Antoine
CAYER
(b.
19 August 1757
,
Deschaillons, Canada, New France
d.
29 January 1846
,
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East
)
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Antoine CAYER was born 19 August 1757 in Deschaillons, Canada, New France
Antoine CAYER was the child of Alexis CAYA (CAILLA) (CAYER) and Marie-Suzanne LEGENDRE and the grandchild of: (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEGENDRE and Marie-Anne LEMAYAntoine CAYER died 29 January 1846 in Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East .
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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.
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1757 Birth 19 August 1757
Deschaillons, 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.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada 1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1846 Death 29 January 1846
Saint-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Canada East
He died at the age of 88.
Added: 11/21/2021 4:04:26 PM
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