flag female ancestor  Marie-Catherine  CAYA

  (b. 2 January 1790 Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada   d. 22 December 1861 Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )  

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Marie-Catherine CAYA was born 2 January 1790 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine 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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Marie-Catherine  married  Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .  The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Antoine JANELLE  was born 14 June 1790 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada.  Antoine was the child of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Agathe PERRON.

Marie-Catherine CAYA died 22 December 1861 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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Marie-Catherine CAYA married flag male ancestor Antoine JANELLE-- Date: 1 February 1813 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
Antoine JANELLE was the child of Antoine JANELLE and Marie-Agathe PERRON




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birth1790 Birth
2 January 1790
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
News1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada
marriage1813 Marriage / Partner
Marie-Catherine CAYA and Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 23 years old.
1815 Birth of Child
Judith JANELLE was born 6 January 1815, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 25 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
1821 Birth of Child
Flore JANELLE (JANEL) was born 15 March 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Catherine was 31 years old.
1823 Birth of Child
Antoine JANELLE was born 28 December 1823, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada

Marie-Catherine was 34 years old.
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.
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.
death1861 Death
22 December 1861
Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East

She died at the age of 72.
Added: 4/26/2021 8:54:34 PM - Updated: 4/10/2025 4:49:32 PM

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