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Cayen, Cayer (Caille, Cahier) | Metis, Algonquin, Mixed-heritage | Surname Anchor Post
Index: Indigenous, Metis & Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts
Each of these posts is dedicated to one surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or mixed-heritage people in Canada. Please be aware that it’s a synthesis of the information I’ve collected in my personal research throughout the years and is by no means complete!
SURNAME NOTES | CAYEN, CAYER
- Surname lists: Surname Anchor Posts
- Regions: Saskatchewan, Western Canada
- Ethnicity: Metis, Algonquin, Mixed-heritage: French
- Associated surnames: Adam, Beaulieu, Canada / Kananta, Chabot, Chausse, Commandant, Cotit, Dumont, Ennethechap, Etlacolet, Faisant, Germain, Henri / PiedBlanc, Laframboise, Latour, McGillis, Mercier, Mongons, Morin, Okjik / Otshik, Oncinabekwe, Pajitzakwazamokwe, Patenaude, Piche, Roy, Spence, Stevens / Stephen / Anakin, Sutherland, Tourangeau, Whitford.
- Misc.: – 1. Scroll down to foot of post for external link to Metis biography of Alexander Cayen. 2. These are 3 of the early Algonquin Cayer couples: Francois Cayer & Veronique Morin, Gabriel Cayer & Marie Anne Commandant, Louis Cayer & Louise Commandant [Source: Jean-Guy Paquin]. 3. In a comment below, Françoise de Montigny-Pelletier points out that there are Ojibway Chayers and Chayer is a variation of Cayer.
CENSUS DISTRICTS | CAYEN, CAYER
QUEBEC
Wright | Lytton Sicotte, Baskatong (1921)
TERRITORIES
Assiniboia West | Medicine Hat North N(1) (1901)
Unorg. Territories | Athabaska A-1 (1901)
MARRIAGES | CAYEN, CAYER
A … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [SK]
BAST [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
CARI [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-QC-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
CLOU [CDN Marriage Extracts] [QC ]
DOKIS [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
L … [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
SNOW [CDN Marriage Extracts] [AB-Western Canada Metis Scrip]
THOR [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
WHE– Z [CDN Marriage Extracts] [Western Canada Metis Scrip]
RELATED POSTS | CAYEN, CAYER
INDEXES
Main Index: Canadian Census Extracts by Region & by Nation
Index: Canadian Marriage Extracts in Alphabetical Order
Index: First Nations and Metis Surname Lists
OTHER POSTS
French Canadian Pioneers: The Cayers of Quebec
EXTERNAL LINKS
Cayen / Boudreau, Alexandre (m. McGillis) [Gabriel Dumont Institute]
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COMMENTS
Kwe! We heard in both our families a friend and I that our great-grand-mothers had the name CHAYER for my…
Hey Joelle - I will try this again. I also am the grandaughter of Nicolas Hudon 1723-1801 and 3rd wife…
Hi Evelyn Paul Hudson Beaulieu married Harriet Richardson. Their son, James Hudson Beaulieu was born in Portland in 1854 so…
Hello, Can you leave his wife's name as well even if the marriage occurred in the US? Evelyn
A Canadian Family 
Kwe!
Est-ce qu’il y a un lien entre le nom CAYER et celui de CHAYER? Des CHAYER auraient des origines ojibways.
Merci!
Le ven. 19 nov. 2021 à 10:10, A Canadian Family a écrit :
> Evelyn Yvonne Theriault posted: ” Index: Indigenous, Metis & > Mixed-Heritage Surname Anchor Posts Each of these posts is dedicated to one > surname that is carried by someone connected to indigenous, Metis or > mixed-heritage people in Canada. Please be aware that ” >
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Bonjour,
Question interessante. C’est vraie aussi que Chayer est une variation de Cayer. I va falloir que je revois ca 🙂
Evelyn
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J’ai ajoute ton commentaire dans le “post”. Merci.
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