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 BELISLESpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Jean Baptiste (John) married Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860 in Montréal, Canada East . 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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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
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1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
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Family and Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA
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Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE-- Date: 30 April 1860 Place: Montréal, Canada East
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The French In North America: 1500-1783
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
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE:
Marie-Heloise CAYA (b.6 February 1861, Montréal, Canada East d. 28 May 1862, Montréal, Canada East )
Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married
Adelaide BOURDELAIS-- Date: 19 September 1870 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
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The French In North America: 1500-1783
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
source: familysearch.org
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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. , )
Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE-- Date: 30 April 1860 Place: Montréal, Canada East Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
Children of Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE:
Marie-Heloise CAYA (b.6 February 1861, Montréal, Canada East d. 28 May 1862, Montréal, Canada East )Jean Baptiste (John) CAYA married
Adelaide BOURDELAIS-- Date: 19 September 1870 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783
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
source: familysearch.org
Sacred Unions: A Look into 19th-Century Catholic Weddings in Quebec
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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1837 Birth 25 May 1837
Sherbrooke, Lower Canada
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1837 Baptism. Sherbrooke Cathedral St-Michel Co. Sherbrooke, P.Q.
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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)
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 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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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.
1860 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Apolline (Pauline) ALEXANDRE 30 April 1860, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 22 years old.
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1860 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
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1861 Birth of ChildMarie-Heloise CAYA was born 6 February 1861, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 23 years old.
1861 Death of Spouse/PartnerApolline (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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Caya, J. B., shoemaker, 27 Montcalm
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1862 Death of ChildMarie-Heloise CAYA died 28 May 1862, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 25 years old.
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1865-1866 Montreal City Directory
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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.1867-1868 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 450 St Mary
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 450 St Mary
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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.
1868-1869 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 450 St Mary
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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.
Caya, Jean Baptiste
Event: Living
Year: 1869
Place: Montreal
Province of record source: Quebec
Comments: Shoe Manufacturer.
1869-1870 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 469 St Mary
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 469 St Mary
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1870 Marriage / PartnerJean Baptiste (John) CAYA and Adelaide BOURDELAIS 19 September 1870, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
He was 33 years old.
1870-1871 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 20 Brock
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CAYA, JEAN BAPTISTE, wholesale boot and shoe manufacturer, 476 St Paul and 397 Commissioners, h 20 Brock
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1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
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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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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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1870 Marriage. Notre Dame De Montreal, P.Q.
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The French In North America: 1500-1783
1871 Birth of ChildRaoul CAYA was born 28 August 1871, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 34 years old.
1872-1873 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 393 St Catherine
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Caya, J. Bte., shoemaker, 393 St Catherine
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1873-1874 Montreal City Directory
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Caya, J. B., shoe manufacturer, 393 1/ 2 St Catherine
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Caya, J. B., shoe manufacturer, 393 1/ 2 St Catherine
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1873 Birth of ChildAlphonsine-Bernardette CAYA was born 18 July 1873, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 36 years old.
1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada1874-1875 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA, J. B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 108 and 110 McGill, 2nd flat, h. 265 Amherst
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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
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CAYA, JEAN B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 300 St Paul, h. 167 Craig
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CAYA, JEAN B., boot and shoe manufacturer, 300 St Paul, h. 167 Craig
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1875 Birth of ChildMarie Adelaide CAYA was born 7 July 1875, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 38 years old.
1876-1877 Montreal City Directory
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CAYA & ALLARD, boot and shoe manufacturers, 300 St Paul
Caya, Jean B., of Caya & Allard, 107 Montcalm
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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
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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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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 ChildMarie-Josephine-Eglentine CAYA was born 30 August 1877, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 40 years old.
SOUTHBRIDGE, WORCESTER, MA -- 1878 - 1880/81
1878 Death of ChildMarie Adelaide CAYA died 1 October 1878, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 41 years old.
1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada1880 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.
name: John B. Caya
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1840
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Adelade Caya
spouse's birthplace: Canada
father's name:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 40 years
occupation: Shoe Maker
nara film number: T9-0566
page: 165
page character: C
entry number: 447
film number: 1254566
Household Gender Age
John B. Caya M 40
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“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.
name: John B. Caya
residence: Southbridge, Worcester, Massachusetts
birthdate: 1840
birthplace: Canada
relationship to head: Self
spouse's name: Adelade Caya
spouse's birthplace: Canada
father's name:
father's birthplace: Canada
mother's name:
mother's birthplace: Canada
race or color (expanded): White
ethnicity (standardized): American
gender: Male
martial status: Married
age (expanded): 40 years
occupation: Shoe Maker
nara film number: T9-0566
page: 165
page character: C
entry number: 447
film number: 1254566
Household Gender Age
John B. Caya M 40
spouse Adelade...Read MORE...
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1880 Birth of ChildJoseph Henri CAYA was born 26 September 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
Jean Baptiste (John) was 43 years old.
1880 Death of Spouse/PartnerAdelaide BOURDELAIS died 5 October 1880, Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Globe) (Lensdale) (Saundersdale) (Shuttleville)
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1882 Death. Basilique Notre-Dame de Montreal, Quebec.
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1882 Death 29 March 1882
Montréal, Québec, Canada
He died at the age of 44.
Postcards and Memories of 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)
cimetierenotredamedesneiges.ca
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