roche, Poitou, Vendee, France

Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) was the child of ?   and   ?

Pierre was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1664.

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

Pierre  married  Marie-Olive LANDRY 19 February 1664 in Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France .  The couple had (at least) 2 children. Marie-Olive LANDRY  was born abt. 1631 in La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France.  Marie-Olive died 29 May 1702 in Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation). 

Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) died abt. 1690 in Champlain, Canada, New France .

son of Thomas Caillou and Florence Gernie


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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.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

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

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Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) married Ancestor is complete!immigrant flag female ancestor Marie-Olive LANDRY-- Date: 19 February 1664 Place: Trois-Rivières, Canada, New France
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Marriage found at Immaculee Conception, Trois Rivieres in Drouin Collection

Pierre Cailleau and Olive Landry

He is the son of Thomas Cailleau and Florentiae Gernie

She is the widow of Petre Poupaut


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Pierre Caya
From www.acadian-home.org/ newsletter-issue-3.html

'The Caya family started in the New World with the arrival of Pierre Cailleau in the year 1647 in Trois-Riviere, in what was at the time known as New France, later to be named the Province of Quebec, at the time of the formation of the nation we have come to know as Canada.

Pierre most probably traveled to the New World with a group of men know as Les 100 associ's. This was a company formed in France in 1627 by Armand de Richelieu and a group of merchants and aristocrats. They formed an arrangement with the king of France which gave them the exclusive right to trade furs and other goods with the Old World. In exchange for the monopoly this agreement gave them, they were to settle and open the new lands. They were obliged to bring in 300 new settlers per year until 1663 when an accounting of the success of their efforts would be made. The formal name of this company was The New France Company. Young men such as our Pierre would...Read MORE...


marriage1664 Marriage / Partner
Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Olive LANDRY 19 February 1664, Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada (Three Rivers)
1665 Birth of Child
Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) was born 19 February 1665, Champlain, Québec, Canada (Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation)
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
Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 4/22/2025 5:11:31 PM

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