Catherine-Josephte PROULX

(b. 1 October 1749 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France d. 28 September 1776 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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Catherine-Josephte PROULX was born 1 October 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

Catherine-Josephte PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Claude PROULX and Isabelle ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU (maternal) Jean-Baptiste LEFEBVRE dit DESCOTEAUX and Madeleine-Catherine CHÂTENAY (CHASTENAY)

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Catherine-Josephte married Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) 2 March 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 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-Josephte PROULX died 28 September 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada .
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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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Catherine-Josephte PROULX married

Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)-- Date: 2 March 1767 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN

Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX:

Antoine CAYA (b.24 March 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 December 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

Louis CAYA (b.25 January 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. , )

Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA (b.24 July 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 March 1851, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
m. Joseph COURCHESNE 14 February 1792 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph CAYA (b.3 May 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 24 July 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Angelique COTE 27 February 1797 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Antoine CAYA (b.4 March 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 23 May 1859, Saint-Germain-de-Grantham, Canada East )
m. Elisabeth BOISVERT 11 August 1801 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Elisabeth-Marie CAYA (b.10 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 6 December 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )

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1749 Birth
1 October 1749
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

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.

1767 Marriage / Partner
Catherine-Josephte PROULX and Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) 2 March 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 17 years old.

1768 Birth of Child
Antoine CAYA was born 24 March 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Josephte was 18 years old.

1769 Birth of Child
Louis CAYA was born 25 January 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Josephte was 19 years old.

1769 Death of Child
Antoine CAYA died 23 December 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Josephte was 20 years old.

1770 Birth of Child
Marie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was born 24 July 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Josephte was 20 years old.

1772 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA was born 3 May 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Josephte was 22 years old.

1774 Birth of Child
Antoine CAYA was born 4 March 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Josephte was 24 years old.

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.

1776 Death
28 September 1776
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

She died at the age of 27.

1776 Birth of Child
Elisabeth-Marie CAYA was born 10 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Catherine-Josephte was 26 years old.

Added: 1/28/2015 9:47:36 AM - Updated: 4/10/2025 4:44:49 PM