Antoine
CAYA (CAILLA)
(b.
24 February 1742
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
d.
21 August 1822
,
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada
)
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Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was born 24 February 1742 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was the child of Joseph CAYA (CAILLA) and Marie-Anne TROTTIER dite BEAUBIEN and the grandchild of: (paternal) Pierre CAILLA (CAILLE) (CAILLEAU) (CAYA) and Marie-Thérèse HOURAY (HOURE) (AURE) (maternal) Michel-Louis TROTTIER dit BEAUBIEN and Marie-Thérèse MOUET DE MORASSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Antoine married Catherine-Josephte PROULX 2 March 1767 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 6 children.
Catherine-Josephte PROULX was born 1 October 1749 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine-Josephte died 28 September 1776 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine-Josephte was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE.
Antoine married (2) Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT 3 February 1777 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 11 children.
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was born 26 November 1753 in Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada. Catherine-Antoinette died 23 February 1841 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre). Catherine-Antoinette was the child of Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU.
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) died 21 August 1822 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada .
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Occupation
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) was a Cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Life as a Cultivateur in 18th Century New France: Tilling the Soil of History
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 Antoine CAYA (CAILLA)
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Catherine-Josephte PROULX-- Date: 2 March 1767 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine-Josephte PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE
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 )
Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) married Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was the child of Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT:
Elisabeth CAYA (b.6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Michel HOUDE 22 October 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
François CAYA (b.19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1865, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Josephte CAYA (b.9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1850, )
m. Joseph LEFEBVRE 1 October 1821 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Thérèse CAYA (b.18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1859, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )
m. Michel BERGERON 1 March 1813 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
m. Antoine BEAUDET 5 March 1821 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
Marie-Louise CAYA (b.8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )
m. Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 18 September 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Louis-Marie CAYA (b.22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada )
Michel CAYA (b.6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
Marie-Catherine CAYA (b.2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1861, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )
m. Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne CAYA (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 August 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East )
Louis-Joseph CAYA (b.5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 27 April 1877, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada)
m. Dorothee PELISSIER 8 November 1819 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Genevieve CAYA (b.24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. abt. 1843, )
Catherine-Josephte PROULX-- Date: 2 March 1767 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada Catherine-Josephte PROULX was the child of Jean-Baptiste PROULX and Catherine LEFEBVRE DESCÔTEAUX SENNEVILLE
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 )Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) married
Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT-- Date: 3 February 1777 Place: Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT was the child of Antoine VANASSE dit PRÉCOURT and Marie-Louise ROBIDAS dite MANSEAU
So Many Children! French-Canadian Family Size in the 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries
Children of Antoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT:
Elisabeth CAYA (b.6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 21 May 1839, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )m. Michel HOUDE 22 October 1799 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
François CAYA (b.19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 7 December 1865, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )m. Marie-Luce CHASSE 7 February 1804 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Josephte CAYA (b.9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. abt. 1850, )m. Joseph LEFEBVRE 1 October 1821 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Thérèse CAYA (b.18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 9 September 1859, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Canada East )m. Michel BERGERON 1 March 1813 in Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste)
m. Antoine BEAUDET 5 March 1821 in Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)*
Marie-Louise CAYA (b.8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 August 1832, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada )m. Jean-Baptiste HOUDE 18 September 1809 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Louis-Marie CAYA (b.22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 17 August 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada ) Michel CAYA (b.6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Province of Québec, Canada d. 1 May 1858, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East ) Marie-Catherine CAYA (b.2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Province of Québec, Canada d. 22 December 1861, Pierreville, Yamaska, Canada East )m. Antoine JANELLE 1 February 1813 in Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Marie-Anne CAYA (b.abt. 1792, , Québec Province, Canada d. 14 August 1842, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada East ) Louis-Joseph CAYA (b.5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. 27 April 1877, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada)m. Dorothee PELISSIER 8 November 1819 in Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska)
Genevieve CAYA (b.24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Lower Canada d. abt. 1843, )
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1742 Birth 24 February 1742
Baie-du-Fèbvre, Canada, New France
 - Baptism
Naissance: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Par/mar: François Didier et Madelaine Provancher.){kind=small}
Baptism
Naissance: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Baptême: 24 FEB 1742, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Par/ mar: François Didier et Madelaine Provancher.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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 / PartnerAntoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Josephte PROULX 2 March 1767, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 25 years old.
1768 Birth of ChildAntoine CAYA was born 24 March 1768, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 26 years old.
1769 Birth of ChildLouis CAYA was born 25 January 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 26 years old.
1769 Death of ChildAntoine CAYA died 23 December 1769, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 27 years old.
1770 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA was born 24 July 1770, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 28 years old.
1772 Birth of ChildJoseph CAYA was born 3 May 1772, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 30 years old.
1774 Birth of ChildAntoine CAYA was born 4 March 1774, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 32 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 Birth of ChildElisabeth-Marie CAYA was born 10 January 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 33 years old.
1776 Death of Spouse/PartnerCatherine-Josephte PROULX died 28 September 1776, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
1777 Marriage / PartnerAntoine CAYA (CAILLA) and Catherine-Antoinette VANASSE dite PRÉCOURT 3 February 1777, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
He was 34 years old.
1778 Birth of ChildElisabeth CAYA was born 6 June 1778, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 36 years old.
1780 Birth of ChildFrançois CAYA was born 19 February 1780, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 38 years old.
1781 Birth of ChildMarie-Josephte CAYA was born 9 July 1781, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 39 years old.
1783 Birth of ChildThérèse CAYA was born 18 January 1783, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 40 years old.
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildMarie-Louise CAYA was born 8 March 1784, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 42 years old.
1785 Birth of ChildLouis-Marie CAYA was born 22 April 1785, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 43 years old.
1786 Birth of ChildMichel CAYA was born 6 September 1786, Saint-François-du-Lac, Québec, Canada
Antoine was 44 years old.
1790 Birth of ChildMarie-Catherine CAYA was born 2 January 1790, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 47 years old.
1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada1792 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine-Antoinette CAYA married 14 February 1792, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph COURCHESNE
1793 Birth of ChildLouis-Joseph CAYA was born 5 May 1793, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 51 years old.
1795 Birth of ChildGenevieve CAYA was born 24 February 1795, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre)
Antoine was 53 years old.
1797 Marriage of ChildJoseph CAYA married 27 February 1797, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Angelique COTE
1799 Marriage of ChildElisabeth CAYA married 22 October 1799, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Michel HOUDE
1801 Marriage of ChildAntoine CAYA married 11 August 1801, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Elisabeth BOISVERT
1804 Marriage of ChildFrançois CAYA married 7 February 1804, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Marie-Luce CHASSE
1809 Marriage of ChildMarie-Louise CAYA married 18 September 1809, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Jean-Baptiste HOUDE
1813 Marriage of ChildMarie-Catherine CAYA married 1 February 1813, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Antoine JANELLE
1813 Marriage of ChildThérèse CAYA married 1 March 1813, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Jean-Baptiste) to Michel BERGERON
1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.1819 Marriage of ChildLouis-Joseph CAYA married 8 November 1819, Yamaska, Québec, Canada (Saint-Michel-d'Yamaska) to Dorothee PELISSIER
1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England1821 Marriage of ChildThérèse CAYA married 5 March 1821, Saint-Grégoire, Nicolet, Québec, Canada (Saint-Grégoire-le-Grand) (Bécancour)* to Antoine BEAUDET
1821 Marriage of ChildMarie-Josephte CAYA married 1 October 1821, Baie-du-Fèbvre, Québec, Canada (Saint-Antoine-de-la-Baie-du-Febvre) to Joseph LEFEBVRE
Death
Décès: 21 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Sépulture: 22 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Dcd: 80 ans.
Décès: 21 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Sépulture: 22 AUG 1822, Baie-du-Febvre, Yamaska, QC
Dcd: 80 ans.
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