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Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA

(b. 25 May 1837 , Sherbrooke, Lower Canada d. 29 March 1882 , Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA was born 25 May 1837 in Sherbrooke, Lower Canada. Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA was the child of Joseph CAYA and Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR and the grandchild of: (paternal) Antoine-Salois CAYA and Marie-Thérèse CARTIER (maternal) Alexis-Clair HOUDE and Marie-Angélique CHEVREFILS dite BELISLE

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

Jean Baptiste (John) married Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860 in Montréal, Lower Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child. Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE was born 22 December 1839 in La Prairie, Québec, Canada (St-Philippe) (St-Jean-François-Régis) (La Nativité). Apolline (Pauline) died 23 February 1861 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Apolline (Pauline) was the child of Joseph-Jacques ALEXANDRE and Apolline LEDUC.

Jean Baptiste (John) married (2) Adelaide BOURDELAIS 19 September 1870 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 5 children. Adelaide BOURDELAIS was born 12 March 1844 in Repentigny, Québec, Canada (La Purification-de-Repentigny) (St-Paul-l'Hermite). Adelaide died 5 October 1880 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville). Adelaide was the child of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER.

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA died 29 March 1882 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .

Burial information: Name: Caya Jean-Baptiste Spouse: Alexandre Pauline "d" Concession number: 00183 Section: H Date of Arrival: 29-03-1882

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Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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1837 Baptism. Sherbrooke Cathedral St-Michel Co. Sherbrooke, P.Q.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
1837 Birth
25 May 1837
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
Merrimacke, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (18 Sept 1850)
Joseph Caya, age 48, laborer, born in Canada
Elizabeth Caya, age 44, born in Canada
John Caya, age 12, born in Canada, attends school
Isaie Caya, age 6, born in Canada, attends school
Joseph Caya, age 2, born in New Hampshire
Eliza Caya, age 18, born in Canada
Hannah Caya, age 20, born in Canada
Mary Caya, age 16, born in Canada
Philomene Caya, age 4, born in Canada
1850 U.S. Census
1860 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.
1860 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE died 23 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
1861 Birth of Child
Marie-Heloise CAYA was born 6 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married

Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE-- Date: 30 April 1860 Place: Montréal, Lower Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.

Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE was the child of Joseph-Jacques ALEXANDRE and Apolline LEDUC

Marriage: On April 30, 1860 in Notre-Dame

Town/ District: Montreal/ Communaute-Urbaine-De-Montreal

Between Jean-Baptiste Caya and Appolline Alexandre

His parents: Francois Caya and Elisabeth Leclaire

Her parents: Jacques Alexandre and Appolline Leduc

Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE:

Marie-Heloise CAYA (b.6 February 1861, Montréal, Lower Canada d. 28 May 1862, Montréal, Lower Canada )

Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married

Adelaide BOURDELAIS-- Date: 19 September 1870 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.

Adelaide BOURDELAIS was the child of Joseph BRÊME dit BOURDELAIS and Marie Adelaide (Adee) ÉTHIER

Quebec, Catholic Parish Registers, 1621-1900
name: Jean Baptiste Caya
event: MARRIAGE
event date: 19 Sep 1870
event place: Notre-Dame-de-Montréal, Montréal, Canada
age:
previous spouse: Marie Alexandre
father:
father living:
mother:
mother living:
parents' residence:
spouse: Adélaïde Bourdelais
spouse's previous husband: Charles Bouthillier
spouse living:
spouse's father:
spouse's father living:
spouse's mother:
spouse's mother living:
spouse's parents' residence:
reference number: 504
film number: 1031676
digital folder number: 4270700
image number: 00120
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Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS:

Raoul CAYA (b.28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 4 October 1939, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada)
m. Marie-Louise-Angelina HOULE 2 October 1899 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Alphonsine-Bernardette CAYA (b.18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 8 September 1885, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Marie Adelaide CAYA (b.7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )

Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA (b.30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 16 May 1941, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA )
m. William TREMBLAY 28 June 1898 in Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

Joseph Henri CAYA (b.26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA d. , )

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Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
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1837 Birth
25 May 1837
Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada

1837 Baptism. Sherbrooke Cathedral St-Michel Co. Sherbrooke, P.Q.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.

Merrimacke, Hillsborough, New Hampshire (18 Sept 1850)
Joseph Caya, age 48, laborer, born in Canada
Elizabeth Caya, age 44, born in Canada
John Caya, age 12, born in Canada, attends school
Isaie Caya, age 6, born in Canada, attends school
Joseph Caya, age 2, born in New Hampshire
Eliza Caya, age 18, born in Canada
Hannah Caya, age 20, born in Canada
Mary Caya, age 16, born in Canada
Philomene Caya, age 4, born in Canada
1850 U.S. Census

1860 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1860 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) [database on-line]. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin.

1861 Birth of Child
Marie-Heloise CAYA was born 6 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1861 Death of Spouse/Partner
Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE died 23 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1862-1863 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. B., shoemaker, 27 Montcalm
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1862 Death of Child
Marie-Heloise CAYA died 28 May 1862, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1865-1866 Montreal City Directory
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1867-1868 Montreal City Directory
Page 101
Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 450 St Mary
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1868-1869 Montreal City Directory
Page 114
CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 450 St Mary
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1869
Caya, Jean Baptiste
Event: Living
Year: 1869
Place: Montreal
Province of record source: Quebec
Comments: Shoe Manufacturer.

1869-1870 Montreal City Directory
Page 118
CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 469 St Mary
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1870 Marriage / Partner
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS 19 September 1870, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1870-1871 Montreal City Directory
Page 220
CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 20 Brock
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1871-1872 Montreal City Directory
Page 260
Caya, J. B. & Co., wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners
Caya, Jean B. of J. B. Caya & Co., 393 St Catherine
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1871 Birth of Child
Raoul CAYA was born 28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1872-1873 Montreal City Directory
Page 287
Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 393 St Catherine
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1873-1874 Montreal City Directory
Page 280
Caya, J. B., shoe manufacturer, 393 1/ 2 St Catherine
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1873 Birth of Child
Alphonsine-Bernardette CAYA was born 18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1874-1875 Montreal City Directory
Page 294
CAYA, J. B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 108 and 110 McGill, 2nd flat, h. 265 Amherst
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1875-1876 Montreal City Directory
Page 313
CAYA, JEAN B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 300 St Paul, h. 167 Craig
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1875 Birth of Child
Marie Adelaide CAYA was born 7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1876-1877 Montreal City Directory
Page 346
CAYA & ALLARD, boot and shoe manufacturers, 300 St Paul
Caya, Jean B., of Caya & Allard, 107 Montcalm
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1877-1878 Montreal City Directory
Page 329
CAYA & CO, boot and shoe manufactureres, 300 St Paul
Caya, Isaie, shoemaker, 319 Visitation
Caya, Jean B., of Caya & Co., 107 Montcalm

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1877 Birth of Child
Marie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was born 30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

SOUTHBRIDGE, WORCESTER, MA -- 1878 - 1880/81

1878 Death of Child
Marie Adelaide CAYA died 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1880 Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
“John B.” is living in Southbridge, Massachusetts at age 40. He is a shoe maker. He is married and his parents were both born in Canada. He is living with his wife, Adelade. Adelade is 36 years old. She is a tailoress. Her parents were born in Canada. The children are: Raoul, 8 or 9, Bernette, 6, and Josephine, 2. All were born in Canada. They are living on Main Street.

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1880 U.S. Census

1880 Birth of Child
Joseph Henri CAYA was born 26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1880 Death of Spouse/Partner
Adelaide BOURDELAIS died 5 October 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)

1882 Death
29 March 1882
Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

Jean is buried at: Cimetiere Notre-Dame-des-Neiges
4601 Côte-des-Neiges Road

Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

http://www.cimetierenddn.org/

Added: 12/16/1999 12:00:00 AM - Updated: 1/22/2023 4:54:44 PM

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