flag male ancestor  François  CAYA

  (b. 19 February 1780 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 7 December 1865 Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )  

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François CAYA was born 19 February 1780 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

François CAYA was the child of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)   and   Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT and the grandchild of: (paternal)  Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN (maternal)  Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU

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François  married  Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Luce CHASSE  was born 8 August 1781 in Kamouraska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Louis) (Saint-Alexandre).  Marie-Luce died 13 July 1852 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.  Marie-Luce was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHASSE and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR.

François CAYA died 7 December 1865 in Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East .
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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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François CAYA married flag female ancestor Marie-Luce CHASSE-- Date: 7 February 1804 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Marie-Luce CHASSE was the child of Jean-Baptiste CHASSE and Elisabeth LEVASSEUR




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Children of François CAYA and Marie-Luce CHASSE:

flag female ancestor Marie CAYA (b.abt. 1807, , Québec Province, Canada   d. 6 July 1886, Wotton, Québec, Canada )



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birth1780 Birth
19 February 1780
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1804 Marriage / Partner
François CAYA and Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

He was 23 years old.
News1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.
Kings and Queens1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England
Kings and Queens1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
News1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada
Invention 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
News1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.
1852 Death of Spouse/Partner
Marie-Luce CHASSE died 13 July 1852, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
News1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.
News1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.
death1865 Death
7 December 1865
Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East

He died at the age of 85.
Added: 4/26/2021 8:32:03 PM - Updated: 4/26/2021 8:37:00 PM

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