Catherine-Antoinette
VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
(b.
26 November 1753
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
d.
23 February 1841
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
)
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Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 26 November 1753 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was the child of Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU and the grandchild of: (paternal) François VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Josephte LEFETTEY (maternal) Gabriel ROBIDAS dit MANSEAU and Marie-Madeleine BENOITSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Catherine-Antoinette married Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) 3 February 1777 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 24 February 1742 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Antoine died 21 August 1822 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Antoine was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN.
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT died 23 February 1841 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East .
Details of the family tree of Catherine-Antoinette appear below.
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.
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT
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Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT:
Elisabeth CAYA (b.6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Michel HOUDE 22 October 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
François CAYA (b.19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1865, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Josephte CAYA (b.9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1850, )
m. Joseph LEFEBVRE 1 October 1821 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Thérèse CAYA (b.18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1859, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Michel BERGERON 1 March 1813 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
m. Antoine BEAUDET 5 March 1821 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
Marie-Louise CAYA (b.8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 18 September 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Louis-Marie CAYA (b.22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
Michel CAYA (b.6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
Marie-Catherine CAYA (b.2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1861, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne CAYA (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 August 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
Louis-Joseph CAYA (b.5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 27 April 1877, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada)
m. Dorothee PELISSIER 8 November 1819 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Genevieve CAYA (b.24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. abt. 1843, )
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT:
Elisabeth CAYA (b.6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )m. Michel HOUDE 22 October 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
François CAYA (b.19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1865, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )m. Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Josephte CAYA (b.9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1850, )m. Joseph LEFEBVRE 1 October 1821 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Thérèse CAYA (b.18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1859, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )m. Michel BERGERON 1 March 1813 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
m. Antoine BEAUDET 5 March 1821 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
Marie-Louise CAYA (b.8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 18 September 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Louis-Marie CAYA (b.22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada ) Michel CAYA (b.6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East ) Marie-Catherine CAYA (b.2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1861, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )m. Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne CAYA (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 August 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East ) Louis-Joseph CAYA (b.5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 27 April 1877, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada)m. Dorothee PELISSIER 8 November 1819 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Genevieve CAYA (b.24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. abt. 1843, )
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1753 Birth 26 November 1753
Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada, New France
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.
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 / PartnerCatherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT and Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) 3 February 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
She was 23 years old.
1778 Birth of ChildElisabeth CAYA was born 6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 24 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildFrançois CAYA was born 19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 26 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte CAYA was born 9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 27 years old.
1783 Birth of ChildThérèse CAYA was born 18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 29 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise CAYA was born 8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 30 years old.
1785 Birth of ChildLouis-Marie CAYA was born 22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 31 years old.
1786 Birth of ChildMichel CAYA was born 6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Catherine-Antoinette was 32 years old.
1790 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine CAYA was born 2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 36 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1793 Birth of ChildLouis-Joseph CAYA was born 5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 39 years old.
1795 Birth of ChildGenevieve CAYA was born 24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 41 years old.
1799 Marriage of ChildElisabeth CAYA married 22 October 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel HOUDE
1804 Marriage of ChildFrançois CAYA married 7 February 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Luce CHASSE
1809 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise CAYA married 18 September 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE
1813 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine CAYA married 1 February 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine JANELLE
1813 Marriage of ChildThérèse CAYA married 1 March 1813, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Michel BERGERON
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildLouis-Joseph CAYA married 8 November 1819, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Dorothee PELISSIER
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1821 Marriage of ChildThérèse CAYA married 5 March 1821, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Antoine BEAUDET
1821 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte CAYA married 1 October 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph LEFEBVRE
1822 Death of Spouse/PartnerAntoine CAYA (CAILLA) died 21 August 1822, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1832 Death of ChildMarie-Louise CAYA died 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 78 years old.
1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1839 Death of ChildElisabeth CAYA died 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Catherine-Antoinette was 85 years old.
1841 Death 23 February 1841
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East
She died at the age of 87.
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