Georgianna CAYA

(b. abt. 1868 , Québec Province, Canada d. 16 March 1945 , Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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Georgianna CAYA was born abt. 1868 in Québec Province, Canada

Georgianna CAYA was the child of Isaie-Jean CAYA and Julia MAINVILLE and the grandchild of: (paternal) Joseph CAYA and Elisabeth HOUDE (HOULE) LECLAIR (maternal) Jean-Baptiste-Francois MAINVILLE and Angélique LAUZON

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

Georgianna married Damasse DESMARTEAU 21 June 1887 in Montréal, Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Damasse DESMARTEAU was born January 1866 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Damasse died 8 September 1932 in Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul). Damasse was the child of Damasse DESMARTEAU and Josephine BROUILLETTE.

Georgianna CAYA died 16 March 1945 in Montréal, Québec, Canada .

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Georgianna CAYA married

Damasse DESMARTEAU-- Date: 21 June 1887 Place: Montréal, Québec, Canada
Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
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Damasse DESMARTEAU was the child of Damasse DESMARTEAU and Josephine BROUILLETTE

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Children of Damasse DESMARTEAU and Georgianna CAYA:

Joseph Isaie Albert (Hubert) DESMARTEAU (b.31 March 1888, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 18 December 1944, )

Marie-Eliza DESMARTEAU (b.16 August 1890, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 30 June 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Joseph-Damasse-Armand DESMARTEAU (b.6 October 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 28 August 1969, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Adelard DESMARTEAU (b.1 January 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 9 July 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Oliva DESMARTEAU (b.30 July 1894, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 1 April 1896, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Joseph-Lucien-Adelard DESMARTEAU (b.7 July 1897, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 3 March 1961, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Anna DESMARTEAU (b.11 January 1899, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 14 December 1903, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

Aurore-Jeanne DESMARTEAU (b.5 February 1904, Montréal, Québec, Canada d. 30 October 1969, Montréal, Québec, Canada )

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1873 - November 7 - Alexander Mackenzie becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1878 - October 17 - John A. Macdonald becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1881 Canadian Census
Name: Georgeana Caía
Title:
Gender: Female
Age: 13y
Calulated Birth Year: 1868
Birthplace: Quebec
Marital Status:
Occupation:
Ethnic Origin: French
Religion: Catholique
Head of Household: Isaí Caía
Born During Last Year:
Census Place: St-Jean-Baptiste (Village), Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada
District Number: 91
Sub District: A
Division: 3
Page Number: 59
House Number: 1165692
Family Number: 322
Digital Folder Number: 4465263
Image Number: 00176
Film Number: 1375857
Library and Archives Canada Film Number: C-13221
Collection: Canada Census, 1881

1881 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

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 Marriage / Partner
Georgianna CAYA and Damasse DESMARTEAU 21 June 1887, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1887 marriage

Familysearch.org. Quebec Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection) (Mormon Genealogy Records).
The French In North America: 1500-1783

1887 - June 23 – The Rocky Mountains Park Act becomes law in Canada, creating that nation's first national park, Banff National Park.

1888 Birth of Child
Joseph Isaie Albert (Hubert) DESMARTEAU was born 31 March 1888, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1890 Birth of Child
Marie-Eliza DESMARTEAU was born 16 August 1890, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

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

1891 Death of Child
Marie-Eliza DESMARTEAU died 30 June 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1891 Birth of Child
Joseph-Damasse-Armand DESMARTEAU was born 6 October 1891, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1892 - December 5 - John Sparrow David Thompson becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1893 Birth of Child
Adelard DESMARTEAU was born 1 January 1893, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1894 Birth of Child
Oliva DESMARTEAU was born 30 July 1894, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1894 - December 21 - Mackenzie Bowell becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 Death of Child
Oliva DESMARTEAU died 1 April 1896, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1896 - May 1 - Charles Tupper becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1896 - July 11 - Wilfrid Laurier becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 Birth of Child
Joseph-Lucien-Adelard DESMARTEAU was born 7 July 1897, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1899 Birth of Child
Anna DESMARTEAU was born 11 January 1899, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 E, Maisonneuve, Quebec, Canada
Name: Georgiana Desmartaux
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 31 Mar 1901
Event Place: E, Maisonneuve, Quebec, Canada
Gender: Female
Age:
Marital Status: Married
Ethnicity: Française
Nationality: Canadian
Religion: Roman Catholic
Relationship to Head of Household: Epoues
Birthplace: Qc
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Page: 5
Family Number: 47
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Chef Dames Desmartaux M 33 Qc
Epoues Georgiana Desmartaux F 32 Qc
Fils Albert Desmartaux M 13 Qc
Fils Armand Desmartaux M 9 Qc
Fils Adélard Desmartaux M 4 Qc
Fille Anna Desmartaux F 2 Qc

'Canada Census, 1901,' index, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ KH5C-G59 : accessed 06 Dec 2013), Georgiana Desmartaux in entry for Dames Desmartaux, 1901.
1901 Canadian Census
History of Canada: A Captivating Guide to Canadian History

1901 - January 22 - Edward VII becomes King of England

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1903 Death of Child
Anna DESMARTEAU died 14 December 1903, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1904 Birth of Child
Aurore-Jeanne DESMARTEAU was born 5 February 1904, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1910 - May 6 - George V becomes King of England

1911 - October 10 - Robert Borden becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1920 - July 10 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1921 - December 29 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1926 - June 29 - Arthur Meighen becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1926 - September 25 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1930 - August 7 - R. B. Bennett becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1932 Death of Spouse/Partner
Damasse DESMARTEAU died 8 September 1932, Montréal, Québec, Canada (Sault-au-Récollet) (Côte-St-Michel) (Côte-St-Paul)

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - October 23 - William Lyon Mackenzie King becomes Prime Minister of Canada

1936 - January 20 - Edward VIII becomes King of England

1936 - December 11 - George VI becomes King of England

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1945 Death
16 March 1945
Montréal, Québec, Canada