Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT

(b. 18 October 1768 , Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 February 1837 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT was born 18 October 1768 in Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT was the child of Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Françoise CHORET and the grandchild of: (paternal) Étienne DENEVERS dit BOISVERT and Marie-Anne PICHET dite DUPRÉ (maternal) Jean CHORET and Jeanne-Louise LEMIRE

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Josephte married Joseph CAYA 27 February 1786 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Joseph CAYA was born 5 November 1764 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph died 3 November 1807 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Joseph was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC.

Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT died 9 February 1837 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower 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.

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)

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Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT married

Joseph CAYA-- Date: 27 February 1786 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Joseph CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Thérèse LEFEBVRE dite BEAULAC

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Children of Joseph CAYA and Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT:

Marie-Josephe CAYA (b.19 April 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 18 September 1841, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)
m. Jean-Baptiste PROULX 21 August 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph CAYA (b.5 November 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 10 July 1857, Richmond, Canada East)

Olivier CAYA (b.21 February 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 20 July 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Marie-Angélique CAYA (b.15 August 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 10 August 1851, Saint-François-du-Lac, Canada East)

Elisabeth CAYA (b.25 July 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 2 December 1880, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )
m. Michel HOUDE (HOULE) 23 November 1824 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Therese CAYA dite COURCHESNE (b.24 February 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 28 December 1841, Saint-Aimé, Canada East )
m. Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN 26 February 1827 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Marie-Anne CAYA (b.14 March 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 10 June 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Marie-Anne CAYA (b.7 March 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 22 December 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

David CAYA (b.27 June 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 19 July 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Angele CAYA (b.16 December 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 18 November 1856, Wotton, Canada East )
m. Augustin GILL 26 April 1824 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

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1768 Birth
18 October 1768
Trois-Rivières, Province of Québec, Canada

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)

1786 Marriage / Partner
Josephte DENEVERS dite BOISVERT and Joseph CAYA 27 February 1786, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

She was 17 years old.

1787 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephe CAYA was born 19 April 1787, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 18 years old.

1788 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA was born 5 November 1788, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 20 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Olivier CAYA was born 21 February 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 24 years old.

1794 Birth of Child
Marie-Angélique CAYA was born 15 August 1794, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 25 years old.

1796 Birth of Child
Elisabeth CAYA was born 25 July 1796, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 27 years old.

1798 Birth of Child
Therese CAYA dite COURCHESNE was born 24 February 1798, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 29 years old.

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CAYA was born 14 March 1800, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 31 years old.

1802 Birth of Child
Marie-Anne CAYA was born 7 March 1802, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 33 years old.

1804 Birth of Child
David CAYA was born 27 June 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 35 years old.

1805 Birth of Child
Angele CAYA was born 16 December 1805, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Josephte was 37 years old.

1807 Death of Spouse/Partner
Joseph CAYA died 3 November 1807, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

1809 Marriage of Child
Marie-Josephe CAYA married 21 August 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste PROULX

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - 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 England

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1824 Marriage of Child
Angele CAYA married 26 April 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Augustin GILL

1824 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth CAYA married 23 November 1824, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel HOUDE (HOULE)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage of Child
Therese CAYA dite COURCHESNE married 26 February 1827, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine ST-GERMAIN dit GAUSSIN

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England

1836 - July 21 - Opening of the first railway in Canada from La Prairie to St. Jean, Quebec

1837 Death
9 February 1837
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada

She died at the age of 68.

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