Good evening. I know this is a very old posting...but here it goes. My family record has the name as Maria Cayea--however, my Great Aunt Kate Daniels LaPorte was not certain of the spelling. I am the grandson of Gasper and Edna Laporte. I see that you have several postings about Moses and Marie B. LaPorte. My family record had Moses as 3/4 Native American and informally adopted by the LaPorte family--leading to the "dit" name. I have some information about the family. Email if you wish.
Michael John Lewis
San Francisco, CA