Mathilde
CAYA
(b.
25 December 1821
,
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
d.
10 July 1892
,
Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
)
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Mathilde CAYA was born 25 December 1821 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Mathilde CAYA was the child of Joseph-Louis CAYA and Marie-Anne DESHAIES dite ST-CYR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) (maternal) Pierre DESHAYES (DESHAIES) ST-CYR and Geneviève BILLY dite COURVILLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mathilde married Charles DESSAINT 19 October 1840 in Sherbrooke, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Charles DESSAINT was born 6 October 1819 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Charles was the child of Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marguerite LAFOND.
Mathilde CAYA died 10 July 1892 in Stanstead, Quebec, Canada.
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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.
Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.
Family and Children of Mathilde CAYA
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Charles DESSAINT-- Date: 19 October 1840 Place: Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
Charles DESSAINT was the child of Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marguerite LAFOND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles DESSAINT and Mathilde CAYA:
Charles DESSAINT-- Date: 19 October 1840 Place: Sherbrooke, Lower CanadaCharles DESSAINT was the child of Charles DESSAINT dit ST-PIERRE and Marguerite LAFOND
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Charles DESSAINT and Mathilde CAYA:
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1821 Birth 25 December 1821
Saint-François-du-Lac, Lower Canada
Baptism
Naissance: 25 DEC 1821, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 25 DEC 1821, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC
Par/ mar: Joseph Houll et Josephte Janel.
Naissance: 25 DEC 1821, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 25 DEC 1821, St-Francois-du-Lac, Yamaska, QC
Par/ mar: Joseph Houll et Josephte Janel.
1830 - June 26 - William IV becomes King of England1837 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England
1840 Marriage / PartnerMathilde CAYA and Charles DESSAINT 19 October 1840, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
She was 18 years old.
1841 - February 11 – Act of Union - The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada1841 Birth of ChildMathilde DESSAINT (DESINDES) was born 16 August 1841, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Mathilde was 19 years old.
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)
1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.1854 - The French seigneurial system of land tenancy is finally abolished in Canada East.1857 - Ottawa chosen by Queen Victoria as the capital of the united colony of Canada.1867 - Canada becomes a sovereign nation by an act of the British Parliament (the British North America Act). Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are united as the Dominion of Canada.
1867 - July 1 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada 1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)
1885 - November 7 - Canadian Pacific railroad completed (Montreal to Vancouver)1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park. 1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)
First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented
1891 - June 16 - John Abbott becomes Prime Minister of Canada
1892 Death 10 July 1892
Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
She died at the age of 70.
Added: 7/13/2015 1:35:41 PM
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