Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Born

12 April 1760 , Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

Died

26 October 1825 , Québec, Lower Canada

Louis-Augustin married Marie-Anne HENRY 5 July 1785 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Marie-Anne HENRY was born 23 February 1767 in Québec, Province of Québec, Canada . Marie-Anne died 25 April 1811 in Québec, Lower Canada . Marie-Anne was the child of François HENRY and Madeleine BERNIER .

Parents & Family of Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Parents of Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Father

Pierre-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Mother

Marie-Josephe MAROIS

Grandparents of Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Paternal grandparents

Louis QUENTIN Helene GOULET

Maternal grandparents

Prisque MAROIS Marie-Angélique GARNEAU

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN) married

Marie-Anne HENRY
Marriage date: 5 July 1785
Marriage place: Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Marie-Anne HENRY was the child of François HENRY and Madeleine BERNIER

Marriage notes:

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Children of Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Anne HENRY

Marie-Angele CANTIN

Born: 2 August 1786, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Pierre SAVOIE ROY 25 November 1806 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Early 1600s–1760: Canada, New France
1760–1763: Canada
1763–1791: Province of Québec
1791–1867: Lower Canada
1867–present: Québec, Canada

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Birth — 1760
12 April 1760
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage / Partner
Louis-Augustin CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Marie-Anne HENRY 5 July 1785, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

He was 25 years old.

1786 Birth of Child
Marie-Angele CANTIN was born 2 August 1786, Québec, Québec, Canada (Quebec City)

Louis-Augustin was 26 years old.

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1806 Marriage of Child
Marie-Angele CANTIN married 25 November 1806 , Québec, Lower Canada to Pierre SAVOIE ROY