Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA

(b. 21 February 1782 , Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 26 July 1854 , Sorel, Canada East )

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Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA was born 21 February 1782 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Elisabeth Isabelle BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN (maternal) Jean BOUDREAU (BOUDROT) and Marguerite COMEAU

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier married Anne CARTIER 9 August 1808 in Yamaska, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Anne CARTIER was born 4 April 1784 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Anne was the child of Helier QUERTIER (CARTIER) and Marie-Anne ARIAL.

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA died 26 July 1854 in Sorel, Canada East .
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Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA married

Anne CARTIER-- Date: 9 August 1808 Place: Yamaska, Lower Canada
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Anne CARTIER was the child of Helier QUERTIER (CARTIER) and Marie-Anne ARIAL

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Children of Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA and Anne CARTIER:

Françoise CAYA (b.8 December 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Pierre-Nicolas RICHARD 19 September 1837 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA (b.30 April 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. , )
m. Flore RICHARD 24 October 1837 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Sophie CAYA (b.1 November 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 13 December 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Charles Edouard (Edward) CAYA (CAYO) (b.5 May 1815, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 20 March 1883, Mishicott, Wisconsin, USA)
m. Emelie Margaret PLANTE 24 June 1850 in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA

Julie CAYA (b.1 October 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 13 April 1876, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada )
m. Alexandre COURCHESNE 21 January 1851 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Joseph CAYA (b.25 November 1818, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 27 January 1819, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

Lucille CAYA (b.26 July 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 12 September 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

François-Xavier CAYA (b.10 July 1828, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 2 August 1828, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )

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1782 Birth
21 February 1782
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada

Biography
Notes: Aussi Baptiste-Olivier Caya. On lit sa mère comme étant Elisa Beaudry = une erreur de transcription?.
Occupation: Meunier
Naissance: 12 JUN 1782, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 12 JUN 1782, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Nom au baptême: Jean-Baptiste CAYA
Par/ mar: Antoine Caya et MARIE-Joseph Cailla (ep. Michel Martel).
À son baptême sa mère est dite Elisabeth Gaudrot.
Conjoint: Marie-Anne QUERTIER, (m. 9 AUG 1808, St-Michel-d'Yamaska, Yamaska, QC)

Baptism

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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 Canada

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

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

1808 Marriage / Partner
Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA and Anne CARTIER 9 August 1808, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)

He was 26 years old.

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA - 1808 marriage

1808 marriage

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1809 Birth of Child
Françoise CAYA was born 8 December 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 27 years old.

1811 Birth of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA was born 30 April 1811, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 29 years old.

1813 Birth of Child
Sophie CAYA was born 1 November 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 31 years old.

1815 Birth of Child
Charles Edouard (Edward) CAYA (CAYO) was born 5 May 1815, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 33 years old.

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

1817 Birth of Child
Julie CAYA was born 1 October 1817, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 35 years old.

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1818 Birth of Child
Joseph CAYA was born 25 November 1818, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 36 years old.

1819 Death of Child
Joseph CAYA died 27 January 1819, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 36 years old.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England

1821 Birth of Child
Lucille CAYA was born 26 July 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 39 years old.

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

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

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

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1828 Birth of Child
François-Xavier CAYA was born 10 July 1828, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)

Jean-Baptiste-Olivier was 46 years old.

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 - June 20 - Victoria becomes Queen of England

1837 Marriage of Child
Françoise CAYA married 19 September 1837, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Pierre-Nicolas RICHARD

1837 Marriage of Child
Jean-Baptiste-Olivier CAYA married 24 October 1837, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Flore RICHARD

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

1841 - 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)

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1850 Marriage of Child
Charles Edouard (Edward) CAYA (CAYO) married 24 June 1850, Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA to Emelie Margaret PLANTE

1851 Marriage of Child
Julie CAYA married 21 January 1851, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Alexandre COURCHESNE

1852-53 - The Grand Trunk Railway receives its charter.