Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Born

13 January 1755 , Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

Died

20 February 1824 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Lower Canada

Christine married Jean-Charles VEZINA 9 November 1778 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jean-Charles VEZINA was born 3 October 1751 in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Canada, New France. Jean-Charles was the child of Charles VEZINA and Barbe HUOT .

Parents & Family of Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Parents of Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Father

Charles CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Mother

Marie-Ursule LECLERC

Grandparents of Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Paternal grandparents

Louis CANTIN (QUENTIN) Marie MATHIEU

Maternal grandparents

Adrien LECLERC Ursule NOEL

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN) married

Jean-Charles VEZINA
Marriage date: 9 November 1778
Marriage place: L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Province of Québec, Canada
Jean-Charles VEZINA was the child of Charles VEZINA and Barbe HUOT

Children of Jean-Charles VEZINA and Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN)

Jean-Charles VEZINA

Born: 23 November 1790, Château-Richer, Province of Québec, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite CLOUTIER 7 May 1816 Place: Québec, Lower Canada

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Québec Genealogy Notes

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Québec Place Names Through History

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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 — 1755
13 January 1755
Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans, Canada, New France

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.

1778 Marriage / Partner
Christine CANTIN (QUENTIN) and Jean-Charles VEZINA 9 November 1778 , L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada

She was 23 years old.

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

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1790 Birth of Child
Jean-Charles VEZINA was born 23 November 1790, Château-Richer, Québec, Canada (La Visitation-de-Notre-Dame de Chateau-Richer)

Christine was 35 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)

1816 Marriage of Child
Jean-Charles VEZINA married 7 May 1816, Québec, Lower Canada to Marguerite CLOUTIER

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1818 - Canada's border is defined as the 49th Parallel from Lake of the Woods to the Rocky Mountains.

1820 - January 29 - George IV becomes King of England